Quality Engineer jobs in the UK

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

2393 live quality engineer roles

Quality Inspector

Buckinghamshire

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A growing engineering and manufacturing organisation is expanding its Quality team to support increasing demand, product complexity and…

Motoring & Automotive Contract
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Engineer

Milton Keynes

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Are you an experienced Quality professional with a background in electronics manufacturing and a passion for compliance, quality systems, and…

Engineering Permanent
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Quality Engineer

London Borough of Islington

£60,000–£90,000

At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world.

Engineering
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Supplier Quality Engineer

Dundee

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Are you passionate about driving supplier excellence, improving quality performance, and working with international manufacturing partners?

Engineering
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Quality Inspector

Carterton

Up to £22.00 per hour PAYE / £29.44…

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Quality Inspector to join a leading aerospace and defence organisation based in Brize Norton .

Engineering
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Supplier Quality Engineer

Remote

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Are you passionate about driving supplier excellence, improving quality performance, and working with international manufacturing partners?

Remote Engineering
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Inspector

Ballymena

£35,000

A leading precision engineering manufacturer supplying high-specification components to highly regulated industries is seeking a Quality Inspector…

Manufacturing & Production
5 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

AI Quality Engineering Lead

City of Westminster

£70,000–£110,000

NTT DATA in the United Kingdom is seeking a Senior QE SDET Engineer to lead the expansion of our quality engineering assets and services.

IT & Technology
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Principal Quality Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£60,000–£90,000

Job Description: Your impact At Leonardo in Edinburgh, we’re looking for individuals with strong technical capability, a commitment to excellence…

Hybrid Engineering Permanent
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Quality Engineer

London

£55,000–£70,000

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Quality Engineer to join the Hinkley Point C (HPC) project, one of the UK's largest and most significant…

Engineering
4 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Quality Engineer salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
East of England (indicative)
6 live adverts
£42,500 – £55,000 (midpoint £48,750)
South East (indicative)
1 live advert
£35,000 – £48,000 (midpoint £47,500)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£38,000 – £52,000 (midpoint £45,000)
South West (indicative)
5 live adverts
£42,500 – £50,000 (midpoint £43,500)
North East (indicative)
5 live adverts
£31,000 – £45,863 (midpoint £43,000)
Wales (indicative)
5 live adverts
£29,000 – £46,000 (midpoint £42,500)
Northern Ireland
23 live adverts
£39,069 – £45,000 (£40,000 · 25th–75th pct)
North West (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£33,000 – £45,000 (midpoint £39,000)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£33,000 – £45,000 (midpoint £39,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
1 live advert
£32,000 – £44,000 (midpoint £37,500)
Midlands (indicative)
1 live advert
£33,000 – £45,000 (midpoint £33,000)

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. Sector quality standards set the ceiling: AS9100 (aerospace), IATF 16949 (automotive) and ISO 13485 (medical devices) experience pays above general ISO 9001 work. Root-cause fluency (8D, Six Sigma) and supplier-quality/audit exposure (CQI/IRCA) are the strongest levers; inspection roles sit below engineer grades but CMM programming narrows the gap.
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FAQs

What does a quality engineer earn in the UK?

Indicatively £32,000–£52,000 permanent, with regulated-sector (aerospace, automotive, medical) experience at the top.

What does a quality inspector earn?

Typically £28,000–£38,000, rising with CMM programming and aerospace inspection experience.

Which quality qualifications matter most?

Six Sigma (green/black belt), CQI/IRCA auditor training, and sector standards such as AS9100 or IATF 16949.

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