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
Systems Analyst / Tester - Cardiff
Test and analyze government digital services in an agile team, writing regression tests and managing defects in JIRA/Confluence while collaborating with developers and analysts.
Product Compliance & Quality Assurance Manager - Toys & Education
Oversee safety, quality, and regulatory compliance for toys and educational products, ensuring adherence to UK/EU standards like EN71 and REACH while managing supplier audits and incident response.
Senior Java Test Automation Engineer — Remote
Builds and maintains Java-based test automation frameworks, executes API/UI/integration tests, and integrates them into CI/CD pipelines to ensure software quality.

Senior Java Test Automation Engineer — Remote
Build and maintain Java-based test automation frameworks for an agile team, covering functional, API, and UI layers while collaborating with developers and product owners.
Senior Java Test Automation Engineer - Remote
Designs and builds Java-based test automation frameworks, writes browser/API/integration tests, and integrates them into CI/CD pipelines to ensure software quality in an agile team.
Data Quality Assurance Analyst
Test and validate data systems to ensure accuracy and reliability for analytics processes in a London-based not-for-profit organisation.
Software Test Engineer
Test Engineer responsible for validating mission-critical policing software releases, writing and executing test cases, and improving quality processes for the Pronto Digital Policing app.
SDET (Software Developer in Test)
Build and maintain automated test suites using Cypress, Playwright, Selenium, and JMeter to validate web apps and APIs, collaborating with devs on CI/CD and mentoring junior testers.
Senior Test Engineer
Lead a QA team to design and automate tests for government digital services, ensuring high-quality software delivery through CI/CD pipelines and modern testing tools.