Quality Assurance Test Engineer
UK
The median Quality Assurance Test Engineer salary in the UK is £40,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 893 | 847 | 1182 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -46 | +335 | -286 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Test Engineer | 14 | 100 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.013% | 0.11% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.014% | 0.12% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 60 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £30,000 | £41,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £32,938 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £48,750 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.95% | -7.14% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £45,625 | £62,500 | £66,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £47,500 | £70,000 | £67,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -5.56% | +18.42% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
QA Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Test Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Test Engineer.
QA Test Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Test Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
QA Test Engineer
Top 8 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Test Engineer 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 |
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| UK excluding London | -88 | 14 | £40,000 | -5.88% | 4 |
| England | -37 | 12 | £38,750 | -8.82% | 5 |
| South East | -29 | 8 | £38,750 | -35.42% | |
| Work from Home | +12 | 5 | £37,500 | -25.00% | 2 |
| East of England | -9 | 2 | £37,500 | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -14 | 2 | £42,500 | -21.30% | 1 |
| Midlands | -16 | 2 | £42,500 | -21.30% | 1 |
| Scotland | -72 | 2 | £70,000 | - |
QA Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, QA Test Engineer 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 Test Engineer in the job title.
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QA Test Engineer 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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