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 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 411 430 390
Rank change year-on-year +19 -40 +108
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 440 281 520
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.42% 0.56% 0.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.56% 0.63% 0.77%
Number of salaries quoted 189 102 176
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +4.35% -8.00%
75th Percentile £57,500 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £98,000 £105,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -25.00% +14.29% -9.09%

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 77,887 44,584 67,368
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.57% 89.31% 81.13%
Number of salaries quoted 53,644 25,395 43,808
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,170 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £48,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +14.58% -4.00% -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 10 August 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 10 August 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 +15 383 £45,000 -25.00% 226
UK excluding London +35 344 £45,000 -25.00% 179
North of England -46 105 £52,500 -20.89% 39
Midlands +37 88 £45,000 +7.14% 45
Work from Home -9 86 £50,000 -23.08% 59
London -55 74 £50,000 -2.44% 60
North West +49 64 £52,500 -20.89% 23
West Midlands +20 60 £50,000 +25.00% 25
South East -18 55 £36,500 -41.60% 42
South West -34 38 £42,500 -15.00% 14
East Midlands +1 28 £35,000 -19.90% 20
Yorkshire -106 23 £53,250 -23.93% 12
East of England -13 18 £40,000 -11.11% 31
North East -42 18 £34,500 -28.13% 4
Scotland +20 17 £70,000 -3.07% 6
Northern Ireland - 16 - - 5
Wales -49 7 £32,000 -1.54% 1

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 13 (2.95%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (0.23%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 48 (10.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (6.82%) Microsoft Office
3 12 (2.73%) Microsoft Project
4 11 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.14%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (5.23%) SAP QM
2 16 (3.64%) SAP ERP
2 16 (3.64%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.59%) SAP PP
4 5 (1.14%) Primavera
4 5 (1.14%) Q-Pulse
4 5 (1.14%) SAP EHS
5 4 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
6 3 (0.68%) Sage 200
7 2 (0.45%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.23%) FastStats
8 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG-F
8 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG-M
8 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG-S
8 1 (0.23%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 39 (8.86%) Azure
2 36 (8.18%) Power Platform
3 22 (5.00%) AWS
4 16 (3.64%) Microsoft Purview
5 11 (2.50%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (2.27%) GCP
7 6 (1.36%) SaaS
8 5 (1.14%) Power Automate
8 5 (1.14%) Smartsheet
9 4 (0.91%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.91%) Collibra
10 3 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
10 3 (0.68%) Copilot Studio
10 3 (0.68%) Dynamics 365
10 3 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.45%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (0.45%) AWS CloudFormation
11 2 (0.45%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.45%) GitHub
11 2 (0.45%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.91%) Network Security
2 2 (0.45%) Internet
2 2 (0.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (8.18%) Power BI
2 19 (4.32%) Metadata
3 15 (3.41%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 8 (1.82%) Power Query
6 7 (1.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.14%) Tableau
8 3 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.68%) GIS
8 3 (0.68%) MySQL
8 3 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.68%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.45%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.45%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.45%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 1 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.23%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.23%) Spark SQL
10 1 (0.23%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (2.95%) JIRA
2 2 (0.45%) Claude Code
2 2 (0.45%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.23%) Selenium
General
1 190 (43.18%) Social Skills
2 152 (34.55%) Analytical Skills
3 151 (34.32%) Finance
4 118 (26.82%) Manufacturing
5 39 (8.86%) Organisational Skills
6 38 (8.64%) Legal
7 35 (7.95%) Influencing Skills
8 34 (7.73%) Aerospace
9 30 (6.82%) Pharmaceutical
10 25 (5.68%) Retail
11 18 (4.09%) Banking
11 18 (4.09%) Electronics
12 16 (3.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 11 (2.50%) Public Sector
14 8 (1.82%) Law
14 8 (1.82%) Military
15 7 (1.59%) Advertising
15 7 (1.59%) Aviation
15 7 (1.59%) Fire and Rescue
15 7 (1.59%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 72 (16.36%) Head of QA
2 43 (9.77%) Quality Engineer
3 38 (8.64%) Lead
4 32 (7.27%) Quality Manager
5 31 (7.05%) Senior
6 29 (6.59%) Systems Engineer
7 26 (5.91%) Technologist
8 18 (4.09%) Analyst
9 16 (3.64%) QA Manager
10 14 (3.18%) Data Manager
10 14 (3.18%) Operations Manager
11 13 (2.95%) Administrator
12 12 (2.73%) QA Engineer
12 12 (2.73%) QA Officer
13 11 (2.50%) Senior Quality Engineer
13 11 (2.50%) Senior Systems Engineer
14 10 (2.27%) Machine Learning Engineer
14 10 (2.27%) Project Manager
14 10 (2.27%) Systems Manager
15 9 (2.05%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.64%) SAP Fiori
2 9 (2.05%) LangChain
2 9 (2.05%) LangGraph
2 9 (2.05%) PyTorch
2 9 (2.05%) scikit-learn
2 9 (2.05%) TensorFlow
3 3 (0.68%) EDI
3 3 (0.68%) Java RMI
4 2 (0.45%) A2A Protocol
4 2 (0.45%) Kafka
4 2 (0.45%) Model Context Protocol
5 1 (0.23%) ADO
5 1 (0.23%) CSS
5 1 (0.23%) HTML
5 1 (0.23%) IDoc
5 1 (0.23%) Playwright
5 1 (0.23%) PySpark
5 1 (0.23%) pytest
5 1 (0.23%) SAP ALE
5 1 (0.23%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 81 (18.41%) Analytical Mindset
2 26 (5.91%) Management Information System
3 19 (4.32%) Product Ownership
4 12 (2.73%) Onboarding
4 12 (2.73%) PMI
5 10 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (2.27%) Driving Licence
5 10 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.05%) Cloud Native
7 6 (1.36%) Cyberattack
7 6 (1.36%) Data Centre
7 6 (1.36%) Private Cloud
8 5 (1.14%) Blog
8 5 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.91%) FMCG
9 4 (0.91%) Reference Data
9 4 (0.91%) Robotics
10 3 (0.68%) BYOD
10 3 (0.68%) Culture of Ownership
10 3 (0.68%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (49.55%) Continuous Improvement
2 143 (32.50%) QMS
3 101 (22.95%) Analytics
4 100 (22.73%) Service Delivery
5 95 (21.59%) Actionable Insight
5 95 (21.59%) Root Cause Analysis
6 94 (21.36%) Change Management
6 94 (21.36%) PRINCE2
7 89 (20.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 78 (17.73%) Customer Experience
8 78 (17.73%) Problem-Solving
9 72 (16.36%) Anti-Money Laundering
10 69 (15.68%) Roadmaps
11 67 (15.23%) Decision-Making
12 55 (12.50%) AI
13 50 (11.36%) ERP
13 50 (11.36%) Project Management
14 42 (9.55%) Agile
15 41 (9.32%) Data Governance
16 38 (8.64%) Internal Audit
Programming Languages
1 26 (5.91%) SQL
2 22 (5.00%) Python
3 7 (1.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (1.14%) ABAP
5 2 (0.45%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.23%) Perl
6 1 (0.23%) Scala
6 1 (0.23%) T-SQL
6 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 86 (19.55%) Degree
2 73 (16.59%) IRCA
3 25 (5.68%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (4.09%) DBS Check
5 16 (3.64%) Security Cleared
6 15 (3.41%) PMI Certification
7 13 (2.95%) Postgraduate
7 13 (2.95%) SC Cleared
8 8 (1.82%) Chartered Engineer
8 8 (1.82%) HNC
9 7 (1.59%) CISSP
10 6 (1.36%) Computer Science Degree
10 6 (1.36%) DV Cleared
10 6 (1.36%) HND
10 6 (1.36%) TOGAF Certification
11 5 (1.14%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 4 (0.91%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 4 (0.91%) CCSP
12 4 (0.91%) CRISC
12 4 (0.91%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 196 (44.55%) QA
2 133 (30.23%) ISO 9001
3 93 (21.14%) GDPR
4 63 (14.32%) Data Quality
5 24 (5.45%) Accessibility
6 20 (4.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 19 (4.32%) GMP
8 9 (2.05%) Cyber Essentials
9 8 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (1.14%) Automotive SPICE
10 5 (1.14%) ISO 26262
10 5 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 17025
10 5 (1.14%) NIST
10 5 (1.14%) PMO
11 4 (0.91%) COSHH
11 4 (0.91%) GxP
11 4 (0.91%) ISO 14001
12 3 (0.68%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 3 (0.68%) GLP
12 3 (0.68%) Good Clinical Practice
System Software
1 2 (0.45%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.68%) Kubernetes
1 3 (0.68%) Terraform
Vendors
1 69 (15.68%) Microsoft
2 51 (11.59%) SAP
3 13 (2.95%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.05%) Google
4 9 (2.05%) Oracle
5 5 (1.14%) Salesforce
6 4 (0.91%) Informatica
7 3 (0.68%) Databricks
7 3 (0.68%) Sage
8 2 (0.45%) Avaya
8 2 (0.45%) Cisco
8 2 (0.45%) Genesys
8 2 (0.45%) OpenAI
8 2 (0.45%) Rockwell
8 2 (0.45%) Siemens
9 1 (0.23%) EMC
9 1 (0.23%) HubSpot
9 1 (0.23%) Remedy