Software Test Engineer Jobs in Poole

Software Test Engineer
Dorset > Poole

The median Software Test Engineer salary in Poole is £31,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Test Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Poole 2.86% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.90% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £29,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,500 - -
75th Percentile £33,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Dorset median annual salary £31,500 - £55,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Poole

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Poole. 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 Poole with a recognized job title 69 135 159
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.57% 97.83% 84.57%
Number of salaries quoted 38 120 148
10th Percentile £29,075 £30,000 £33,525
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,281 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,500 £57,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £63,225 £62,500 £71,250
Dorset median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% +5.26% -5.00%

Software Test Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

Job postings that featured Software Test Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Poole.

Job vacancy trend for Software Test Engineer in Poole

Software Test Engineer
Salary Trend in Poole

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Test Engineer in Poole.

Salary trend for Software Test Engineer in Poole

Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Poole

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software 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 Poole region featuring Software Test Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
1 2 (100.00%) JUnit
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) QA
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) Black-Box Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) TestRail
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) White-Box Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills

Software Test Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Poole 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (100.00%) JIRA
1 2 (100.00%) JUnit
1 2 (100.00%) Selenium
1 2 (100.00%) TestRail
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Black-Box Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (100.00%) Manual Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Regression Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
1 2 (100.00%) TDD
1 2 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 2 (100.00%) Test Management
1 2 (100.00%) Test Scripting
1 2 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 2 (100.00%) White-Box Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) C#
1 2 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA