Quality Manager Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Quality Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Quality Manager salary in the UK excluding London is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 353 511 518
Rank change year-on-year +158 +7 +175
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Manager 157 61 49
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.37% 0.17% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.41% 0.18% 0.15%
Number of salaries quoted 46 11 34
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £31,500
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.37% +34.00% +11.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £96,539
UK median annual salary £50,000 £56,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% +12.00% -16.67%

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 38,179 33,328 33,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,318 16,178 25,075
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Quality Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Quality Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Quality Manager
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Quality Manager
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quality Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Quality Manager in the UK excluding London

Quality 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 Quality Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Scotland - 66 £50,000 - 1
Midlands +31 23 £55,000 -19.71% 4
South East +41 21 £100,000 +150.00% 5
North of England +28 21 £50,000 -10.71% 6
East Midlands +6 18 £70,000 - 2
Yorkshire - 18 £67,500 - 4
East of England +29 12 £50,000 -44.44% 1
Wales - 10 £45,000 -
West Midlands +15 5 £45,000 -32.84% 2
South West +1 4 £47,500 -29.10% 3
North West +10 3 £50,000 -10.71% 2
Quality Manager
UK

Quality Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Quality 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 Quality Manager in the job title.

1 151 (96.18%) QA
2 88 (56.05%) Continuous Improvement
3 84 (53.50%) Quality Management
4 69 (43.95%) Project Management
4 69 (43.95%) Six Sigma
5 64 (40.76%) Coaching
5 64 (40.76%) Customer Experience
5 64 (40.76%) Due Diligence
5 64 (40.76%) Lean Six Sigma
5 64 (40.76%) Microsoft
5 64 (40.76%) Microsoft Excel
5 64 (40.76%) Microsoft Office
5 64 (40.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 64 (40.76%) Performance Improvement
5 64 (40.76%) SharePoint
5 64 (40.76%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
6 25 (15.92%) Internal Audit
7 19 (12.10%) Degree
8 12 (7.64%) Customer Engagement
8 12 (7.64%) QMS
9 7 (4.46%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (3.82%) AI
10 6 (3.82%) Data Analysis
10 6 (3.82%) Machine Learning
10 6 (3.82%) Root Cause Analysis
11 5 (3.18%) Customer Requirements
11 5 (3.18%) FMEA
11 5 (3.18%) GMP
11 5 (3.18%) HND
11 5 (3.18%) ISO 13485

Quality 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:

Application Platforms
1 64 (40.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 64 (40.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 64 (40.76%) Microsoft Office
1 64 (40.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (1.27%) Collibra
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Purview
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (1.91%) Metadata
2 2 (1.27%) Ataccama
General
1 70 (44.59%) Social Skills
2 45 (28.66%) Manufacturing
3 18 (11.46%) Retail
4 12 (7.64%) Influencing Skills
5 9 (5.73%) Legal
6 6 (3.82%) Automotive
7 5 (3.18%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (3.18%) Electronics
8 2 (1.27%) Aerospace
8 2 (1.27%) Aviation
8 2 (1.27%) Banking
8 2 (1.27%) Finance
8 2 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (0.64%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.27%) SOAP
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (56.05%) Continuous Improvement
2 84 (53.50%) Quality Management
3 69 (43.95%) Project Management
3 69 (43.95%) Six Sigma
4 64 (40.76%) Coaching
4 64 (40.76%) Customer Experience
4 64 (40.76%) Due Diligence
4 64 (40.76%) Lean Six Sigma
4 64 (40.76%) Performance Improvement
5 25 (15.92%) Internal Audit
6 12 (7.64%) Customer Engagement
6 12 (7.64%) QMS
7 7 (4.46%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (3.82%) AI
8 6 (3.82%) Data Analysis
8 6 (3.82%) Machine Learning
8 6 (3.82%) Root Cause Analysis
9 5 (3.18%) Customer Requirements
9 5 (3.18%) FMEA
9 5 (3.18%) Regulatory Compliance
Qualifications
1 64 (40.76%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
2 19 (12.10%) Degree
3 5 (3.18%) HND
3 5 (3.18%) Master's Degree
3 5 (3.18%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.18%) Security Cleared
3 5 (3.18%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 5 (3.18%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 5 (3.18%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
4 1 (0.64%) CCEA
4 1 (0.64%) Citrix Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 151 (96.18%) QA
2 5 (3.18%) GMP
2 5 (3.18%) ISO 13485
2 5 (3.18%) ISO 9001
3 3 (1.91%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.91%) GDPR
Vendors
1 64 (40.76%) Microsoft
2 4 (2.55%) Starlink
3 2 (1.27%) Talend