#05 · Technology
QA Engineer
AI can compress research, delivery, testing and documentation while keeping architecture and accountability human-led.
£650/day benchmark£143,000 annualised
72/100
AI work split
33%Automate
49%Augment
18%Human-critical
AI workforce pattern
01Research Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
02Delivery Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
03QA Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
04Documentation Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
05Project Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
06Architecture Agent
Reusable logical worker pattern for the recurring tasks in this role.
Indicative expected opportunity
£16,595 / year
Based on a 50% capture assumption against the automatable share, less an indicative £7k AI/tooling cost. Use as a conversation starter, not a savings guarantee.