Test Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Test Engineer salary in Dorset is £33,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 51 | 97 | 68 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | -29 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Test Engineer | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 0.93% | 0.17% | 1.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.94% | 0.18% | 1.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £45,200 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,750 | - | £53,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £33,250 | - | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +7.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £44,563 | - | £63,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,075 | - | £71,750 |
| South West median annual salary | £40,000 | £52,500 | £51,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.81% | +1.94% | +16.94% |
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 | 426 | 1,129 | 570 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.61% | 94.87% | 83.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 186 | 663 | 361 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,574 | £36,250 | £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 | £59,693 | £60,000 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset
Job postings that featured Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Test Engineer in Dorset.
Test Engineer
Salary Histogram in Dorset
Salary distribution for jobs citing Test Engineer in Dorset over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.
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 Test Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 14 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 | - | 2 | £48,750 | - | 2 |
| Poole | - | 2 | £31,500 | - | 1 |
| Test Engineer South West |
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Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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 Test Engineer in the job title.
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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: