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 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 | |
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| Rank | 790 | 828 | 695 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | -133 | +114 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Leader | 114 | 91 | 686 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.10% | 0.098% | 0.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | 0.11% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 78 | 85 | 149 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,750 | £47,489 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £52,500 | £53,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | -7.14% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £85,000 | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,125 | £100,000 | £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
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
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 12 June 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 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 |
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| England | +39 | 89 | £47,500 | -26.92% | 20 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 80 | £49,000 | -12.50% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +29 | 40 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 14 |
| London | +91 | 31 | £66,250 | -26.39% | 5 |
| Midlands | -42 | 15 | £36,500 | -33.64% | 2 |
| South East | -22 | 13 | £47,500 | -40.63% | 6 |
| South West | -32 | 12 | £50,000 | -9.09% | 3 |
| North of England | +7 | 10 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 10 | £36,500 | -27.00% | 2 |
| Scotland | -58 | 10 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +65 | 8 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 2 |
| East of England | - | 8 | £28,000 | - | 2 |
| Wales | - | 7 | £70,000 | - | |
| West Midlands | -21 | 5 | £49,000 | -11.71% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 5 | - | - | 1 |
| North West | -22 | 2 | £56,250 | +32.35% |
QA Leader Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 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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