Scientific & QA Jobs

QA Technician (Contract)

Hays • Birmingham, West Midlands

Salary

£26k – £30k

Posted

22 July 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Hays is hiring a QA Technician (Contract) in Birmingham, a scientific & qa role advertised as contract. The advertised salary is £26k – £30k. Hays holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Your new company Your new company will be a globally recognised life sciences organisation operating within the speciality diagnostics sector. Supporting the development and manufacture of products that help improve patient outcomes worldwide, the business maintains a strong focus on quality, compliance and continuous improvement within a highly regulated environment. Your new role You will join the Quality team on an initial 6-month contract as a Senior QA Technician, supporting batch review a…

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: Hays — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £30k
How this salary compares: about 25% below the £40,000 median across 1,065 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Birmingham, West Midlands
Similar roles nearby: 9 other live scientific & qa roles in Birmingham — browse them
Posted: 22 July 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.