Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
Period
to 30 July 2021

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for QA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QA over the 6 months to 30 July 2021 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Quality Assurance (QA)
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
30 Jul 2021		 Same period 2020 Same period 2019
Rank 61 70 86
Rank change year-on-year +9 +16 -1
Permanent jobs citing QA 1,113 216 305
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.85% 3.99% 3.77%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 36.49% 40.45% 32.07%
Number of salaries quoted 892 188 262
10th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £40,927
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% +20.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £73,750 £74,688
90th Percentile £88,750 £80,000 £113,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year +2.80% +4.90% +2.00%

QA is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,050 534 951
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 13.29% 9.85% 11.75%
Number of salaries quoted 2,128 432 779
10th Percentile £33,750 £32,500 £37,250
25th Percentile £41,969 £42,500 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £58,904
Median % change year-on-year - -6.63% +2.44%
75th Percentile £73,750 £72,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £81,250 £91,500
UK median annual salary £53,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.90% +5.00% -

QA
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

QA trend for jobs with a WFH option

QA
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing QA.

QA salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

QA
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing QA over the 6 months to 30 July 2021.

QA salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 30 July 2021, QA job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for QA.

1 644 (57.86%) Agile Software Development
2 429 (38.54%) Test Automation
3 306 (27.49%) JavaScript
4 302 (27.13%) Azure
5 286 (25.70%) C#
6 279 (25.07%) SQL
7 271 (24.35%) Social Skills
8 268 (24.08%) DevOps
9 267 (23.99%) Scrum
10 229 (20.58%) AWS
11 214 (19.23%) Java
12 204 (18.33%) .NET
13 203 (18.24%) Selenium
14 190 (17.07%) Finance
15 182 (16.35%) SaaS
16 180 (16.17%) Software Testing
17 168 (15.09%) React
18 165 (14.82%) Git (software)
19 157 (14.11%) Software Engineering
20 146 (13.12%) Degree
20 146 (13.12%) Microservices
21 144 (12.94%) Python
22 140 (12.58%) Microsoft
23 137 (12.31%) TDD
24 135 (12.13%) JIRA
25 132 (11.86%) TypeScript
26 123 (11.05%) BDD
27 121 (10.87%) SQL Server
28 118 (10.60%) Mentoring
29 116 (10.42%) Problem-Solving

QA
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 37 (3.32%) Confluence
2 28 (2.52%) CMS
3 26 (2.34%) SAS
4 23 (2.07%) Apache Airflow
5 22 (1.98%) Elasticsearch
6 13 (1.17%) Apache Solr
6 13 (1.17%) SharePoint
6 13 (1.17%) WordPress
7 11 (0.99%) Apache
7 11 (0.99%) Drupal
8 7 (0.63%) IIS
9 4 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 4 (0.36%) Apache Spark
9 4 (0.36%) Documentum
10 3 (0.27%) Headless CMS
10 3 (0.27%) Tomcat
11 2 (0.18%) Sitecore CMS
11 2 (0.18%) Umbraco
12 1 (0.090%) Moodle
12 1 (0.090%) Mule
Applications
1 32 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 27 (2.43%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (0.99%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (0.72%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.63%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.36%) Chatbot
6 4 (0.36%) Figma
7 2 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.090%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 6 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.45%) Oracle ERP
3 4 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.36%) Magento
3 4 (0.36%) Oracle Applications
3 4 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.36%) Social Studio
4 3 (0.27%) Distributed Ledger
4 3 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.27%) Infor M3
4 3 (0.27%) Markit EDM
4 3 (0.27%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.27%) PolarLake
4 3 (0.27%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.18%) Eikon
5 2 (0.18%) Salesforce.com CRM
5 2 (0.18%) SAP MM
5 2 (0.18%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.18%) StreamServe
5 2 (0.18%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 302 (27.13%) Azure
2 229 (20.58%) AWS
3 182 (16.35%) SaaS
4 67 (6.02%) GCP
5 40 (3.59%) Power Platform
6 37 (3.32%) Serverless
7 22 (1.98%) Amazon S3
8 21 (1.89%) PaaS
9 20 (1.80%) GitHub
10 15 (1.35%) AWS CloudFormation
10 15 (1.35%) Cloud Computing
10 15 (1.35%) Dynamics 365
11 13 (1.17%) IaaS
11 13 (1.17%) Slack
12 11 (0.99%) BrowserStack
12 11 (0.99%) Microsoft 365
13 10 (0.90%) AWS Lambda
14 9 (0.81%) Amazon ECS
15 8 (0.72%) Azure Service Bus
15 8 (0.72%) Azure Storage
Communications & Networking
1 11 (0.99%) Firewall
2 10 (0.90%) Bluetooth
3 9 (0.81%) HTTP
3 9 (0.81%) Internet
4 8 (0.72%) SSL
5 6 (0.54%) DAB
5 6 (0.54%) DNS
5 6 (0.54%) VPN
6 5 (0.45%) 5G
7 4 (0.36%) 2G
7 4 (0.36%) 3G
7 4 (0.36%) 4G
7 4 (0.36%) Network Security
7 4 (0.36%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.27%) Wireless
9 2 (0.18%) 802.11
9 2 (0.18%) FTP
9 2 (0.18%) MPLS
9 2 (0.18%) SNMP
9 2 (0.18%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 121 (10.87%) SQL Server
2 63 (5.66%) NoSQL
3 46 (4.13%) MySQL
4 34 (3.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 32 (2.88%) PostgreSQL
6 31 (2.79%) Power BI
7 30 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
8 29 (2.61%) MongoDB
9 25 (2.25%) Relational Database
10 24 (2.16%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 23 (2.07%) Amazon Athena
12 22 (1.98%) Amazon Aurora
13 20 (1.80%) Big Data
14 17 (1.53%) BigQuery
14 17 (1.53%) Metadata
15 16 (1.44%) Redis
16 12 (1.08%) Amazon RDS
16 12 (1.08%) Blockchain
17 11 (0.99%) SQL Server Analysis Services
17 11 (0.99%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 203 (18.24%) Selenium
2 165 (14.82%) Git (software)
3 135 (12.13%) JIRA
4 104 (9.34%) Cucumber
5 92 (8.27%) Cypress.io
6 90 (8.09%) Jenkins
7 75 (6.74%) Postman
8 53 (4.76%) SpecFlow
9 40 (3.59%) Visual Studio
10 38 (3.41%) WebDriver
11 28 (2.52%) Appium
12 25 (2.25%) JUnit
13 24 (2.16%) JMeter
13 24 (2.16%) Visual Studio Team System
14 20 (1.80%) SoapUI
15 19 (1.71%) CircleCI
15 19 (1.71%) webpack
16 18 (1.62%) Bitbucket
17 17 (1.53%) Mocha
17 17 (1.53%) REST Assured
General
1 271 (24.35%) Social Skills
2 190 (17.07%) Finance
3 89 (8.00%) Analytical Skills
4 72 (6.47%) Law
5 65 (5.84%) Marketing
6 51 (4.58%) Retail
7 39 (3.50%) Banking
8 34 (3.05%) Pharmaceutical
9 33 (2.96%) Public Sector
10 31 (2.79%) Front Office
11 28 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
12 24 (2.16%) Legal
13 23 (2.07%) Games
14 17 (1.53%) Telecoms
15 15 (1.35%) Manufacturing
16 14 (1.26%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (0.99%) Automotive
18 8 (0.72%) Financial Institution
19 7 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
20 6 (0.54%) Back Office
Job Titles
1 294 (26.42%) Developer
2 156 (14.02%) QA Engineer
3 112 (10.06%) Analyst
4 78 (7.01%) Senior Developer
4 78 (7.01%) Tester
5 64 (5.75%) .NET Developer
6 63 (5.66%) QA Automation Engineer
7 61 (5.48%) Automation Engineer
8 59 (5.30%) Test Engineer
9 57 (5.12%) Software Engineer
10 52 (4.67%) C# Developer
11 44 (3.95%) C# .NET Developer
12 40 (3.59%) Full Stack Developer
12 40 (3.59%) React Developer
13 38 (3.41%) QA Leader
14 36 (3.23%) Business Analyst
14 36 (3.23%) Java Developer
15 35 (3.14%) Automation Tester
16 32 (2.88%) QA Tester
17 30 (2.70%) Python Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 204 (18.33%) .NET
2 168 (15.09%) React
3 112 (10.06%) AngularJS
4 109 (9.79%) RESTful
5 103 (9.25%) HTML
6 99 (8.89%) CSS
7 88 (7.91%) Web Services
8 87 (7.82%) REST
9 81 (7.28%) Node.js
10 68 (6.11%) XML
11 58 (5.21%) .NET Core
12 51 (4.58%) ASP.NET
13 40 (3.59%) Vue.js
14 39 (3.50%) Gherkin
15 38 (3.41%) React Native
16 37 (3.32%) Redux
17 30 (2.70%) ASP.NET Web API
18 29 (2.61%) JSON
19 28 (2.52%) SOAP
20 27 (2.43%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 94 (8.45%) User Experience
2 83 (7.46%) Self-Motivation
3 82 (7.37%) Mobile App
4 45 (4.04%) Virtual Team
5 29 (2.61%) Fixed Income
6 27 (2.43%) Derivative
6 27 (2.43%) Enterprise Software
7 25 (2.25%) Life Science
8 22 (1.98%) Hedge funds
9 18 (1.62%) Management Information System
10 17 (1.53%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (0.90%) Client/Server
12 9 (0.81%) Pharmacovigilance
13 8 (0.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 7 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
14 7 (0.63%) Biotechnology
15 6 (0.54%) Data Protection Act
15 6 (0.54%) Learning Management System
15 6 (0.54%) Legacy Code
16 5 (0.45%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 66 (5.93%) Linux
2 61 (5.48%) Android
3 54 (4.85%) Apple iOS
4 51 (4.58%) Windows
5 18 (1.62%) Unix
6 10 (0.90%) Ubuntu
7 5 (0.45%) Windows 10
8 4 (0.36%) zOS
9 3 (0.27%) CentOS
9 3 (0.27%) Fedora
10 2 (0.18%) Kali Linux
10 2 (0.18%) Windows Server
10 2 (0.18%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.090%) Android TV
11 1 (0.090%) Oracle Linux
11 1 (0.090%) Solaris
11 1 (0.090%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 644 (57.86%) Agile Software Development
2 429 (38.54%) Test Automation
3 268 (24.08%) DevOps
4 267 (23.99%) Scrum
5 180 (16.17%) Software Testing
6 157 (14.11%) Software Engineering
7 146 (13.12%) Microservices
8 137 (12.31%) TDD
9 123 (11.05%) BDD
10 118 (10.60%) Mentoring
11 116 (10.42%) Problem-Solving
12 112 (10.06%) Test Strategy
13 108 (9.70%) API Testing
14 90 (8.09%) SDLC
15 89 (8.00%) Fintech
16 88 (7.91%) Computer Science
17 82 (7.37%) Full Stack Development
18 74 (6.65%) Front End Development
19 73 (6.56%) Continuous Integration
19 73 (6.56%) Manual Testing
Programming Languages
1 306 (27.49%) JavaScript
2 286 (25.70%) C#
3 279 (25.07%) SQL
4 214 (19.23%) Java
5 144 (12.94%) Python
6 132 (11.86%) TypeScript
7 38 (3.41%) PHP
8 30 (2.70%) T-SQL
9 28 (2.52%) C++
10 24 (2.16%) C
11 20 (1.80%) Java 8
12 19 (1.71%) PowerShell
13 18 (1.62%) Bash Shell
14 16 (1.44%) ES6
14 16 (1.44%) Go
15 15 (1.35%) Ruby
16 12 (1.08%) Apple Swift
16 12 (1.08%) Kotlin
16 12 (1.08%) Scala
17 10 (0.90%) XPath
Qualifications
1 146 (13.12%) Degree
2 39 (3.50%) Computer Science Degree
2 39 (3.50%) ISTQB
3 23 (2.07%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 13 (1.17%) ISEB
5 10 (0.90%) Microsoft Certification
6 7 (0.63%) Security Cleared
7 6 (0.54%) HND
7 6 (0.54%) PhD
8 5 (0.45%) Master's Degree
8 5 (0.45%) MCP
8 5 (0.45%) SC Cleared
9 4 (0.36%) DBS Check
9 4 (0.36%) HNC
9 4 (0.36%) Numerate Degree
9 4 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.27%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.18%) MCSE
12 1 (0.090%) MCSA
12 1 (0.090%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.05%) Accessibility
2 16 (1.44%) CDISC
3 12 (1.08%) Data Quality
4 9 (0.81%) SLA
5 8 (0.72%) PMO
6 6 (0.54%) WCAG
7 5 (0.45%) GDPR
8 4 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.36%) P3O
9 3 (0.27%) Dodd-Frank
9 3 (0.27%) EMIR
9 3 (0.27%) ISO 9001
9 3 (0.27%) MiFID
10 2 (0.18%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (0.18%) HL7
10 2 (0.18%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.090%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 1 (0.090%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.090%) NCSC
System Software
1 111 (9.97%) Docker
2 7 (0.63%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.45%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.36%) LXC
5 2 (0.18%) Firmware
5 2 (0.18%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.090%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.090%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.090%) IAG
6 1 (0.090%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 88 (7.91%) Kubernetes
2 62 (5.57%) Terraform
3 22 (1.98%) Ansible
4 8 (0.72%) Grafana
4 8 (0.72%) HP Quality Center
4 8 (0.72%) Opscode Chef
4 8 (0.72%) Puppet
5 6 (0.54%) FlexNet
6 4 (0.36%) HP ALM
6 4 (0.36%) ITRS Geneos
6 4 (0.36%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.27%) HP Fortify
8 2 (0.18%) Kibana
8 2 (0.18%) Nessus
8 2 (0.18%) Nmap
9 1 (0.090%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.090%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.090%) SCCM
9 1 (0.090%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
9 1 (0.090%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 140 (12.58%) Microsoft
2 45 (4.04%) Google
3 35 (3.14%) Oracle
4 20 (1.80%) SAP
5 14 (1.26%) ServiceNow
6 12 (1.08%) Atlassian
6 12 (1.08%) HP
7 11 (0.99%) Bloomberg
7 11 (0.99%) Salesforce.com
8 10 (0.90%) Apple
8 10 (0.90%) Reuters
9 7 (0.63%) Dell
9 7 (0.63%) hybris
10 6 (0.54%) ANSYS
10 6 (0.54%) JD Edwards
10 6 (0.54%) OpenText
10 6 (0.54%) Xamarin
11 5 (0.45%) Facebook
11 5 (0.45%) Informatica
11 5 (0.45%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud