The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Hungerford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation over the 3 months to 19 June 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 Hungerford region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 3 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hungerford 17.65% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 25.00% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Average salary £33,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
All Processes & Methodologies
Hungerford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
12 24 24
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Hungerford 70.59% 68.57% 63.16%
Number of salaries quoted 12 20 23
Average salary £36,250 £32,500 £100,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+11.53% -67.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,500 £23,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £100,000 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
Berkshire

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Hungerford 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 Hungerford region.

Hungerford Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hungerford 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 5 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 5 (100.00%) QA
2 4 (80.00%) Test Scripting
2 4 (80.00%) HP Quality Center
2 4 (80.00%) HP
3 2 (40.00%) C#
3 2 (40.00%) Java
3 2 (40.00%) VBScript
3 2 (40.00%) VB
3 2 (40.00%) .NET
3 2 (40.00%) MS Project
3 2 (40.00%) MS Office
3 2 (40.00%) UNIX
3 2 (40.00%) Windows
3 2 (40.00%) Linux
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
3 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 2 (40.00%) Finance
3 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (20.00%) Automated Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Manual Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Python
4 1 (20.00%) MS Excel
4 1 (20.00%) Perl
4 1 (20.00%) WinRunner

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Hungerford 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 2 (40.00%) .NET
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) MS Project
1 2 (40.00%) MS Office
2 1 (20.00%) MS Excel
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (20.00%) WinRunner
General
1 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 2 (40.00%) Tester
1 2 (40.00%) Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Test Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Test Automation Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Automation Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) Software Tester
1 2 (40.00%) QA Tester
1 2 (40.00%) QA Test Analyst
1 2 (40.00%) QA Analyst
2 1 (20.00%) QA Manager
Operating Systems
1 2 (40.00%) UNIX
1 2 (40.00%) Windows
1 2 (40.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (40.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Automated Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Manual Testing
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) C#
1 2 (40.00%) Java
1 2 (40.00%) VBScript
1 2 (40.00%) VB
2 1 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (20.00%) Perl
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (100.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (80.00%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) HP
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
Hungerford, Berkshire
This is a superb opportunity for a talented Software Tester with the ability to write automation test scripts from scratch to join this market leader at the forefront...
The People Network
Salary: £30000 - £37000 per annum + 8% bonus, 7% pension plus others
Posted: 14 June 2013
Hungerford, Thames Valley
A fantastic opportunity has arisen due to continual growth in my clients R&D function, where an exciting role for a QA Test Automation Analyst.
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £30000.00 - £37000.00 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Hungerford, Berkshire
This is a superb opportunity for a talented QA Manager who has experience of growing test teams from scratch plus a solid background in testing, tools, delivery and...
The People Network
Salary: £46000 - £55000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 18 June 2013
Hungerford, Berkshire
Using Test Automation tools to create test scripts, based on manual test steps (using tools such as QTP or WinRunner, or languages such as Perl or Python) ISEB...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: From £28,000 to £34,000 per annum + Bonus + Pension+ Medical + Life As
Posted: 18 June 2013
Hungerford, Berkshire
Job Title: QA Test Manager Skills: QA Test Management, Test Manager, SDLC, Automation, manual testing, Scripting, Quality Assurance, project management, ITIL, product management, functional specification, test Strategy, team...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: From £45,000 to £50,000 per annum + Car Allowance + Bonus + Pension +
Posted: 17 June 2013