Pay Review Evidence Report
Generated 25 June 2026
Data: Reed.co.uk
Role
Junior Senior Senior Quality Engineer
Location
Manchester
Listings analysed
16
Report date
25 June 2026
Market Summary
| Average advertised salary | £66,511 |
| Typical range (10th–90th percentile) | £55,000 – £77,500 |
| Based on | 16 live listings · Reed.co.uk · 25 June 2026 |
Comparable Live Listings
Active Junior Senior Senior Quality Engineer vacancies on Reed.co.uk as of 25 June 2026, filtered to salaried roles only.
| Job title | Employer | Advertised salary |
|---|---|---|
| Senior GCP Data Engineer | VIQU IT Recruitment | £65,000 – £68,500 |
| Senior Civil Structural Engineer | Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited | £50,000 – £65,000 |
| Senior Database Administrator | 167 Solutions Ltd | £70,000 – £90,000 |
| Senior Data Engineer (AWS) - Manchester | Noir | £60,000 – £80,000 |
| Senior Front End Developer | Oyster Consultants | £50,000 – £70,000 |
| Senior Hydrologist / Flood Modeller | Penguin Recruitment Ltd | £42,000 – £54,000 |
| Software Engineer | Harvey Nash | £50,000 – £95,000 |
| Principal Civil Engineer | Penguin Recruitment Ltd | £55,000 – £70,000 |
| Principal Civil Engineer | Reed | £64,000 – £76,000 |
| Lead Data Engineer | Vaerdi Recruitment Limited | £70,000 – £80,000 |
Methodology
Salary data is sourced from live job listings on Reed.co.uk via their Jobseeker API. The market average is calculated from the midpoint of each advertised salary range across a minimum of 10 active listings for the specified role and location. Listings advertising below £10,000 per year are excluded as likely day-rate or part-time roles. Data is retrieved in real time and reflects the market at the moment of report generation. This report is provided for reference purposes to support salary discussions and does not constitute financial or employment advice.
Generated by salarytracker.co.uk · 25 June 2026
Source: Reed.co.uk