QA Specialist Jobs in England

Quality Assurance Specialist
UK > England

The median Quality Assurance Specialist salary in England is £28,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Nov 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 693 713 1037
Rank change year-on-year +20 +324 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Specialist 65 4 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.098% 0.008% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.008% 0.011%
Number of salaries quoted 9 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20,000 £52,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,000 £55,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -49.09% - -
75th Percentile - £57,500 -
90th Percentile £37,750 - -
UK median annual salary £20,000 £55,000 -
% change year-on-year -63.64% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 62,987 47,383 109,444
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 95.45% 95.42%
Number of salaries quoted 33,193 35,122 69,024
10th Percentile £32,022 £32,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,750 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +4.35%

QA Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured QA Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for QA Specialist in England

QA Specialist
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for QA Specialist in England

QA Specialist
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Specialist in England over the 6 months to 15 November 2024.

Salary histogram for QA Specialist in England

QA Specialist
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Specialist within the England region over the 6 months to 15 November 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
South East -8 25 £20,000 - 1
North of England - 17 - - 1
South West +26 12 £28,000 -49.09%
North West - 7 - -
Yorkshire - 7 - - 1
Midlands - 6 £35,000 - 4
West Midlands - 5 £35,000 - 2
London - 4 £47,500 - 1
North East - 3 - -
East Midlands - 1 - - 2
QA Specialist
UK

QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 15 November 2024, QA Specialist 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 across the England region featuring QA Specialist in the job title.

1 65 (100.00%) QA
2 53 (81.54%) Manufacturing
3 32 (49.23%) Pharmaceutical
4 31 (47.69%) Degree
4 31 (47.69%) QMS
4 31 (47.69%) CAPA
4 31 (47.69%) Supplier Management
4 31 (47.69%) Line Management
4 31 (47.69%) Mentoring
4 31 (47.69%) Coaching
4 31 (47.69%) GMP
5 22 (33.85%) Preventative Maintenance
5 22 (33.85%) Verification and Validation
5 22 (33.85%) Internal Audit
5 22 (33.85%) Collaborative Working
5 22 (33.85%) Validation
5 22 (33.85%) Life Science
5 22 (33.85%) Change Management
6 5 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (3.08%) Military
8 1 (1.54%) Banking
8 1 (1.54%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.54%) Software Testing
8 1 (1.54%) ISTQB
8 1 (1.54%) Test Automation

QA Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

General
1 53 (81.54%) Manufacturing
2 32 (49.23%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (3.08%) Military
4 1 (1.54%) Banking
4 1 (1.54%) Investment Banking
Miscellaneous
1 22 (33.85%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (47.69%) CAPA
1 31 (47.69%) Coaching
1 31 (47.69%) Line Management
1 31 (47.69%) Mentoring
1 31 (47.69%) QMS
1 31 (47.69%) Supplier Management
2 22 (33.85%) Change Management
2 22 (33.85%) Collaborative Working
2 22 (33.85%) Internal Audit
2 22 (33.85%) Preventative Maintenance
2 22 (33.85%) Validation
2 22 (33.85%) Verification and Validation
3 5 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (1.54%) Software Testing
4 1 (1.54%) Test Automation
Qualifications
1 31 (47.69%) Degree
2 1 (1.54%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (100.00%) QA
2 31 (47.69%) GMP