Quality Engineer Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Quality Engineer
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Quality Engineer salary in Oxfordshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 - 86
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Engineer 3 0 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxfordshire 0.23% - 1.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 21
10th Percentile £62,000 - £35,000
25th Percentile £63,125 - £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £44,000
75th Percentile - - £50,000
90th Percentile - - -
South East median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £39,500
% change year-on-year +4.00% +58.23% -24.76%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 1,223 673 1,613
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.95% 88.20% 95.84%
Number of salaries quoted 886 359 1,303
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £46,293
Median % change year-on-year - +18.81% -7.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,500 £70,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Quality Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Quality Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Quality Engineer job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Quality Engineer
Salary Trend in Oxfordshire

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Oxfordshire

Quality Engineer
Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Engineer within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Abingdon - 3 £65,000 - 1
Quality Engineer
South East

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 6 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 Oxfordshire region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) .NET
2 1 (33.33%) .NET Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Agile Testing
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) API Testing
2 1 (33.33%) BDD
2 1 (33.33%) C
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Cucumber
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Exploratory Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Gherkin
2 1 (33.33%) Git
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Playwright
2 1 (33.33%) Postman
2 1 (33.33%) Razor View Engine
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Swagger
2 1 (33.33%) TDD
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) GitHub
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Cucumber
1 1 (33.33%) Git
1 1 (33.33%) Postman
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) .NET
1 1 (33.33%) .NET Framework
1 1 (33.33%) Gherkin
1 1 (33.33%) Playwright
1 1 (33.33%) Razor View Engine
1 1 (33.33%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Agile Testing
1 1 (33.33%) AI
1 1 (33.33%) API Testing
1 1 (33.33%) BDD
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) Exploratory Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) TDD
1 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C
1 1 (33.33%) C#
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft