Quality Assurance Engineer
UK
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 633 | 604 | 430 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -29 | -174 | +54 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 212 | 297 | 1,472 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.23% | 0.37% | 0.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.25% | 0.40% | 0.88% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 157 | 272 | 790 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,550 | £36,300 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,500 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £42,500 | £48,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.46% | -8.57% | +16.67% |
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 | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer.
QA Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
QA Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 | -56 | 162 | £47,500 | -12.30% | 24 |
| UK excluding London | +10 | 159 | £42,500 | -11.46% | 28 |
| Work from Home | -40 | 66 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 14 |
| London | -24 | 42 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 6 |
| Scotland | -15 | 40 | £52,500 | -25.00% | |
| South East | +6 | 38 | £40,000 | -16.23% | 3 |
| South West | +12 | 35 | £54,000 | +27.06% | 5 |
| North of England | -1 | 21 | £39,250 | -12.78% | 6 |
| East of England | +11 | 19 | £37,750 | - | 1 |
| North West | -9 | 9 | £55,000 | +22.22% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +48 | 8 | £35,000 | -22.22% | 3 |
| North East | -10 | 4 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 1 |
| Midlands | -30 | 4 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 3 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 3 | £42,500 | -11.09% | 3 |
| Wales | +29 | 2 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 1 | £32,500 | -38.10% |
QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, QA Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer 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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