Quality Assurance Engineer
UK
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 19 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 655 | 585 | 443 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -70 | -142 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 261 | 423 | 1,297 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.43% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.46% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 195 | 332 | 745 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £33,525 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,375 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 94,634 | 91,081 | 154,945 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,599 | 57,631 | 84,466 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,974 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,183 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.98% | +6.37% | +5.26% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer.
QA Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.
QA Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 19 May 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +4 | 195 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 65 |
| England | -80 | 195 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 71 |
| Work from Home | -31 | 105 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 33 |
| South East | -10 | 62 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 16 |
| London | -46 | 52 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 15 |
| Scotland | -44 | 44 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 3 |
| South West | +2 | 35 | £54,500 | +36.25% | 10 |
| North of England | +32 | 19 | £46,250 | +15.63% | 13 |
| Midlands | -6 | 16 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 6 |
| Wales | +14 | 11 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 11 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 5 |
| North West | +3 | 11 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 6 |
| East of England | -12 | 8 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 5 | £40,500 | +30.65% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -10 | 5 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| North East | -2 | 3 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 1 |
QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, QA 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 featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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