QC Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Quality Control Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Quality Control Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 August 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 638 - 666
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QC Manager 8 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.010% - 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £85,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - £90,000
75th Percentile - - £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 - £90,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 72,637 30,994 56,497
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.45% 89.50% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 50,209 17,886 37,470
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,750 £28,401
25th Percentile £38,750 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £48,750 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.69% -2.50% -6.54%
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

QC Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QC Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

QC Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

QC Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for QC Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for QC Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

QC Manager
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QC Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 10 August 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
East Midlands - 6 - -
Midlands - 6 - -
South East - 1 - -
North of England - 1 £55,000 - 2
Yorkshire - 1 £55,000 - 2
QC Manager
UK

QC Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 10 August 2026, QC 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 UK excluding London region featuring QC Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (75.00%) QA
3 1 (12.50%) Change Control
3 1 (12.50%) Chemistry
3 1 (12.50%) Coaching
3 1 (12.50%) Data Interpretation
3 1 (12.50%) GMP
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) QMS
3 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (12.50%) SAP
3 1 (12.50%) Validation

QC Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
General
1 6 (75.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Change Control
2 1 (12.50%) Chemistry
2 1 (12.50%) Coaching
2 1 (12.50%) Data Interpretation
2 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (12.50%) QMS
2 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
2 1 (12.50%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (75.00%) QA
2 1 (12.50%) GMP
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) SAP