Quality Assurance Engineer
UK > England
The median Quality Assurance Engineer salary in England is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 599 | 636 | 576 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -60 | -103 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Engineer | 77 | 223 | 335 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.16% | 0.23% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.24% | 0.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73 | 167 | 273 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,250 | £32,200 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £37,500 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -14.29% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £68,500 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £46,250 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.32% | -15.91% | - |
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 | 44,681 | 91,206 | 74,157 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.58% | 94.64% | 91.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,903 | 66,421 | 49,011 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -13.22% | +0.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £70,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
QA Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured QA Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
QA Engineer
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Engineer in England.
QA Engineer
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing QA Engineer in England over the 6 months to 16 June 2025.
QA Engineer
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 Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 16 June 2025. 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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| London | +87 | 34 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 327 |
| East of England | +31 | 13 | £53,000 | +39.47% | 60 |
| South East | +26 | 9 | £42,500 | +6.25% | 178 |
| South West | +80 | 6 | £48,750 | -6.25% | 55 |
| Midlands | +80 | 6 | £46,250 | +15.63% | 61 |
| North of England | +44 | 5 | £59,800 | +32.89% | 96 |
| East Midlands | +55 | 4 | £45,000 | -26.53% | 34 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 3 | £55,000 | +57.14% | 31 |
| West Midlands | +67 | 2 | £47,500 | +18.75% | 27 |
| North West | +6 | 2 | £90,000 | +89.47% | 54 |
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QA Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 16 June 2025, 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 across the England region featuring QA Engineer in the job title.
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QA Engineer 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:
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