QA jobs in Melbourne, Australia
For QA work, Melbourne counts as a tier b hub in Australia. It has 7 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.
Health software, SaaS and gaming. A large product-company scene.
Index vs Sydney = 100. 12% below Sydney. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Melbourne
7 roles based in Melbourne, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Quality Assurance Analyst
Test Manager / Verification and Validation Manager
1x EL1 Senior Automation Tester
Junior iOS/Android Tester (Playwright)
1x EL1 Senior Automation Tester Digital
Workday Tester
What is hiring in Melbourne
Share of the 7 listings in Melbourne.
- QA Automation Engineer3 43%
- Manual QA Tester2 29%
- QA Lead / Manager1 14%
- Mobile QA Engineer1 14%
Pay in Melbourne
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 Melbourne
Melbourne is on UTC+11 (AEDT). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 2 h with US West (09:00-11:00 local), 0 h with US East, 2 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe.
Melbourne changes its clocks: UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. Today it is on UTC+11 (AEDT). 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.
Melbourne as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings. Health software, SaaS and gaming. A large product-company scene.
Melbourne has about 5.4 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd 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 14% of the listings based in Melbourne.
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 Melbourne: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Melbourne.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median A$88k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median A$130k
SDET
Mid-level median A$140k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median A$120k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$110k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median A$160k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median A$200k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median A$71k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median A$110k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median A$96k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$110k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median A$52k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median A$110k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median A$160k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median A$97k
QA jobs in Melbourne: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Melbourne?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Melbourne 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 Melbourne?
Melbourne has 7 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 Melbourne have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Melbourne (UTC+11 (AEDT)), the overlap is 0 h with US East, 2 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe. Melbourne changes its clocks: UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. Today it is on UTC+11 (AEDT).
What does it cost to live in Melbourne compared with Sydney?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Melbourne 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 Melbourne and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Melbourne has about 5.4 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd 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 7 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.