Quality Controller jobs in the UK

Live quality controller roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

1221 live quality controller roles

Quality Control Consultant

Glasgow

See advert for pay

In this role you will oversee quality across a major defence infrastructure programme, ensuring mechanical and electrical installations meet project…

Hybrid Management & Consultancy
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

QC Inspector

Salisbury

£14.50 - £17.00 per hour d.o.e

Pertemps Swindon are currently looking for a QC Inspector to join our medical product manufacturing client in Swindon, SN3

Manufacturing & Production
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Technician

Washington, Tyne and Wear

£33,000

MTrec Technical are proudly representing our prestigious engineering client with the recruitment of a Quality Technician to strengthen their current…

Manufacturing & Production
6 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Controller salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
North West (indicative)
1 live advert
£26,000 – £45,000 (midpoint £45,000)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£21,020 – £47,500 (midpoint £39,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
1 live advert
£25,000 – £37,000 (midpoint £37,000)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£30,000 – £42,000 (midpoint £36,000)
South East (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £38,000 (midpoint £33,000)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£30,680 – £39,000 (midpoint £32,500)
Midlands (indicative)
4 live adverts
£26,000 – £37,500 (midpoint £32,000)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£26,000 – £35,000 (midpoint £30,500)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Inspection and goods-in roles anchor the band, quality technicians sit in the middle and quality supervisors at the top; aerospace, automotive and medical devices pay most and require CMM, PPAP or ISO 13485 experience. Quality engineers and managers sit above this band.
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FAQs

What does a quality inspector earn?

Indicatively £25,000–£35,000 in the regions and £30,000–£42,000 in London; quality engineers £38,000–£55,000.

What qualifications help?

A CQI/IRCA course, ISO 9001 internal auditor training and measurement skills (CMM, gauges).

What do employers check?

Right to work and references; sometimes an eyesight test for inspection roles.

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