QA jobs in Bristol, United Kingdom
Bristol is a tier b hub in United Kingdom. It has 7 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 Bristol
7 roles based in Bristol, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
Graduate Software Engineer, System Software QA 2027
Graduate Software Engineer, AI/ ML Test Systems 2027
AppSec Staff Engineer
SDET / Automation Tester
QA Analyst
Senior Linguistic QA Tester
What is hiring in Bristol
Share of the 7 listings in Bristol.
- QA Automation Engineer2 29%
- AI / LLM Evaluation QA1 14%
- Security / Penetration Tester1 14%
- SDET1 14%
- Business / Test Analyst1 14%
- Localization QA Tester1 14%
Pay in Bristol
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 Bristol
Bristol 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.
Bristol 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.
Bristol as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Bristol has about 479,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 9th 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 29% of the listings based in Bristol.
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 Bristol: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Bristol.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median £35k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median £52k
SDET
Mid-level median £57k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median £48k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median £46k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median £64k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median £78k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median £29k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median £42k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median £38k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median £43k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median £21k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median £45k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median £62k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median £39k
QA jobs in Bristol: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Bristol?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Bristol 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 Bristol?
Bristol has 7 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 Bristol have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Bristol (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. Bristol 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 Bristol compared with London?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Bristol 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 Bristol and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Bristol has about 479,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 9th 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 7 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.