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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 426 379 352
Rank change year-on-year -47 -27 +156
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 454 341 543
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.38% 0.69% 0.73%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.53% 0.78% 0.89%
Number of salaries quoted 260 88 157
10th Percentile £30,463 £29,006 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% - -12.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £78,005
90th Percentile £70,250 £95,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,519 £52,500 £46,500
% change year-on-year -15.20% +12.90% -11.43%

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 86,307 43,936 60,951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.14% 89.11% 81.72%
Number of salaries quoted 59,386 24,309 33,164
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,750 £36,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £58,033
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.23% -3.28%
75th Percentile £79,641 £75,000 £77,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% -9.52% -2.78%

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 30 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 30 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 -41 414 £45,000 -10.00% 459
UK excluding London -73 342 £44,519 -15.20% 360
Work from Home -11 103 £50,000 -23.08% 157
London -38 94 £55,000 +10.00% 129
Midlands +13 92 £42,500 -2.73% 54
North of England -85 81 £52,500 -4.55% 82
South East -88 76 £45,000 -30.77% 87
West Midlands +5 65 £45,000 +12.50% 31
North West +13 51 £52,500 -12.50% 47
East of England -4 33 £41,919 +14.06% 51
South West -57 31 £37,500 +33.93% 34
East Midlands -19 27 £42,500 -6.37% 23
Scotland +32 18 £60,000 +21.38% 30
Yorkshire -97 18 £53,250 - 26
North East -56 12 £41,919 -12.67% 9
Wales -69 7 £32,000 -32.59% 14
Northern Ireland -87 4 - - 11

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 (3.08%) SharePoint
2 4 (0.88%) Confluence
3 3 (0.66%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.22%) IIS
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.22%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 48 (10.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (6.83%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.64%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (1.76%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.66%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (3.52%) SAP QM
2 14 (3.08%) SAP ERP
3 11 (2.42%) SAP S/4HANA
4 8 (1.76%) SAP PP
5 5 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.10%) Primavera
5 5 (1.10%) SAP EHS
5 5 (1.10%) SAP R/3
6 4 (0.88%) Q-Pulse
7 3 (0.66%) Sage 200
8 2 (0.44%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.22%) Dynamics AX
9 1 (0.22%) Dynamics NAV
9 1 (0.22%) FastStats
9 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.22%) SAP MDG
9 1 (0.22%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 55 (12.11%) Power Platform
2 51 (11.23%) Azure
3 28 (6.17%) AWS
4 19 (4.19%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (3.96%) Microsoft Purview
6 16 (3.52%) GCP
7 7 (1.54%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (1.54%) SaaS
8 5 (1.10%) Smartsheet
9 4 (0.88%) Collibra
9 4 (0.88%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.88%) GitHub
9 4 (0.88%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.66%) Copilot Studio
10 3 (0.66%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.44%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.44%) GitHub Copilot
11 2 (0.44%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.88%) Network Security
2 2 (0.44%) Internet
2 2 (0.44%) Wireless
3 1 (0.22%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (12.11%) Power BI
2 27 (5.95%) Metadata
3 26 (5.73%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (3.52%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 10 (2.20%) Power Query
7 6 (1.32%) GIS
8 5 (1.10%) SAP BW
8 5 (1.10%) Tableau
9 4 (0.88%) Crystal Reports
9 4 (0.88%) Oracle Reports
10 3 (0.66%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.66%) SQL Server
11 2 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
11 2 (0.44%) Geospatial Data
11 2 (0.44%) MySQL
11 2 (0.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 1 (0.22%) Delta Lake
12 1 (0.22%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.22%) Redis
Development Applications
1 18 (3.96%) JIRA
2 10 (2.20%) Git
3 2 (0.44%) Claude Code
3 2 (0.44%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.44%) MLflow
4 1 (0.22%) Selenium
General
1 168 (37.00%) Social Skills
2 128 (28.19%) Manufacturing
3 114 (25.11%) Finance
4 109 (24.01%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (12.33%) Organisational Skills
6 48 (10.57%) Legal
7 45 (9.91%) Aerospace
8 27 (5.95%) Pharmaceutical
8 27 (5.95%) Retail
9 26 (5.73%) Public Sector
10 22 (4.85%) Banking
11 21 (4.63%) Electronics
12 19 (4.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 19 (4.19%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (3.30%) Law
14 11 (2.42%) Military
15 10 (2.20%) Aviation
15 10 (2.20%) Fire and Rescue
16 7 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
17 6 (1.32%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 45 (9.91%) Lead
2 43 (9.47%) Quality Engineer
3 42 (9.25%) Senior
4 36 (7.93%) Quality Manager
5 24 (5.29%) Systems Engineer
6 21 (4.63%) QA Engineer
7 20 (4.41%) Analyst
7 20 (4.41%) Data Manager
8 19 (4.19%) QA Manager
9 18 (3.96%) Administrator
10 16 (3.52%) Technologist
11 15 (3.30%) Compliance Manager
12 13 (2.86%) Machine Learning Engineer
12 13 (2.86%) Software Engineer
13 12 (2.64%) Consultant
13 12 (2.64%) Developer
13 12 (2.64%) IT Manager
13 12 (2.64%) Operations Manager
13 12 (2.64%) QA Officer
13 12 (2.64%) Senior Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.30%) PyTorch
1 15 (3.30%) scikit-learn
1 15 (3.30%) TensorFlow
2 13 (2.86%) LangChain
2 13 (2.86%) LangGraph
3 9 (1.98%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (1.10%) EDI
5 4 (0.88%) Terraform
6 3 (0.66%) Java RMI
7 2 (0.44%) A2A Protocol
7 2 (0.44%) FastAPI
7 2 (0.44%) gRPC
7 2 (0.44%) Hugging Face
7 2 (0.44%) Model Context Protocol
7 2 (0.44%) NumPy
7 2 (0.44%) ONNX
7 2 (0.44%) OpenCV
7 2 (0.44%) Pandas
7 2 (0.44%) REST
8 1 (0.22%) SvelteKit
Miscellaneous
1 62 (13.66%) Management Information System
2 25 (5.51%) Product Ownership
3 21 (4.63%) Driving Licence
4 19 (4.19%) Onboarding
5 13 (2.86%) Cloud Native
5 13 (2.86%) PMI
6 12 (2.64%) Data Protection Act
7 11 (2.42%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (2.20%) Operational Technology
9 8 (1.76%) Data Centre
9 8 (1.76%) Reference Data
9 8 (1.76%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.54%) Private Cloud
11 6 (1.32%) Cyberattack
12 5 (1.10%) Analytical Mindset
12 5 (1.10%) Blog
12 5 (1.10%) Industry 4.0
13 4 (0.88%) BYOD
13 4 (0.88%) Culture of Ownership
13 4 (0.88%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.66%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (43.39%) Continuous Improvement
2 141 (31.06%) QMS
3 103 (22.69%) Problem-Solving
4 88 (19.38%) Decision-Making
5 73 (16.08%) Roadmaps
6 69 (15.20%) AI
7 57 (12.56%) ERP
7 57 (12.56%) Stakeholder Management
8 54 (11.89%) Data Governance
8 54 (11.89%) Service Delivery
9 52 (11.45%) Coaching
10 51 (11.23%) Business Intelligence
11 49 (10.79%) Internal Audit
11 49 (10.79%) Project Management
11 49 (10.79%) Risk Management
12 47 (10.35%) Analytics
13 43 (9.47%) Agile
14 39 (8.59%) Information Security
15 38 (8.37%) Project Delivery
15 38 (8.37%) Root Cause Analysis
Programming Languages
1 44 (9.69%) SQL
2 30 (6.61%) Python
3 10 (2.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.44%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.44%) T-SQL
5 1 (0.22%) Bicep
5 1 (0.22%) Perl
5 1 (0.22%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.22%) Scala
5 1 (0.22%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 121 (26.65%) Degree
2 42 (9.25%) Security Cleared
3 33 (7.27%) SC Cleared
4 22 (4.85%) BPSS Clearance
5 19 (4.19%) DBS Check
6 16 (3.52%) HNC
7 14 (3.08%) PMI Certification
8 12 (2.64%) Postgraduate
9 9 (1.98%) TOGAF Certification
10 8 (1.76%) ACCA
10 8 (1.76%) Chartered Engineer
10 8 (1.76%) DV Cleared
11 7 (1.54%) HND
12 6 (1.32%) CISSP
12 6 (1.32%) Computer Science Degree
13 4 (0.88%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (0.88%) CCSP
13 4 (0.88%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.88%) IRCA
13 4 (0.88%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 138 (30.40%) QA
2 92 (20.26%) ISO 9001
3 72 (15.86%) Data Quality
4 37 (8.15%) GDPR
5 33 (7.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 25 (5.51%) Accessibility
7 18 (3.96%) GMP
8 12 (2.64%) Cyber Essentials
9 10 (2.20%) ISO 14001
10 8 (1.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 7 (1.54%) ISO 22301
11 7 (1.54%) PCI DSS
12 6 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 6 (1.32%) NIST
13 5 (1.10%) ECSS
13 5 (1.10%) PMO
14 4 (0.88%) AQAP
14 4 (0.88%) ISO 19650
15 3 (0.66%) COSHH
15 3 (0.66%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 2 (0.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.66%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.22%) BMC PATROL
2 1 (0.22%) Grafana
Vendors
1 79 (17.40%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.01%) SAP
3 17 (3.74%) ServiceNow
4 14 (3.08%) Oracle
5 10 (2.20%) Google
6 9 (1.98%) Rockwell
6 9 (1.98%) Siemens
7 6 (1.32%) Sage
8 5 (1.10%) Salesforce
9 4 (0.88%) Informatica
9 4 (0.88%) Xero
10 3 (0.66%) Cisco
10 3 (0.66%) Databricks
10 3 (0.66%) Genesys
10 3 (0.66%) NCR
10 3 (0.66%) Veritas
11 2 (0.44%) Minitab
11 2 (0.44%) NEC
11 2 (0.44%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.44%) Thales