The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the East Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation over the 3 months to 24 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 East Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 141 139 159
Rank change year-on-year
-2 +20
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 22 21 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 0.716% 0.633% 0.168%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.933% 0.869% 0.223%
Number of salaries quoted 20 11 3
Average salary £32,500 £34,500 £47,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.79% -27.36%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
East Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2357 2417 2685
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East Midlands 76.68% 72.85% 75.17%
Number of salaries quoted 1989 2114 2279
Average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +1.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £55,800 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
England

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Automation across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

East Midlands Test Automation Salary Histogram

Test Automation
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Nottinghamshire +6 17 £32,500 -3.70%
Northamptonshire -12 3 £32,250 -
Derbyshire - 2 £42,500 -
Test Automation
England

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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 27 (62.79%) QuickTest Pro
2 23 (53.49%) QA
3 22 (51.16%) C#
3 22 (51.16%) SQL Server
4 21 (48.84%) Test Scripting
5 19 (44.19%) Automated Testing
6 18 (41.86%) .NET
7 17 (39.53%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (37.21%) HP
8 16 (37.21%) Finance
9 15 (34.88%) ASP.NET
9 15 (34.88%) XML
10 14 (32.56%) LoadRunner
11 13 (30.23%) HTML
11 13 (30.23%) XAML
11 13 (30.23%) Telecoms
11 13 (30.23%) Digital Media
11 13 (30.23%) WPF
11 13 (30.23%) LINQ
11 13 (30.23%) WatiN
12 12 (27.91%) Multithreading
12 12 (27.91%) Mobile App
12 12 (27.91%) Degree
13 11 (25.58%) ISEB
14 9 (20.93%) Windows
15 8 (18.60%) Microsoft
16 7 (16.28%) Python
16 7 (16.28%) Software Testing
16 7 (16.28%) System Testing
17 6 (13.95%) TestPartner

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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 (41.86%) .NET
2 15 (34.88%) ASP.NET
2 15 (34.88%) XML
3 13 (30.23%) HTML
3 13 (30.23%) WPF
3 13 (30.23%) LINQ
4 4 (9.302%) .NET Framework
5 3 (6.977%) soapUI
5 3 (6.977%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (4.651%) SOAP
6 2 (4.651%) WCF
7 1 (2.326%) Web Services
7 1 (2.326%) COM
Application Platforms
1 6 (13.95%) IIS
Applications
1 4 (9.302%) MS Excel
2 1 (2.326%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.326%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (51.16%) SQL Server
2 1 (2.326%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 27 (62.79%) QuickTest Pro
2 14 (32.56%) LoadRunner
3 13 (30.23%) WatiN
4 6 (13.95%) TestPartner
5 5 (11.63%) Visual Studio
6 4 (9.302%) Selenium
7 3 (6.977%) TestComplete
7 3 (6.977%) TestDirector
7 3 (6.977%) JUnit
8 1 (2.326%) Cucumber
General
1 16 (37.21%) Finance
2 13 (30.23%) Telecoms
3 1 (2.326%) Retail
3 1 (2.326%) Marketing
3 1 (2.326%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 10 (23.26%) Tester
1 10 (23.26%) Developer
2 9 (20.93%) Test Engineer
2 9 (20.93%) Automation Engineer
3 8 (18.60%) Test Automation Engineer
4 7 (16.28%) Software Tester
5 4 (9.302%) Software Engineer
5 4 (9.302%) Test Manager
6 3 (6.977%) Automation Specialist
6 3 (6.977%) Test Automation Specialist
6 3 (6.977%) Lead Software Engineer
6 3 (6.977%) Test Specialist
6 3 (6.977%) QA Engineer
6 3 (6.977%) Test Analyst
6 3 (6.977%) Analyst
7 2 (4.651%) Senior Manager
7 2 (4.651%) Senior Test Manager
7 2 (4.651%) Test Leader
8 1 (2.326%) Automation Tester
8 1 (2.326%) Agile Tester
Miscellaneous
1 17 (39.53%) Enterprise Software
2 13 (30.23%) Digital Media
3 12 (27.91%) Mobile App
4 6 (13.95%) VHDL
4 6 (13.95%) Firmware
5 3 (6.977%) Open Source
5 3 (6.977%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 1 (2.326%) Credit Risk
6 1 (2.326%) Mathematics
6 1 (2.326%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.326%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 9 (20.93%) Windows
2 3 (6.977%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (48.84%) Test Scripting
2 19 (44.19%) Automated Testing
3 12 (27.91%) Multithreading
4 7 (16.28%) Software Testing
4 7 (16.28%) System Testing
5 6 (13.95%) OOP
6 4 (9.302%) OO
6 4 (9.302%) Agile Software Development
7 3 (6.977%) Waterfall
7 3 (6.977%) User Acceptance Testing
7 3 (6.977%) Continuous Integration
7 3 (6.977%) Validation
8 2 (4.651%) SOA
8 2 (4.651%) CRM
8 2 (4.651%) E-Commerce
8 2 (4.651%) Configuration Management
8 2 (4.651%) Business Analysis
8 2 (4.651%) Manual Testing
8 2 (4.651%) Performance Testing
8 2 (4.651%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 22 (51.16%) C#
2 13 (30.23%) XAML
3 7 (16.28%) Python
4 6 (13.95%) SQL
5 1 (2.326%) C
5 1 (2.326%) Tcl
5 1 (2.326%) VBA
5 1 (2.326%) Java
Qualifications
1 12 (27.91%) Degree
2 11 (25.58%) ISEB
3 3 (6.977%) SC Cleared
3 3 (6.977%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (53.49%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (9.302%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 16 (37.21%) HP
2 8 (18.60%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.326%) Cognos
3 1 (2.326%) SAP
3 1 (2.326%) Oracle
Leicester, Leicestershire
Experience with SQL, PHP (or similar scripting language), Testing on Agile Projects, Linux, Scripted Test Automation and skills in specific areas if Testing; security, performance, Usability are all ‘...
Executive Resource Group
Salary: From £20,000 to £30,000 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013
Nottingham, East Midlands
Sound knowledge of C#, ASP .NET / SQL Server Web application design and programming is also essential along with experience in developing test scripts using HP Testing tools such...
Novate IT
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sound knowledge of C#, ASP .NET / SQL Server Web application design and programming is also essential along with experience in developing test scripts using HP Testing tools such...
Novate IT Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 23 May 2013