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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 533 729 870
Rank change year-on-year +196 +141 -30
Permanent jobs citing QMS 392 249 389
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.39% 0.25% 0.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.26% 0.25%
Number of salaries quoted 116 54 44
10th Percentile £26,375 £31,475 £32,225
25th Percentile £32,969 £36,563 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,553 £45,000 £43,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.88% +4.65% -4.44%
75th Percentile £53,000 £56,135 £60,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £67,625 £71,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.11% -5.26% +2.15%

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 85,108 95,066 155,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.18% 95.58% 95.78%
Number of salaries quoted 59,794 56,135 83,138
10th Percentile £29,071 £34,000 £33,645
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +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% +10.53%

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 20 May 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 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
England +203 366 £40,000 -11.11% 227
UK excluding London +175 354 £40,000 -11.11% 218
North of England +108 109 £28,500 -20.28% 34
South East +75 104 £47,500 -5.00% 50
Work from Home +38 61 £45,000 -14.29% 42
Midlands +36 59 £42,500 -21.47% 42
Yorkshire +99 52 £26,000 - 12
North West +46 49 £28,500 -20.28% 16
South West -2 41 £37,500 -16.67% 23
London +47 37 £65,000 +23.81% 33
East Midlands - 33 £42,500 - 22
West Midlands +23 26 £43,750 -19.16% 20
East of England +5 16 £40,000 - 40
Scotland -60 11 £152,200 - 21
Wales +16 9 £40,553 - 16
North East - 8 - - 10
Northern Ireland - 5 - -

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 (7.14%) SharePoint
2 13 (3.32%) Documentum
3 3 (0.77%) Confluence
4 2 (0.51%) MTS
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 34 (8.67%) Microsoft Office
2 33 (8.42%) Microsoft Excel
3 20 (5.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 14 (3.57%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe After Effects
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe Premiere
6 2 (0.51%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 16 (4.08%) TrackWise
2 3 (0.77%) Q-Pulse
3 1 (0.26%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 20 (5.10%) Power Platform
2 16 (4.08%) PowerApps
3 14 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
3 14 (3.57%) OneDrive
4 11 (2.81%) Power Automate
4 11 (2.81%) ShareGate
5 3 (0.77%) Google Workspace
6 1 (0.26%) AWS
6 1 (0.26%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.26%) GitHub
6 1 (0.26%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.28%) Intranet
2 4 (1.02%) Ethernet
2 4 (1.02%) Link 16
2 4 (1.02%) RS-232
2 4 (1.02%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.26%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (3.83%) Power BI
2 4 (1.02%) SQL Server
3 3 (0.77%) Relational Database
4 1 (0.26%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.26%) MS Access
4 1 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 8 (2.04%) JIRA
2 4 (1.02%) Git
2 4 (1.02%) Subversion
3 3 (0.77%) Selenium
General
1 219 (55.87%) Manufacturing
2 217 (55.36%) Pharmaceutical
3 165 (42.09%) Social Skills
4 38 (9.69%) Analytical Skills
5 34 (8.67%) Legal
6 29 (7.40%) Finance
7 20 (5.10%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 20 (5.10%) Retail
8 12 (3.06%) Marketing
9 9 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.53%) Police
12 5 (1.28%) Law
12 5 (1.28%) Public Sector
12 5 (1.28%) Telecoms
13 4 (1.02%) Automotive
13 4 (1.02%) Avionics
14 3 (0.77%) Aerospace
14 3 (0.77%) Electronics
14 3 (0.77%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 64 (16.33%) QA Manager
2 63 (16.07%) Senior
3 57 (14.54%) QA Specialist
4 56 (14.29%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
5 34 (8.67%) Quality Manager
6 25 (6.38%) Systems Manager
7 18 (4.59%) IT Manager
8 16 (4.08%) Associate Director
9 13 (3.32%) Data Integrity Manager
9 13 (3.32%) Systems Engineer
10 11 (2.81%) Quality Engineer
11 10 (2.55%) Lead
11 10 (2.55%) Project Manager
11 10 (2.55%) Technical Manager
12 9 (2.30%) Compliance Manager
13 8 (2.04%) Administrator
13 8 (2.04%) QA Officer
14 7 (1.79%) Coordinator
15 6 (1.53%) Network Engineer
15 6 (1.53%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (1.53%) .NET
2 4 (1.02%) ASP.NET Web API
2 4 (1.02%) WCF
2 4 (1.02%) Web Services
2 4 (1.02%) WinForms
3 2 (0.51%) React
3 2 (0.51%) React Native
4 1 (0.26%) ATL
4 1 (0.26%) JSP
Miscellaneous
1 137 (34.95%) Management Information System
2 22 (5.61%) Life Science
3 15 (3.83%) LIMS
4 13 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (1.53%) Biopharmaceutical
5 6 (1.53%) Renewable Energy
6 5 (1.28%) Pharmacovigilance
7 4 (1.02%) IoT
8 2 (0.51%) CCTV
8 2 (0.51%) Data Centre
8 2 (0.51%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (0.51%) NHS
8 2 (0.51%) Video Editing
9 1 (0.26%) Data Structures
9 1 (0.26%) Molecular Biology
9 1 (0.26%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.28%) Windows
2 4 (1.02%) Linux
3 3 (0.77%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 173 (44.13%) Quality Management
2 85 (21.68%) CAPA
3 81 (20.66%) Continuous Improvement
4 80 (20.41%) Coaching
5 79 (20.15%) Mentoring
6 77 (19.64%) Line Management
7 67 (17.09%) Supplier Management
8 61 (15.56%) Validation
9 45 (11.48%) Change Control
10 38 (9.69%) Problem-Solving
11 36 (9.18%) Biotechnology
12 31 (7.91%) Project Management
13 30 (7.65%) Internal Audit
14 28 (7.14%) Process Improvement
15 26 (6.63%) Agile
16 22 (5.61%) SDLC
17 21 (5.36%) Root Cause Analysis
18 16 (4.08%) Service Management
18 16 (4.08%) Stakeholder Management
19 15 (3.83%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 7 (1.79%) C#
2 5 (1.28%) Python
3 4 (1.02%) C
4 3 (0.77%) C++
4 3 (0.77%) Java
5 2 (0.51%) JavaScript
5 2 (0.51%) SQL
Qualifications
1 139 (35.46%) Degree
2 15 (3.83%) Master's Degree
3 11 (2.81%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (1.02%) Chartered Engineer
5 3 (0.77%) A+ Certification
6 2 (0.51%) MOS
6 2 (0.51%) Postgraduate
6 2 (0.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
7 1 (0.26%) HNC
7 1 (0.26%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.26%) SC Cleared
7 1 (0.26%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 255 (65.05%) QA
2 184 (46.94%) GMP
3 54 (13.78%) ISO 9001
4 26 (6.63%) Good Clinical Practice
5 25 (6.38%) ISO 14001
6 15 (3.83%) GxP
7 14 (3.57%) ISO 13485
7 14 (3.57%) NEBOSH
8 13 (3.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 12 (3.06%) IEC 62304
9 12 (3.06%) ISO 22301
10 8 (2.04%) COSHH
11 5 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 4 (1.02%) GAMP
12 4 (1.02%) GDPR
12 4 (1.02%) GLP
12 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 17025
12 4 (1.02%) PMO
13 3 (0.77%) SLA
14 2 (0.51%) HIPAA
System Software
1 11 (2.81%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.28%) Embedded Firmware
2 5 (1.28%) Firmware
Vendors
1 51 (13.01%) Microsoft
2 11 (2.81%) Nintex
3 7 (1.79%) Google
4 6 (1.53%) Minitab
5 3 (0.77%) Apple
5 3 (0.77%) Oracle
5 3 (0.77%) Sun
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe
6 2 (0.51%) NCR
6 2 (0.51%) SAP
7 1 (0.26%) Sophos