Scientific & QA Jobs

Quality Assurance Specialist

UK Research and Innovation • Didcot, Oxfordshire

Salary

£37k – £37k

Posted

9 August 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

UK Research and Innovation is hiring a Quality Assurance Specialist in Didcot, a full-time scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £37k – £37k. UK Research and Innovation 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.

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Visa sponsorship snapshot

Employer: UK Research and Innovation — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £37k – £37k
How this salary compares: about 7% below the £40,000 median across 1,023 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Didcot, Oxfordshire · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 3 other live scientific & qa roles in Didcot — browse them
Posted: 9 August 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.