QA Test Analyst Jobs in Dorset

Quality Assurance Test Analyst
South West > Dorset

The median Quality Assurance Test Analyst salary in Dorset is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a QA Test Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.22% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £37,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile £42,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £40,000 - -

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 450 1,129 576
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.68% 94.87% 83.84%
Number of salaries quoted 192 663 362
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £39,688 £36,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.63% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,313 £60,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £63,750 £65,400 £72,500
South West median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

QA Test Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Job postings that featured QA Test Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Job vacancy trend for QA Test Analyst in Dorset

QA Test Analyst
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for QA Test Analyst in Dorset

QA Test Analyst
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 Test Analyst within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 10 May 2025. 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 - 1 £40,000 -
QA Test Analyst
South West

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 10 May 2025, QA Test Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Dorset region featuring QA Test Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture

QA Test Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA