Quality Engineer Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 50,000 jobs.
Median salary
£42,511
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 5.3% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£43,592
Mean
£45,418
Jobs measured
50,000
What most quality engineers actually earn
Half of quality engineers earn between £33,423 and £53,813. Earning above £53,813 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 quality engineers earn less than this.
Quality Engineer salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| South East | £51,647 | £49,449 |
| East | £48,510 | £48,676 |
| London | £44,410 | £51,331 |
| Scotland | £44,165 | £46,904 |
| East Midlands | £42,591 | £42,018 |
| North West | £41,205 | £42,289 |
| West Midlands | £41,023 | £47,348 |
| Wales | £40,307 | £46,062 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £40,033 | £42,172 |
| North East | £36,813 | £38,674 |
| South West | £36,790 | £38,340 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Quality control and planning engineers
- SOC 2020 code
- 2481
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “quality engineer” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Quality control and planning engineers”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures quality control and planning engineers.
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.
Quality Engineer salary FAQs
What is the average Quality Engineer salary in UK?
The median is £42,511 a year and the mean is £45,418, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £43,592.
What is a good Quality Engineer salary?
Half of quality engineers earn between £33,423 and £53,813. Anything above £53,813 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 50,000 jobs in this occupation.
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