Quality Engineer Job Trends in North Shields

Quality Engineer
Tyne and Wear > North Shields

The median Quality Engineer salary in North Shields is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
7 May 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in North Shields 50.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £34,700 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North Shields

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in North Shields. 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 North Shields with a recognized job title 14 2 17
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 14 2 11
10th Percentile £27,550 £26,828 -
25th Percentile £30,000 £29,440 £25,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £32,250 £35,044 £29,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.97% +18.79% -
75th Percentile £35,000 £41,897 £30,000
90th Percentile - £45,259 £31,250
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £50,000 £54,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -7.41% +13.68% -9.52%

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Shields

For the 6 months to 7 May 2026, Quality Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the North Shields region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (14.29%) Change Management
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) ERP
1 1 (14.29%) FMEA
1 1 (14.29%) ISO 9001
1 1 (14.29%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (14.29%) QMS
1 1 (14.29%) Quality Management
1 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (14.29%) Workflow

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Shields 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:

Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Legal
1 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
1 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (14.29%) Change Management
1 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (14.29%) ERP
1 1 (14.29%) FMEA
1 1 (14.29%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (14.29%) QMS
1 1 (14.29%) Quality Management
1 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (14.29%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (14.29%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
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