QA jobs in Adelaide, Australia
Adelaide is a city of about 1.5 million people in Australia. For QA hiring it is a Tier C market. It has 2 open QA roles, and Australia has 81 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is Sydney with 22 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about A$100k gross a year here, set from the national median with the C-tier pay index of 80.
Index vs Sydney = 100. 20% below Sydney. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles near Adelaide
Adelaide has 2 listings right now. The nearest hub with openings is Sydney, and Australia has 81 open roles in total. Remote roles can be done from Adelaide.
Software Tester
Software Tester
Senior Test Analyst - Automation
Manager, Quality Assurance - VALORANT
Test Automation Architect
Senior Performance Tester / Performance Test Lead
What is hiring in Australia
Adelaide has too few listings for a reliable mix, so this uses all 81 roles in Australia.
- QA Automation Engineer36 44%
- Business / Test Analyst16 20%
- Manual QA Tester13 16%
- QA Lead / Manager10 12%
- Mobile QA Engineer2 2%
- SDET1 1%
Pay in Adelaide
Mid-level gross pay in AUD, from the Australia median with a pay index of 80.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | A$58k | A$71k | A$86k |
| QA Automation Engineer | A$86k | A$100k | A$130k |
| SDET | A$93k | A$110k | A$140k |
| QA Lead / Manager | A$78k | A$95k | A$120k |
Country figures: Australia salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Australia.
Working hours from Adelaide
Adelaide is on UTC+10:30 (ACDT). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 1.5 h with US West (09:00-10:30 local), 0 h with US East, 1.5 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe.
Adelaide changes its clocks: UTC+9:30 in winter and UTC+10:30 in summer. Today it is on UTC+10:30 (ACDT). Europe moves its clocks on 25 Oct 2026 and the US on 1 Nov 2026. For that week US East and London overlap 4 h on a 09:00-17:00 day, against 3 h today.
Adelaide as a QA market
A Tier C city is an emerging market. We list it so remote and nearby roles are easy to find.
Adelaide has about 1.5 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 5th largest of the 5 Australia cities we list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in Australia hire QA mostly in SaaS, E-commerce, AI / ML. Listings name Playwright, Selenium, Jira most often. 4 of 81 Australia roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Adelaide.
A mature English-speaking market with QA roles in fintech, mining software, health and gaming, based in Sydney and Melbourne.
Hiring in Australia
- Contracts
- Permanent employee, Fixed-term employee, Contractor (ABN)
- Notice
- Statutory notice runs from one to five weeks depending on service.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is four weeks.
- Working week
- 38 hours is the standard.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Australia. Flex work from Australia is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Adelaide: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Adelaide.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median A$80k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median A$120k
SDET
Mid-level median A$130k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median A$110k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$100k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median A$140k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median A$180k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median A$64k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median A$95k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median A$86k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$97k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median A$47k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median A$100k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median A$140k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median A$87k
QA jobs in Adelaide: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Adelaide?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Adelaide earns about A$100k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of A$86k to A$130k. Junior roles start near A$80k and senior roles reach A$130k. This applies a pay index of 80 (anchor city = 100) to the Australia median.
How many QA jobs are open in Adelaide?
Adelaide has 2 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Australia has 81 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Adelaide have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Adelaide (UTC+10:30 (ACDT)), the overlap is 0 h with US East, 1.5 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe. Adelaide changes its clocks: UTC+9:30 in winter and UTC+10:30 in summer. Today it is on UTC+10:30 (ACDT).
What does it cost to live in Adelaide compared with Sydney?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Adelaide is 78 against Sydney at 100, and the pay index is 80. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Australia?
In Australia listings, the most common industries are SaaS, E-commerce, AI / ML. The tools named most often are Playwright, Selenium, Jira.
How big is Adelaide and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Adelaide has about 1.5 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 5th largest of the 5 Australia cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 80 comes from the city tier, and the 2 local listings show how much QA hiring is visible today. Remote roles in the same time zone widen the pool for candidates here.
What notice period and paid leave should I expect in Australia?
Statutory notice runs from one to five weeks depending on service. Statutory minimum is four weeks. These are typical values, not legal advice.