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 6 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 422 384 359
Rank change year-on-year -38 -25 +154
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 426 325 561
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 0.66% 0.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.52% 0.74% 0.88%
Number of salaries quoted 207 97 171
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,663 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £44,196 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £56,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +6.19% -9.60%
75th Percentile £60,000 £73,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £76,500 £97,700 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -25.00% +25.00% -10.70%

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 81,483 43,799 64,049
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.97% 88.49% 80.62%
Number of salaries quoted 56,701 24,787 38,319
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,585 £36,250 £41,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -8.65% -4.59%

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 6 September 2026.

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 6 September 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
England -51 380 £45,000 -25.00% 292
UK excluding London -37 327 £45,000 -25.00% 237
North of England -74 93 £52,500 -20.89% 49
Work from Home -27 87 £50,000 -23.08% 99
Midlands +32 85 £45,000 +2.99% 53
London -55 79 £50,000 -4.76% 97
West Midlands +16 63 £50,000 +25.00% 28
South East -74 61 £40,000 -37.25% 53
North West +32 60 £52,500 -25.73% 30
South West -49 34 £41,250 -17.50% 22
East of England -10 22 £40,000 +8.84% 30
East Midlands -14 22 £42,500 -6.37% 25
Yorkshire -105 21 £53,250 -3.18% 14
Scotland +18 16 £70,000 +41.61% 23
North East -57 12 £34,500 -28.13% 6
Northern Ireland - 10 - - 8
Wales -59 6 £32,000 -32.59% 7

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 14 (3.29%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
2 1 (0.23%) Confluence
2 1 (0.23%) IIS
Applications
1 44 (10.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (2.82%) Microsoft Project
4 5 (1.17%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 21 (4.93%) SAP QM
2 16 (3.76%) SAP ERP
3 15 (3.52%) SAP S/4HANA
4 7 (1.64%) SAP PP
5 5 (1.17%) Primavera
5 5 (1.17%) SAP EHS
6 4 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
7 3 (0.70%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.70%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.47%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.47%) SAP R/3
9 1 (0.23%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.23%) FastStats
9 1 (0.23%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG-F
9 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG-M
9 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG-S
9 1 (0.23%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 46 (10.80%) Azure
2 39 (9.15%) Power Platform
3 26 (6.10%) AWS
4 17 (3.99%) Microsoft Purview
5 15 (3.52%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (3.29%) GCP
7 6 (1.41%) SaaS
8 5 (1.17%) Power Automate
8 5 (1.17%) Smartsheet
9 4 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.94%) Collibra
9 4 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.70%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.70%) Copilot Studio
10 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.47%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.47%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.47%) GitHub
11 2 (0.47%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.94%) Network Security
2 2 (0.47%) Internet
2 2 (0.47%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.15%) Power BI
2 22 (5.16%) Metadata
3 18 (4.23%) Data Warehouse
4 12 (2.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.88%) Power Query
5 8 (1.88%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 5 (1.17%) Tableau
7 4 (0.94%) Crystal Reports
7 4 (0.94%) GIS
7 4 (0.94%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.70%) MySQL
9 2 (0.47%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.47%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.47%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.47%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.47%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.23%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.23%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.23%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 15 (3.52%) JIRA
2 2 (0.47%) Claude Code
2 2 (0.47%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.23%) Selenium
General
1 169 (39.67%) Social Skills
2 131 (30.75%) Finance
3 127 (29.81%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (27.70%) Manufacturing
5 46 (10.80%) Organisational Skills
6 38 (8.92%) Legal
7 37 (8.69%) Aerospace
8 28 (6.57%) Influencing Skills
8 28 (6.57%) Pharmaceutical
9 25 (5.87%) Retail
10 21 (4.93%) Banking
11 19 (4.46%) Electronics
12 14 (3.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 14 (3.29%) Law
13 11 (2.58%) Public Sector
14 10 (2.35%) Military
15 8 (1.88%) Aviation
15 8 (1.88%) Fire and Rescue
16 7 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (1.41%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 45 (10.56%) Quality Engineer
2 43 (10.09%) Lead
3 36 (8.45%) Head of QA
4 34 (7.98%) Quality Manager
5 31 (7.28%) Senior
6 28 (6.57%) Systems Engineer
7 20 (4.69%) QA Manager
7 20 (4.69%) Technologist
8 18 (4.23%) Analyst
8 18 (4.23%) QA Engineer
9 16 (3.76%) Data Manager
10 15 (3.52%) Administrator
10 15 (3.52%) Operations Manager
11 12 (2.82%) Machine Learning Engineer
11 12 (2.82%) QA Officer
11 12 (2.82%) Software Engineer
12 9 (2.11%) Business Intelligence Lead
12 9 (2.11%) IT Manager
12 9 (2.11%) Project Manager
12 9 (2.11%) Senior Systems Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (3.29%) SAP Fiori
2 12 (2.82%) LangChain
2 12 (2.82%) LangGraph
2 12 (2.82%) PyTorch
2 12 (2.82%) scikit-learn
2 12 (2.82%) TensorFlow
3 4 (0.94%) EDI
4 3 (0.70%) Java RMI
4 3 (0.70%) Terraform
5 2 (0.47%) A2A Protocol
5 2 (0.47%) Kafka
5 2 (0.47%) Model Context Protocol
6 1 (0.23%) IDoc
6 1 (0.23%) NestJS
6 1 (0.23%) Playwright
6 1 (0.23%) Pulumi
6 1 (0.23%) PySpark
6 1 (0.23%) pytest
6 1 (0.23%) SAP ALE
6 1 (0.23%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 44 (10.33%) Analytical Mindset
2 34 (7.98%) Management Information System
3 22 (5.16%) Product Ownership
4 15 (3.52%) Onboarding
5 13 (3.05%) PMI
6 12 (2.82%) Cloud Native
7 11 (2.58%) Driving Licence
7 11 (2.58%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.35%) Data Protection Act
9 8 (1.88%) Data Centre
10 7 (1.64%) Private Cloud
11 6 (1.41%) Cyberattack
11 6 (1.41%) Operational Technology
12 5 (1.17%) Blog
13 4 (0.94%) BYOD
13 4 (0.94%) Culture of Ownership
13 4 (0.94%) FMCG
13 4 (0.94%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.94%) Self-Motivation
14 3 (0.70%) Biopharmaceutical
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (44.37%) Continuous Improvement
2 134 (31.46%) QMS
3 84 (19.72%) Problem-Solving
4 72 (16.90%) Decision-Making
5 71 (16.67%) Roadmaps
6 68 (15.96%) Analytics
7 67 (15.73%) Root Cause Analysis
7 67 (15.73%) Service Delivery
8 64 (15.02%) Actionable Insight
9 60 (14.08%) AI
10 59 (13.85%) Change Management
10 59 (13.85%) PRINCE2
11 53 (12.44%) ERP
12 51 (11.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 50 (11.74%) Project Management
14 46 (10.80%) Data Governance
15 44 (10.33%) Stakeholder Management
16 42 (9.86%) Customer Experience
16 42 (9.86%) Internal Audit
17 41 (9.62%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 28 (6.57%) SQL
2 25 (5.87%) Python
3 8 (1.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (0.70%) ABAP
5 2 (0.47%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.23%) Perl
6 1 (0.23%) Scala
6 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 100 (23.47%) Degree
2 38 (8.92%) IRCA
3 24 (5.63%) BPSS Clearance
4 22 (5.16%) Security Cleared
5 19 (4.46%) SC Cleared
6 18 (4.23%) DBS Check
7 15 (3.52%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.82%) Postgraduate
9 11 (2.58%) HNC
10 8 (1.88%) TOGAF Certification
11 7 (1.64%) Chartered Engineer
11 7 (1.64%) CISSP
11 7 (1.64%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.64%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 6 (1.41%) Computer Science Degree
12 6 (1.41%) HND
13 4 (0.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (0.94%) CCSP
13 4 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.94%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 166 (38.97%) QA
2 107 (25.12%) ISO 9001
3 66 (15.49%) Data Quality
4 63 (14.79%) GDPR
5 27 (6.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 23 (5.40%) Accessibility
7 17 (3.99%) GMP
8 12 (2.82%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.88%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (1.41%) NIST
11 5 (1.17%) Automotive SPICE
11 5 (1.17%) ISO 14001
11 5 (1.17%) ISO 26262
11 5 (1.17%) ISO/IEC 17025
11 5 (1.17%) PMO
12 4 (0.94%) AQAP
12 4 (0.94%) GxP
13 3 (0.70%) GLP
13 3 (0.70%) ISO 22301
13 3 (0.70%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 2 (0.47%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.70%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 68 (15.96%) Microsoft
2 53 (12.44%) SAP
3 13 (3.05%) ServiceNow
4 12 (2.82%) Oracle
5 10 (2.35%) Google
6 5 (1.17%) Rockwell
6 5 (1.17%) Salesforce
6 5 (1.17%) Siemens
7 4 (0.94%) Informatica
8 3 (0.70%) Databricks
8 3 (0.70%) NCR
8 3 (0.70%) Sage
8 3 (0.70%) Veritas
9 2 (0.47%) Avaya
9 2 (0.47%) Cisco
9 2 (0.47%) Genesys
9 2 (0.47%) OpenAI
10 1 (0.23%) EMC
10 1 (0.23%) Epicor
10 1 (0.23%) IFS