QA Specialist salary in the United Kingdom
£48,919
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between £32,500 and £55,000
From 96 live qa specialist listings with advertised pay · newest 16 Oct 2026
What qa specialists are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- £32,500
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- £44,000
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- £55,000
- a quarter pay more
QA Specialist salary by seniority
Median advertised pay at each level, with the middle half of adverts beside it. The step between levels is usually the number worth negotiating over.
How to read a qa specialist salary range
The middle half of qa specialist adverts sits between £32,500 and £55,000 — the top of that band is 1.7× the bottom. Where you land inside it is decided less by the job title than by three things: the level the role is pitched at, the employer's size and the city. On this board Warrington pays most for the role at £279,500 on average.
An advert quoting a wide range is usually a level range in disguise: the bottom is what they would pay someone they have to train, the top is what they would pay someone who can run the work unsupervised. Ask which end the role is really budgeted at before you anchor on the top figure.
The figures on this page are advertised pay, which runs a little ahead of what people in post earn. If an offer sits below the median here for the level, that is a fair thing to raise; if it sits above the 75th percentile, it is a good offer for this market.
Highest paying cities for qa specialists
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for qa specialists
Live qa specialist roles
Senior Production Technician – Aseptic Services
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustQA SpecialistJobsbyAdzunaLiverpoolPermanent£32,073–£39,043 a yearNewLead Technician – Education and Training (Pharmacy Aseptic Services)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustQA SpecialistJobsbyAdzunaReadingPermanent£39,959–£48,117 a yearNewLead Pharmacy Technician – Education & Training (Pharmacy Aseptic Services)
Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustQA SpecialistJobsbyAdzunaReadingPermanent£39,959–£48,117 a yearNewLead Aseptic Unit Trainer Technician (Education and Training)
Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustQA SpecialistJobsbyAdzunaSalisburyPermanent£39,959–£48,117 a yearAdvanced Specialist Aseptic Services Pharmacist
Salisbury NHS Foundation TrustQA SpecialistJobsbyAdzunaManchesterPermanent£57,528–£64,750 a yearMultiskilled Maintenance Engineer (Double Days)
Robert WaltersQA SpecialistviaReedBlackburnPermanent£48,000 - £50,000 per annumQA Specialist salary: common questions
- How much does a qa specialist earn in the United Kingdom?
- The median advertised qa specialist salary is £44,000 a year, from 96 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between £32,500 and £55,000. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a qa specialist?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from £28,000 to £279,500. The middle half sits between £32,500 and £55,000 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay qa specialists the most?
- Warrington leads at £279,500 on average, against £48,919 across the whole sample. Manchester follows at £67,880.
- What is a qa specialist salary per hour?
- About £25.09 an hour, or £188.15 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay qa specialists the most?
- From current listings, Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited advertises the highest at £181,188 on average. This reflects what is advertised now, not a long-run ranking.
Similar roles
Figures are medians and averages of salaries advertised on BOQQS, not a survey of what people are paid — advertised pay leads actual pay. Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week. Nothing below £28,000 a year is carried on this board, so these figures describe the specialist market rather than all jobs in the UK. How the figures are worked out