QA Analyst Job Trends in Shropshire

Quality Assurance Analyst
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in Shropshire is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 43 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Shropshire 0.78% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £43,000 - -
25th Percentile £43,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £52,500 - -
90th Percentile £55,500 - -
West Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year -18.18% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 493 86 262
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.73% 96.63% 92.91%
Number of salaries quoted 302 71 187
10th Percentile £26,750 £25,500 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £47,500 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% +14.46% -24.55%
75th Percentile £58,438 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £73,375 £75,000 £77,500
West Midlands median annual salary £51,300 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.29% +5.00% -4.76%

QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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

QA Analyst job vacancy trend in Shropshire

QA Analyst
Salary Trend in Shropshire

Salary distribution trend for QA Analyst job vacancies in Shropshire.

Salary distribution trend for QA Analyst job vacancies in Shropshire

QA Analyst
Job Locations in Shropshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 14 April 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
Telford - 4 £45,000 - 1
QA Analyst
West Midlands

QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 14 April 2026, QA Analyst 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 Shropshire region featuring QA Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 4 (100.00%) DevOps
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
1 4 (100.00%) QA
1 4 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Test Management
2 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (75.00%) Code Quality
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Confluence
2 3 (75.00%) Defect Management
2 3 (75.00%) Defect Tracking
2 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (75.00%) HP
2 3 (75.00%) HP ALM
2 3 (75.00%) Oracle
2 3 (75.00%) Selenium
2 3 (75.00%) Siteimprove
2 3 (75.00%) Software Quality Assurance
2 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
2 3 (75.00%) Test Planning
2 3 (75.00%) TestRail
2 3 (75.00%) Toad
2 3 (75.00%) Waterfall
2 3 (75.00%) Zephyr

QA Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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 3 (75.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 4 (100.00%) Azure
1 4 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (75.00%) Siteimprove
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (75.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 4 (100.00%) JIRA
2 3 (75.00%) Selenium
2 3 (75.00%) TestRail
2 3 (75.00%) Toad
2 3 (75.00%) Zephyr
3 1 (25.00%) Postman
3 1 (25.00%) SoapUI
General
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Agile
1 4 (100.00%) DevOps
1 4 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 4 (100.00%) SDLC
1 4 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 4 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (100.00%) Test Management
2 3 (75.00%) Code Quality
2 3 (75.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (75.00%) Defect Management
2 3 (75.00%) Defect Tracking
2 3 (75.00%) Test Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Waterfall
3 2 (50.00%) Customer Service
3 2 (50.00%) QA Automation
3 2 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (50.00%) Traceability Matrix
4 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
4 1 (25.00%) API Testing
4 1 (25.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) QA
2 3 (75.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (75.00%) Software Quality Assurance
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) HP
1 3 (75.00%) Oracle