Senior QA Engineer Job Trends in South London

Senior Quality Assurance Engineer
London > South London

As of 7 July 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Quality Assurance Engineer salary in South London.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior QA Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South London 0.16% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
London median annual salary £75,000 £62,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -10.71% -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 555 366 822
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.37% 84.72% 96.03%
Number of salaries quoted 353 159 343
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,375 £26,842
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,000 £35,856
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +20.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £66,000 £78,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £89,500 £87,000 £83,750
London median annual salary £75,000 £74,375 £70,000
% change year-on-year +0.84% +6.25% -3.45%

Senior QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior QA Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South London.

Senior QA Engineer job vacancy trend in South London

Senior QA Engineer
Salary Trend in South London

Salary distribution trend for Senior QA Engineer job vacancies in South London.

Salary distribution trend for Senior QA Engineer job vacancies in South London

Senior QA Engineer
Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior QA Engineer within the South London region over the 6 months to 7 July 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
Croydon - 1 - -
Senior QA Engineer
London

Senior QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 7 July 2026, Senior QA 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 South London region featuring Senior QA Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) OCA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery

Senior QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Tricentis Tosca
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) GitLab
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Testing
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Management
1 1 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PL/SQL
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) OCA
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle Certification
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Workday