How to Become a QA Manager?

Are you thinking of becoming a QA Manager or already started your career and planning the next step? Learn how to become a QA Manager, 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 Manager job openings and options for career transitions into related roles.

QA Manager Career Path

QA Manager

Alias: Assistant QA Manager, QA Manager II...(3)
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28% advanced to
2 - 4Years of Experience
€57K - €82K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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28% advanced to

Senior QA Manager

Alias: QA Manager Supervisor, QA Manager III
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15% advanced to
2 - 4Years of Experience
€56K - €97K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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15% advanced to

Lead QA Manager

Alias: Team Lead QA Manager
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5 - 7Years of Experience
€34K - €34K /yrAvg. Annual Salary
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Salary Trajectory

QA Manager Career Path

QA Manager I
QA Manager
Senior QA Manager
Lead QA Manager
Senior Lead QA Manager
Associate Director of Quality Management
Head QA Manager
Senior Director of Quality Management
Vice President of Quality Management
€0
€22K
€44K
€66K
€110K

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Important Skill Sets for the QA Manager Career Path

Microsoft Office Suite
Audit
Test Plans
Exceptional Communication

Related careers in the Engineering Industry

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

QA Tester
13% skills overlap
14% transitioned to QA Tester