QA Jobs in the South East

Quality Assurance (QA)
England > South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East 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 26 60
Rank change year-on-year -29 +34 -8
Permanent jobs citing QA 720 1,003 1,107
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 4.04% 7.29% 5.36%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 29.07% 40.66% 33.98%
Number of salaries quoted 404 371 660
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £45,000 £45,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £57,547 £70,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 South East with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,477 2,467 3,258
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 13.91% 17.94% 15.77%
Number of salaries quoted 1,609 1,207 1,918
10th Percentile £24,500 £30,414 £28,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -2.86% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £73,750 £81,250 £78,750
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for QA in the South East

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Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for QA in the South East

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Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for QA in the South East

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the South East 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
Thames Valley -42 250 £48,925 -11.05% 95
Hampshire +2 172 £40,000 -27.27% 56
Surrey +36 152 £50,000 -4.76% 27
Berkshire -32 110 £50,000 -13.04% 35
Oxfordshire -22 93 £45,000 -18.18% 35
Kent -27 57 £37,000 -26.37% 20
Buckinghamshire -48 47 £47,500 +10.74% 25
West Sussex -20 40 £65,000 +23.81% 6
East Sussex -18 27 £52,500 -12.50% 13
Sussex - 9 £62,500 - 1
Middlesex -18 6 £47,750 -31.79% 1
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 17 (2.36%) SharePoint
2 13 (1.81%) Documentum
3 9 (1.25%) Confluence
4 8 (1.11%) CMS
5 5 (0.69%) Kinematics
6 4 (0.56%) TWiki
7 2 (0.28%) Apache
7 2 (0.28%) nginx
7 2 (0.28%) WordPress
8 1 (0.14%) JBoss
Applications
1 34 (4.72%) Microsoft Office
2 19 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (1.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.14%) Doxygen
5 1 (0.14%) OrCAD
5 1 (0.14%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 13 (1.81%) TrackWise
2 9 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 8 (1.11%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.14%) Primavera
4 1 (0.14%) SAP QM
4 1 (0.14%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 121 (16.81%) Azure
2 75 (10.42%) SaaS
3 72 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
4 62 (8.61%) AWS
5 36 (5.00%) GCP
6 22 (3.06%) Microsoft 365
7 20 (2.78%) GitHub
8 17 (2.36%) Power Platform
9 11 (1.53%) Dynamics 365
10 7 (0.97%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 7 (0.97%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.97%) PowerApps
11 5 (0.69%) Azure Service Bus
12 4 (0.56%) Snowflake
13 3 (0.42%) Amazon EC2
13 3 (0.42%) Serverless
14 2 (0.28%) Basecamp
14 2 (0.28%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 2 (0.28%) Salesforce Service Cloud
14 2 (0.28%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.11%) Firewall
2 7 (0.97%) Wi-Fi
3 6 (0.83%) 5G
3 6 (0.83%) Bluetooth
3 6 (0.83%) Wireless
4 5 (0.69%) GSM
4 5 (0.69%) Internet
4 5 (0.69%) ISDN
4 5 (0.69%) LTE
4 5 (0.69%) PSTN
4 5 (0.69%) Remote Desktop
4 5 (0.69%) RFID
4 5 (0.69%) UMTS
5 4 (0.56%) DNS
6 3 (0.42%) VPN
7 2 (0.28%) DHCP
7 2 (0.28%) MQTT
7 2 (0.28%) RS-485
7 2 (0.28%) SSL
8 1 (0.14%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 53 (7.36%) SQL Server
2 37 (5.14%) Relational Database
3 25 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
4 24 (3.33%) BigQuery
4 24 (3.33%) Looker
5 17 (2.36%) Power BI
6 16 (2.22%) MySQL
7 13 (1.81%) NoSQL
8 10 (1.39%) PostgreSQL
9 9 (1.25%) Big Data
9 9 (1.25%) Tableau
10 8 (1.11%) Crystal Reports
11 6 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
11 6 (0.83%) EDMS
11 6 (0.83%) MongoDB
12 5 (0.69%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 4 (0.56%) PowerPivot
13 4 (0.56%) Redis
14 3 (0.42%) Data Mining
14 3 (0.42%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 84 (11.67%) Selenium
2 54 (7.50%) JIRA
3 42 (5.83%) Git
4 31 (4.31%) Jenkins
5 16 (2.22%) Visual Studio
6 14 (1.94%) Cypress.io
7 13 (1.81%) Cucumber
7 13 (1.81%) GitLab
8 12 (1.67%) TestRail
8 12 (1.67%) WebDriver
9 11 (1.53%) eggPlant
9 11 (1.53%) NUnit
10 10 (1.39%) Postman
11 6 (0.83%) Bugzilla
11 6 (0.83%) Zephyr
12 5 (0.69%) JUnit
12 5 (0.69%) LabVIEW
12 5 (0.69%) Maven
12 5 (0.69%) SpecFlow
13 4 (0.56%) SoapUI
General
1 280 (38.89%) Social Skills
2 163 (22.64%) Manufacturing
3 155 (21.53%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (12.22%) Pharmaceutical
5 79 (10.97%) Finance
6 70 (9.72%) Electronics
7 47 (6.53%) Marketing
8 45 (6.25%) Aerospace
9 40 (5.56%) Legal
10 38 (5.28%) Retail
11 25 (3.47%) Telecoms
12 24 (3.33%) Billing
12 24 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
13 20 (2.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 13 (1.81%) Police
15 11 (1.53%) Presentation Skills
15 11 (1.53%) Public Sector
16 9 (1.25%) Law
17 7 (0.97%) Back Office
17 7 (0.97%) Banking
Job Titles
1 81 (11.25%) Developer
2 67 (9.31%) QA Engineer
3 63 (8.75%) QA Manager
4 62 (8.61%) Analyst
5 55 (7.64%) Quality Engineer
6 54 (7.50%) Lead
7 41 (5.69%) Senior
8 38 (5.28%) Quality Manager
9 35 (4.86%) Engineering Manager
10 31 (4.31%) Software Engineer
10 31 (4.31%) Test Analyst
11 28 (3.89%) Tester
12 27 (3.75%) Test Engineer
13 26 (3.61%) Data Manager
13 26 (3.61%) Systems Manager
14 25 (3.47%) Automation Tester
15 24 (3.33%) Software Developer
16 22 (3.06%) IT Manager
16 22 (3.06%) QA Analyst
17 18 (2.50%) C++ Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (10.00%) .NET
2 47 (6.53%) CSS
3 42 (5.83%) HTML
4 32 (4.44%) AngularJS
5 28 (3.89%) React
6 27 (3.75%) .NET Core
7 25 (3.47%) HTML5
7 25 (3.47%) jQuery
8 24 (3.33%) .NET Framework
8 24 (3.33%) ASP.NET
9 23 (3.19%) JSON
10 20 (2.78%) XML
11 15 (2.08%) ASP.NET Web API
11 15 (2.08%) Vue
11 15 (2.08%) Web Services
12 14 (1.94%) ASP.NET MVC
13 13 (1.81%) Laravel
14 12 (1.67%) CSS3
14 12 (1.67%) Symfony
15 11 (1.53%) Twitter Bootstrap
Miscellaneous
1 109 (15.14%) Management Information System
2 49 (6.81%) Product Ownership
3 25 (3.47%) Life Science
4 24 (3.33%) IoT
5 23 (3.19%) Satnav
6 22 (3.06%) Biopharmaceutical
7 20 (2.78%) Analytical Mindset
8 17 (2.36%) Mobile App
9 14 (1.94%) LIMS
10 13 (1.81%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.81%) Virtual Team
11 12 (1.67%) Data Structures
11 12 (1.67%) Legacy Systems
12 11 (1.53%) Algorithms
12 11 (1.53%) N-Tier
12 11 (1.53%) Taxonomies
13 8 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
14 7 (0.97%) Client/Server
14 7 (0.97%) Learning Management System
15 6 (0.83%) e-Learning
Operating Systems
1 46 (6.39%) Windows
2 17 (2.36%) Linux
3 13 (1.81%) Windows Server
4 9 (1.25%) Windows Server 2008
5 4 (0.56%) Android
5 4 (0.56%) Apple iOS
6 3 (0.42%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.42%) Windows NT
6 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2012
6 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2016
6 3 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
7 2 (0.28%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (30.00%) Agile
2 207 (28.75%) Problem-Solving
3 171 (23.75%) Test Automation
4 124 (17.22%) DevOps
5 111 (15.42%) Collaborative Working
5 111 (15.42%) Project Management
6 107 (14.86%) Mentoring
7 89 (12.36%) Scrum
8 87 (12.08%) Continuous Improvement
9 85 (11.81%) Coaching
9 85 (11.81%) QMS
10 82 (11.39%) CI/CD
11 75 (10.42%) Software Testing
12 74 (10.28%) Software Engineering
13 70 (9.72%) Test Scripting
14 67 (9.31%) Validation
15 63 (8.75%) Computer Science
16 56 (7.78%) FMEA
16 56 (7.78%) Product Requirements
17 52 (7.22%) Actionable Insight
Programming Languages
1 99 (13.75%) C#
2 87 (12.08%) SQL
3 86 (11.94%) JavaScript
4 42 (5.83%) C
5 40 (5.56%) Python
6 37 (5.14%) C++
6 37 (5.14%) Java
7 15 (2.08%) PHP
8 14 (1.94%) Go
9 13 (1.81%) TypeScript
10 8 (1.11%) Embedded C
11 6 (0.83%) VB.NET
12 5 (0.69%) PowerShell
12 5 (0.69%) XAML
13 4 (0.56%) PL/1
14 3 (0.42%) VB
15 2 (0.28%) R
15 2 (0.28%) Tcl
16 1 (0.14%) Assembly Language
16 1 (0.14%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 156 (21.67%) Degree
2 79 (10.97%) Security Cleared
3 41 (5.69%) DV Cleared
4 40 (5.56%) SC Cleared
5 39 (5.42%) ISTQB
6 38 (5.28%) Computer Science Degree
7 21 (2.92%) Master's Degree
8 13 (1.81%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 12 (1.67%) ISEB
10 10 (1.39%) DBS Check
10 10 (1.39%) MBA
11 9 (1.25%) PhD
12 8 (1.11%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.83%) HNC
14 5 (0.69%) Numerate Degree
15 4 (0.56%) EMC Certification
15 4 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.56%) SAFe Agilist
16 3 (0.42%) PMI Certification
17 2 (0.28%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (9.31%) GMP
2 21 (2.92%) GxP
3 20 (2.78%) Software Quality Assurance
4 17 (2.36%) Accessibility
4 17 (2.36%) ISO 9001
5 16 (2.22%) Data Quality
6 14 (1.94%) Good Clinical Practice
7 13 (1.81%) ISO 14001
8 12 (1.67%) GDPR
9 9 (1.25%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 9 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 8 (1.11%) ISO 13485
10 8 (1.11%) ISO 22301
10 8 (1.11%) NEBOSH
11 7 (0.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.28%) GRC
12 2 (0.28%) PMO
13 1 (0.14%) COSHH
13 1 (0.14%) IFRS
13 1 (0.14%) SLA
System Software
1 28 (3.89%) Docker
2 18 (2.50%) Firmware
3 10 (1.39%) Virtual Desktop
4 4 (0.56%) Active Directory
4 4 (0.56%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.42%) Embedded Firmware
6 2 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 15 (2.08%) Kubernetes
2 8 (1.11%) Ansible
3 7 (0.97%) Terraform
4 5 (0.69%) HP Quality Center
4 5 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.42%) Docker Swarm
5 3 (0.42%) SCCM
5 3 (0.42%) Sysprep
5 3 (0.42%) WSUS
6 2 (0.28%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (0.28%) Podman
6 2 (0.28%) Puppet
7 1 (0.14%) Grafana
7 1 (0.14%) Kibana
7 1 (0.14%) Packer
Vendors
1 79 (10.97%) Microsoft
2 37 (5.14%) Google
3 18 (2.50%) SAP
4 16 (2.22%) Oracle
5 13 (1.81%) Salesforce
5 13 (1.81%) ServiceNow
6 5 (0.69%) HP
7 4 (0.56%) EMC
7 4 (0.56%) Openreach
8 3 (0.42%) Micro Focus
9 2 (0.28%) Sun
9 2 (0.28%) VMware
10 1 (0.14%) Ariba
10 1 (0.14%) Atlassian
10 1 (0.14%) Atmel
10 1 (0.14%) BT
10 1 (0.14%) Citrix
10 1 (0.14%) IBM
10 1 (0.14%) Red Hat
10 1 (0.14%) Splunk