How to Become a QA Analyst?

Are you thinking of becoming a QA Analyst or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a QA Analyst, what skills you need to succeed, how to advance your career and get promoted, and what levels of pay to expect at each step on your career path. Explore new QA Analyst job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

QA Analyst Career Path

QA Analyst

Alias: Associate QA Analyst, QA Analyst II...(4)
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2 - 4Years of Experience
€35K - €45K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Senior QA Analyst

Alias: Mid-Level QA Analyst, QA Analyst Supervisor...(3)
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2 - 4Years of Experience
€45K - €55K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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QA Analyst IV

Alias: Lead QA Analyst
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5 - 7Years of Experience
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Salary Trajectory

QA Analyst Career Path

QA Analyst I
QA Analyst
Assistant Manager of Quality
Senior QA Analyst
QA Analyst Manager
QA Analyst IV
Senior Manager of Quality
Principal QA Analyst
Senior Principal QA Analyst
Associate Director of Quality
Director of Quality
Senior Director of Quality
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€28K
€56K
€84K
€140K

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Important Skill Sets for the QA Analyst Career Path

Test Cases
Test Plans
Scripting
SQL Server

Related careers in the Engineering Industry

Interested in other Engineering careers? Below are occupations that have high affinity with QA Analyst skills. Discover some of the most common QA Analyst career transitions, along with skills overlap.

Quality Engineer
13% skills overlap
31% transitioned to Quality Engineer