Head of QA Jobs

Head of Quality Assurance
UK

The median Head of Quality Assurance salary in the UK is £68,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 709 896 962
Rank change year-on-year +187 +66 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Head of QA 2 14 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.004% 0.014% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.014% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - - £67,750
25th Percentile £66,750 £65,000 £71,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £68,500 £70,000 £82,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.14% -15.15% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,250 £90,000 £91,875
90th Percentile - £99,000 £95,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £68,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -2.14% - -12.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 49,435 96,820 89,564
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 94.78% 91.46%
Number of salaries quoted 25,727 69,155 56,824
10th Percentile £28,822 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,399 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.54% +6.63%

Head of QA
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Head of QA in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Head of QA in the UK

Head of QA
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of QA.

Salary trend for Head of QA in the UK

Head of QA
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Head of QA within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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
UK excluding London +189 2 £68,500 -2.14% 1
England +146 1 - - 2
Work from Home +119 1 £68,500 -19.41% 1
Midlands - 1 - -
Wales - 1 £68,500 -
West Midlands - 1 - -

Head of QA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, Head of QA job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Head of QA in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) Blog
2 1 (50.00%) CSQA
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presales
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Intelligent Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) TDD
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 1 (50.00%) Degree

Head of QA Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Blog
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Intelligent Automation
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Presales
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) TDD
2 1 (50.00%) Technical Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) CSQA
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA