Quality Engineer jobs in the UK

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

2269 live quality engineer roles

Quality Engineer

Chichester, West Sussex

£22/hr

Staffline are recruiting for a Quality Engineer to work for our client at their pristine automotive manufacturing plant, based in Westhampnett, West…

Engineering
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Quality Engineer

Fareham

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Are you an experienced Quality Engineer looking to join a world-class manufacturing environment supplying highly engineered products into regulated…

Engineering Permanent
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Quality Engineer

Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear

£38000 - £45000/annum

Job Title: Quality Engineer Location: Newcastle Salary: Competitive Benefits: Enhanced pension. Holiday buy and sell. Car scheme. Wellbeing app and…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Quality Inspector

Wolverhampton

£31000 - £34600/annum

Due to continious growth we are looking for an experienced and motivated Quality Inspector to join an expreienced team and play a key role in…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time Permanent
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Quality Inspector

Poole, Dorset

£35000 - £45000/annum

Quality Inspector An established engineering business is looking for a Quality Control Inspector to join its team. The role will involve inspecting…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Senior Quality Engineer

Droitwich, Worcestershire

£55000 - £60000/annum Life Assurance x3, 33 Days Holiday

Senior Quality Engineer £55,000 - £60,000 + Excellent Benefits | Droitwich The Opportunity A leading manufacturer is seeking a Senior Quality…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time Permanent
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Principal Quality Inspector Inspection

Washington, Tyne and Wear

£48.47/hour

Principal Quality Inspector Newcastle Based £48.47 per hour Umbrella inside IR35 12 Month Contract Currently recruiting for a Principal Quality…

Security, Emergency & Defence Full-time
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Quality Inspector

Carterton, Oxfordshire

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Quality Inspector Location: RAF Brize Norton, Oxfordshire Contract: 12 months PAYE: £22.00 per hour Umbrella: £29.44 per hour Working arrangement…

Security, Emergency & Defence Full-time
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Quality Inspector

BN27, Nash Street, East Sussex

£48649/annum £competitive

Job Title: Quality Inspector Location: East Sussex Contract: Permanent, full-time Salary: £48,649 Quality Inspector A specialist engineering…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Quality Inspector

Preston, Lancashire

£38000 - £40000/annum

Job Title Quality Inspector Location Preston, Lancashire Salary Up to £40,000 per annum Hours Monday - Thursday: 7:30am - 4:15pm Friday: 7:30am…

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Quality Engineer

Heanor, Derbyshire

£45000 - £48000/annum

Quality Engineer | £48,000 | Heanor, Derbyshire 18-24 month fixed-term contract | Site-based Are you a Quality Engineer who enjoys getting onto the…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Supplier Quality Engineer

Stockport, Greater Manchester

£48000 - £52500/annum

An established engineering and manufacturing organisation is seeking an experienced Supplier Quality Engineer to manage supplier quality, compliance…

Manufacturing & Production Full-time Permanent
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Sales Quality Inspector – Waste Plastics Recycling

Dudley, West Midlands (County)

£35000/annum Car Pension & Health post probation

COMMERCIALLY ASTUTE INDIVIDUAL FROM A SALES, ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT, OR RECYCLING OPERATIONS BACKGROUND TO VISIT CLIENTS’ SITES AND CHECK QUALITY OF…

Sales & Business Development Full-time Permanent
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Quality Engineer

Castle Donington

£38000 - £40000/annum

We are seeking an experienced Quality Engineer to join our client’s manufacturing team. You will play a key role in maintaining and improving…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time Permanent
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Quality Engineer

North London

£42000/annum

Quality Engineer / CMM Operator Days | £42,000 | 28 Days Holiday + Pension An established precision engineering and manufacturing business is…

Motoring & Automotive Full-time
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Quality Inspector – Facades & Cladding

NW10, Old Oak Common, Greater London

£45000 - £55000/annum

Quality Inspector – Facades & Cladding We are looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join the project delivery team on a major HS2 project…

Construction Full-time Permanent
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Quality Engineer

Bridgwater, Somerset

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Quality Engineer Join a nationally significant energy programme where your expertise in quality assurance will help deliver some of the UK's most…

Accountancy, Finance & Banking Full-time Permanent
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Technical Quality Inspector

City of London, London

£44000 - £45000/annum company benefits

This Quality Inspector role is responsible for carrying out inspections of completed repair and maintenance works, ensuring quality standards…

Property, Facilities & Estate Agency Full-time Permanent
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Quality Inspector - Roofing

NW10, Old Oak Common, Greater London

£45000 - £55000/annum + Package

We are looking for an experienced Quality Inspector to join the project delivery team on a major HS2 roofing package at Old Oak Common, covering…

Construction Full-time Permanent
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Quality Engineer

Somerset

£300 - £400/day + Lodge

Location: Somerset (On-site) Duration: Long-Term Freelance Rate: Competitive Daily Rate (Inside IR35) We are currently recruiting for a Quality…

Engineering Full-time
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Quality Inspector

Southend-On-Sea, Essex

£13.50 - £17.00/hour

Quality Inspector 📍 Southend-on-Sea Area, Essex 💰 Competitive Salary | Full-Time | Temporary Are you an experienced Quality Inspector with a…

Engineering Full-time
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Quality Inspector

Poole

£30000 - £42000/annum

Quality Inspector | Poole | Up to £42,000 Earn up to £42,000 as a Quality Inspector in a precision engineering business where accuracy is what…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Quality Engineer (Aerospace)

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

£40000 - £50000/annum Progression + Flexible Start times

Quality Engineer (Aerospace) £40,000-£50,000 + Management Progression + Salary increases + Flexible Working Hours (choose your start and finish…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Design Quality Engineer

Nottingham, Nottinghamshire

£35000 - £45000/annum

Cure Talent is working with an innovative medical technology company in Nottingham that is developing a complex hardware and software platform and…

Manufacturing & Production Full-time Permanent
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Quality Inspector

M46, Atherton, Borough of Wigan

£20.32/hour

Job Title: Quality Inspector Salary: £20.32 per Hour, Weekly £792.48 Reporting to: Quality Manager Overview: Our client is a long-established…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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Engineering Quality Inspector

Cheadle Hulme, Borough of Stockport

£21 - £23.50/hour (PAYE)

Quality Inspector Goods-In and Finished Product Inspections! Stockport ONGOING CONTRACT Monday to Thursday OR Friday! Our client is looking for a…

Engineering Full-time
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Dimensional Quality Inspector

Barnsley

£30000 - £32000/annum

Dimensional Quality Inspector Engineering / Manufacturing | Full-Time | Permanent We are currently recruiting for a Dimensional Quality Inspector to…

Engineering Full-time Permanent
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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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