Software Testing
South West > Dorset
The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for Software Testing skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Testing over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | 54 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -24 | +5 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Testing | 20 | 23 | 38 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 1.64% | 3.49% | 4.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.92% | 3.64% | 5.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 4 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £10,250 | - | £24,550 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £55,000 | £26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,250 | £57,500 | £27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.17% | +109.09% | -38.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £60,938 | £57,094 |
| 90th Percentile | £61,750 | £62,625 | £67,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,000 | £45,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.38% | +4.44% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset
Software Testing is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Dorset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,041 | 632 | 748 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 85.19% | 95.90% | 96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 589 | 324 | 553 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,475 | £30,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £39,271 | £38,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £61,750 | £62,500 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,750 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,952 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.86% | +6.00% | +11.11% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings citing Software Testing as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
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Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Testing in Dorset.
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Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Testing in Dorset over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Testing within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorchester | +3 | 7 | - | - | 1 |
| Bournemouth | -38 | 6 | £60,000 | -4.00% | 2 |
| Poole | +13 | 3 | £32,500 | -45.83% | 1 |
| Wimborne | -3 | 2 | £10,500 | - | |
| Wareham | - | 1 | £40,000 | - | 1 |
| Blandford Forum | - | 1 | £55,000 | - | 1 |
| Software Testing South West |
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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: