Test Manager Job Trends in Dorset

Test Manager
South West > Dorset

The median Test Manager salary in Dorset is £54,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 May 2026.

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

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 - 100
Rank change year-on-year - - -26
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Manager 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 0.30% - 0.083%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - 0.087%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £51,375 - -
25th Percentile £51,563 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 - -
75th Percentile £57,063 - -
90th Percentile £57,325 - -
South West median annual salary £62,500 £52,141 -
% change year-on-year +19.87% - -

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 625 229 1,147
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.13% 97.45% 94.87%
Number of salaries quoted 321 141 677
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £27,030
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £47,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - -5.00% +2.04%
75th Percentile £65,000 £56,250 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £63,750 £65,200
South West median annual salary £50,000 £51,729 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.34% +3.46% -4.76%

Test Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Test Manager job vacancy trend in Dorset

Test Manager
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Test Manager job vacancies in Dorset

Test Manager
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 Manager within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
Bournemouth - 1 £55,000 -
Test Manager
South West

Test Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 22 May 2026, Test Manager 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 Test Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) QA
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Test Manager 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Dynamics 365
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (50.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) CRM
1 2 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Integration Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft