The first table below looks at the demand for the Automation Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automation Tester in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the East of England region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automation Tester
Rank 248 263 -
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Tester 16 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 0.194% 0.046% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.203% 0.048% -
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 0
Average salary £31,250 £35,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-10.71% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-2.77% +2.85%
All Job Titles
East of England
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
7877 8413 9032
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the East of England 95.31% 96.70% 94.67%
Number of salaries quoted 6859 7048 7738
Average salary £39,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-1.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Automation Tester
England

Automation Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England Automation Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Automation Tester
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automation Tester across the East of England region.

East of England Automation Tester Salary Trend

Automation Tester
Salary Histogram

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

East of England Automation Tester Salary Histogram

Automation Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Tester within the East of England 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
Hertfordshire - 10 £27,500 -
Norfolk - 3 £35,000 -
Suffolk - 2 £27,500 -
Cambridgeshire +9 1 £55,000 +57.14%
Automation Tester
England

Automation Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Automation Tester 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 IT job ads sampled with Automation Tester in their job title.

1 11 (64.71%) Test Automation
2 8 (47.06%) Test Strategy
2 8 (47.06%) Broadband
2 8 (47.06%) Visual Studio
2 8 (47.06%) Marketing
2 8 (47.06%) Performance Testing
3 7 (41.18%) .NET
4 6 (35.29%) QA
5 5 (29.41%) Unit Testing
5 5 (29.41%) OO
5 5 (29.41%) C#
5 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
5 5 (29.41%) SpecFlow
5 5 (29.41%) PowerShell
6 4 (23.53%) QuickTest Pro
6 4 (23.53%) Regression Testing
6 4 (23.53%) Selenium
7 3 (17.65%) Software Testing
7 3 (17.65%) Java
7 3 (17.65%) Automation Testing
8 2 (11.76%) Degree
8 2 (11.76%) ISEB
8 2 (11.76%) ISTQB
8 2 (11.76%) Automated Testing
8 2 (11.76%) Test Scripting
9 1 (5.882%) Manual Testing
9 1 (5.882%) Finance
9 1 (5.882%) HP
9 1 (5.882%) PL/SQL
9 1 (5.882%) SQL

Automation Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the East of England region that cited Automation Tester 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 IT job ads sampled with Automation Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 7 (41.18%) .NET
Communications & Networking
1 8 (47.06%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 8 (47.06%) Visual Studio
2 5 (29.41%) SpecFlow
3 4 (23.53%) QuickTest Pro
3 4 (23.53%) Selenium
General
1 8 (47.06%) Marketing
2 1 (5.882%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (64.71%) Test Automation
2 8 (47.06%) Test Strategy
2 8 (47.06%) Performance Testing
3 5 (29.41%) Unit Testing
3 5 (29.41%) OO
4 4 (23.53%) Regression Testing
5 3 (17.65%) Software Testing
5 3 (17.65%) Automation Testing
6 2 (11.76%) Automated Testing
6 2 (11.76%) Test Scripting
7 1 (5.882%) Manual Testing
7 1 (5.882%) V-Model
Programming Languages
1 5 (29.41%) C#
1 5 (29.41%) PowerShell
2 3 (17.65%) Java
3 1 (5.882%) PL/SQL
3 1 (5.882%) SQL
3 1 (5.882%) VBScript
3 1 (5.882%) VB
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
1 2 (11.76%) ISEB
1 2 (11.76%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (35.29%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.882%) HP
2 1 (5.882%) Oracle