QA Leader Job Trends in Oxford

Quality Assurance Lead
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Quality Assurance Lead salary in Oxford is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 March 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford 1.71% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.82% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 - -
75th Percentile £78,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £77,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 330 222 555
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 93.67% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 229 126 442
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,875 £29,550
25th Percentile £45,000 £47,438 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year - +13.21% +0.95%
75th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £96,250 £75,675
Oxfordshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year - +15.79% -4.95%

QA Leader
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Leader' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxford.

QA Leader job vacancy trend in Oxford

QA Leader
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for QA Leader job vacancies in Oxford.

Salary distribution trend for QA Leader job vacancies in Oxford

QA Leader Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, QA Leader 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 Oxford region featuring QA Leader in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 6 (100.00%) QA

QA Leader Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (100.00%) QA