QA Manager Jobs in the North of England

Quality Assurance Manager
England > North of England

The median Quality Assurance Manager salary in the North of England is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 352 415 445
Rank change year-on-year +63 +30 -105
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Manager 38 16 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.22% 0.091% 0.050%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.10% 0.052%
Number of salaries quoted 37 10 1
10th Percentile - £58,625 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +4.17% -
75th Percentile £53,750 £67,188 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,000 £67,625 -
England median annual salary £47,500 £70,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -32.14% +7.69% -10.34%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the North of England with a recognized job title 16,409 15,721 17,323
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.08% 89.50% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 12,690 8,294 11,123
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,649 £65,225
90th Percentile £78,750 £82,500 £80,000
England median annual salary £54,000 £60,567 £60,000
% change year-on-year -10.84% +0.95% +9.09%

QA Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured QA Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for QA Manager in the North of England

QA Manager
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Manager in the North of England.

Salary trend for QA Manager in the North of England

QA Manager
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Manager in the North of England over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for QA Manager in the North of England

QA Manager
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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
Yorkshire +94 17 £45,000 -30.77% 5
North West - 17 £30,000 - 5
North East -2 4 £70,000 +12.00% 2
QA Manager
England

QA Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, QA Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North of England region featuring QA Manager in the job title.

1 38 (100.00%) QA
2 8 (21.05%) Manufacturing
3 5 (13.16%) Retail
4 3 (7.89%) Degree
4 3 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (7.89%) Quality Management
4 3 (7.89%) ISO 9001
5 2 (5.26%) Biotechnology
5 2 (5.26%) Capita
5 2 (5.26%) Software Testing
5 2 (5.26%) Azure
6 1 (2.63%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (2.63%) Lean Six Sigma
6 1 (2.63%) QMS
6 1 (2.63%) ISTQB
6 1 (2.63%) Ergonomics
6 1 (2.63%) Human Factors
6 1 (2.63%) JIRA
6 1 (2.63%) Physics
6 1 (2.63%) Change Control
6 1 (2.63%) Test Strategy
6 1 (2.63%) DevOps
6 1 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (2.63%) Performance Metrics
6 1 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (2.63%) Customer Requirements
6 1 (2.63%) Due Diligence
6 1 (2.63%) Technology Roadmap
6 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
6 1 (2.63%) Roadmaps

QA Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.63%) IBM Domino
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.26%) Azure
2 1 (2.63%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (2.63%) JIRA
General
1 8 (21.05%) Manufacturing
2 5 (13.16%) Retail
3 1 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (2.63%) Finance
3 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.63%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (7.89%) Continuous Improvement
1 3 (7.89%) Quality Management
2 2 (5.26%) Biotechnology
2 2 (5.26%) Software Testing
3 1 (2.63%) Change Control
3 1 (2.63%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (2.63%) Data Management
3 1 (2.63%) DevOps
3 1 (2.63%) Due Diligence
3 1 (2.63%) Ergonomics
3 1 (2.63%) Human Factors
3 1 (2.63%) Information Management
3 1 (2.63%) Lean Six Sigma
3 1 (2.63%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (2.63%) Physics
3 1 (2.63%) Process Management
3 1 (2.63%) QMS
3 1 (2.63%) Roadmaps
3 1 (2.63%) Technology Roadmap
3 1 (2.63%) Test Strategy
Qualifications
1 3 (7.89%) Degree
2 1 (2.63%) ISEB
2 1 (2.63%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (100.00%) QA
2 3 (7.89%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.63%) ISO 14001
Systems Management
1 1 (2.63%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 2 (5.26%) Capita