Senior QA Manager Job Trends

Senior Quality Assurance Manager
UK

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Senior Quality Assurance Manager salary in the UK.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 589 - 719
Rank change year-on-year - - +282
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior QA Manager 64 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.11% - 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.004%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £63,625
25th Percentile - - £65,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £71,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +58.33%
75th Percentile - - £77,813
90th Percentile - - £79,875
UK excluding London median annual salary - - £71,250

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 54,426 49,714 53,040
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.72% 92.90% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,710 25,743 40,880
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,625 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%

Senior QA Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior QA Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Senior QA Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Senior QA Manager
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Senior QA Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Senior QA Manager job vacancies in the UK

Senior QA Manager
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior QA Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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
Scotland - 64 - -
UK excluding London - 64 - -

Senior QA Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Senior QA Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Senior QA Manager in the job title.

1 64 (100.00%) Coaching
1 64 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 64 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 64 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 64 (100.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 64 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 64 (100.00%) Project Management
1 64 (100.00%) QA
1 64 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 64 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 64 (100.00%) Six Sigma
1 64 (100.00%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Senior QA Manager Skill Set
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 64 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 64 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (100.00%) Coaching
1 64 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 64 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 64 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 64 (100.00%) Lean Six Sigma
1 64 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 64 (100.00%) Project Management
1 64 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 64 (100.00%) Six Sigma
Qualifications
1 64 (100.00%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 64 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 64 (100.00%) Microsoft