Head of QA Jobs in South Wales

Head of Quality Assurance
Wales > South Wales

The median Head of Quality Assurance salary in South Wales is £68,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 64 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of QA 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 - -
75th Percentile £70,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Wales median annual salary £68,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 657 1,329 1,006
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.99% 90.84% 89.26%
Number of salaries quoted 414 887 568
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,157 £29,000
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £36,559
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,111 £46,350 £45,496
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% +1.88% -9.01%
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £62,988
90th Percentile £72,062 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £49,104 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year +9.12% - -5.26%

Head of QA
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

Job postings that featured Head of QA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.

Job vacancy trend for Head of QA in South Wales

Head of QA
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of QA within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 12 May 2025. 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
Glamorgan - 1 £68,500 -
Head of QA
Wales

Head of QA Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Head of QA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the South Wales region featuring Head of QA in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Blog
1 1 (100.00%) CSQA
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Head of QA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Blog
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (100.00%) CSQA
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA