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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 101 107 112
Rank change year-on-year
+6 +5
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 47 27 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 1.809% 1.294% 0.432%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.284% 1.629% 0.593%
Number of salaries quoted 45 26 5
Average salary £35,000 £36,250 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-3.44% +45.00%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2058 1657 1350
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 79.21% 79.43% 72.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1628 1411 1150
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £49,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
West Yorkshire

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Salary Histogram

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

Leeds Test Automation Salary Histogram

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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 69 (61.06%) QA
2 60 (53.10%) Selenium
3 55 (48.67%) Cucumber
4 53 (46.90%) Agile Software Development
5 52 (46.02%) QuickTest Pro
6 46 (40.71%) Test Management
7 43 (38.05%) Automated Testing
8 36 (31.86%) Test Scripting
9 29 (25.66%) Automation Testing
10 25 (22.12%) Logistics
10 25 (22.12%) Web Services
11 24 (21.24%) .NET
11 24 (21.24%) Microsoft
12 23 (20.35%) SOAP
13 22 (19.47%) Usability Testing
14 21 (18.58%) SQL
15 19 (16.81%) ISEB
16 18 (15.93%) FitNesse
16 18 (15.93%) Software Testing
16 18 (15.93%) Team Foundation Server
16 18 (15.93%) SpecFlow
17 16 (14.16%) XML
18 15 (13.27%) XSD
18 15 (13.27%) C#
18 15 (13.27%) Java
18 15 (13.27%) WSDL
18 15 (13.27%) Finance
19 14 (12.39%) LoadRunner
19 14 (12.39%) User Acceptance Testing
20 13 (11.50%) HP Quality Center

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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 25 (22.12%) Web Services
2 24 (21.24%) .NET
3 23 (20.35%) SOAP
4 16 (14.16%) XML
5 15 (13.27%) XSD
5 15 (13.27%) WSDL
6 11 (9.735%) soapUI
7 8 (7.080%) HTML
8 2 (1.770%) Flash
8 2 (1.770%) Apache Flex
8 2 (1.770%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.885%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 8 (7.080%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.885%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.885%) FTP
1 1 (0.885%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (10.62%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.770%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 60 (53.10%) Selenium
2 55 (48.67%) Cucumber
3 52 (46.02%) QuickTest Pro
4 18 (15.93%) FitNesse
4 18 (15.93%) Team Foundation Server
4 18 (15.93%) SpecFlow
5 14 (12.39%) LoadRunner
6 2 (1.770%) Flex Builder
7 1 (0.885%) Rational Performance Tester
7 1 (0.885%) Oracle APEX
7 1 (0.885%) Rational Application Developer
7 1 (0.885%) Oracle Forms
7 1 (0.885%) Visual Studio
General
1 15 (13.27%) Finance
2 2 (1.770%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 55 (48.67%) Tester
2 54 (47.79%) Analyst
3 52 (46.02%) Test Analyst
4 35 (30.97%) Automated Tester
5 32 (28.32%) Web Tester
6 23 (20.35%) Technical Test Analyst
6 23 (20.35%) Technical Analyst
7 12 (10.62%) Automation Tester
8 7 (6.195%) QA Tester
8 7 (6.195%) Agile Test Analyst
9 6 (5.310%) Functional Test Analyst
9 6 (5.310%) Functional Analyst
10 4 (3.540%) QA Analyst
11 3 (2.655%) Test Leader
11 3 (2.655%) QA Test Manager
11 3 (2.655%) Senior Tester
11 3 (2.655%) QA Manager
11 3 (2.655%) Test Manager
12 2 (1.770%) Senior Analyst
12 2 (1.770%) Software Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.770%) NHS
2 1 (0.885%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.655%) Linux
2 2 (1.770%) Windows
3 1 (0.885%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (46.90%) Agile Software Development
2 46 (40.71%) Test Management
3 43 (38.05%) Automated Testing
4 36 (31.86%) Test Scripting
5 29 (25.66%) Automation Testing
6 25 (22.12%) Logistics
7 22 (19.47%) Usability Testing
8 18 (15.93%) Software Testing
9 14 (12.39%) User Acceptance Testing
10 13 (11.50%) BDD
10 13 (11.50%) User Stories
11 9 (7.965%) Agile Testing
12 8 (7.080%) ATDD
13 7 (6.195%) System Testing
14 5 (4.425%) TDD
14 5 (4.425%) E-Commerce
14 5 (4.425%) DSDM
15 4 (3.540%) Business Analysis
15 4 (3.540%) Continuous Improvement
16 3 (2.655%) Resource Management
Programming Languages
1 21 (18.58%) SQL
2 15 (13.27%) C#
2 15 (13.27%) Java
3 3 (2.655%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.770%) PHP
4 2 (1.770%) ActionScript
5 1 (0.885%) Python
5 1 (0.885%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 19 (16.81%) ISEB
2 8 (7.080%) ISTQB
3 1 (0.885%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 69 (61.06%) QA
Systems Management
1 13 (11.50%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 24 (21.24%) Microsoft
2 13 (11.50%) HP
3 2 (1.770%) Oracle
3 2 (1.770%) Adobe
4 1 (0.885%) IBM
Leeds, West Yorkshire
HP Quality Center, Microsoft TFS 2010) Use of automated test tools (e.g... SpecFlow, Fitnesse, Cucumber) Knowledge of Web Service APIs (XML /XSD/WSDL/SOAP) Knowledge of Web...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Preferred: - Experience of BDD/ATDD techniques... HP Quality Center, Microsoft TFS 2010) - Use of automated test tools (e.g. HP QTP, Selenium, SoapUI) - Use of agile acceptance test...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £27,000 to £35,000 per annum + Bonus + Bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Preferred: - Experience of BDD/ATDD techniques... Preferred: - Use of test management tools (eg HP Quality Center, Microsoft TFS 2010) - Use of automated test tools (eg HP QTP, Selenium,...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum + Bonus + Bens
Posted: 24 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
I am recruiting for a number of Senior and Principal Software Testers to join a leading blue chip organisation based in West YorkshireKey Skills:-Automation and/or Manual...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 4 May 2013