QA Jobs in London

Quality Assurance (QA)
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in London 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 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 82 43 51
Rank change year-on-year -39 +8 +11
Permanent jobs citing QA 832 1,911 5,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 3.44% 5.98% 7.52%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 24.75% 36.93% 45.44%
Number of salaries quoted 617 1,177 2,143
10th Percentile £39,800 £43,750 £43,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £70,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +3.70% +3.85%
75th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £112,500 £102,500 £102,500
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

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 London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,362 5,175 12,201
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 13.92% 16.18% 16.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,421 3,403 5,344
10th Percentile £37,500 £39,250 £39,325
25th Percentile £51,250 £51,250 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.70% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £112,500 £102,500 £100,000
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 London

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

Job vacancy trend for QA in London

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Salary Trend in London

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

Salary trend for QA in London

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Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA in London over the 6 months to 3 June 2024.

Salary histogram for QA in London

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Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA within the London region over the 6 months to 3 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
Central London -24 139 £70,000 -6.67% 35
South London -32 50 £60,000 +71.43% 10
West London -59 25 £85,000 +70.00% 27
East London +43 20 £65,000 +66.67% 4
North London +1 5 £40,000 -13.98% 4
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England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 25 (3.00%) Apache
2 24 (2.88%) Confluence
3 20 (2.40%) Apache Spark
4 16 (1.92%) CMS
5 12 (1.44%) Apache Airflow
5 12 (1.44%) Drupal
6 10 (1.20%) IIS
6 10 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
7 5 (0.60%) Apache Pig
8 4 (0.48%) SharePoint
9 3 (0.36%) Adobe Experience Manager
9 3 (0.36%) nginx
9 3 (0.36%) Smallworld
9 3 (0.36%) Umbraco
9 3 (0.36%) WordPress
10 2 (0.24%) Joomla!
10 2 (0.24%) Moodle
11 1 (0.12%) MQSeries
11 1 (0.12%) SAS
11 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 53 (6.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (5.53%) Microsoft Office
3 8 (0.96%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.84%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.48%) AutoCAD
5 4 (0.48%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.48%) Trello
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.12%) Adobe Illustrator
6 1 (0.12%) Blender
6 1 (0.12%) InDesign
6 1 (0.12%) Notion
6 1 (0.12%) Photoshop
6 1 (0.12%) Revit
6 1 (0.12%) Sketch
6 1 (0.12%) UXPin
6 1 (0.12%) Windchill
6 1 (0.12%) Zeplin
Business Applications
1 10 (1.20%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (0.72%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (0.60%) Distributed Ledger
4 4 (0.48%) Lawson
5 3 (0.36%) SAP CRM
5 3 (0.36%) SAP PM
5 3 (0.36%) Shopify
6 2 (0.24%) Endur
6 2 (0.24%) Primavera
7 1 (0.12%) Adobe Campaign
7 1 (0.12%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.12%) Findur
7 1 (0.12%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 191 (22.96%) Azure
2 148 (17.79%) AWS
3 83 (9.98%) GCP
4 60 (7.21%) SaaS
5 45 (5.41%) Azure DevOps
6 44 (5.29%) Power Platform
7 25 (3.00%) Serverless
8 22 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (1.92%) Amazon S3
10 13 (1.56%) AWS Lambda
11 11 (1.32%) Amazon SQS
11 11 (1.32%) AWS Step Functions
12 10 (1.20%) GitHub
13 9 (1.08%) Azure Data Factory
13 9 (1.08%) Google Analytics
14 6 (0.72%) AWS CodeCommit
14 6 (0.72%) Azure Logic Apps
14 6 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.72%) Microsoft 365
14 6 (0.72%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.92%) Internet
2 5 (0.60%) Cisco ISE
2 5 (0.60%) LAN
2 5 (0.60%) SD-WAN
2 5 (0.60%) SSH
2 5 (0.60%) WAN
2 5 (0.60%) Wireless
3 4 (0.48%) HTTP
3 4 (0.48%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.36%) DNS
4 3 (0.36%) SMTP
5 2 (0.24%) Firewall
6 1 (0.12%) DHCP
6 1 (0.12%) ICMP
6 1 (0.12%) IPv4
6 1 (0.12%) IPv6
6 1 (0.12%) Network Security
6 1 (0.12%) SNMP
6 1 (0.12%) Software-Defined Networking
6 1 (0.12%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 43 (5.17%) SQL Server
2 25 (3.00%) Power BI
3 23 (2.76%) NoSQL
4 20 (2.40%) PostgreSQL
5 17 (2.04%) Data Warehouse
6 16 (1.92%) Apache Hive
7 13 (1.56%) MySQL
7 13 (1.56%) Relational Database
7 13 (1.56%) Tableau
8 11 (1.32%) Presto
9 10 (1.20%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 9 (1.08%) Data Lake
10 9 (1.08%) Hadoop
11 8 (0.96%) Big Data
12 7 (0.84%) GIS
12 7 (0.84%) Looker
13 6 (0.72%) Power Query
13 6 (0.72%) PowerPivot
13 6 (0.72%) SAP BW
13 6 (0.72%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 86 (10.34%) JIRA
2 69 (8.29%) Cucumber
3 57 (6.85%) Git
4 53 (6.37%) Jenkins
5 51 (6.13%) Selenium
6 47 (5.65%) Postman
7 30 (3.61%) Cypress.io
8 23 (2.76%) JUnit
9 19 (2.28%) SpecFlow
10 11 (1.32%) Appium
10 11 (1.32%) TeamCity
11 9 (1.08%) CircleCI
11 9 (1.08%) TestRail
12 7 (0.84%) Mockito
12 7 (0.84%) WebDriver
13 6 (0.72%) GitLab
13 6 (0.72%) REST Assured
13 6 (0.72%) SonarQube
13 6 (0.72%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
14 5 (0.60%) fastlane
General
1 276 (33.17%) Social Skills
2 206 (24.76%) Finance
3 130 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (7.69%) Retail
5 54 (6.49%) Front Office
6 53 (6.37%) Law
6 53 (6.37%) Legal
7 47 (5.65%) Marketing
7 47 (5.65%) Pharmaceutical
8 39 (4.69%) Banking
9 38 (4.57%) Manufacturing
9 38 (4.57%) Organisational Skills
10 32 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 24 (2.88%) Public Sector
12 21 (2.52%) Electronics
12 21 (2.52%) Police
13 19 (2.28%) Telecoms
14 10 (1.20%) Investment Banking
15 8 (0.96%) Local Government
16 7 (0.84%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 145 (17.43%) Senior
2 126 (15.14%) Developer
3 116 (13.94%) Lead
4 88 (10.58%) Software Engineer
5 75 (9.01%) Analyst
6 68 (8.17%) Project Manager
7 59 (7.09%) QA Manager
8 53 (6.37%) .NET Developer
9 49 (5.89%) QA Engineer
10 39 (4.69%) .NET Software Developer
11 38 (4.57%) .NET Software Engineer
11 38 (4.57%) Developer/Software Engineer
12 36 (4.33%) Administrator
13 33 (3.97%) Software Manager
14 32 (3.85%) Finance Manager
14 32 (3.85%) Software Asset Manager
15 31 (3.73%) QA Leader
16 30 (3.61%) Senior Manager
17 26 (3.13%) Senior Developer
18 23 (2.76%) Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 120 (14.42%) .NET
2 92 (11.06%) React
3 61 (7.33%) AngularJS
4 59 (7.09%) REST
5 55 (6.61%) .NET Core
6 42 (5.05%) Vue
7 40 (4.81%) Redux
8 38 (4.57%) .NET Framework
9 35 (4.21%) HTML
10 31 (3.73%) CSS
11 29 (3.49%) JSON
11 29 (3.49%) Spring
12 28 (3.37%) RESTful
13 27 (3.25%) ASP.NET
14 23 (2.76%) GraphQL
15 20 (2.40%) Lambda Expressions
16 19 (2.28%) http4s
17 17 (2.04%) Spring Boot
18 16 (1.92%) Entity Framework
18 16 (1.92%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 66 (7.93%) Product Ownership
2 51 (6.13%) Derivative
2 51 (6.13%) Hedge funds
3 49 (5.89%) Management Information System
4 42 (5.05%) Fixed Income
5 41 (4.93%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 39 (4.69%) Equities
7 33 (3.97%) Self-Motivation
8 21 (2.52%) Client/Server
8 21 (2.52%) Virtual Team
9 19 (2.28%) Data Structures
10 18 (2.16%) Greenfield Project
10 18 (2.16%) Life Science
10 18 (2.16%) Mobile App
11 17 (2.04%) Algorithms
11 17 (2.04%) Onboarding
12 14 (1.68%) PropTech
13 13 (1.56%) Renewable Energy
14 12 (1.44%) Driving Licence
15 11 (1.32%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 29 (3.49%) Android
2 24 (2.88%) Apple iOS
3 22 (2.64%) Linux
4 21 (2.52%) Windows
5 10 (1.20%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.60%) Unix
7 4 (0.48%) Ubuntu
8 2 (0.24%) Debian
9 1 (0.12%) tvOS
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.12%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 294 (35.34%) Agile
2 187 (22.48%) Problem-Solving
3 149 (17.91%) DevOps
4 147 (17.67%) Software Engineering
5 137 (16.47%) Project Management
6 136 (16.35%) Test Automation
7 126 (15.14%) CI/CD
8 108 (12.98%) Scrum
9 104 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 93 (11.18%) Mentoring
11 92 (11.06%) TDD
12 87 (10.46%) Full Stack Development
13 85 (10.22%) Test Strategy
14 77 (9.25%) Computer Science
15 76 (9.13%) Fintech
16 74 (8.89%) Project Delivery
17 73 (8.77%) Roadmaps
18 63 (7.57%) Analytics
19 62 (7.45%) Risk Management
20 58 (6.97%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 126 (15.14%) Python
2 125 (15.02%) Java
3 122 (14.66%) C#
4 121 (14.54%) SQL
5 110 (13.22%) JavaScript
6 80 (9.62%) TypeScript
7 36 (4.33%) Kotlin
8 27 (3.25%) Scala
9 14 (1.68%) PL/1
10 9 (1.08%) PHP
11 7 (0.84%) Swift
12 6 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 5 (0.60%) Go
13 5 (0.60%) Ruby
14 4 (0.48%) Perl
14 4 (0.48%) R
14 4 (0.48%) T-SQL
15 3 (0.36%) Bash
15 3 (0.36%) C++
16 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 206 (24.76%) Degree
2 54 (6.49%) Computer Science Degree
3 31 (3.73%) Security Cleared
4 23 (2.76%) Master's Degree
5 20 (2.40%) ISTQB
6 19 (2.28%) PMI Certification
7 15 (1.80%) DBS Check
8 14 (1.68%) PMP
8 14 (1.68%) SC Cleared
9 12 (1.44%) DV Cleared
10 9 (1.08%) CREST Certified
10 9 (1.08%) Numerate Degree
10 9 (1.08%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 7 (0.84%) Cisco Certification
11 7 (0.84%) NVQ Level 3
12 6 (0.72%) Azure Certification
12 6 (0.72%) CCNA
12 6 (0.72%) CCNP
12 6 (0.72%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
13 5 (0.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (3.61%) Good Clinical Practice
2 25 (3.00%) GMP
3 23 (2.76%) Accessibility
4 19 (2.28%) Data Quality
5 12 (1.44%) PMO
6 10 (1.20%) GLP
7 9 (1.08%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 9 (1.08%) CDISC
7 9 (1.08%) GDPR
8 8 (0.96%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 7 (0.84%) Software Quality Assurance
10 6 (0.72%) MiFID
10 6 (0.72%) NIST
10 6 (0.72%) PCI DSS
10 6 (0.72%) UCITS
11 5 (0.60%) ISO 9001
11 5 (0.60%) SLA
12 3 (0.36%) COBIT
12 3 (0.36%) GRC
12 3 (0.36%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 35 (4.21%) Docker
2 19 (2.28%) Virtual Machines
3 11 (1.32%) Firmware
4 9 (1.08%) Embedded Firmware
5 8 (0.96%) Active Directory
6 5 (0.60%) HDFS
7 2 (0.24%) Varnish
7 2 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (0.24%) vSphere
8 1 (0.12%) BitLocker
8 1 (0.12%) Terminal Services
Systems Management
1 36 (4.33%) Terraform
2 28 (3.37%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.44%) Ansible
4 7 (0.84%) Puppet
5 3 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 3 (0.36%) Kibana
6 2 (0.24%) Packer
7 1 (0.12%) HAProxy
7 1 (0.12%) Kubeflow
7 1 (0.12%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 141 (16.95%) Microsoft
2 55 (6.61%) Google
3 22 (2.64%) SAP
4 20 (2.40%) Databricks
5 17 (2.04%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.44%) Atlassian
7 10 (1.20%) Aderant
7 10 (1.20%) Oracle
8 9 (1.08%) Adobe
9 8 (0.96%) IBM
9 8 (0.96%) Marketo
9 8 (0.96%) QAD
10 7 (0.84%) Bloomberg
10 7 (0.84%) CheckPoint
11 6 (0.72%) Cognos
11 6 (0.72%) IFS
12 5 (0.60%) Cisco
12 5 (0.60%) Meraki
12 5 (0.60%) UiPath
13 4 (0.48%) Adyen