The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Brighton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Brighton region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 67 62 -
Rank change year-on-year
-5 -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 14 17 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Brighton 1.825% 2.249% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.295% 3.250% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 17 0
Average salary £75,000 £41,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+82.92% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Brighton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
610 523 319
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Brighton 79.53% 69.18% 66.18%
Number of salaries quoted 552 461 306
Average salary £38,750 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.12% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
East Sussex

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Test Automation across the Brighton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Brighton Test Automation Jobs Demand Trend

Test Automation
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Automation across the Brighton region.

Brighton Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Automation across the Brighton region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Brighton Test Automation Salary Histogram

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Brighton region citing Test Automation also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Test Automation.

1 12 (70.59%) Finance
2 8 (47.06%) Java EE
2 8 (47.06%) .NET
2 8 (47.06%) UML
2 8 (47.06%) OO
2 8 (47.06%) RUP
2 8 (47.06%) OOD
2 8 (47.06%) SOA
2 8 (47.06%) Selenium
2 8 (47.06%) Enterprise Architecture
2 8 (47.06%) Continuous Integration
2 8 (47.06%) Enterprise Software
3 7 (41.18%) Performance Management
4 6 (35.29%) ISTQB
4 6 (35.29%) ISEB
4 6 (35.29%) SQL
5 5 (29.41%) Degree
5 5 (29.41%) QuickTest Pro
5 5 (29.41%) Middleware
5 5 (29.41%) Java
6 4 (23.53%) Time Management
6 4 (23.53%) J2EE
6 4 (23.53%) TOGAF
7 3 (17.65%) Test Strategy
8 2 (11.76%) V-Model
8 2 (11.76%) Team Foundation Server
8 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
8 2 (11.76%) DSDM
8 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
9 1 (5.882%) C#

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Brighton region citing Test Automation also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Test Automation. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 8 (47.06%) .NET
1 8 (47.06%) Java EE
2 5 (29.41%) Middleware
3 4 (23.53%) J2EE
Development Applications
1 8 (47.06%) Selenium
2 5 (29.41%) QuickTest Pro
3 2 (11.76%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (5.882%) WebDriver
4 1 (5.882%) Cucumber
4 1 (5.882%) JIRA
General
1 12 (70.59%) Finance
2 1 (5.882%) Banking
2 1 (5.882%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 10 (58.82%) Consultant
2 5 (29.41%) Test Consultant
2 5 (29.41%) Functional Consultant
2 5 (29.41%) Test Automation Consultant
3 2 (11.76%) Test Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Software Architect
3 2 (11.76%) Architect
4 1 (5.882%) Tester
4 1 (5.882%) Development Manager
4 1 (5.882%) Applications Tester
4 1 (5.882%) Web Tester
4 1 (5.882%) Test Automation Specialist
4 1 (5.882%) Automation Specialist
4 1 (5.882%) Manual Tester
4 1 (5.882%) Test Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 8 (47.06%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.882%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.882%) Windows
1 1 (5.882%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) UML
1 8 (47.06%) OO
1 8 (47.06%) RUP
1 8 (47.06%) OOD
1 8 (47.06%) SOA
1 8 (47.06%) Enterprise Architecture
1 8 (47.06%) Continuous Integration
2 7 (41.18%) Performance Management
3 4 (23.53%) Time Management
3 4 (23.53%) TOGAF
4 3 (17.65%) Test Strategy
5 2 (11.76%) DSDM
5 2 (11.76%) V-Model
5 2 (11.76%) Waterfall
6 1 (5.882%) Process Improvement
6 1 (5.882%) Digital Marketing
6 1 (5.882%) Test Scripting
6 1 (5.882%) Automated Testing
6 1 (5.882%) Scrum
6 1 (5.882%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (35.29%) SQL
2 5 (29.41%) Java
3 1 (5.882%) C#
3 1 (5.882%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 6 (35.29%) ISEB
1 6 (35.29%) ISTQB
2 5 (29.41%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.882%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft
Brighton, East Sussex
Soft Skills Attributes: *Dynamic and engaging leadership style *Innovative problem solver *Genuine enthusiasm for technology and sharing ideas with co-workers *Excellent time management skills *Excellent attention to...
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Salary: £75000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013