Quality Engineer Job Trends in Staffordshire

Quality Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Quality Engineer salary in Staffordshire is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 March 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Engineer 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.096% - 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £42,500
75th Percentile - - £43,750
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £45,000 - £43,750

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 936 399 744
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.57% 77.78% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 488 299 584
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,822 £24,000
25th Percentile £30,250 £31,125 £29,950
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £57,500 £53,759 £53,750
90th Percentile £70,000 £64,569 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £53,300 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.19% +6.60% -4.76%

Quality Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Quality Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.

Quality Engineer job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Quality Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Quality Engineer job vacancies in Staffordshire

Quality Engineer
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Engineer within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 19 March 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
Stoke-on-Trent - 1 £40,000 - 1
Quality Engineer
West Midlands

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 19 March 2026, Quality 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 Staffordshire region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) QMS
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) QMS
1 1 (100.00%) Quality Management