QA Job Trends in North Lanarkshire

Quality Assurance (QA)
Scotland > North Lanarkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in North Lanarkshire requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 11 13
Rank change year-on-year +3 +2 -
Permanent jobs citing QA 16 4 4
As % of all permanent jobs in North Lanarkshire 15.69% 8.00% 5.71%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 61.54% 17.39% 50.00%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 4
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - £13,000
Scotland median annual salary £31,500 £55,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -42.73% +22.22% -18.18%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North Lanarkshire

QA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in North Lanarkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 26 23 8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in North Lanarkshire 25.49% 46.00% 11.43%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 4
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - £13,000
Scotland median annual salary £43,335 £60,000 £46,034
% change year-on-year -27.78% +30.34% -16.30%

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Job Vacancy Trend in North Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in North Lanarkshire.

QA job vacancy trend in North Lanarkshire

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Salary Trend in North Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in North Lanarkshire citing QA.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in North Lanarkshire citing QA

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Job Locations in North Lanarkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the North Lanarkshire region over the 6 months to 16 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Motherwell +1 4 £31,500 -
Coatbridge 0 4 £31,500 -
Airdrie 0 4 £31,500 -
Bellshill -1 4 £31,500 - 1
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Scotland

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Lanarkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 16 (100.00%) Banking
1 16 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 8 (50.00%) Finance
2 8 (50.00%) Legal
2 8 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) Analyst
1 8 (50.00%) QA Analyst
1 8 (50.00%) Quality Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Podcast
1 8 (50.00%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (100.00%) Coaching
2 8 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 8 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (50.00%) Statistical Analysis