QA jobs in Quezon City, Philippines
Quezon City is a city of about 3.1 million people in Philippines. For QA hiring it is a Tier B hub. It has 4 open QA roles, and Philippines has 121 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is Manila with 14 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about ₱980k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.
Index vs Manila = 100. 12% below Manila. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Quezon City
4 roles based in Quezon City, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
IT QA / Software Tester Interns
QA Automation Testing
QA Tester (Automation)
Senior Automation Tester (Selenium with C# Experience)
What is hiring in Quezon City
Share of the 4 listings in Quezon City.
- QA Automation Engineer4 100%
Pay in Quezon City
Mid-level gross pay in PHP, from the Philippines median with a pay index of 88.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | ₱540k | ₱660k | ₱810k |
| QA Automation Engineer | ₱800k | ₱980k | ₱1.2M |
| SDET | ₱870k | ₱1.1M | ₱1.3M |
| QA Lead / Manager | ₱730k | ₱890k | ₱1.1M |
Country figures: Philippines salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in Philippines.
Working hours from Quezon City
Quezon City is on UTC+8 (PST). A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 2 h with Central Europe (15:00-17:00 local), 0 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 1 h with London and 2 h with Central Europe.
Quezon City keeps UTC+8 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year. 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.
Quezon City as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Quezon City has about 3.1 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 5 Philippines 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 Philippines hire QA mostly in SaaS, AI / ML, Fintech. Listings name Jira, Selenium, Postman most often. 20 of 121 Philippines roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Quezon City.
A large QA and services market with BPO and product teams in Manila and Cebu, and strong English.
Hiring in Philippines
- Contracts
- Regular employee after probation, Fixed-term contract, Freelancer
- Notice
- Resignation notice is typically 30 days.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is five days of service incentive leave. Employers often give more.
- Working week
- Eight hours a day, 48 hours a week.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Philippines. Flex work from Philippines is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Quezon City: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Quezon City.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median ₱720k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median ₱1.1M
SDET
Mid-level median ₱1.2M
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median ₱970k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median ₱930k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median ₱1.3M
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median ₱1.6M
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median ₱580k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median ₱860k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median ₱780k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median ₱880k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median ₱420k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median ₱920k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median ₱1.3M
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median ₱790k
QA jobs in Quezon City: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Quezon City?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Quezon City earns about ₱980k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of ₱800k to ₱1.2M. Junior roles start near ₱750k and senior roles reach ₱1.2M. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the Philippines median.
How many QA jobs are open in Quezon City?
Quezon City has 4 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Philippines has 121 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Quezon City have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Quezon City (UTC+8 (PST)), the overlap is 0 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 1 h with London and 2 h with Central Europe. Quezon City keeps UTC+8 all year, but its US and European clients change their clocks twice a year.
What does it cost to live in Quezon City compared with Manila?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Quezon City is 86 against Manila at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Philippines?
In Philippines listings, the most common industries are SaaS, AI / ML, Fintech. The tools named most often are Jira, Selenium, Postman.
How big is Quezon City and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Quezon City has about 3.1 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 5 Philippines cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 comes from the city tier, and the 4 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 Philippines?
Resignation notice is typically 30 days. Statutory minimum is five days of service incentive leave. Employers often give more. These are typical values, not legal advice.