Quality Engineer Jobs in the Thames Valley

Quality Engineer
South East > Thames Valley

The median Quality Engineer salary in the Thames Valley is £44,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 220 240 288
Rank change year-on-year +20 +48 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Quality Engineer 38 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.52% 0.11% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.54% 0.12% 0.014%
Number of salaries quoted 29 2 1
10th Percentile - £42,000 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £43,125 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £50,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% -28.57% -
75th Percentile £47,000 £60,625 £72,500
90th Percentile £50,000 £64,000 -
South East median annual salary £39,000 £51,250 £90,000
% change year-on-year -23.90% -43.06% +157.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,986 5,002 7,177
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 89.50% 95.31%
Number of salaries quoted 4,713 3,047 4,149
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,375 £41,225
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,278 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Quality Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Quality Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Quality Engineer in the Thames Valley

Quality Engineer
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Quality Engineer in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Quality Engineer in the Thames Valley

Quality Engineer
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quality Engineer in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Quality Engineer in the Thames Valley

Quality Engineer
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Engineer within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 11 June 2024. 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
Oxfordshire - 30 £40,000 - 10
Berkshire +7 4 £45,000 -21.74% 7
Buckinghamshire -12 4 - - 3
Quality Engineer
South East

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Quality Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring Quality Engineer in the job title.

1 14 (36.84%) QA
2 12 (31.58%) Manufacturing
3 9 (23.68%) ISO 9001
4 7 (18.42%) ISO 14001
4 7 (18.42%) Electronics
5 4 (10.53%) Test Automation
5 4 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (10.53%) Test Scripting
5 4 (10.53%) QMS
5 4 (10.53%) Degree
5 4 (10.53%) Agile
6 3 (7.89%) Data Management
6 3 (7.89%) LabVIEW
6 3 (7.89%) Games
6 3 (7.89%) LTE
6 3 (7.89%) Telecoms
6 3 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
6 3 (7.89%) Wireless
6 3 (7.89%) Python
6 3 (7.89%) Bluetooth
6 3 (7.89%) GSM
6 3 (7.89%) ISDN
6 3 (7.89%) PSTN
6 3 (7.89%) UMTS
6 3 (7.89%) Satnav
6 3 (7.89%) Acoustics
6 3 (7.89%) Coaching
6 3 (7.89%) 5G
6 3 (7.89%) Critical Thinking
7 1 (2.63%) Sprint Retrospective

Quality Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

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

Applications
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.89%) 5G
1 3 (7.89%) Bluetooth
1 3 (7.89%) GSM
1 3 (7.89%) ISDN
1 3 (7.89%) LTE
1 3 (7.89%) PSTN
1 3 (7.89%) UMTS
1 3 (7.89%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (7.89%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 3 (7.89%) LabVIEW
2 1 (2.63%) Cypress.io
2 1 (2.63%) Selenium
2 1 (2.63%) WebDriver
General
1 12 (31.58%) Manufacturing
2 7 (18.42%) Electronics
3 4 (10.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 3 (7.89%) Games
4 3 (7.89%) Telecoms
5 1 (2.63%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.63%) Automotive
5 1 (2.63%) Public Sector
5 1 (2.63%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.89%) Acoustics
1 3 (7.89%) Satnav
2 1 (2.63%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (2.63%) Team-Oriented Environment
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (10.53%) Agile
1 4 (10.53%) QMS
1 4 (10.53%) Test Automation
1 4 (10.53%) Test Scripting
2 3 (7.89%) Coaching
2 3 (7.89%) Critical Thinking
2 3 (7.89%) Data Management
3 1 (2.63%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (2.63%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (2.63%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (2.63%) SDET
3 1 (2.63%) Software Testing
3 1 (2.63%) Sprint Planning
3 1 (2.63%) Sprint Retrospective
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.89%) Python
2 1 (2.63%) C#
2 1 (2.63%) Java
2 1 (2.63%) JavaScript
2 1 (2.63%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 4 (10.53%) Degree
2 1 (2.63%) Master's Degree
2 1 (2.63%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (36.84%) QA
2 9 (23.68%) ISO 9001
3 7 (18.42%) ISO 14001
4 1 (2.63%) Accessibility
4 1 (2.63%) COSHH
4 1 (2.63%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (2.63%) Microsoft