Quality Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Quality Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Quality Management over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 429 415 680
Rank change year-on-year -14 +265 -80
Permanent jobs citing Quality Management 560 743 643
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.57% 0.74% 0.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.66% 0.77% 0.42%
Number of salaries quoted 288 213 260
10th Percentile £26,425 £31,400 £29,950
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,057
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.52% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,500 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.00% +11.11% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Quality Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,701 95,929 153,018
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.52% 95.60% 95.73%
Number of salaries quoted 59,701 56,502 82,944
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,740
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Quality Management
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Quality Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Quality Management.

Salary trend for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Quality Management over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Quality Management in the UK

Quality Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Quality Management 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
England -7 467 £47,500 -13.64% 370
UK excluding London -29 387 £42,500 -15.00% 332
London +86 156 £65,000 -3.70% 74
Work from Home -22 141 £67,500 +3.85% 88
South East -15 97 £53,000 +21.14% 78
North of England -3 91 £40,000 -20.00% 68
Scotland -30 54 £60,000 - 27
Midlands -34 49 £53,500 -6.96% 67
South West -11 47 £38,500 -14.44% 47
North West -4 46 £37,000 -26.00% 35
West Midlands -26 30 £53,500 -6.96% 43
Yorkshire +40 28 £41,821 -11.96% 22
East of England +4 23 £40,500 -29.57% 40
East Midlands -26 19 £47,500 +13.10% 24
Wales +12 17 £40,000 -20.00% 18
North East +10 17 £39,000 - 12
Northern Ireland +30 9 £27,000 - 2

Quality Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 34 (6.07%) Apache Spark
1 34 (6.07%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.07%) Confluence
3 3 (0.54%) Jupyter
4 2 (0.36%) CMS
4 2 (0.36%) Drupal
4 2 (0.36%) WordPress
5 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.18%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 72 (12.86%) Microsoft Office
2 58 (10.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (5.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 16 (2.86%) MS Visio
5 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.36%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.36%) Photoshop
7 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 12 (2.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.79%) SAP PP
3 5 (0.89%) SAP SCM
4 3 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.54%) Q-Pulse
4 3 (0.54%) SAP QM
5 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.36%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.18%) Academy Housing
6 1 (0.18%) HFM
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Applications
6 1 (0.18%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.18%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 43 (7.68%) AWS
2 36 (6.43%) Azure
3 28 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
4 26 (4.64%) Power Platform
5 22 (3.93%) SaaS
6 14 (2.50%) OneDrive
7 12 (2.14%) PowerApps
8 11 (1.96%) Collibra
8 11 (1.96%) Power Automate
8 11 (1.96%) ShareGate
9 7 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (1.07%) Azure Data Factory
11 5 (0.89%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (0.89%) Smartsheet
12 3 (0.54%) Google Workspace
13 2 (0.36%) Azure DevOps
14 1 (0.18%) AWS CodePipeline
14 1 (0.18%) AWS Lambda
14 1 (0.18%) Entra ID
14 1 (0.18%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.61%) Firewall
2 8 (1.43%) TCP/IP
3 6 (1.07%) Bluetooth
3 6 (1.07%) LAN
3 6 (1.07%) VLAN
3 6 (1.07%) VoIP
3 6 (1.07%) VPN
3 6 (1.07%) WAN
3 6 (1.07%) Wi-Fi
4 5 (0.89%) Internet
5 4 (0.71%) DHCP
5 4 (0.71%) DNS
5 4 (0.71%) Ethernet
5 4 (0.71%) Intranet
5 4 (0.71%) OSPF
5 4 (0.71%) RS-232
5 4 (0.71%) Wireless
6 3 (0.54%) Broadband
7 2 (0.36%) Network Security
8 1 (0.18%) Skype
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (4.64%) Power BI
2 12 (2.14%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.79%) Data Lake
3 10 (1.79%) Metadata
4 8 (1.43%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.07%) Tableau
6 5 (0.89%) GIS
7 4 (0.71%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 3 (0.54%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.36%) Big Data
9 2 (0.36%) DTS
9 2 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.18%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Analysis Services
10 1 (0.18%) NoSQL
10 1 (0.18%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (1.43%) Git
2 7 (1.25%) JIRA
3 4 (0.71%) Subversion
4 3 (0.54%) Selenium
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
5 1 (0.18%) Jenkins
General
1 178 (31.79%) Finance
1 178 (31.79%) Social Skills
2 80 (14.29%) Law
3 79 (14.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 77 (13.75%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
6 69 (12.32%) Marketing
7 63 (11.25%) Manufacturing
8 53 (9.46%) Legal
9 40 (7.14%) Retail
10 39 (6.96%) Organisational Skills
11 28 (5.00%) Banking
12 21 (3.75%) Telecoms
13 17 (3.04%) Presentation Skills
14 16 (2.86%) Environmental Health
15 12 (2.14%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.79%) Aerospace
16 10 (1.79%) Electronics
16 10 (1.79%) Police
17 9 (1.61%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 93 (16.61%) Quality Manager
2 84 (15.00%) Senior
3 68 (12.14%) Software Engineer
4 64 (11.43%) Lead
5 53 (9.46%) Audit Manager
6 43 (7.68%) QA Manager
7 40 (7.14%) Senior Software Engineer
8 35 (6.25%) Analyst
9 34 (6.07%) Lead Software Engineer
10 31 (5.54%) Consultant
10 31 (5.54%) Project Manager
11 21 (3.75%) C++ Software Engineer
12 19 (3.39%) Senior Manager
13 17 (3.04%) Senior Quality Manager
14 16 (2.86%) Associate Director
14 16 (2.86%) Senior Audit Manager
15 15 (2.68%) Network Engineer
16 14 (2.50%) Architect
17 13 (2.32%) Data Analyst
17 13 (2.32%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (6.07%) PySpark
2 8 (1.43%) .NET
3 4 (0.71%) ASP.NET Web API
3 4 (0.71%) Middleware
3 4 (0.71%) WCF
3 4 (0.71%) Web Services
3 4 (0.71%) WinForms
4 3 (0.54%) React
5 2 (0.36%) CSS
5 2 (0.36%) Great Expectations
5 2 (0.36%) HTML
5 2 (0.36%) Node.js
5 2 (0.36%) React Native
5 2 (0.36%) SAPUI5
6 1 (0.18%) ATL
6 1 (0.18%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 72 (12.86%) Management Information System
2 30 (5.36%) NHS
3 23 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.75%) Satnav
5 16 (2.86%) Life Science
6 13 (2.32%) Data Centre
7 12 (2.14%) Driving Licence
8 10 (1.79%) Renewable Energy
9 9 (1.61%) IoT
10 8 (1.43%) Biopharmaceutical
10 8 (1.43%) PMI
11 6 (1.07%) Clustering
11 6 (1.07%) Product Ownership
12 5 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
12 5 (0.89%) Pharmacovigilance
13 4 (0.71%) Algorithms
13 4 (0.71%) Cyber Threat
13 4 (0.71%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.71%) Virtual Team
14 3 (0.54%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 14 (2.50%) Windows
2 8 (1.43%) Windows 10
3 6 (1.07%) Mac OS
3 6 (1.07%) Windows Server
4 5 (0.89%) Android
4 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2012
4 5 (0.89%) Windows Server 2019
5 2 (0.36%) Apple iOS
5 2 (0.36%) Linux
6 1 (0.18%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 171 (30.54%) QMS
2 140 (25.00%) Project Management
3 139 (24.82%) Problem-Solving
4 134 (23.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 78 (13.93%) Agile
6 73 (13.04%) Risk Management
7 66 (11.79%) Coaching
8 64 (11.43%) Software Engineering
9 63 (11.25%) Decision-Making
10 58 (10.36%) Analytics
11 55 (9.82%) SDLC
12 50 (8.93%) Validation
13 47 (8.39%) Change Management
14 45 (8.04%) ETL
15 44 (7.86%) Machine Learning
16 43 (7.68%) Artificial Intelligence
16 43 (7.68%) Customer Service
16 43 (7.68%) Internal Audit
17 41 (7.32%) Project Delivery
18 40 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (9.11%) Python
2 38 (6.79%) Java
3 23 (4.11%) C++
4 21 (3.75%) C
5 18 (3.21%) SQL
6 9 (1.61%) C#
7 6 (1.07%) PowerShell
8 4 (0.71%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.54%) VBA
10 2 (0.36%) PHP
10 2 (0.36%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.18%) R
11 1 (0.18%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 152 (27.14%) Degree
2 53 (9.46%) ACCA
3 38 (6.79%) Security Cleared
4 34 (6.07%) SC Cleared
5 17 (3.04%) Master's Degree
6 11 (1.96%) ITIL Certification
6 11 (1.96%) PMI Certification
7 6 (1.07%) PMP
8 4 (0.71%) Chartered Engineer
8 4 (0.71%) Numerate Degree
9 3 (0.54%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.54%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (0.36%) CCNP
10 2 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.36%) HNC
10 2 (0.36%) MOS
10 2 (0.36%) NVQ Level 4
10 2 (0.36%) Postgraduate
10 2 (0.36%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 138 (24.64%) QA
2 98 (17.50%) Data Quality
3 84 (15.00%) ISO 9001
4 45 (8.04%) IFRS
5 39 (6.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 33 (5.89%) ISO 14001
7 28 (5.00%) GDPR
8 25 (4.46%) NEBOSH
9 21 (3.75%) GMP
9 21 (3.75%) Software Quality Assurance
10 16 (2.86%) IFRS 9
10 16 (2.86%) ISO 22301
11 14 (2.50%) IFRS 17
11 14 (2.50%) ISO 13485
11 14 (2.50%) Solvency II
12 13 (2.32%) Good Clinical Practice
12 13 (2.32%) ISO/IEC 17025
13 12 (2.14%) IEC 62304
14 7 (1.25%) COSHH
14 7 (1.25%) SLA
System Software
1 19 (3.39%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.43%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.07%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.54%) Embedded Firmware
4 3 (0.54%) Firmware
4 3 (0.54%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.18%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.07%) Autotask
1 6 (1.07%) Failover Clustering
1 6 (1.07%) Jamf Pro
1 6 (1.07%) Microsoft Intune
1 6 (1.07%) SCCM
2 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.18%) Terraform
Vendors
1 89 (15.89%) Microsoft
2 45 (8.04%) CA
3 33 (5.89%) SAP
4 14 (2.50%) Google
5 11 (1.96%) Nintex
6 9 (1.61%) VMware
7 8 (1.43%) Apple
7 8 (1.43%) Databricks
7 8 (1.43%) Informatica
7 8 (1.43%) QAD
8 7 (1.25%) IBM
8 7 (1.25%) Oracle
9 6 (1.07%) Datto
9 6 (1.07%) Minitab
9 6 (1.07%) ServiceNow
10 3 (0.54%) Alteryx
10 3 (0.54%) Citrix
10 3 (0.54%) JD Edwards
10 3 (0.54%) Sage
10 3 (0.54%) Salesforce