Quality Assurance Lead
UK
The median Quality Assurance Lead salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 768 | 865 | 1027 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +162 | -286 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader | 126 | 120 | 177 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 88 | 111 | 132 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,500 | £55,000 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £67,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +3.85% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £95,000 | £84,063 |
| 90th Percentile | £72,875 | £122,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.91% | -8.33% | +9.09% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
QA Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Leader.
QA Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Leader over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
QA Leader
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 Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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 | +116 | 95 | £49,000 | -27.41% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +60 | 91 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +109 | 53 | £50,000 | -20.00% | 8 |
| London | +142 | 32 | £62,500 | -37.50% | 6 |
| Midlands | -2 | 20 | £45,000 | -15.09% | 3 |
| South East | +28 | 13 | £47,500 | -40.63% | |
| East Midlands | -10 | 12 | £36,500 | -27.00% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 12 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | +49 | 11 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 2 |
| South West | -7 | 11 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 2 |
| Scotland | -49 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +90 | 8 | £52,500 | -4.55% | |
| East of England | +36 | 8 | £28,000 | -55.20% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 8 | £49,000 | -10.91% | |
| Wales | - | 6 | £70,000 | - | |
| North West | +11 | 3 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 2 |
QA Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, QA Leader 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 Leader in the job title.
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QA Leader 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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