Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis
Quality control and planning engineers demand is rising in Ipswich.
ONS recorded 11 new online adverts for quality control and planning engineers in Ipswich in Q2 2026. That is 22.2% higher than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Ipswich for the broader business, media and public service professionals is £45,000.
Occupation pages use official SOC classifications. Local comparisons are shown only where ONS publishes an aligned observation.Quality control and planning engineers hiring demand
New online job adverts for quality control and planning engineers in Ipswich
New online job adverts have increased since Apr 2025.
11
Apr 2026 · Ipswich
Median advertised salary
Annualised asking salary for business, media and public service professionals in Ipswich
Advertised pay is 0.9% lower than a year earlier, before inflation.
£45,000
Jan 2025 · Ipswich
Skills in demand
Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation
Experience employers ask for
Typical minimum: 1.1 years · UK live adverts
| # | Minimum experience | Share of adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 years | 64.6% | |
| 2 | 1 years | 6.3% | |
| 3 | 2 years | 8.8% | |
| 4 | 3 years | 7.2% | |
| 5 | 4+ years | 13.1% |
Ipswich compared with the UK
New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period
| # | Area | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ipswich | 11 | |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 1,411 |
Where hiring is strongest
New online job adverts by local authority
| # | Location | New adverts | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London | 290 | |
| 2 | Manchester | 55 | |
| 3 | Birmingham | 39 | |
| 4 | Bristol, City of | 34 | |
| 5 | Glasgow City | 31 | |
| 6 | Leeds | 27 | |
| 7 | Westmorland and Furness | 25 | |
| 8 | City of Edinburgh | 22 | |
| 9 | Somerset | 21 | |
| 10 | Warrington | 17 |
Where advertised pay is highest
Broader occupation group: Business, media and public service professionals
| # | Location | Annual salary | View |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Devon | £65,000 | |
| 2 | London | £57,300 | |
| 3 | Reading | £55,000 | |
| 4 | Wokingham | £55,000 | |
| 5 | Isle of Wight | £55,000 | |
| 6 | Three Rivers | £55,000 | |
| 7 | Knowsley | £55,000 | |
| 8 | Watford | £54,800 | |
| 9 | Inverclyde | £54,000 | |
| 10 | Bristol, City of | £52,500 |
Explore related occupations
Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 248) across the UK
| # | View | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Quality assurance and regulatory professionals Quality assurance manager · QA manager · Clinical auditor — 86.5% of group adverts | 4,147 | +7.4% | |
| 2 | Quality control and planning engineersYou’re viewing this Quality control engineer · QC analyst · Mine planner — 10.9% of group adverts | 522 | +7.2% | |
| 3 | Environmental health professionals Environmental health manager · Food inspector · Shops inspector — 2.6% of group adverts | 125 | -26.9% |
About the data
Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.
Methodology and metric definitions
New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.