Quality Assurance (QA)
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire requiring QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 29 | 44 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +15 | -19 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 33 | 43 | 27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottinghamshire | 4.63% | 6.20% | 3.46% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 35.48% | 22.99% | 27.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 24 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £42,290 | £34,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,000 | £44,375 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | -8.33% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £62,500 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,250 | £67,500 | £68,750 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £35,000 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.32% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Nottinghamshire
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 Nottinghamshire.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 93 | 187 | 97 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire | 13.04% | 26.95% | 12.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 35 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £38,750 | £23,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | £42,500 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £50,000 | £53,600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -6.72% | -6.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,951 | £62,500 | £63,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £69,000 | £68,750 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £35,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +5.88% | -8.60% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Nottinghamshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire.
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Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Nottinghamshire citing QA.
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Salary Histogram in Nottinghamshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in Nottinghamshire over the 6 months to 20 February 2026.
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Job Locations in Nottinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 20 February 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham | +6 | 32 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 6 |
| QA East Midlands |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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: