QA jobs in Cork, Ireland
For QA work, Cork counts as a tier b hub in Ireland. It has 8 open QA roles, and Ireland has 19 in total. It is the busiest listing hub in Ireland. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about €68k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.
Index vs Dublin = 100. 12% below Dublin. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Cork
8 roles based in Cork, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Software Quality Assurance Analyst (12 month FTC)
Manager, Quality Assurance
Sr. Associate Cybersecurity IGA Tester
Quality Assurance Graduate Programme
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst - T24
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst - T24
What is hiring in Cork
Share of the 8 listings in Cork.
- Manual QA Tester8 100%
Pay in Cork
Mid-level gross pay in EUR, from the Ireland median with a pay index of 88.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | €38k | €46k | €56k |
| QA Automation Engineer | €56k | €68k | €83k |
| SDET | €60k | €74k | €90k |
| QA Lead / Manager | €51k | €62k | €76k |
Country figures: Ireland salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Ireland.
Working hours from Cork
Cork is on UTC+1 (IST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 8 h with London (09:00-17:00 local), 3 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe.
Cork changes its clocks: UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. Today it is on UTC+1 (IST). 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.
Cork as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Cork has about 224,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd largest of the 2 Ireland cities we list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in Ireland hire QA mostly in AI / ML, Fintech, Cybersecurity. Listings name Jira, Playwright, Python most often. 1 of 19 Ireland roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Cork.
A compact English-speaking market where QA teams sit inside multinational software, fintech and medtech sites, mostly in Dublin and Cork.
Hiring in Ireland
- Contracts
- Permanent employee, Fixed-term employee, Contractor
- Notice
- Statutory minimum notice scales from one week to eight weeks with service. Contracts for tech roles typically say one to three months.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is four working weeks, plus public holidays.
- Working week
- 39 hours is common. The legal average cap is 48 hours.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Ireland. Flex work from Ireland is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Cork: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Cork.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median €51k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median €75k
SDET
Mid-level median €81k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median €68k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median €66k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median €91k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median €110k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median €41k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median €61k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median €55k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median €62k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median €30k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median €65k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median €89k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median €56k
QA jobs in Cork: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Cork?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Cork earns about €68k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of €56k to €83k. Junior roles start near €52k and senior roles reach €87k. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the Ireland median.
How many QA jobs are open in Cork?
Cork has 8 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Ireland has 19 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Cork have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Cork (UTC+1 (IST)), the overlap is 3 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. Cork changes its clocks: UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. Today it is on UTC+1 (IST).
What does it cost to live in Cork compared with Dublin?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Cork is 86 against Dublin at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Ireland?
In Ireland listings, the most common industries are AI / ML, Fintech, Cybersecurity. The tools named most often are Jira, Playwright, Python.
How big is Cork and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Cork has about 224,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd largest of the 2 Ireland cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 8 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 Ireland?
Statutory minimum notice scales from one week to eight weeks with service. Contracts for tech roles typically say one to three months. Statutory minimum is four working weeks, plus public holidays. These are typical values, not legal advice.