Quality Assurance Officer
UK
The median Quality Assurance Officer salary in the UK is £27,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 661 | 845 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +184 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Officer | 51 | 56 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.092% | 0.056% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.060% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 22 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £22,150 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £25,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £27,500 | £29,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.17% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £30,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £30,000 | £39,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £21,813 | £27,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -20.68% | - | - |
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 | 50,162 | 93,945 | 92,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.62% | 94.63% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,234 | 67,289 | 58,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 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% | +6.00% |
QA Officer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Officer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Officer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Officer.
QA Officer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Officer over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.
QA Officer
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Officer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 | +148 | 47 | £27,500 | -1.79% | 11 |
| London | +116 | 29 | £27,500 | -50.00% | 2 |
| UK excluding London | +163 | 22 | £21,813 | -20.68% | 9 |
| North of England | +56 | 11 | £13,625 | -38.07% | 5 |
| North West | +14 | 5 | £13,625 | -38.07% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +74 | 4 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +94 | 3 | £30,000 | +20.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | +122 | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | +108 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Midlands | +65 | 2 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | +43 | 2 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - |
QA Officer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, QA Officer 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 Officer in the job title.
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QA Officer 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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