Quality Assurance (QA)
Hampshire > Southampton
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Southampton requiring QA skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited QA over the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 22 | 66 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +44 | -14 | +13 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 14 | 13 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 4.61% | 1.40% | 3.16% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 32.56% | 15.85% | 28.57% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 9 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,000 | £55,650 | £27,575 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,125 | £59,250 | £39,999 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £60,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.49% | +10.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,688 | £61,750 | £68,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,500 | - | £79,875 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £46,000 | £40,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -27.27% | - |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Southampton
QA falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Southampton.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 43 | 82 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton | 14.14% | 8.84% | 11.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36 | 64 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £32,075 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £37,500 | £39,458 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,800 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.84% | - | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £54,750 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £61,225 | £77,250 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £49,600 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.42% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southampton.
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Salary Trend in Southampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in Southampton.
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Salary Histogram in Southampton
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in Southampton over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southampton 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: