Test Strategy Jobs in Dorset

Test Strategy
South West > Dorset

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Test Strategy skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Strategy over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 75 90
Rank change year-on-year -11 +15 -2
Permanent jobs citing Test Strategy 15 7 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 1.27% 0.99% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.48% 1.03% 1.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7 5 2
10th Percentile - £38,750 £23,375
25th Percentile £37,500 £42,500 £25,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £52,500 £30,250
Median % change year-on-year -23.81% +73.55% -55.19%
75th Percentile £42,500 £60,000 £34,438
90th Percentile £49,500 £62,250 £36,125
South West median annual salary £58,700 £60,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -2.17% +17.07% -9.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

Test Strategy is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,014 678 745
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 86.01% 96.03% 95.51%
Number of salaries quoted 568 356 572
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,625 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,265 £38,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £61,938 £60,987 £62,500
90th Percentile £67,500 £73,750 £75,000
South West median annual salary £50,952 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.95% +5.00% +7.53%

Test Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings citing Test Strategy as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for Test Strategy in Dorset

Test Strategy
Salary Trend in Dorset

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Strategy in Dorset.

Salary trend for Test Strategy in Dorset

Test Strategy
Salary Histogram in Dorset

Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Strategy in Dorset over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Test Strategy in Dorset

Test Strategy
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Strategy within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth -33 14 £40,000 -20.00%
Blandford Forum - 1 £55,000 - 1
Test Strategy
South West

Test Strategy
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 6 (40.00%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (40.00%) Ethernet
1 6 (40.00%) RS-232
Development Applications
1 8 (53.33%) Cucumber
1 8 (53.33%) TeamCity
2 7 (46.67%) Selenium
3 1 (6.67%) Git
3 1 (6.67%) Jenkins
3 1 (6.67%) JIRA
General
1 8 (53.33%) Finance
1 8 (53.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 8 (53.33%) Influencing Skills
1 8 (53.33%) Law
2 7 (46.67%) Social Skills
3 6 (40.00%) Aerospace
3 6 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (40.00%) Electronics
3 6 (40.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 7 (46.67%) Senior
2 6 (40.00%) Systems Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) C Software Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) C/C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) C++ Software Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) Programme Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Programme Test Manager
3 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared Software Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) Software Engineer
3 1 (6.67%) Test Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Test Programme Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Transformation Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Transformation Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (53.33%) Gherkin
2 1 (6.67%) DPDK
Miscellaneous
1 6 (40.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 6 (40.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 6 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (46.67%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 14 (93.33%) Coaching
2 14 (93.33%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (60.00%) Agile
3 9 (60.00%) Scrum
4 8 (53.33%) Change Management
4 8 (53.33%) Collaborative Working
4 8 (53.33%) Defect Management
4 8 (53.33%) End-to-End Testing
4 8 (53.33%) Process Improvement
4 8 (53.33%) Project Delivery
4 8 (53.33%) TDD
4 8 (53.33%) Test Automation
4 8 (53.33%) Test Management
4 8 (53.33%) Test Scripting
4 8 (53.33%) Time Management
4 8 (53.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 8 (53.33%) User Stories
5 7 (46.67%) Computer Science
6 6 (40.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) Python
2 1 (6.67%) Bash
2 1 (6.67%) C
2 1 (6.67%) C++
2 1 (6.67%) Perl
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Degree
2 7 (46.67%) SC Cleared
2 7 (46.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (46.67%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (53.33%) Microsoft