Quality Assurance Engineer
UK
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 632 | 595 | 449 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -37 | -146 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 260 | 423 | 1,309 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.43% | 0.80% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 0.46% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 194 | 332 | 747 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £33,525 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,688 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | -4.76% | +10.53% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer.
QA Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
QA Engineer
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 May 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 | -5 | 194 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 64 |
| England | -71 | 194 | £47,500 | -9.52% | 69 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 104 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 31 |
| South East | +6 | 62 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 16 |
| London | -35 | 52 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 14 |
| Scotland | -38 | 44 | £52,500 | -25.00% | 3 |
| South West | -11 | 35 | £54,500 | +36.25% | 10 |
| North of England | +23 | 19 | £46,250 | +15.63% | 12 |
| Midlands | -15 | 15 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 6 |
| Wales | +18 | 11 | £70,000 | +12.00% | 2 |
| North West | 0 | 11 | £47,500 | +5.56% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 10 | £40,000 | -23.81% | 5 |
| East of England | -7 | 8 | £40,000 | -15.79% | 11 |
| Yorkshire | +68 | 5 | £40,500 | +30.65% | 6 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 5 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| North East | -1 | 3 | £40,000 | -42.86% | 1 |
QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, QA 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 Engineer in the job title.
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QA 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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