QA Test Engineer Job Trends in Slough
Quality Assurance Test Engineer
Berkshire > Slough
The median Quality Assurance Test Engineer salary in Slough is £36,700 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 37 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent QA Test Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Slough | 0.44% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.48% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £36,700 | - | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £50,850 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Slough
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in Slough matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 10 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in Slough matching a recognised job title | 420 | 351 | 86 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.50% | 92.61% | 92.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 273 | 102 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £33,982 | £56,625 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £41,250 | £62,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -11.11% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £79,750 | - |
| Berkshire median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -20.83% | +10.09% |
QA Test Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Slough
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent QA Test Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Slough.
QA Test Engineer Salary Trend in Slough
Salary distribution trend for QA Test Engineer job vacancies in Slough.
QA Test Engineer Skill Set Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough
For the 6 months to 10 November 2026, QA Test Engineer job ads cited 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 QA Test Engineer job ads across the Slough region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Acceptance Criteria | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | AI Transformation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | API Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cypress.io | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DevSecOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Infrastructure as Code | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | JavaScript | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Jenkins | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | JIRA | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Postman | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Quality Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Regression Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | REST | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Security Testing | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Selenium | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Strategy | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | TestRail | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Zephyr | 100.0% | 2 |
QA Test Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Requirements Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |