QA jobs in Brisbane, Australia
With about 2.8 million residents, Brisbane is one of the larger cities in Australia. For QA hiring it is a Tier B hub. It has 10 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$110k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.
Index vs Sydney = 100. 12% below Sydney. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Brisbane
10 roles based in Brisbane, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Senior Test Analyst - Automation
Automation Tester
QA Lead
Quality Assurance Officer
Senior Consultant | Digital UI Automation Tester
Manager - Digital UI Automation Tester
What is hiring in Brisbane
Share of the 10 listings in Brisbane.
- QA Automation Engineer4 40%
- Business / Test Analyst3 30%
- Manual QA Tester2 20%
- QA Lead / Manager1 10%
Pay in Brisbane
Mid-level gross pay in AUD, from the Australia median with a pay index of 88.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | A$64k | A$78k | A$95k |
| QA Automation Engineer | A$94k | A$110k | A$140k |
| SDET | A$100k | A$120k | A$150k |
| QA Lead / Manager | A$86k | A$100k | A$130k |
Country figures: Australia salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Australia.
Working hours from Brisbane
Brisbane is on UTC+10 (AEST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 1 h with US West (09:00-10:00 local), 0 h with US East, 1 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe.
Brisbane keeps UTC+10 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year. 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.
Brisbane as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Brisbane has about 2.8 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 3rd 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 10% of the listings based in Brisbane.
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 Brisbane: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Brisbane.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median A$82k
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$110k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median A$150k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median A$180k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median A$66k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median A$98k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median A$89k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$100k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median A$48k
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$90k
QA jobs in Brisbane: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Brisbane?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Brisbane earns about A$110k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of A$94k to A$140k. Junior roles start near A$88k and senior roles reach A$150k. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the Australia median.
How many QA jobs are open in Brisbane?
Brisbane has 10 open QA roles today, 1 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 Brisbane have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Brisbane (UTC+10 (AEST)), the overlap is 0 h with US East, 1 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe. Brisbane keeps UTC+10 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year.
What does it cost to live in Brisbane compared with Sydney?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Brisbane is 86 against Sydney at 100, and the pay index is 88. 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 Brisbane and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Brisbane has about 2.8 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 3rd largest of the 5 Australia cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 10 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.