Quality Manager Salary
Official ONS earnings for the UK, covering 129,000 jobs.
Median salary
£47,969
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 2.9% change on the previous year
Full-time only
£50,083
Part-time only
£27,029
Mean
£56,215
Jobs measured
129,000
What most quality managers actually earn
Half of quality managers earn between £36,347 and £64,525. Earning above £64,525 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 managers earn less than this.
Quality Manager salary by region
11 of 11 GB regions have a published figure for this occupation.
| Region | Median | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| London | £58,669 | £74,093 |
| North West | £50,263 | £58,253 |
| Scotland | £49,587 | £55,413 |
| West Midlands | £49,480 | £55,253 |
| South East | £47,773 | £57,013 |
| South West | £46,254 | £51,877 |
| East | £43,221 | £48,942 |
| North East | £43,164 | £41,844 |
| Yorkshire and The Humber | £43,117 | £44,896 |
| East Midlands | £42,689 | £46,732 |
| Wales | £41,117 | £48,755 |
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Quality assurance and regulatory professionals
- SOC 2020 code
- 2482
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS doesn't measure “quality manager” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Quality assurance and regulatory professionals”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures quality assurance and regulatory professionals.
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 Manager salary FAQs
What is the average Quality Manager salary in UK?
The median is £47,969 a year and the mean is £56,215, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; full-time employees alone have a median of £50,083 and part-time employees £27,029.
What is a good Quality Manager salary?
Half of quality managers earn between £36,347 and £64,525. Anything above £64,525 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 129,000 jobs in this occupation.
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