Quality Assurance Analyst
UK
The median Quality Assurance Analyst salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 674 | 862 | 776 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +188 | -86 | +257 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Analyst | 34 | 52 | 177 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.062% | 0.051% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.069% | 0.053% | 0.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 48 | 107 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,775 | £32,500 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £36,250 | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £39,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.97% | -17.89% | -2.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | £48,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,125 | £53,750 | £68,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £37,500 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -6.25% | -11.11% |
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 | 49,581 | 97,268 | 88,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.39% | 94.79% | 91.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 25,819 | 69,389 | 56,377 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,875 | £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 | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
QA Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Analyst.
QA Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Analyst over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
QA Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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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| England | +158 | 33 | £42,500 | +8.97% | 32 |
| UK excluding London | +182 | 26 | £40,000 | +6.67% | 22 |
| Work from Home | +105 | 10 | £45,375 | +0.83% | 16 |
| South East | +88 | 10 | £41,250 | +10.00% | 12 |
| London | +95 | 7 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 14 |
| Midlands | +65 | 7 | £45,000 | -7.69% | |
| East Midlands | +39 | 6 | £45,000 | +5.88% | |
| North of England | +37 | 5 | £35,000 | -20.00% | 9 |
| North West | +1 | 5 | £35,000 | -17.65% | 7 |
| South West | +118 | 4 | £40,000 | +23.08% | |
| West Midlands | +56 | 1 | £55,000 | - |
QA Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, 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 QA Analyst in the job title.
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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:
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