Quality Assurance Lead
UK
The median Quality Assurance Lead salary in the UK is £51,250 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 775 | 867 | 1052 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +92 | +185 | -273 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader | 121 | 108 | 185 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.12% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 86 | 98 | 129 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £55,000 | £56,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,250 | £66,250 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.64% | -5.36% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,563 | £90,938 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,125 | £122,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £56,000 | £62,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -10.40% | +13.64% |
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 | 93,739 | 91,836 | 153,630 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.65% | 91.52% | 96.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,104 | 57,926 | 84,939 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,604 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,750 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
QA Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Leader.
QA Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Leader over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
QA Leader
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 Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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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| England | +77 | 92 | £49,000 | -24.62% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 88 | £49,000 | -12.50% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +78 | 47 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 10 |
| London | +113 | 30 | £70,000 | -25.33% | 5 |
| Midlands | 0 | 20 | £43,750 | -17.45% | 3 |
| South East | +12 | 13 | £47,500 | -41.54% | |
| East Midlands | -10 | 13 | £36,500 | -27.00% | 2 |
| South West | -18 | 11 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 4 |
| North of England | +31 | 10 | £52,500 | -19.23% | |
| Scotland | -44 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 10 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +88 | 8 | £52,500 | -4.55% | |
| East of England | - | 8 | £28,000 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 7 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | +5 | 2 | £56,250 | +32.35% |
QA Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, QA Leader 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 Leader in the job title.
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QA Leader 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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