Test Technician Jobs in Dorset

Test Technician
South West > Dorset

As of 20 August 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Test Technician salary in Dorset.

6 months to
20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 79 -
Rank change year-on-year +20 - -
DemandTrendPermanent jobs requiring a Test Technician 2 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.37% 0.56% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.58% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £30,000 -
South West median annual salary £35,000 £30,000 -
% change year-on-year +16.67% - -

All DemandTrendPermanent 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.

DemandTrendPermanent vacancies in Dorset with a recognized job title 513 1,030 410
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.18% 95.28% 78.39%
Number of salaries quoted 254 562 352
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,518 £32,663
25th Percentile £30,313 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £68,375 £77,500
South West median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £54,882
% change year-on-year -4.63% -8.90% +9.76%

Test Technician
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Test Technician in Dorset

Test Technician
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in Dorset.

Salary distribution trend for Test Technician job vacancies in Dorset

Test Technician Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, Test Technician 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 Technician in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements

Test Technician 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Quality Management