QA Engineer Job Trends in West Sussex
Quality Assurance Engineer
South East > West Sussex
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in West Sussex is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | - | 42 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +15 |
| Permanent QA Engineer jobs | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in West Sussex | 0.18% | - | 1.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | - | 1.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | - | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | - | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -15.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,500 | - | £64,688 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £72,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £45,000 | £54,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.43% | +14.74% | -20.83% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in West Sussex matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 11 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in West Sussex matching a recognised job title | 1,001 | 346 | 379 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.08% | 88.27% | 95.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 679 | 249 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £29,000 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,000 | £33,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -5.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £61,250 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £73,750 | £80,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | +1.85% |
QA Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent QA Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.
QA Engineer Salary Trend in West Sussex
Salary distribution trend for QA Engineer job vacancies in West Sussex.
QA Engineer Job Locations in West Sussex
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in QA Engineer jobs within the West Sussex region over the 6 months to 11 November 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worthing | - | 2 | £50,000 | - | |
| QA Engineer South East |
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QA Engineer Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex
For the 6 months to 11 November 2026, QA Engineer job ads cited 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 QA Engineer job ads across the West Sussex region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .NET | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | BDD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cucumber | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | JavaScript | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | QA | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SaaS | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Selenium | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | SpecFlow | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | TypeScript | 100.0% | 2 |
| 13 | .NET Framework | 50.0% | 1 |
| 13 | Cypress.io | 50.0% | 1 |
| 13 | Playwright | 50.0% | 1 |
QA Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Sussex by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | QA Automation Engineer | 100.0% | 2 |