QA jobs in Vancouver, Canada
Vancouver sits in the tier a hub group for QA hiring in Canada. It has 15 open QA roles, and Canada has 320 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is Toronto with 150 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about C$130k gross a year here, set from the national median with the A-tier pay index of 96.
Gaming studios, SaaS and clean-tech software. Pacific time suits US West teams.
Index vs Toronto = 100. 4% below Toronto. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Vancouver
15 roles based in Vancouver, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Technical Test Analyst II / I
SDET (Power BI)
Release Manager
QA Manager
QA Tester
QA Analyst (AI-Forward)
What is hiring in Vancouver
Share of the 15 listings in Vancouver.
- SDET4 27%
- Manual QA Tester4 27%
- QA Lead / Manager2 13%
- Business / Test Analyst1 7%
- Release / DevOps Engineer1 7%
- AI / LLM Evaluation QA1 7%
Pay in Vancouver
Mid-level gross pay in CAD, from the Canada median with a pay index of 96.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | C$75k | C$91k | C$110k |
| QA Automation Engineer | C$110k | C$130k | C$160k |
| SDET | C$120k | C$150k | C$180k |
| QA Lead / Manager | C$100k | C$120k | C$150k |
Country figures: Canada salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Canada.
Working hours from Vancouver
Vancouver is on UTC-7 (PDT). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 8 h with US West (09:00-17:00 local), 5 h with US East, 8 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe.
Vancouver changes its clocks: UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. Today it is on UTC-7 (PDT). 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.
Vancouver as a QA market
A Tier A city has steady QA listings and a deep talent pool. Gaming studios, SaaS and clean-tech software. Pacific time suits US West teams.
Vancouver has about 662,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 7th largest of the 11 Canada cities we list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in Canada hire QA mostly in Gaming, AI / ML, Healthcare / MedTech. Listings name Selenium, Jira, Postman most often. 26 of 320 Canada roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Vancouver.
A mid-sized, English and French speaking market with QA hiring led by Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and the Waterloo corridor.
Hiring in Canada
- Contracts
- Permanent employee, Fixed-term employee, Independent contractor
- Notice
- Set by each province. Statutory notice or pay in lieu typically grows with years of service, and common-law claims can exceed it.
- Paid leave
- Provincial minimums typically start at two weeks, rising with service. Many tech employers offer three weeks or more.
- Working week
- 37.5 to 40 hours is common. Overtime rules differ by province.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Canada. Flex work from Canada is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Vancouver: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Vancouver.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median C$98k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median C$150k
SDET
Mid-level median C$160k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median C$130k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median C$130k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median C$180k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median C$220k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median C$79k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median C$120k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median C$110k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median C$120k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median C$58k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median C$120k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median C$170k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median C$110k
QA jobs in Vancouver: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Vancouver?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Vancouver earns about C$130k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of C$110k to C$160k. Junior roles start near C$100k and senior roles reach C$170k. This applies a pay index of 96 (anchor city = 100) to the Canada median.
How many QA jobs are open in Vancouver?
Vancouver has 15 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Canada has 320 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Vancouver have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Vancouver (UTC-7 (PDT)), the overlap is 5 h with US East, 8 h with US West, 0 h with London and 0 h with Central Europe. Vancouver changes its clocks: UTC-8 in winter and UTC-7 in summer. Today it is on UTC-7 (PDT).
What does it cost to live in Vancouver compared with Toronto?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Vancouver is 95 against Toronto at 100, and the pay index is 96. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Canada?
In Canada listings, the most common industries are Gaming, AI / ML, Healthcare / MedTech. The tools named most often are Selenium, Jira, Postman.
How big is Vancouver and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Vancouver has about 662,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 7th largest of the 11 Canada cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 96 comes from the city tier, and the 15 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 Canada?
Set by each province. Statutory notice or pay in lieu typically grows with years of service, and common-law claims can exceed it. Provincial minimums typically start at two weeks, rising with service. Many tech employers offer three weeks or more. These are typical values, not legal advice.