Instrumentation Engineer Job Trends in Dorset

Instrumentation Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Instrumentation Engineer salary in Dorset is £45,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 October 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 51 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring an Instrumentation Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.24% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
South West median annual salary £47,500 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 399 642 355
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 95.96% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 251 387 311
10th Percentile £27,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile £28,625 £40,408 £44,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £70,625
90th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £77,500
South West median annual salary £45,000 £51,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -11.76% -5.56% +8.00%

Instrumentation Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Instrumentation Engineer 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 Dorset region featuring Instrumentation Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Control Theory
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61131
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus

Instrumentation Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Profibus
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Control Theory
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC