QA jobs in Glasgow, United Kingdom
Glasgow is a tier b hub in United Kingdom. It has 2 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 near Glasgow
Glasgow has 2 listings right now. The nearest hub with openings is London, and United Kingdom has 185 open roles in total. Remote roles can be done from Glasgow.
Manual Software Tester (ISTQB Certified)
Automation Tester
Automation Tester / QA Automation Engineer | Shape Quality. Drive Innovation.
Automation Framework Architect/ SDET
System Integration Test (SIT) Manager
Graduate Software Engineer, AI/ ML Test Systems 2027
What is hiring in United Kingdom
Glasgow has too few listings for a reliable mix, so this uses all 185 roles in United Kingdom.
- QA Automation Engineer61 33%
- Manual QA Tester46 25%
- QA Lead / Manager27 15%
- SDET16 9%
- Business / Test Analyst12 6%
- AI / LLM Evaluation QA6 3%
Pay in Glasgow
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 Glasgow
Glasgow 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.
Glasgow 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.
Glasgow as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Glasgow has about 626,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 3rd 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 0% of the listings based in Glasgow.
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 Glasgow: jobs and pay
Open a role for local openings and the pay by level in Glasgow.
Manual QA Tester
Mid-level median £36k
QA Automation Engineer
Mid-level median £53k
SDET
Mid-level median £58k
QA Lead / Manager
Mid-level median £49k
Mobile QA Engineer
Mid-level median £47k
Performance Test Engineer
Mid-level median £65k
Security / Penetration Tester
Mid-level median £80k
Game QA Tester
Mid-level median £29k
Accessibility Tester
Mid-level median £43k
Business / Test Analyst
Mid-level median £39k
Data / ETL QA Engineer
Mid-level median £44k
Localization QA Tester
Mid-level median £21k
AI / LLM Evaluation QA
Mid-level median £46k
Release / DevOps Engineer
Mid-level median £64k
Technical Writer (QA / Docs)
Mid-level median £40k
QA jobs in Glasgow: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Glasgow?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Glasgow 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 Glasgow?
Glasgow has 2 open QA roles today, 0 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 Glasgow have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Glasgow (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. Glasgow 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 Glasgow compared with London?
Our approximate cost-of-living index for Glasgow 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 Glasgow and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Glasgow has about 626,000 residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 3rd 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 2 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.