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 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 353 522
Rank change year-on-year -12 +169 -123
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 346 498 229
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.71% 0.71% 0.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.87% 0.43%
Number of salaries quoted 72 142 99
10th Percentile £29,500 £30,500 £39,900
25th Percentile £42,000 £40,000 £45,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £54,399 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -9.34% +18.81%
75th Percentile £69,063 £71,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £85,000 £80,000 £98,800
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,000 £45,169 £51,750
% change year-on-year +6.27% -12.72% +10.11%

All Process and 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 43,375 57,355 53,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 88.80% 82.16% 94.06%
Number of salaries quoted 24,550 30,763 40,597
10th Percentile £28,250 £33,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £46,750 £53,500 £53,888
% change year-on-year -12.62% -0.72% +2.64%

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 October 2025.

Salary histogram for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Top 17 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 October 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
UK excluding London +71 280 £48,000 +6.27% 110
England -40 280 £50,000 -9.09% 118
South East +73 104 £68,750 +21.66% 32
North of England +19 82 £51,500 +21.18% 30
Yorkshire +63 70 - - 6
Work from Home +46 63 £65,000 +4.12% 64
London -89 56 £51,250 -21.15% 29
Scotland +18 54 £49,433 -0.14% 6
Midlands +43 21 £43,695 -6.70% 16
West Midlands +48 14 £40,000 -29.20% 7
South West +30 12 £28,000 -44.83% 6
North West -16 9 £55,000 +37.50% 22
East Midlands +12 7 £45,390 +13.48% 9
Northern Ireland +13 3 - - 6
North East -5 3 £48,000 +41.18% 2
East of England -35 3 £36,750 -18.33% 12
Wales +13 2 £47,472 +53.13% 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 55 (15.90%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.16%) CMS
3 2 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.58%) HCL Notes
3 2 (0.58%) IIS
3 2 (0.58%) Oracle SOA Suite
4 1 (0.29%) Apache
Applications
1 80 (23.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (17.63%) Microsoft Office
3 55 (15.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (0.87%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.29%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 68 (19.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (3.47%) Dynamics NAV
3 9 (2.60%) SAP PP
4 4 (1.16%) Primavera
5 3 (0.87%) SAP EHS
5 3 (0.87%) SAP IBP
5 3 (0.87%) SAP SCM
6 2 (0.58%) C-CURE
6 2 (0.58%) Oracle BPM
6 2 (0.58%) ResourceLink
7 1 (0.29%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.29%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.29%) SAP EWM
7 1 (0.29%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.29%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.29%) SAP LE
7 1 (0.29%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.29%) SAP QM
7 1 (0.29%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 42 (12.14%) Power Platform
2 35 (10.12%) Azure
3 12 (3.47%) Dynamics 365
3 12 (3.47%) GitHub
3 12 (3.47%) SaaS
4 9 (2.60%) Collibra
5 5 (1.45%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (0.87%) AWS
6 3 (0.87%) Azure Stack
7 2 (0.58%) Alation
7 2 (0.58%) GCP
8 1 (0.29%) Azure Data Factory
8 1 (0.29%) Cloud Composer
8 1 (0.29%) Cloud Functions
8 1 (0.29%) Google Workspace
8 1 (0.29%) OCI
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle CX
8 1 (0.29%) Oracle Service Cloud
8 1 (0.29%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.16%) 3GPP
1 4 (1.16%) Intranet
2 3 (0.87%) Internet
3 1 (0.29%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.29%) RS-232
3 1 (0.29%) RS-485
3 1 (0.29%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.29%) Wireless
3 1 (0.29%) ZigBee
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (12.14%) Power BI
2 31 (8.96%) SAP BW
3 29 (8.38%) Data Lake
4 15 (4.34%) SQL Server
5 9 (2.60%) Metadata
5 9 (2.60%) Tableau
6 5 (1.45%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.16%) IBM InfoSphere
8 3 (0.87%) SAP HANA
9 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
10 1 (0.29%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.29%) MySQL
10 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.29%) QlikView
10 1 (0.29%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 3 (0.87%) JIRA
2 1 (0.29%) Git
General
1 169 (48.84%) Social Skills
2 161 (46.53%) Finance
3 149 (43.06%) Manufacturing
4 69 (19.94%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (19.08%) Marketing
6 17 (4.91%) Retail
7 15 (4.34%) Documentation Skills
8 13 (3.76%) Legal
9 12 (3.47%) Back Office
10 11 (3.18%) Public Sector
11 10 (2.89%) Law
12 8 (2.31%) Electronics
13 7 (2.02%) Telecoms
14 6 (1.73%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 5 (1.45%) Automotive
15 5 (1.45%) Pharmaceutical
16 4 (1.16%) Aviation
16 4 (1.16%) Games
16 4 (1.16%) Organisational Skills
17 1 (0.29%) Environmental Health
Job Titles
1 126 (36.42%) Senior
2 98 (28.32%) Analyst
3 63 (18.21%) Systems Engineer
4 62 (17.92%) Quality Manager
5 60 (17.34%) Automation Engineer
5 60 (17.34%) SAP Analyst
5 60 (17.34%) Senior Analyst
6 58 (16.76%) Senior Manager
7 53 (15.32%) Senior Quality Manager
8 48 (13.87%) QA Manager
8 48 (13.87%) Senior QA Manager
9 28 (8.09%) Report Analyst
9 28 (8.09%) Sustainability Analyst
10 24 (6.94%) Lead
11 14 (4.05%) Developer
12 13 (3.76%) Consultant
13 11 (3.18%) Dynamics NAV Developer
13 11 (3.18%) SaaS Developer
13 11 (3.18%) SAP Consultant
14 8 (2.31%) QA Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.47%) XML
2 4 (1.16%) SAP Fiori
3 3 (0.87%) RESTEasy
4 2 (0.58%) .NET
4 2 (0.58%) ASP.NET
4 2 (0.58%) ASP.NET MVC
4 2 (0.58%) WCF
5 1 (0.29%) Django
5 1 (0.29%) SAPUI5
5 1 (0.29%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 71 (20.52%) Management Information System
2 60 (17.34%) FMCG
2 60 (17.34%) Manufacturing Execution System
2 60 (17.34%) Operational Technology
3 13 (3.76%) NHS
4 11 (3.18%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (2.60%) Driving Licence
6 7 (2.02%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.16%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.16%) Renewable Energy
8 3 (0.87%) IoT
9 2 (0.58%) CCTV
9 2 (0.58%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.58%) LIMS
9 2 (0.58%) PDA
9 2 (0.58%) Virtual Team
10 1 (0.29%) Life Science
10 1 (0.29%) Online Games
10 1 (0.29%) Photography
10 1 (0.29%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (51.73%) Problem-Solving
2 147 (42.49%) Continuous Improvement
3 122 (35.26%) Data Collection
4 77 (22.25%) Data Management
5 74 (21.39%) Project Management
6 66 (19.08%) Logistics
7 63 (18.21%) Technical Leadership
8 61 (17.63%) Budgeting
9 60 (17.34%) Energy Management
10 59 (17.05%) Incident Management
10 59 (17.05%) Translating Business Requirements
11 58 (16.76%) User Acceptance Testing
12 57 (16.47%) Architectural Design
12 57 (16.47%) Coaching
12 57 (16.47%) Decision Quality
12 57 (16.47%) Impact Analysis
12 57 (16.47%) SAP Implementation
12 57 (16.47%) Six Sigma
13 55 (15.90%) Business Intelligence
14 50 (14.45%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.05%) C#
2 13 (3.76%) SQL
3 12 (3.47%) C
3 12 (3.47%) Java
4 6 (1.73%) R
5 4 (1.16%) ABAP
6 3 (0.87%) Python
7 2 (0.58%) C++
7 2 (0.58%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 82 (23.70%) Degree
2 64 (18.50%) HNC
3 48 (13.87%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
4 26 (7.51%) Security Cleared
5 13 (3.76%) Computer Science Degree
5 13 (3.76%) SC Cleared
6 9 (2.60%) Master's Degree
7 7 (2.02%) SAP Certification
8 5 (1.45%) ACCA
8 5 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 5 (1.45%) DBS Check
8 5 (1.45%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 5 (1.45%) Six Sigma Green Belt
8 5 (1.45%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
9 4 (1.16%) HND
9 4 (1.16%) ITIL Certification
10 3 (0.87%) APMG
11 2 (0.58%) City & Guilds
12 1 (0.29%) Azure Certification
12 1 (0.29%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 83 (23.99%) QA
2 55 (15.90%) Data Quality
3 37 (10.69%) ISO 9001
4 20 (5.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 14 (4.05%) Accessibility
6 11 (3.18%) PMO
7 10 (2.89%) GDPR
8 7 (2.02%) GMP
9 6 (1.73%) ISO 14001
10 5 (1.45%) IFRS
10 5 (1.45%) ISO 13485
11 4 (1.16%) GxP
11 4 (1.16%) NCSC
12 3 (0.87%) Software Quality Assurance
13 2 (0.58%) AQAP
13 2 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 2 (0.58%) GRC
13 2 (0.58%) PCI DSS
13 2 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 2 (0.58%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (0.29%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.58%) Terraform
Vendors
1 110 (31.79%) SAP
2 86 (24.86%) Microsoft
3 60 (17.34%) Rockwell
3 60 (17.34%) Siemens
4 9 (2.60%) Informatica
5 5 (1.45%) Databricks
5 5 (1.45%) Oracle
6 4 (1.16%) Google
6 4 (1.16%) IBM
7 3 (0.87%) IFS
7 3 (0.87%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.87%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.58%) Cognos
8 2 (0.58%) Lotus
9 1 (0.29%) Adobe
9 1 (0.29%) EMC