Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
IT quality and testing professionals demand is rising in the UK.
ONS recorded 536 new online adverts for it quality and testing professionals in the UK in Aug 2026. That is 32.3% higher than a year earlier. Advertised salary for the UK is £50,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation. ONS data is generally two months late.IT quality and testing professionals hiring demand
New online job adverts for it quality and testing professionals across the UK
New online job adverts have increased since Aug 2025.
536
Aug 2026 · the UK
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for it quality and testing professionals across the UK
Advertised pay is 17.6% higher than a year earlier, before inflation.
£50,000
May 2025 · UK
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.5 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 57.1% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 4.2% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 8.6% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 11.8% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 18.3% |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 352 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 45 | |
| 3 | Leeds | 37 | |
| 4 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 31 | |
| 5 | Bristol, City of | 28 | |
| 6 | Birmingham | 26 | |
| 7 | Belfast | 24 | |
| 8 | Glasgow City | 23 | |
| 9 | City of Edinburgh | 22 | |
| 10 | Sheffield | 21 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Science, research, engineering and technology professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angus | £62,400 | |
| 2 | Isle of Wight | £62,000 | |
| 3 | Cheltenham | £60,000 | |
| 4 | London | £60,000 | |
| 5 | Bristol, City of | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Richmondshire | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Stevenage | £55,000 | |
| 8 | Manchester | £55,000 | |
| 9 | Reading | £54,800 | |
| 10 | Worthing | £54,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 213) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Programmers and software development professionals Software developer · IT analyst · Team leader — 31.7% of group adverts | 11,591 | +49.7% | |
| 2 | IT business analysts, architects and systems designers System analyst · Ai scientist · Bi architect — 27.0% of group adverts | 9,861 | +81.6% | |
| 3 | IT managers Manager · IT manager · Internet cafe owner — 19.6% of group adverts | 7,176 | +49.2% | |
| 4 | Cyber security professionals Cyber security analyst · Soc analyst · Ethical hacker — 7.7% of group adverts | 2,817 | +52.6% | |
| 5 | Information technology professionals n.e.c. Information technology consultant · IT planner · Web master — 7.3% of group adverts | 2,676 | +54.3% | |
| 6 | IT project managers Project manager · Ip planner · Project lead — 5.2% of group adverts | 1,886 | +63.6% | |
| 7 | IT quality and testing professionalsYou’re viewing this Quality analyst · Test lead · IT auditor — 1.5% of group adverts | 536 | +32.3% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.