Head of Quality Assurance
UK
The median Head of Quality Assurance salary in the UK is £71,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 727 | 892 | 966 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +165 | +74 | +237 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of QA | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.005% | 0.007% | 0.004% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.006% | 0.007% | 0.004% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,325 | - | £68,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,188 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £71,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -12.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,688 | £75,000 | £88,125 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,775 | - | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £68,500 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| % 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 | 50,706 | 94,386 | 91,123 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.83% | 94.69% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,254 | 67,482 | 57,423 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £71,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,645 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.29% | -5.66% | +5.64% |
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.
Head of QA
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Head of QA.
Head of QA
Top 7 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 17 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +175 | 2 | £68,500 | -2.14% | 1 |
| England | +134 | 2 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 2 |
| Work from Home | +130 | 2 | £71,750 | +2.50% | 1 |
| London | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £68,500 | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Head of QA Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 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.
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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: