Quality Engineer Job Trends in Preston

Quality Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

The median Quality Engineer salary in Preston is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston 2.07% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
Lancashire median annual salary £55,000 - £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 377 48 142
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.67% 82.76% 89.31%
Number of salaries quoted 232 35 112
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £43,125 £37,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £65,000 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £69,000 £72,450
Lancashire median annual salary £45,000 £45,000 £47,683
% change year-on-year - -5.63% -4.15%

Quality Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Quality Engineer job vacancy trend in Preston

Quality Engineer
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Preston.

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Preston

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 15 September 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 Preston region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) QA

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 8 (100.00%) Finance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (100.00%) QA