QA jobs in Birmingham, United Kingdom
Birmingham sits in the tier b hub group for QA hiring in United Kingdom. It has 3 open QA roles, and United Kingdom has 185 in total. The country's busiest listing hub is London with 61 roles. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about £49k gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 88.
Index vs London = 100. 12% below London. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Birmingham
3 roles based in Birmingham, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Senior Quality Engineer
Lead Test Automation Engineer (Playwright)
Linguistic QA Tester
What is hiring in Birmingham
Share of the 3 listings in Birmingham.
- SDET1 33%
- QA Automation Engineer1 33%
- Localization QA Tester1 33%
Pay in Birmingham
Mid-level gross pay in GBP, from the United Kingdom median with a pay index of 88.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | £27k | £34k | £41k |
| QA Automation Engineer | £41k | £49k | £60k |
| SDET | £44k | £54k | £65k |
| QA Lead / Manager | £37k | £45k | £55k |
Country figures: United Kingdom salary snapshot · QA Automation Engineer pay in United Kingdom.
Working hours from Birmingham
Birmingham is on UTC+1 (BST). 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.
Birmingham changes its clocks: UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. Today it is on UTC+1 (BST). 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.
Birmingham as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Birmingham has about 1.2 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd largest of the 20 United Kingdom cities we list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in United Kingdom hire QA mostly in AI / ML, SaaS, E-commerce. Listings name Jira, Playwright, Selenium most often. 26 of 185 United Kingdom roles are remote, against 67% of the listings based in Birmingham.
A deep QA market centred on London, with strong hubs in Manchester, Edinburgh and Cambridge across fintech, gaming and public-sector software.
Hiring in United Kingdom
- Contracts
- Permanent employee, Fixed-term employee, Contractor (limited company or umbrella)
- Notice
- Statutory minimum notice starts at one week after a month of service and rises with tenure. Contracts for QA roles typically specify one to three months.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is 5.6 weeks including bank holidays. Many employers add days.
- Working week
- 37.5 to 40 hours. The 48-hour weekly cap can be opted out of in writing.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for United Kingdom. Flex work from United Kingdom is open: how Flex works.
QA roles in Birmingham: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Birmingham.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median £37k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median £55k
SDET
Mid-level median £59k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median £50k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median £48k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median £66k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median £82k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median £30k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median £44k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median £40k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median £45k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median £22k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median £47k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median £65k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median £41k
QA jobs in Birmingham: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Birmingham?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Birmingham earns about £49k gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of £41k to £60k. Junior roles start near £38k and senior roles reach £63k. This applies a pay index of 88 (anchor city = 100) to the United Kingdom median.
How many QA jobs are open in Birmingham?
Birmingham has 3 open QA roles today, 2 of them remote, and United Kingdom has 185 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Birmingham have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Birmingham (UTC+1 (BST)), the overlap is 3 h with US East, 0 h with US West, 8 h with London and 7 h with Central Europe. Birmingham changes its clocks: UTC+0 in winter and UTC+1 in summer. Today it is on UTC+1 (BST).
What does it cost to live in Birmingham compared with London?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Birmingham is 86 against London at 100, and the pay index is 88. Both are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in United Kingdom?
In United Kingdom listings, the most common industries are AI / ML, SaaS, E-commerce. The tools named most often are Jira, Playwright, Selenium.
How big is Birmingham and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Birmingham has about 1.2 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 2nd largest of the 20 United Kingdom cities we list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 88 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 United Kingdom?
Statutory minimum notice starts at one week after a month of service and rises with tenure. Contracts for QA roles typically specify one to three months. Statutory minimum is 5.6 weeks including bank holidays. Many employers add days. These are typical values, not legal advice.