QA Job Trends in the North of England
Quality Assurance (QA)
England > North of England
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 47 | 93 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | -40 | +33 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 683 | 288 | 444 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England | 2.84% | 3.16% | 3.44% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 31.98% | 29.63% | 25.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 436 | 118 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £24,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £41,250 | £26,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £40,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +35.80% | -26.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,063 | £73,125 | £54,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,750 | £83,750 | £73,000 |
| England median annual salary | £50,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.55% | -12.00% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England
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 the North of England.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 2,136 | 972 | 1,711 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England | 8.88% | 10.65% | 13.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,468 | 447 | 708 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £25,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,500 | £31,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £46,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +6.95% | -6.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £64,875 | £60,991 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £76,250 | £80,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £57,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.51% | -5.00% | - |
QA Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
QA Salary Trend in the North of England
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing QA.
QA Salary Histogram in the North of England
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in the North of England over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
QA 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 within the North of England region over the 6 months to 16 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | +26 | 389 | £45,000 | -26.83% | 145 |
| Yorkshire | +32 | 147 | £40,000 | -27.27% | 105 |
| North East | +13 | 147 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 53 |
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QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISO 9001 | 5.3% | 36 |
| 2 | Accessibility | 3.7% | 25 |
| 3 | Data Quality | 1.9% | 13 |
| 4 | PMO | 1.8% | 12 |
| 5 | GDPR | 1.6% | 11 |
| 5 | GMP | 1.6% | 11 |
| 7 | ISO 19650 | 0.9% | 6 |
| 8 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 0.4% | 3 |
| 9 | Cyber Essentials | 0.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Cyber Essentials PLUS | 0.3% | 2 |
| 9 | ECSS | 0.3% | 2 |
| 9 | Good Clinical Practice | 0.3% | 2 |
| 9 | GRC | 0.3% | 2 |
| 9 | P3O | 0.3% | 2 |
| 15 | AQAP | 0.1% | 1 |
| 15 | NCSC | 0.1% | 1 |
| 15 | NIST | 0.1% | 1 |
| 15 | PERC | 0.1% | 1 |
| 15 | SLA | 0.1% | 1 |
| 15 | Software Quality Assurance | 0.1% | 1 |