Quality Assurance Test Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Quality Assurance Test Engineer salary in Dorset is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 54 | - | 75 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a QA Test Engineer | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.22% | - | 0.43% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | - | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £38,400 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,500 | - | £43,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | - | £54,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £36,500 | - | £57,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £57,600 |
| South West median annual salary | £35,000 | - | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +35.00% |
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 | 446 | 1,118 | 592 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.67% | 94.83% | 84.09% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 191 | 656 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £49,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | +2.04% | -2.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,375 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
QA Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured QA Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
QA Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing QA Test Engineer in Dorset.
QA Test Engineer
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 Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 6 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 |
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| Bournemouth | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | |
| QA Test Engineer South West |
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QA Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, QA Test Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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QA Test Engineer 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:
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