Software Quality Assurance Jobs in the North of England

Software Quality Assurance
England > North of England

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for Software Quality Assurance skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Quality Assurance over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 389 419 454
Rank change year-on-year +30 +35 -91
Permanent jobs citing Software Quality Assurance 2 5 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.011% 0.031% 0.038%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.083% 0.15% 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 5 2
10th Percentile - - £42,250
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,750 £42,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.44% - +28.57%
75th Percentile £40,250 £47,500 £46,563
90th Percentile - £49,750 £46,750
England median annual salary £65,000 £45,781 £55,000
% change year-on-year +41.98% -16.76% -12.00%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

Software Quality Assurance is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 2,421 3,329 3,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 12.79% 20.71% 16.55%
Number of salaries quoted 1,660 1,134 1,754
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,750 £25,125
25th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,100 £73,629
England median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -

Software Quality Assurance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Software Quality Assurance as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Quality Assurance in the North of England

Software Quality Assurance
Salary Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Quality Assurance in the North of England.

Salary trend for Software Quality Assurance in the North of England

Software Quality Assurance
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Quality Assurance within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 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 West -14 1 - - 2
North East - 1 £38,500 -
Software Quality Assurance
England

Software Quality Assurance
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Relational Database
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Developer
1 1 (50.00%) Lead
1 1 (50.00%) Lead Developer
1 1 (50.00%) QA Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Quality Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Software QA Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Software Quality Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) API Integration
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Defect Management
2 1 (50.00%) Full Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (50.00%) Regression Testing
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Software Architecture
2 1 (50.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA
System Software
1 1 (50.00%) Docker