QA Analyst Jobs in the North West

Quality Assurance Analyst
England > North West

The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in the North West is £43,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 278 279 255
Rank change year-on-year +1 -24 +53
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 9 10 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.11% 0.10% 0.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.11% 0.54%
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 12
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,250 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,250 £42,500 £32,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.76% +30.77% -13.33%
75th Percentile £44,875 £47,500 £43,125
90th Percentile - - £52,500
England median annual salary £42,875 £39,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +9.94% -17.89% -5.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,315 9,322 6,975
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.44% 94.61% 89.14%
Number of salaries quoted 4,120 7,164 4,070
10th Percentile £27,500 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,619 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for QA Analyst in the North West

QA Analyst
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Analyst in the North West.

Salary trend for QA Analyst in the North West

QA Analyst
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 11 May 2025. 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
Manchester +63 8 £43,250 -3.89%
Lancashire - 1 £35,000 - 2
QA Analyst
England

QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 11 May 2025, QA Analyst 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 West region featuring QA Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) QA
2 7 (77.78%) Finance
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
3 4 (44.44%) Software Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Coaching
3 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (44.44%) Performance Metrics
3 4 (44.44%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
4 3 (33.33%) Product Ownership
4 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
4 3 (33.33%) TestRail
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Postman
4 3 (33.33%) Manual Testing
4 3 (33.33%) Test Automation
4 3 (33.33%) Security Testing
4 3 (33.33%) Test Management
4 3 (33.33%) Games
5 2 (22.22%) Performance Testing
5 2 (22.22%) Defect Tracking
6 1 (11.11%) Test Strategy
6 1 (11.11%) SDLC
6 1 (11.11%) PMO
6 1 (11.11%) JIRA
6 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
6 1 (11.11%) Web Testing
6 1 (11.11%) Agile

QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft Office
Development Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Postman
1 3 (33.33%) TestRail
2 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (44.44%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Games
3 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (44.44%) Coaching
1 4 (44.44%) Customer Service
1 4 (44.44%) Performance Metrics
1 4 (44.44%) Software Testing
2 3 (33.33%) Manual Testing
2 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (33.33%) Security Testing
2 3 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 3 (33.33%) Test Management
3 2 (22.22%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (22.22%) Performance Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Agile
4 1 (11.11%) Regression Testing
4 1 (11.11%) SDLC
4 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
4 1 (11.11%) Test Strategy
4 1 (11.11%) Web Testing
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft