QA Technician Job Trends in Dorset

Quality Assurance Technician
South West > Dorset

The median Quality Assurance Technician salary in Dorset is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 July 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 56 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Technician 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
South West median annual salary £40,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 703 379 1,082
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.30% 97.93% 94.91%
Number of salaries quoted 396 228 639
10th Percentile £28,000 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £30,938 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,625 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £65,000
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% - -4.76%

QA Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'QA Technician' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

QA Technician job vacancy trend in Dorset

QA Technician
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for QA Technician job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for QA Technician job vacancies in Dorset

QA Technician
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing QA Technician within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 24 July 2026. 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
Poole - 1 £40,000 - 1
QA Technician
South West

QA Technician Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 24 July 2026, QA Technician 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 QA Technician in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) QA

QA Technician 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) FMCG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA