Quality Management System (QMS)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for QMS skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited QMS 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 553 711 876
Rank change year-on-year +158 +165 -43
Permanent jobs citing QMS 397 239 399
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.38% 0.25% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.26% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 114 53 39
10th Percentile £26,325 £31,400 £30,500
25th Percentile £33,125 £37,500 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,776 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.39% +12.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £53,000 £65,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £68,750 £74,000 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,276 £45,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year -10.50% +12.50% -11.11%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

QMS 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 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +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%

QMS
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for QMS in the UK

QMS
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QMS.

Salary trend for QMS in the UK

QMS
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing QMS over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for QMS in the UK

QMS
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QMS within the UK 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
England +162 371 £40,000 -11.11% 225
UK excluding London +165 359 £40,276 -10.50% 220
South East +68 111 £47,500 -5.00% 53
North of England +107 108 £28,500 -20.28% 40
Work from Home +2 66 £45,000 -14.29% 41
Midlands +33 59 £42,500 -21.47% 38
Yorkshire +83 52 £26,000 - 9
North West +42 48 £28,500 -20.28% 26
South West -8 40 £38,750 -13.89% 31
London +54 37 £65,000 +23.81% 30
East Midlands - 33 £42,500 - 15
West Midlands -1 26 £43,750 -19.16% 23
East of England -2 16 £40,000 - 30
Scotland -61 11 £152,200 - 23
Wales +16 9 £40,553 - 13
North East - 8 - - 7
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 1

QMS
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 28 (7.05%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.27%) Documentum
3 3 (0.76%) Confluence
4 2 (0.50%) MTS
5 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 33 (8.31%) Microsoft Excel
1 33 (8.31%) Microsoft Office
2 20 (5.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 14 (3.53%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.50%) Adobe After Effects
5 2 (0.50%) Adobe Premiere
5 2 (0.50%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (4.03%) TrackWise
2 3 (0.76%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.25%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 19 (4.79%) Power Platform
2 15 (3.78%) PowerApps
3 14 (3.53%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (3.53%) OneDrive
4 11 (2.77%) Power Automate
4 11 (2.77%) ShareGate
5 3 (0.76%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.25%) AWS
6 1 (0.25%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.25%) GitHub
6 1 (0.25%) Veeva
6 1 (0.25%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.26%) Intranet
2 4 (1.01%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.01%) Link 16
2 4 (1.01%) RS-232
2 4 (1.01%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.25%) Firewall
3 1 (0.25%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.78%) Power BI
2 3 (0.76%) SQL Server
3 2 (0.50%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.25%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.25%) MS Access
4 1 (0.25%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (2.02%) JIRA
2 4 (1.01%) Git
2 4 (1.01%) Subversion
3 2 (0.50%) Selenium
General
1 223 (56.17%) Pharmaceutical
2 220 (55.42%) Manufacturing
3 170 (42.82%) Social Skills
4 42 (10.58%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (8.56%) Legal
6 29 (7.30%) Finance
7 21 (5.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (5.04%) Retail
9 11 (2.77%) Marketing
10 10 (2.52%) Law
11 9 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
12 7 (1.76%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.51%) Police
14 5 (1.26%) Telecoms
15 4 (1.01%) Avionics
15 4 (1.01%) Public Sector
16 3 (0.76%) Aerospace
16 3 (0.76%) Automotive
16 3 (0.76%) Electronics
16 3 (0.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 65 (16.37%) QA Manager
2 64 (16.12%) Senior
3 57 (14.36%) QA Specialist
4 56 (14.11%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 35 (8.82%) Quality Manager
6 25 (6.30%) Systems Manager
7 18 (4.53%) IT Manager
8 16 (4.03%) Associate Director
9 13 (3.27%) Data Integrity Manager
10 12 (3.02%) Systems Engineer
11 11 (2.77%) Lead
11 11 (2.77%) Quality Engineer
12 10 (2.52%) Project Manager
12 10 (2.52%) Technical Manager
13 9 (2.27%) Compliance Manager
14 8 (2.02%) Administrator
14 8 (2.02%) QA Officer
15 7 (1.76%) Coordinator
16 6 (1.51%) Network Engineer
16 6 (1.51%) Senior Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.51%) .NET
2 4 (1.01%) ASP.NET Web API
2 4 (1.01%) WCF
2 4 (1.01%) Web Services
2 4 (1.01%) WinForms
3 2 (0.50%) React
3 2 (0.50%) React Native
4 1 (0.25%) ATL
4 1 (0.25%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 137 (34.51%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.54%) Life Science
3 15 (3.78%) LIMS
4 14 (3.53%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (1.76%) Biopharmaceutical
6 6 (1.51%) Renewable Energy
7 5 (1.26%) Analytical Mindset
7 5 (1.26%) Pharmacovigilance
8 4 (1.01%) IoT
9 2 (0.50%) CCTV
9 2 (0.50%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.50%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.50%) NHS
9 2 (0.50%) Video Editing
10 1 (0.25%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.25%) Learning Management System
10 1 (0.25%) Molecular Biology
10 1 (0.25%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.26%) Windows
2 4 (1.01%) Linux
3 3 (0.76%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (45.09%) Quality Management
2 91 (22.92%) CAPA
3 82 (20.65%) Continuous Improvement
4 80 (20.15%) Coaching
5 79 (19.90%) Mentoring
6 77 (19.40%) Line Management
7 67 (16.88%) Supplier Management
8 62 (15.62%) Validation
9 45 (11.34%) Change Control
10 38 (9.57%) Problem-Solving
11 36 (9.07%) Biotechnology
12 31 (7.81%) Internal Audit
12 31 (7.81%) Project Management
13 27 (6.80%) Process Improvement
14 25 (6.30%) Agile
15 21 (5.29%) Root Cause Analysis
15 21 (5.29%) SDLC
16 16 (4.03%) Regulatory Compliance
16 16 (4.03%) Service Management
16 16 (4.03%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (1.76%) C#
2 4 (1.01%) C
2 4 (1.01%) Python
3 3 (0.76%) C++
3 3 (0.76%) Java
4 2 (0.50%) JavaScript
4 2 (0.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 145 (36.52%) Degree
2 15 (3.78%) Master's Degree
3 11 (2.77%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (1.01%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (0.76%) A+ Certification
6 2 (0.50%) MOS
6 2 (0.50%) Postgraduate
6 2 (0.50%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.25%) HNC
7 1 (0.25%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.25%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.25%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 262 (65.99%) QA
2 189 (47.61%) GMP
3 55 (13.85%) ISO 9001
4 26 (6.55%) Good Clinical Practice
4 26 (6.55%) ISO 14001
5 16 (4.03%) GxP
6 15 (3.78%) NEBOSH
7 14 (3.53%) ISO 13485
7 14 (3.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 13 (3.27%) ISO 22301
9 12 (3.02%) IEC 62304
10 8 (2.02%) COSHH
11 5 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (1.01%) GAMP
12 4 (1.01%) GDPR
12 4 (1.01%) GLP
12 4 (1.01%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 4 (1.01%) PMO
13 3 (0.76%) SLA
14 2 (0.50%) HIPAA
System Software
1 11 (2.77%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.26%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.26%) Firmware
Vendors
1 50 (12.59%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.77%) Nintex
3 7 (1.76%) Google
4 6 (1.51%) Minitab
5 3 (0.76%) Apple
5 3 (0.76%) Sun
6 2 (0.50%) Adobe
6 2 (0.50%) NCR
6 2 (0.50%) Oracle
6 2 (0.50%) SAP
7 1 (0.25%) BT
7 1 (0.25%) Sophos