Test Automation Jobs in Bristol
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Bristol region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation over the 3 months to 21 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 Bristol region.

Location
 3 months to
21 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 94 88 93
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +5
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 28 25 18
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 1.600% 1.430% 1.015%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.054% 1.874% 1.433%
Number of salaries quoted 27 19 16
Average salary £40,000 £36,500 £33,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
+9.58% +8.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £43,000 £43,397 £36,750
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Bristol
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category		 1363 1334 1256
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Bristol 77.89% 76.32% 70.80%
Number of salaries quoted 1185 1170 988
Average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
South West

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Automation across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

Bristol Test Automation Salary Histogram

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 37 (64.91%) SQL
2 25 (43.86%) Software Testing
3 24 (42.11%) Agile Software Development
4 22 (38.60%) Scrum
4 22 (38.60%) Automated Testing
5 19 (33.33%) VBScript
6 18 (31.58%) XML
6 18 (31.58%) ISEB
6 18 (31.58%) QuickTest Pro
6 18 (31.58%) Selenium
7 17 (29.82%) Test Scripting
8 16 (28.07%) E-Commerce
8 16 (28.07%) C#
9 15 (26.32%) .NET
9 15 (26.32%) Finance
10 14 (24.56%) Oracle
10 14 (24.56%) HP
11 13 (22.81%) MS Excel
11 13 (22.81%) VBA
11 13 (22.81%) Internet
11 13 (22.81%) ISTQB
12 12 (21.05%) QA
13 11 (19.30%) Windows
14 10 (17.54%) Web Services
15 8 (14.04%) C++
15 8 (14.04%) JavaScript
15 8 (14.04%) Integration Testing
16 7 (12.28%) SQL Server
16 7 (12.28%) Visual Studio
17 6 (10.53%) Manual Testing

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the Bristol 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 18 (31.58%) XML
2 15 (26.32%) .NET
3 10 (17.54%) Web Services
4 4 (7.018%) HTML
4 4 (7.018%) ASP.NET
4 4 (7.018%) SOAP
5 3 (5.263%) JSON
5 3 (5.263%) Ajax
5 3 (5.263%) jQuery
6 2 (3.509%) soapUI
6 2 (3.509%) .NET Framework
7 1 (1.754%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 5 (8.772%) ESB
Applications
1 13 (22.81%) MS Excel
2 2 (3.509%) MS Visio
2 2 (3.509%) MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 5 (8.772%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.754%) Google Analytics
2 1 (1.754%) WebTrends
Communications & Networking
1 13 (22.81%) Internet
2 3 (5.263%) TCP/IP
3 2 (3.509%) iSCSI
4 1 (1.754%) IGMP
4 1 (1.754%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (12.28%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.018%) Data Warehouse
2 4 (7.018%) SQL Server 2008
2 4 (7.018%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (3.509%) SQL Server 2012
4 1 (1.754%) RDBMS
4 1 (1.754%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 18 (31.58%) QuickTest Pro
1 18 (31.58%) Selenium
2 7 (12.28%) Visual Studio
3 5 (8.772%) JIRA
4 4 (7.018%) Team Foundation Server
4 4 (7.018%) MbUnit
4 4 (7.018%) WebDriver
5 3 (5.263%) CppUnit
5 3 (5.263%) GoogleTest
6 1 (1.754%) JBehave
6 1 (1.754%) Cucumber
6 1 (1.754%) JUnit
General
1 15 (26.32%) Finance
2 2 (3.509%) Games
3 1 (1.754%) Marketing
3 1 (1.754%) Retail
3 1 (1.754%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 23 (40.35%) Analyst
1 23 (40.35%) Test Analyst
2 15 (26.32%) Test Engineer
3 13 (22.81%) Automation Analyst
4 11 (19.30%) Test Automation Analyst
5 7 (12.28%) Developer
6 6 (10.53%) Software Engineer
7 5 (8.772%) QA Engineer
7 5 (8.772%) Tester
8 4 (7.018%) Graduate
8 4 (7.018%) .NET Developer
8 4 (7.018%) Agile Test Analyst
8 4 (7.018%) Automation Engineer
8 4 (7.018%) Test Automation Engineer
9 3 (5.263%) Senior QA Engineer
9 3 (5.263%) Senior Test Manager
9 3 (5.263%) Software Tester
9 3 (5.263%) Senior Test Engineer
9 3 (5.263%) Test Manager
9 3 (5.263%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.263%) Computer Science
2 2 (3.509%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 11 (19.30%) Windows
2 5 (8.772%) Linux
3 1 (1.754%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (43.86%) Software Testing
2 24 (42.11%) Agile Software Development
3 22 (38.60%) Scrum
3 22 (38.60%) Automated Testing
4 17 (29.82%) Test Scripting
5 16 (28.07%) E-Commerce
6 8 (14.04%) Integration Testing
7 6 (10.53%) Manual Testing
8 5 (8.772%) BPEL
8 5 (8.772%) Multithreading
8 5 (8.772%) E-business
8 5 (8.772%) SOA
9 4 (7.018%) User Acceptance Testing
10 3 (5.263%) Resource Management
10 3 (5.263%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (5.263%) Product Management
10 3 (5.263%) System Testing
10 3 (5.263%) Test Management
10 3 (5.263%) Agile Testing
10 3 (5.263%) Kimball Methodology
Programming Languages
1 37 (64.91%) SQL
2 19 (33.33%) VBScript
3 16 (28.07%) C#
4 13 (22.81%) VBA
5 8 (14.04%) C++
5 8 (14.04%) JavaScript
6 6 (10.53%) PowerShell
7 5 (8.772%) Perl
8 4 (7.018%) T-SQL
9 3 (5.263%) Java
9 3 (5.263%) C
9 3 (5.263%) VB.NET
10 2 (3.509%) Python
10 2 (3.509%) Ruby
11 1 (1.754%) Bash shell
11 1 (1.754%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 18 (31.58%) ISEB
2 13 (22.81%) ISTQB
3 6 (10.53%) Degree
4 1 (1.754%) Sun Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (21.05%) QA
Systems Management
1 6 (10.53%) WMI
2 3 (5.263%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 14 (24.56%) Oracle
1 14 (24.56%) HP
2 1 (1.754%) Google
2 1 (1.754%) Nokia
2 1 (1.754%) Facebook
2 1 (1.754%) Twitter
Automation Test Analyst/Tester (QTP) x 2 - Bristol/Bath
Bristol, Avon
Knowledge of other test automation tools (such as Selenium) would be advantageous * A knowledge of VBScript, SQL and MS Excel (including formulae and VBA macros), XML, DOS/Shell *...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £42000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Test Analyst x2 (ISEB/ ISTQB)
Bristol, Avon
Evolve the existing Test Strategy and Test elements of SDLC in collaboration with the team lead... - Use of test tools and test software as defined within the test...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £28000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Test Analysts x 2/3 - Mid-Level & Senior - Bristol - New Roles!
Bristol, Avon
Keywords: Test, ISEB, Agile, Waterfall, SQL, SDLC Commutable from: Bristol, Bath, Chippenham, Weston, Gloucester, Cheltenham, Newport, Cardiff, Swindon A leading organisation in the Bristol area requires a number...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum + Good Benefits Package
Posted: 17 May 2013
Test Engineer (Automation)
Bristol, Avon
It is essential you have good java programming knowledge in addition to test automation expertise (in any language). You will also be required to have experience of scripting...
Intapeople
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
SQL Developer
Bristol, Avon
The successful candidate will have strong experience working on SQL databases, using SQL Server 2008 and a good working knowledge of T-SQL and SQL Server 2008 SSIS...
Redrock Consulting Ltd
Salary: £25000 - £40000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Graduate Software Engineer
Bristol, Avon
Qualifications and experience: Computer Science related degree or similar. Strong C++ ability gained through studies or practical application. CPU experience: Multithreaded programming An understanding of OS components Technical...
Proteus Europe
Posted: 16 May 2013
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