Test Manager Job Trends in Bournemouth

Test Manager
Dorset > Bournemouth

The median Test Manager salary in Bournemouth is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 - 64
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bournemouth 0.41% - 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - 0.23%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 - -
75th Percentile £57,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £54,250 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bournemouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bournemouth. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bournemouth with a recognized job title 230 65 430
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.44% 100.00% 93.89%
Number of salaries quoted 142 47 300
10th Percentile £29,100 £31,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £33,063 £40,625 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +22.22%
75th Percentile £75,000 £59,375 £63,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £79,000 £71,250
Dorset median annual salary £43,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -13.00% - +5.26%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bournemouth

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Test Manager' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bournemouth.

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Bournemouth

Test Manager
Salary Trend in Bournemouth

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Bournemouth.

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Bournemouth

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth

For the 6 months to 3 April 2026, Test Manager job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bournemouth region featuring Test Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Test Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bournemouth by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft