QA jobs in Brussels, Belgium
Brussels sits in the tier b hub group for QA hiring in Belgium. It has 3 open QA roles, and Belgium has 22 in total. It is the busiest listing hub in Belgium. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about €62k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 100.
Index vs Brussels = 100. The anchor city for pay and cost in this country. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Brussels
3 roles based in Brussels, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
QA Engineer / Test Specialist
Test Analyst
Junior SDET
What is hiring in Brussels
Share of the 3 listings in Brussels.
- QA Automation Engineer1 33%
- Business / Test Analyst1 33%
- SDET1 33%
Pay in Brussels
Mid-level gross pay in EUR, from the Belgium median with a pay index of 100.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | €34k | €42k | €51k |
| QA Automation Engineer | €50k | €62k | €75k |
| SDET | €55k | €67k | €81k |
| QA Lead / Manager | €46k | €56k | €68k |
Country figures: Belgium salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Belgium.
Working hours from Brussels
Brussels is on UTC+2 (CEST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 8 h with Central Europe (09:00-17:00 local), 2 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe.
Brussels changes its clocks: UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Today it is on UTC+2 (CEST). 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.
Brussels as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Brussels has about 1 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 2 Belgium 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 Belgium hire QA mostly in SaaS, AI / ML, Cybersecurity. Listings name Playwright, Selenium, Cypress most often. 3 of 22 Belgium roles are remote, against 33% of the listings based in Brussels.
A multilingual market with QA work in banking, logistics and EU institutions, concentrated in Brussels and Antwerp.
Hiring in Belgium
- Contracts
- Permanent contract, Fixed-term contract, Self-employed contractor
- Notice
- Notice for employees follows a tenure-based statutory scale.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is 20 days on a five-day week.
- Working week
- 38 hours is the legal week.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Belgium. Flex work from Belgium is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Brussels: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Brussels.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median €44k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median €65k
SDET
Mid-level median €70k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median €59k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median €57k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median €79k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median €97k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median €35k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median €52k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median €48k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median €53k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median €26k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median €56k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median €77k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median €48k
QA jobs in Brussels: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Brussels?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Brussels earns about €62k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of €50k to €75k. Junior roles start near €47k and senior roles reach €78k. This applies a pay index of 100 (anchor city = 100) to the Belgium median.
How many QA jobs are open in Brussels?
Brussels has 3 open QA roles today, 1 of them remote, and Belgium has 22 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Brussels have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Brussels (UTC+2 (CEST)), the overlap is 2 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 7 h with London and 8 h with Central Europe. Brussels changes its clocks: UTC+1 in winter and UTC+2 in summer. Today it is on UTC+2 (CEST).
How does Brussels compare with other cities in Belgium?
Brussels is the anchor city (index 100) for pay and cost of living in Belgium. 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 Belgium?
In Belgium listings, the most common industries are SaaS, AI / ML, Cybersecurity. The tools named most often are Playwright, Selenium, Cypress.
How big is Brussels and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Brussels has about 1 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 2 Belgium 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 3 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 Belgium?
Notice for employees follows a tenure-based statutory scale. Statutory minimum is 20 days on a five-day week. These are typical values, not legal advice.