QA Jobs in United Kingdom
There are 1,140 open QA jobs in United Kingdom on freehire right now. 285 of them were posted recently. The skills employers ask for most often are automation, test-automation and agile.
Salary
| Currency | Period | 25th | Median | 75th | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBP | year | £47,500 | £54,030 | £65,750 | 38 |
From postings that disclose pay. Currencies are counted separately, never converted.
Most requested skills
- automation 31%
- test-automation 22%
- agile 18%
- api 15%
- ci-cd 15%
- ai 14%
- python 13%
- playwright 11%
How the work is done
- Hybrid 194 · 17%
- Remote 78 · 7%
- Onsite 44 · 4%
Visa sponsorship offered in 24% of the 89 postings that state a position on it.
Seniority
- Senior 204
- Lead 74
- Principal 22
- Junior 19
- Staff 13
- Middle 9
Who is hiring
- 1000+ employees 110
- 501-1000 employees 83
- 51-200 employees 32
- 11-50 employees 7
- 201-500 employees 6
- 1-10 employees 2
Software Test Engineer
Designs and runs manual and automated tests, builds test frameworks, and integrates them into CI/CD pipelines for a software product.
Senior Test Automation Engineer
Build and maintain Java-based test automation frameworks (Selenium, Playwright, Karate) and execute cross-browser, API, and integration tests for client projects, integrating with CI/CD pipelines.
Manual QA Engineer (UK)
Manual QA Engineer tests web apps, Salesforce integrations, and REST APIs, writes test cases, and verifies bug fixes using SQL and DevTools.
SDET (Software Developer in Test)
Build and maintain automated test suites using Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, and JMeter to validate web apps and APIs, writing test cases in JavaScript/TypeScript and Gherkin.
Senior QA Lead
Lead quality engineering for government-facing digital services, designing automation frameworks with Playwright/WebdriverIO and embedding shift-left testing in CI/CD pipelines.
Senior QA Engineer
Designs and builds automated test frameworks for UI, APIs, and databases, mentors junior QA engineers, and collaborates with cross-functional teams to improve software quality.
Test Engineer
Test Engineer ensures web-based software quality through manual testing, defect tracking, API checks, and DevOps practices in a Scrum team.
SDET (Software Developer in Test)
Design and develop automated testing frameworks using Cypress, Playwright, and Selenium with JavaScript/TypeScript, and write performance tests with JMeter.
Data Quality Assurance Analyst
QA Analyst ensures data accuracy and reliability for analytics by testing and validating data systems in a London-based not-for-profit organisation.
Trainee/Junior manual QA
Performs manual testing of Dynamics 365 workflows and web apps built with AngularJS, HTML, jQuery, and JavaScript, maintaining test documentation and collaborating with a UK/US-based team.