Quality Engineer Jobs in United Kingdom
All jobs below are from employers who hold a valid UK sponsor licence and can issue a Certificate of Sponsorship (CoS).
Quality Engineer roles are classified under Quality control and planning engineers (SOC 2481) and qualify for UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Employers with a valid sponsor licence can hire internationally for this role. View our occupation codes & salary thresholds to understand how the required salary is calculated.
UK market salary · ASHE 2025
What quality control and planning engineers earn in the UK
UK market basic pay at a glance
How visa salary requirements compare to what employers pay.
Most quality control and planning engineers in the UK earn between £35,620 and £52,676 in basic pay. For Skilled Worker visa holders, the minimum salary (going rate) for this role is £41,300 (SOC 2481), sitting at the 43rd percentile of what UK employers pay and £2,276 below the median. Since this falls below the general salary threshold, sponsors must pay at least £41,700.
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Job Title: Senior Quality Engineer Location: Scotstoun , Glasgow. Hybrid 2-3 days/week onsite. We offer a range of hybrid and flexible working arrangements – please speak to your recruiter about the options for this particular role. Salary: Up to £46,000 (DOE) Who We Are Join BAE Systems and you’ll be part of something bigger. As a valued member of our global colleague network, you’ll bring your unique skills and perspectives to help pioneer progress and protect what matters most. You’ll be trus
Job Purpose The Team Lead, IT Quality Assurance Engineer plays a critical role in the successful execution of Tungsten Automation’s technology roadmap. In this role, you will be responsible for guiding and developing a high‑performing QA group while actively contributing to hands‑on testing, automation, and quality‑driven delivery. Acting in a player‑coach capacity, the role balances leadership responsibilities with direct technical participation, ensuring both the strategic direction and day‑to
UK Witney - Quality Bring your passion, ideas and purpose to life in a company that can truly help you achieve your full potential. Known globally for the development of revolutionary technologies, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. Abbott has been around for 135+ years, developing solutions for the world's health issues and creating a workplace that enables employees to live full lives. We have a Centre
Senior QA Engineer (Freelance) Start date: ASAP Expertise in automation and manual testing (unit, integration and E2E) Immediate interviews Initial contract duration: 6 months (likely to extend) £ day rate (outside IR35 2 days per week in-office, including client (City) Joining a cross-functional delivery team to support the QA phase of a key onboarding journey for a global financial services firm. Working closely with developers and client stakeholders to plan, execute, and maintain testing acr
Job Description: Location: Prestwick, Ayrshire Hours: 37 hours per week (half-day Friday) Type: Full-time Grade: D Travel Required: Occasional Work Location: Site-based (100%) Join One of Ayrshire’s largest Engineering Employers Prestwick Aerosystems is proud to continue Ayrshire’s long-standing aircraft manufacturing tradition. From our Prestwick site, we manufacture aircraft wing structures used on Airbus commercial aircraft worldwide. As part of the Airbus family, we play a key role in delive
At STERIS, we help our Customers create a healthier and safer world by providing innovative healthcare and life science product and service solutions around the globe. Position Summary STERIS Life Sciences in Tuusula has over 90 years of experience in designing and manufacturing demanding custom process equipment mainly for the pharmaceutical sector, with most products destined for export. The facility employs about 160 professionals in project management, design, quality control, and manufactur
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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating
Job Title: Quality Engineer Location: Dallas, TX Job Type: Full-time, on-site Salary: $80,000-$95,000 p/a with performance-based bonus opportunities available Equity: Benchmarked Role Overview: Own and iterate quality control processes in our QC room while helping build the systems, standards, and inspection discipline of an extremely ambitious manufacturing start-up. This role combines hands-on inspection, engineering judgment, process improvement, and measurable execution in a precision enviro
Job Description Summary Responsible for testing a component, feature and or feature set. Works independently and contributes to the immediate team and to other teams across business. Contributes to quality engineering discussions. Job Description Job Description Roles And Responsibilities In this role, you will: Own and deliver medium-sized quality engineering tasks while mentoring and helping team members Make technology choices at individual level and analyse impact Apply principles of SDLC an
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Quality Engineer roles fall under SOC 2481 (Quality control and planning engineers), which is eligible for UK Skilled Worker visa sponsorship. Employers with a valid sponsor licence can sponsor Quality Engineer positions.