Quality Assurance (QA)
South East > Thames Valley
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring QA skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 77 | 56 | 65 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -21 | +9 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs citing QA | 143 | 174 | 154 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 3.63% | 3.61% | 4.08% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 21.41% | 31.18% | 28.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 33 | 90 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,950 | £31,250 | £39,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,625 | £40,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £48,925 | £50,900 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.20% | -3.88% | -15.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £55,750 | £64,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £69,750 | £76,250 | £83,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -9.09% | -4.35% |
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 requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the Thames Valley.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 668 | 558 | 549 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley | 16.97% | 11.58% | 14.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 248 | 260 | 331 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,200 | £31,250 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,719 | £40,000 | £40,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,563 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £83,750 | £85,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -4.76% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley
Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.
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Salary Trend in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing QA.
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Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 September 2025.
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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 16 September 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 |
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| Buckinghamshire | +32 | 64 | £48,250 | -3.50% | 21 |
| Berkshire | -28 | 58 | £55,000 | +12.42% | 67 |
| Oxfordshire | -13 | 21 | £60,000 | +33.33% | 21 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:
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