QA Jobs in the Midlands

Quality Assurance (QA)
England > Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 55 14 57
Rank change year-on-year -41 +43 +10
Permanent jobs citing QA 511 969 565
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.91% 11.33% 5.03%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 28.23% 44.80% 25.79%
Number of salaries quoted 366 264 400
10th Percentile £30,000 £22,750 £27,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,000 £52,500 £47,250
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +11.11% +2.72%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £79,375 £78,750 £70,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Midlands

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 advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,810 2,163 2,191
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.86% 25.28% 19.50%
Number of salaries quoted 1,279 888 1,337
10th Percentile £25,750 £28,000 £27,575
25th Percentile £31,651 £36,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £46,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.70% -2.13%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £73,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing QA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for QA in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA in the Midlands.

Salary trend for QA in the Midlands

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Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in the Midlands over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for QA in the Midlands

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 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
West Midlands -43 294 £52,500 -4.55% 119
East Midlands -24 217 £47,500 -1.04% 63
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 18 (3.52%) IIS
2 4 (0.78%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.59%) Confluence
4 2 (0.39%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.39%) WordPress
Applications
1 22 (4.31%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (0.39%) Adobe Captivate
3 2 (0.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (0.39%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 6 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.78%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.59%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.20%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.20%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
4 1 (0.20%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 114 (22.31%) Azure
2 60 (11.74%) AWS
3 43 (8.41%) Azure DevOps
4 29 (5.68%) SaaS
5 16 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
6 15 (2.94%) GCP
7 13 (2.54%) Power Platform
8 12 (2.35%) Microsoft 365
9 9 (1.76%) Serverless
10 8 (1.57%) AWS Lambda
11 7 (1.37%) Azure Pipelines
11 7 (1.37%) Azure Stack
11 7 (1.37%) PaaS
11 7 (1.37%) WhatsApp
12 6 (1.17%) GitHub
12 6 (1.17%) Power Automate
12 6 (1.17%) PowerApps
13 5 (0.98%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 5 (0.98%) AWS Fargate
13 5 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.74%) Firewall
2 7 (1.37%) WAN
3 6 (1.17%) VLAN
4 5 (0.98%) SD-WAN
4 5 (0.98%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.98%) Wireless
5 4 (0.78%) VoIP
5 4 (0.78%) Wireshark
6 3 (0.59%) Broadband
7 2 (0.39%) HTTP
7 2 (0.39%) LAN
8 1 (0.20%) FlexRay
8 1 (0.20%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (10.96%) SQL Server
2 13 (2.54%) Power BI
3 11 (2.15%) NoSQL
4 10 (1.96%) BigQuery
4 10 (1.96%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.96%) Looker
5 8 (1.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 6 (1.17%) DynamoDB
6 6 (1.17%) Power Query
6 6 (1.17%) Relational Database
6 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (0.98%) MySQL
8 4 (0.78%) Crystal Reports
8 4 (0.78%) Elasticsearch
9 2 (0.39%) GIS
9 2 (0.39%) Metadata
9 2 (0.39%) Spatial Data
9 2 (0.39%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.20%) Lumira
10 1 (0.20%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 37 (7.24%) Git
2 15 (2.94%) Selenium
3 14 (2.74%) Jasmine
4 13 (2.54%) JIRA
5 11 (2.15%) Karma Test Runner
6 10 (1.96%) Postman
6 10 (1.96%) SoapUI
7 8 (1.57%) Cucumber
7 8 (1.57%) Visual Studio
8 7 (1.37%) JMeter
8 7 (1.37%) Team Foundation Server
9 6 (1.17%) NUnit
9 6 (1.17%) Octopus Deploy
9 6 (1.17%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
9 6 (1.17%) TeamCity
9 6 (1.17%) TestRail
10 5 (0.98%) gulp
10 5 (0.98%) MSTest
11 4 (0.78%) Cypress.io
11 4 (0.78%) IntelliJ
General
1 98 (19.18%) Social Skills
2 81 (15.85%) Retail
3 68 (13.31%) Legal
4 65 (12.72%) Analytical Skills
5 57 (11.15%) Manufacturing
6 48 (9.39%) Finance
7 21 (4.11%) Pharmaceutical
8 15 (2.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 15 (2.94%) Public Sector
9 11 (2.15%) Influencing Skills
9 11 (2.15%) Police
10 9 (1.76%) Banking
10 9 (1.76%) Marketing
10 9 (1.76%) Telecoms
11 8 (1.57%) Billing
11 8 (1.57%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.17%) Law
13 5 (0.98%) Aerospace
13 5 (0.98%) Games
13 5 (0.98%) iGaming
Job Titles
1 92 (18.00%) Lead
2 77 (15.07%) Analyst
2 77 (15.07%) Developer
3 67 (13.11%) QA Manager
4 54 (10.57%) Business Analyst
5 37 (7.24%) Quality Manager
6 32 (6.26%) Team Leader
7 30 (5.87%) Senior
8 24 (4.70%) Lead Business Analyst
9 22 (4.31%) Business Analyst Team Leader
10 19 (3.72%) C# Developer
11 18 (3.52%) Lead Developer
12 17 (3.33%) QA Leader
13 15 (2.94%) Software Engineer
14 14 (2.74%) Engineering Manager
15 13 (2.54%) Software Developer
15 13 (2.54%) Tester
15 13 (2.54%) Web Developer
16 11 (2.15%) Data Manager
16 11 (2.15%) QA Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 59 (11.55%) .NET
2 33 (6.46%) React
3 27 (5.28%) XML
4 25 (4.89%) ASP.NET
5 24 (4.70%) .NET Core
6 23 (4.50%) REST
6 23 (4.50%) SOAP
7 20 (3.91%) JSON
8 18 (3.52%) Web Services
9 17 (3.33%) Node.js
10 16 (3.13%) AngularJS
10 16 (3.13%) Sass
11 15 (2.94%) XML Schema
12 13 (2.54%) CSS
12 13 (2.54%) HTML
12 13 (2.54%) RESTful
13 12 (2.35%) Jest
14 11 (2.15%) RxJS
15 10 (1.96%) Next.js
15 10 (1.96%) Redux
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.83%) Management Information System
2 32 (6.26%) Product Ownership
3 14 (2.74%) Self-Motivation
4 11 (2.15%) Cloud Native
5 10 (1.96%) e-Learning
5 10 (1.96%) Learning Management System
5 10 (1.96%) Mobile App
6 9 (1.76%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.57%) Data Centre
8 7 (1.37%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.17%) Client/Server
9 6 (1.17%) Driving Licence
10 5 (0.98%) Digital Media
10 5 (0.98%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.78%) CCTV
11 4 (0.78%) Distributed Applications
11 4 (0.78%) Online Banking
11 4 (0.78%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 3 (0.59%) Operational Technology
12 3 (0.59%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 21 (4.11%) Linux
2 19 (3.72%) Windows
3 4 (0.78%) VMS
4 3 (0.59%) Android
4 3 (0.59%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.20%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 138 (27.01%) Agile
2 99 (19.37%) Coaching
2 99 (19.37%) DevOps
3 90 (17.61%) Problem-Solving
4 85 (16.63%) Software Testing
5 79 (15.46%) SDLC
6 72 (14.09%) Test Automation
7 67 (13.11%) ITIL
8 65 (12.72%) Continuous Improvement
9 57 (11.15%) Process Improvement
10 56 (10.96%) CI/CD
11 55 (10.76%) Logistics
11 55 (10.76%) Scrum
12 54 (10.57%) Business Analysis
12 54 (10.57%) GAP Analysis
12 54 (10.57%) Project Management
13 52 (10.18%) Impact Assessments
13 52 (10.18%) Telematics
14 51 (9.98%) Business Process Analysis
14 51 (9.98%) Resource Allocation
Programming Languages
1 65 (12.72%) C#
2 54 (10.57%) JavaScript
3 49 (9.59%) SQL
4 24 (4.70%) TypeScript
5 19 (3.72%) Python
6 16 (3.13%) Java
6 16 (3.13%) VB
7 11 (2.15%) T-SQL
7 11 (2.15%) VB.NET
7 11 (2.15%) VB6
8 8 (1.57%) C
9 7 (1.37%) PHP
9 7 (1.37%) PowerShell
10 5 (0.98%) R
11 4 (0.78%) Embedded C
12 3 (0.59%) C++
12 3 (0.59%) Embedded C++
13 2 (0.39%) Kotlin
13 2 (0.39%) Ladder Logic
13 2 (0.39%) Swift
Qualifications
1 124 (24.27%) Degree
2 17 (3.33%) Computer Science Degree
2 17 (3.33%) DBS Check
3 10 (1.96%) ISTQB
4 8 (1.57%) AAT
5 7 (1.37%) ISEB
6 5 (0.98%) Security Cleared
7 4 (0.78%) Azure Certification
7 4 (0.78%) CREST Certified
7 4 (0.78%) HNC
8 3 (0.59%) CITP
8 3 (0.59%) CSPO
8 3 (0.59%) IIBA
8 3 (0.59%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.39%) APMP
9 2 (0.39%) PMI Certification
9 2 (0.39%) PMP
9 2 (0.39%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.20%) BPSS Clearance
10 1 (0.20%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (3.91%) GMP
2 8 (1.57%) Accessibility
2 8 (1.57%) Cyber Essentials
2 8 (1.57%) Data Quality
3 7 (1.37%) GDPR
3 7 (1.37%) SLA
4 5 (0.98%) ISO 9001
4 5 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 3 (0.59%) GRC
6 2 (0.39%) IEC 61131
7 1 (0.20%) ISO 26262
7 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.20%) MISRA
7 1 (0.20%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.20%) TickIT
System Software
1 23 (4.50%) Docker
2 2 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.39%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 24 (4.70%) Kubernetes
2 10 (1.96%) Ansible
2 10 (1.96%) Docker Swarm
3 4 (0.78%) Terraform
4 1 (0.20%) Functional Safety
4 1 (0.20%) Grafana
4 1 (0.20%) Kibana
4 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 81 (15.85%) Microsoft
2 19 (3.72%) ServiceNow
3 15 (2.94%) Google
4 9 (1.76%) Databricks
5 7 (1.37%) SAP
6 6 (1.17%) Minitab
7 5 (0.98%) Avaya
7 5 (0.98%) Cisco
7 5 (0.98%) SolarWinds
7 5 (0.98%) Zscaler
8 4 (0.78%) Salesforce
8 4 (0.78%) SYSPRO
8 4 (0.78%) Xamarin
9 3 (0.59%) NEC
9 3 (0.59%) Siemens
10 2 (0.39%) Adobe
10 2 (0.39%) Allen-Bradley
10 2 (0.39%) Citrix
10 2 (0.39%) Oracle
10 2 (0.39%) VMware