Quality Assurance Lead
UK
The median Quality Assurance Lead salary in the UK is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 778 | 849 | 1041 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +192 | -263 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader | 117 | 103 | 198 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.10% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.11% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 94 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £47,481 | £50,375 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,250 | £53,125 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -7.14% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,875 | £86,875 | £85,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,500 | £122,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £49,000 | £56,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -6.67% | +9.09% |
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 | 95,626 | 90,111 | 157,385 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.48% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 68,292 | 56,801 | 84,606 |
| 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 | £70,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,250 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.10% | +6.13% | +5.63% |
QA Leader
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured QA Leader in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
QA Leader
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Leader.
QA Leader
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Leader over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
QA Leader
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 Leader within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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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| England | +95 | 90 | £48,250 | -25.77% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | +41 | 83 | £49,000 | -12.50% | 17 |
| Work from Home | +62 | 43 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 10 |
| London | +108 | 31 | £66,250 | -26.39% | 4 |
| Midlands | -15 | 18 | £39,500 | -25.47% | 8 |
| South East | +16 | 13 | £47,500 | -40.63% | |
| East Midlands | +1 | 12 | £36,500 | -27.00% | 6 |
| North of England | +35 | 10 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 2 |
| South West | -10 | 10 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 5 |
| Scotland | -48 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +80 | 8 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 1 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £28,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 8 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 6 | £49,000 | -10.91% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 6 | £70,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | +2 | 2 | £56,250 | +32.35% |
QA Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, QA Leader 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 Leader in the job title.
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QA Leader 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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