The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Epsom 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 Epsom region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 12 34 19
Rank change year-on-year
+22 -15
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 13 6 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Epsom 17.57% 3.243% 1.587%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 23.21% 3.896% 2.439%
Number of salaries quoted 13 6 1
Average salary £65,000 £55,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+18.18% +66.66%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Epsom
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
56 154 41
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Epsom 75.68% 83.24% 65.08%
Number of salaries quoted 52 145 37
Average salary £65,000 £62,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+4.00% +66.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £45,000 £30,100
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £65,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
Surrey

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Epsom 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 Epsom region.

Epsom Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Epsom 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 24 (100.00%) C#
1 24 (100.00%) C++
1 24 (100.00%) Java
1 24 (100.00%) OO
1 24 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 24 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 24 (100.00%) Degree
1 24 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 23 (95.83%) Test Strategy
2 23 (95.83%) Mathematics
2 23 (95.83%) SQL
3 22 (91.67%) Finance
4 14 (58.33%) Automated Testing
5 10 (41.67%) QA
6 4 (16.67%) .NET
7 3 (12.50%) RAD
8 1 (4.167%) MS Excel
8 1 (4.167%) Microsoft
8 1 (4.167%) Financial Modelling
8 1 (4.167%) Automation Testing

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Epsom 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 4 (16.67%) .NET
Applications
1 1 (4.167%) MS Excel
General
1 22 (91.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 20 (83.33%) Developer
2 4 (16.67%) Test Engineer
2 4 (16.67%) Software Developer
2 4 (16.67%) Tester
3 3 (12.50%) QA Tester
Miscellaneous
1 24 (100.00%) Computer Science
2 23 (95.83%) Mathematics
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (100.00%) OO
1 24 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
1 24 (100.00%) Software Testing
2 23 (95.83%) Test Strategy
3 14 (58.33%) Automated Testing
4 3 (12.50%) RAD
5 1 (4.167%) Financial Modelling
5 1 (4.167%) Automation Testing
Programming Languages
1 24 (100.00%) C#
1 24 (100.00%) C++
1 24 (100.00%) Java
2 23 (95.83%) SQL
Qualifications
1 24 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (41.67%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (4.167%) Microsoft