Junior QA Analyst Jobs

Junior Quality Assurance Analyst
UK

The median Junior Quality Assurance Analyst salary in the UK is £29,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 717 - 936
Rank change year-on-year - - +333
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior QA Analyst 3 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.005% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.006%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £26,675 - £29,100
25th Percentile £27,313 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £29,250 - £30,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £30,813 - £33,750
90th Percentile £31,225 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £29,250 - £30,000
% change year-on-year - - +20.00%

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 50,444 103,306 84,719
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.11% 94.76% 91.22%
Number of salaries quoted 26,548 73,046 55,145
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,572 £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 £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +0.11% -6.54% +6.37%

Junior QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior QA Analyst in the UK

Junior QA Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Junior QA Analyst.

Salary trend for Junior QA Analyst in the UK

Junior QA Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior QA Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 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
England - 3 £29,250 - 6
Work from Home - 3 £29,250 - 2
UK excluding London - 3 £29,250 - 6
South East - 2 £27,500 - 6
East Midlands - 1 £31,000 -
Midlands - 1 £31,000 -

Junior QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 11 June 2025, Junior QA Analyst 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 Junior QA Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SQL
1 3 (100.00%) QA
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (66.67%) Manual Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 1 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Agile

Junior QA Analyst 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 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Cross-Browser Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Manual Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
2 2 (66.67%) Scenario Testing
2 2 (66.67%) Time Management
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Performance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Regression Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
3 1 (33.33%) Test Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA