The first table below looks at the demand for the Automation Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Automation Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automation Analyst
Rank 214 243 249
Rank change year-on-year
+29 +6
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Analyst 9 4 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 0.115% 0.039% 0.029%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.124% 0.043% 0.031%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 2
Average daily rate £338 £300 £270
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+12.50% +11.11%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £300 £254
10% offered a daily rate of more than £356 £300 £286
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £300 £265
% change year-on-year
+16.66% +13.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £45.00 - -
All Job Titles
South East
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7243 9396 9678
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East 92.69% 92.50% 92.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 3591 4212 4167
Average daily rate £350 £350 £360
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £210 £220 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £500 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 582 721 805
Average hourly rate £17.50 £19.00 £21.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-7.89% -9.52%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.00 £11.03 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £39.00 £42.50 £42.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-5.40% -7.50%
Automation Analyst
England

Automation Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Automation Analyst across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Automation Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Automation Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Automation Analyst across the South East region.

South East Automation Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Automation Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Automation Analyst across the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

South East Automation Analyst Daily Rate Histogram

Automation Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Automation Analyst across the South East region.

South East Automation Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Automation Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Analyst within the South East region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Berkshire - 6 £350 -
Hampshire - 4 £325 -
Buckinghamshire - 2 £213 -
Automation Analyst
England

Automation Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Automation Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Automation Analyst in their job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Test Scripting
1 6 (46.15%) Test Automation
2 5 (38.46%) Automation Testing
3 4 (30.77%) SQL
4 3 (23.08%) .NET
4 3 (23.08%) SQL Server
4 3 (23.08%) Visual Studio
4 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
4 3 (23.08%) QuickTest Pro
4 3 (23.08%) Selenium
4 3 (23.08%) Web Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Automated Testing
4 3 (23.08%) C#
4 3 (23.08%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (23.08%) Open Source
4 3 (23.08%) Windows Azure
4 3 (23.08%) Team Foundation Server
4 3 (23.08%) Manual Testing
4 3 (23.08%) Visual Studio Team System
5 2 (15.38%) Rational Functional Tester
5 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 2 (15.38%) C
5 2 (15.38%) HP Quality Center
5 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 2 (15.38%) Finance
5 2 (15.38%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (15.38%) Retail Banking
5 2 (15.38%) Banking
5 2 (15.38%) Retail
5 2 (15.38%) Test Management

Automation Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the South East region that cited Automation Analyst in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Automation Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (23.08%) .NET
2 1 (7.692%) Gherkin
Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) Windows Azure
2 1 (7.692%) CMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) SQL Server
2 2 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Visual Studio
1 3 (23.08%) QuickTest Pro
1 3 (23.08%) Selenium
1 3 (23.08%) Visual Studio Team System
1 3 (23.08%) Team Foundation Server
2 2 (15.38%) Rational Functional Tester
3 1 (7.692%) Cucumber
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
1 2 (15.38%) Banking
1 2 (15.38%) Retail
1 2 (15.38%) Retail Banking
2 1 (7.692%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) Open Source
1 3 (23.08%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (7.692%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 2 (15.38%) Linux
1 2 (15.38%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Test Scripting
1 6 (46.15%) Test Automation
2 5 (38.46%) Automation Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Manual Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Automated Testing
3 3 (23.08%) Web Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Test Management
4 2 (15.38%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (15.38%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Agile Software Development
4 2 (15.38%) Analytics
5 1 (7.692%) TDD
5 1 (7.692%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 4 (30.77%) SQL
2 3 (23.08%) C#
3 2 (15.38%) Python
3 2 (15.38%) Shell Script
3 2 (15.38%) C
4 1 (7.692%) C++
4 1 (7.692%) Java
Qualifications
1 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 2 (15.38%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 2 (15.38%) IBM