QA Engineer Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 20,000 jobs.
Median salary
£44,973
gross, per year
▲ 11.9% change on the previous year
Mean
£46,738
Jobs measured
20,000
What most qa engineers actually earn
Half of qa engineers earn between £35,716 and £55,000. Earning above £55,000 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of qa engineers earn less than this.
QA Engineer salary by region
6 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| South East | £55,001 | £51,360 |
| East | £50,490 | £52,170 |
| North West | £49,821 | £47,934 |
| South West | £40,583 | £44,122 |
| Scotland | £39,116 | £42,686 |
| East Midlands | £38,181 | £39,980 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- IT quality and testing professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2136
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “qa engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “IT quality and testing professionals”, which includes this role alongside others.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
QA Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average QA Engineer salary in UK?
The median is £44,973 a year and the mean is £46,738, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.
What is a good QA Engineer salary?
Half of qa engineers earn between £35,716 and £55,000. Anything above £55,000 is in the top quarter for the role.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records, covering 20,000 jobs in this occupation.
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