QA Job Trends in the Thames Valley
Quality Assurance (QA)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley citing QA skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 70 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +6 | -32 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 218 | 136 | 133 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley | 2.80% | 3.66% | 3.05% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 24.58% | 21.69% | 28.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 131 | 45 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £26,250 | £32,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £49,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.24% | -2.00% | -13.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,375 | £60,000 | £63,430 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £68,750 | £77,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £50,000 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -10.00% | -13.79% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Thames Valley
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 citing quality assurance or compliance skills in the Thames Valley.
| 6 months to 31 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies citing quality assurance or compliance skills | 887 | 627 | 462 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 11.39% | 16.86% | 10.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 553 | 273 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £26,600 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £41,263 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £68,750 | £78,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £86,250 | £82,500 | £83,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £52,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | - | +4.76% |
QA Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing QA relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
QA Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing QA.
QA Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 31 October 2026.
QA Job Locations in the Thames Valley
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 31 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire | +14 | 101 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 12 |
| Buckinghamshire | +11 | 65 | £50,000 | +81.82% | 6 |
| Oxfordshire | -5 | 52 | £57,500 | +6.98% | 9 |
| QA South East |
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QA Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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.
Quality Assurance & Compliance
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 23.4% | 51 |
| 2 | Good Clinical Practice | 16.1% | 35 |
| 3 | GxP | 11.5% | 25 |
| 4 | GMP | 5.0% | 11 |
| 5 | 21 CFR Part 11 | 3.7% | 8 |
| 5 | GLP | 3.7% | 8 |
| 7 | Data Quality | 1.4% | 3 |
| 7 | WCAG | 1.4% | 3 |
| 9 | ISO 9001 | 0.5% | 1 |
| 9 | ISO/IEC 20000 | 0.5% | 1 |
| 9 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 0.5% | 1 |
| 9 | SLA | 0.5% | 1 |
| 9 | SOC 2 | 0.5% | 1 |
| 9 | Software Quality Assurance | 0.5% | 1 |