Quality Management Job Trends

Quality Management
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Quality Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 363 306 478
Rank change year-on-year -57 +172 -44
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 322 492 272
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.53% 0.92% 0.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.65% 1.02% 0.51%
Number of salaries quoted 60 139 147
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,000 £28,250
25th Percentile £43,772 £36,500 £39,140
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,750 £46,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.19% -7.00% -7.15%
75th Percentile £73,000 £72,425 £65,000
90th Percentile £91,389 £87,500 £81,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £46,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +7.53% +9.41% -10.53%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Quality Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 49,261 48,421 52,980
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 80.81% 90.77% 89.63%
Number of salaries quoted 29,011 23,517 40,505
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £42,439
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +3.45% -7.20%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Quality Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Quality Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Quality Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Quality Management
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quality Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Quality Management

Quality Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quality Management over the 6 months to 17 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Management within the UK over the 6 months to 17 January 2026. 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
UK excluding London -9 246 £50,000 +7.53% 95
England -79 236 £65,000 +39.78% 96
South East +86 101 £62,500 +10.60% 26
Scotland +34 73 £40,000 -30.43% 5
London -45 64 £65,000 +0.23% 13
Work from Home +27 44 £70,500 +4.44% 25
North of England -52 34 £50,000 +25.00% 23
Yorkshire -18 20 - - 9
Midlands +5 14 £50,000 +25.00% 13
North West +1 14 £50,000 +25.00% 11
South West -26 11 £59,000 +26.88% 11
East Midlands -11 8 £45,390 +13.48% 9
Northern Ireland - 8 - - 1
West Midlands +20 6 £62,500 -13.79% 4
East of England -22 3 £28,500 -36.67% 13
Wales +1 2 £25,400 -67.23% 5

Quality Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 71 (22.05%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.62%) HCL Notes
2 2 (0.62%) IIS
2 2 (0.62%) Oracle SOA Suite
3 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 97 (30.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 78 (24.22%) Microsoft Office
3 72 (22.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.24%) Fusion 360
5 3 (0.93%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.31%) Abaqus
7 1 (0.31%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.31%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.31%) Siemens NX
7 1 (0.31%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 70 (21.74%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.11%) SAP PP
3 4 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (1.24%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 3 (0.93%) SAP CO
4 3 (0.93%) SAP ERP
4 3 (0.93%) SAP FI
4 3 (0.93%) SAP FI/CO
4 3 (0.93%) Teamcenter
5 2 (0.62%) C-CURE
5 2 (0.62%) Oracle BPM
5 2 (0.62%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.62%) SAP QM
6 1 (0.31%) DELMIA
6 1 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.31%) Primavera
6 1 (0.31%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.31%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.31%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 1 (0.31%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 39 (12.11%) Azure
2 34 (10.56%) Power Platform
3 5 (1.55%) AWS
4 4 (1.24%) Entra ID
5 3 (0.93%) Collibra
5 3 (0.93%) GCP
6 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
6 2 (0.62%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.31%) Amazon ECS
7 1 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.31%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.31%) OCI
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle CX
7 1 (0.31%) Oracle Service Cloud
7 1 (0.31%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.31%) Pulumi
7 1 (0.31%) SaaS
7 1 (0.31%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.93%) Modbus
2 2 (0.62%) MQTT
2 2 (0.62%) RS-485
3 1 (0.31%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.31%) Firewall
3 1 (0.31%) IP Telephony
3 1 (0.31%) RS-232
3 1 (0.31%) VLAN
3 1 (0.31%) VPN
3 1 (0.31%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.31%) Wireless
3 1 (0.31%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (10.56%) Power BI
2 29 (9.01%) Data Lake
3 28 (8.70%) SAP BW
4 10 (3.11%) Metadata
5 4 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.24%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.93%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 3 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.62%) DynamoDB
7 2 (0.62%) NoSQL
7 2 (0.62%) Tableau
8 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.31%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.31%) MS Access
8 1 (0.31%) MySQL
8 1 (0.31%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 1 (0.31%) JIRA
General
1 191 (59.32%) Social Skills
2 110 (34.16%) Finance
3 105 (32.61%) Manufacturing
4 62 (19.25%) Analytical Skills
5 61 (18.94%) Marketing
6 17 (5.28%) Influencing Skills
6 17 (5.28%) Retail
7 15 (4.66%) Law
8 13 (4.04%) Banking
8 13 (4.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 11 (3.42%) Electronics
9 11 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
10 9 (2.80%) Legal
10 9 (2.80%) Pharmaceutical
10 9 (2.80%) Public Sector
11 5 (1.55%) Automotive
11 5 (1.55%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.93%) Back Office
12 3 (0.93%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.62%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 168 (52.17%) Senior
2 109 (33.85%) Quality Manager
3 104 (32.30%) Analyst
4 94 (29.19%) Senior Manager
5 86 (26.71%) Senior Quality Manager
6 78 (24.22%) QA Manager
7 64 (19.88%) SAP Analyst
7 64 (19.88%) Senior Analyst
7 64 (19.88%) Senior QA Manager
8 28 (8.70%) Report Analyst
8 28 (8.70%) Sustainability Analyst
9 24 (7.45%) Audit Manager
10 23 (7.14%) Senior Audit Manager
11 13 (4.04%) Lead
11 13 (4.04%) Project Manager
12 12 (3.73%) Data Analyst
13 9 (2.80%) Architect
14 8 (2.48%) Consultant
14 8 (2.48%) SAP Consultant
14 8 (2.48%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.62%) .NET
1 2 (0.62%) ASP.NET
1 2 (0.62%) ASP.NET MVC
1 2 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (0.62%) WCF
2 1 (0.31%) CSS
2 1 (0.31%) HTML
2 1 (0.31%) Middleware
2 1 (0.31%) NestJS
2 1 (0.31%) REST
2 1 (0.31%) SAP CAF
2 1 (0.31%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.31%) SvelteKit
2 1 (0.31%) Web Services
2 1 (0.31%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
2 7 (2.17%) Data Structures
3 6 (1.86%) Life Science
4 5 (1.55%) Driving Licence
5 4 (1.24%) Management Information System
6 3 (0.93%) CCTV
6 3 (0.93%) IoT
6 3 (0.93%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 3 (0.93%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.93%) Virtual Team
7 2 (0.62%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.62%) IVR
7 2 (0.62%) NHS
7 2 (0.62%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.62%) Operational Technology
7 2 (0.62%) PDA
7 2 (0.62%) PMI
7 2 (0.62%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.62%) Public Cloud
7 2 (0.62%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.24%) Unix
2 2 (0.62%) Windows
3 1 (0.31%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.31%) Debian
3 1 (0.31%) Linux
3 1 (0.31%) OpenWrt
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (38.82%) Problem-Solving
2 99 (30.75%) Continuous Improvement
3 93 (28.88%) Project Management
4 92 (28.57%) Coaching
5 71 (22.05%) Data Management
5 71 (22.05%) Six Sigma
6 65 (20.19%) Analytics
6 65 (20.19%) Logistics
7 64 (19.88%) Customer Experience
7 64 (19.88%) Due Diligence
7 64 (19.88%) Lean Six Sigma
7 64 (19.88%) Performance Improvement
8 63 (19.57%) Technical Leadership
9 60 (18.63%) User Acceptance Testing
10 59 (18.32%) Impact Analysis
10 59 (18.32%) Translating Business Requirements
11 58 (18.01%) Incident Management
11 58 (18.01%) QMS
11 58 (18.01%) SAP Implementation
12 57 (17.70%) Data Collection
Programming Languages
1 13 (4.04%) SQL
2 6 (1.86%) ABAP
3 3 (0.93%) C#
4 2 (0.62%) C++
4 2 (0.62%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.31%) C
5 1 (0.31%) Java
5 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.31%) Perl
5 1 (0.31%) Python
5 1 (0.31%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 67 (20.81%) Degree
2 64 (19.88%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
3 23 (7.14%) Security Cleared
4 20 (6.21%) ACCA
5 14 (4.35%) SC Cleared
6 10 (3.11%) HNC
6 10 (3.11%) HND
7 9 (2.80%) BPSS Clearance
8 8 (2.48%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.55%) DBS Check
9 5 (1.55%) Six Sigma Black Belt
9 5 (1.55%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 5 (1.55%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
10 4 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (1.24%) SAP Certification
11 2 (0.62%) AWS Certification
11 2 (0.62%) City & Guilds
11 2 (0.62%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.62%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.62%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 106 (32.92%) QA
2 52 (16.15%) Data Quality
3 19 (5.90%) ISO 9001
4 14 (4.35%) IFRS
5 10 (3.11%) GDPR
5 10 (3.11%) ISO 13485
6 8 (2.48%) GMP
7 6 (1.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 6 (1.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 4 (1.24%) GxP
9 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.93%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.93%) PMO
10 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.62%) GRC
10 2 (0.62%) SLA
11 1 (0.31%) 21 CFR Part 11
11 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 1 (0.31%) GAMP
11 1 (0.31%) ISO 14001
System Software
1 4 (1.24%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.31%) Docker
2 1 (0.31%) Firmware
2 1 (0.31%) iptables
Systems Management
1 4 (1.24%) Terraform
2 1 (0.31%) Ansible
2 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.31%) MOM
Vendors
1 119 (36.96%) SAP
2 86 (26.71%) Microsoft
3 9 (2.80%) Oracle
4 5 (1.55%) Google
4 5 (1.55%) Informatica
4 5 (1.55%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.24%) Workday
6 3 (0.93%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.62%) IFS
7 2 (0.62%) Lotus
8 1 (0.31%) Adobe
8 1 (0.31%) ANSYS
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco
8 1 (0.31%) EMC
8 1 (0.31%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.31%) Genesys
8 1 (0.31%) MikroTik
8 1 (0.31%) OneTrust
8 1 (0.31%) PTC
8 1 (0.31%) Siemens