QA jobs in Sydney, Australia
Sydney is a tier a hub in Australia. It has 22 open QA roles, and Australia has 81 in total. It is the busiest listing hub in Australia. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about A$130k gross a year here, set from the national median with the A-tier pay index of 100.
Banking, fintech and SaaS. Time zone suits APAC and early-morning overlap with Europe.
Index vs Sydney = 100. The anchor city for pay and cost in this country. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Sydney
22 roles based in Sydney, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Manager, Quality Assurance - VALORANT
Test Automation Architect
Quality Engineer
Senior QA Automation Test Analyst
Automation Architect: AI-Driven Test Automation Leader
Technical Test Lead | Automated Testing | Test automation framework design | Playwright
What is hiring in Sydney
Share of the 22 listings in Sydney.
- QA Automation Engineer13 59%
- Manual QA Tester3 14%
- Business / Test Analyst2 9%
- QA Lead / Manager2 9%
- SDET1 5%
- AI / LLM Evaluation QA1 5%
Pay in Sydney
Mid-level gross pay in AUD, from the Australia median with a pay index of 100.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | A$73k | A$88k | A$110k |
| QA Automation Engineer | A$110k | A$130k | A$160k |
| SDET | A$120k | A$140k | A$170k |
| QA Lead / Manager | A$97k | A$120k | A$140k |
Country figures: Australia salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Australia.
Working hours from Sydney
Sydney 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.
Sydney 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.
Sydney as a QA market
A Tier A city has steady QA listings and a deep talent pool. Banking, fintech and SaaS. Time zone suits APAC and early-morning overlap with Europe.
Sydney has about 5.6 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 5 Australia cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our 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 Sydney.
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 Sydney: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Sydney.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median A$94k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median A$140k
SDET
Mid-level median A$150k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median A$130k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$120k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median A$170k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median A$210k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median A$75k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median A$110k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median A$100k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median A$110k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median A$55k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median A$120k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median A$160k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median A$100k
QA jobs in Sydney: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Sydney?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Sydney earns about A$130k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of A$110k to A$160k. Junior roles start near A$100k and senior roles reach A$170k. This applies a pay index of 100 (anchor city = 100) to the Australia median.
How many QA jobs are open in Sydney?
Sydney has 22 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 Sydney have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Sydney (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. Sydney changes its clocks: UTC+10 in winter and UTC+11 in summer. Today it is on UTC+11 (AEDT).
How does Sydney compare with other cities in Australia?
Sydney is the anchor city (index 100) for pay and cost of living in Australia. Tier B cities are set near 88 for pay and 86 for cost, and Tier C cities near 80 and 78. These 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 Sydney and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Sydney has about 5.6 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 5 Australia cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 100 comes from the city tier, and the 22 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.