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UK salary report · 2026

QA Engineer Salary in North West

Official ONS earnings for North West.

ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Grouped occupation Where this comes from →

Median salary — North West

£49,821

gross, per year

Mean

£47,934

What most qa engineers actually earn

Half of qa engineers in North West earn between £37,959 and £69,452. Earning above £69,452 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Information Technology Professionals” group in North West.

The full pay range

Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of qa engineers earn less than this.

10th
£29,585
20th
£35,766
25th
£37,959
30th
£41,524
40th
£46,112
50th
£50,698
60th
£57,716
70th
£63,875
75th
£69,452
80th
£73,602
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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 North West?

The median is £49,821 a year and the mean is £47,934, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings.

What is a good QA Engineer salary?

Half of qa engineers earn between £37,959 and £69,452. Anything above £69,452 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.

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