QA Specialist Job Trends in Watford

Quality Assurance Specialist
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Quality Assurance Specialist salary in Watford is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Watford 1.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 - -
Hertfordshire median annual salary £35,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 182 174 162
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 98.86% 94.19%
Number of salaries quoted 144 101 127
10th Percentile £27,787 £26,250 £33,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,250 £39,085
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +7.14%
75th Percentile £69,063 £70,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £86,375 £87,500 £82,500
Hertfordshire median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +1.38%

QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, QA Specialist 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 across the Watford region featuring QA Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) QA

QA Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) QA