QA Manager Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Quality Assurance Manager
North East > Tyne and Wear

The median Quality Assurance Manager salary in Tyne and Wear is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Manager 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear 0.076% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.079% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 - -
75th Percentile £48,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £40,000 - £70,000
% change year-on-year - - +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Tyne and Wear

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. 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 Tyne and Wear with a recognized job title 1,258 374 1,237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.38% 96.39% 96.64%
Number of salaries quoted 987 278 1,039
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,425 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%
75th Percentile £67,500 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,100 £82,500 £75,868
North East median annual salary £48,445 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -3.11% +5.26% -0.36%

QA Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear.

QA Manager job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

QA Manager
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for QA Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear.

Salary distribution trend for QA Manager job vacancies in Tyne and Wear

QA Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear

For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, QA Manager 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 Tyne and Wear region featuring QA Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) SpecFlow
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning

QA Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Tyne and Wear 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Cypress.io
1 1 (100.00%) SpecFlow
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Educational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA