QA Specialist Jobs in the UK excluding London

Quality Assurance Specialist
UK > UK excluding London

The median Quality Assurance Specialist salary in the UK excluding London is £24,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

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

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 667 721 870
Rank change year-on-year +54 +149 -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Specialist 113 7 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.013% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.014% 0.005%
Number of salaries quoted 19 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £20,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £24,000 - -
75th Percentile £45,000 - -
90th Percentile £47,000 - -
UK median annual salary £24,000 £65,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year -63.08% -16.13% +10.71%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 excluding London with a recognized job title 75,991 49,070 72,896
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 88.81% 95.46%
Number of salaries quoted 53,059 29,227 42,783
10th Percentile £26,750 £29,750 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,519 £50,296
Median % change year-on-year -6.58% +6.41% +5.89%
75th Percentile £63,750 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £76,250 £81,250 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

QA Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Job vacancy trend for QA Specialist in the UK excluding London

QA Specialist
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Specialist in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for QA Specialist in the UK excluding London

QA Specialist
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Specialist in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for QA Specialist in the UK excluding London

QA Specialist
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Specialist within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 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
North of England +56 47 £45,000 -
South West - 24 £28,000 - 2
North West - 20 £45,000 -
Yorkshire +81 17 - -
South East -20 11 £20,000 - 1
Scotland - 11 £20,000 - 2
Midlands - 10 £35,000 - 4
North East - 10 £55,000 -
West Midlands - 9 £35,000 - 3
Northern Ireland - 8 - -
Wales +14 2 £24,000 -
East Midlands - 1 - - 1
QA Specialist
UK

QA Specialist Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 12 June 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 UK excluding London region featuring QA Specialist in the job title.

1 113 (100.00%) QA
2 89 (78.76%) Manufacturing
3 88 (77.88%) Coaching
4 86 (76.11%) Pharmaceutical
5 85 (75.22%) Degree
6 84 (74.34%) QMS
6 84 (74.34%) CAPA
7 83 (73.45%) Line Management
7 83 (73.45%) Mentoring
7 83 (73.45%) Supplier Management
7 83 (73.45%) GMP
8 6 (5.31%) Social Skills
8 6 (5.31%) Data Analysis
9 5 (4.42%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (4.42%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (4.42%) Chemistry
9 5 (4.42%) Aerospace
10 4 (3.54%) Driving Licence
11 2 (1.77%) Quality Management
11 2 (1.77%) Validation
11 2 (1.77%) Military
12 1 (0.88%) Banking
12 1 (0.88%) Document Management
12 1 (0.88%) Statistical Analysis
12 1 (0.88%) Informatics
12 1 (0.88%) Risk Management
12 1 (0.88%) Electronics
12 1 (0.88%) Finance
12 1 (0.88%) ERP
12 1 (0.88%) ISO 9001

QA Specialist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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:

General
1 89 (78.76%) Manufacturing
2 86 (76.11%) Pharmaceutical
3 6 (5.31%) Social Skills
4 5 (4.42%) Aerospace
4 5 (4.42%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (1.77%) Military
6 1 (0.88%) Banking
6 1 (0.88%) Electronics
6 1 (0.88%) Finance
6 1 (0.88%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (3.54%) Driving Licence
2 1 (0.88%) FMCG
2 1 (0.88%) Molecular Biology
2 1 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (77.88%) Coaching
2 84 (74.34%) CAPA
2 84 (74.34%) QMS
3 83 (73.45%) Line Management
3 83 (73.45%) Mentoring
3 83 (73.45%) Supplier Management
4 6 (5.31%) Data Analysis
5 5 (4.42%) Chemistry
5 5 (4.42%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (1.77%) Quality Management
6 2 (1.77%) Validation
7 1 (0.88%) Biology
7 1 (0.88%) Change Control
7 1 (0.88%) Disruptive Innovation
7 1 (0.88%) Document Management
7 1 (0.88%) ERP
7 1 (0.88%) Informatics
7 1 (0.88%) Risk Management
7 1 (0.88%) Root Cause Analysis
7 1 (0.88%) Statistical Analysis
Qualifications
1 85 (75.22%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (100.00%) QA
2 83 (73.45%) GMP
3 1 (0.88%) ISO 13485
3 1 (0.88%) ISO 9001