The first table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Merseyside region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 22 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 Merseyside region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automated Testing
Rank 52 83 66
Rank change year-on-year
+31 -17
Permanent jobs citing Automated Testing 8 1 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 1.732% 0.147% 0.221%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.105% 0.198% 0.315%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 1
Average salary £30,000 £35,000 £27,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% +29.62%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
All Processes & Methodologies
Merseyside
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
380 506 317
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Merseyside 82.25% 74.41% 70.13%
Number of salaries quoted 319 448 257
Average salary £37,500 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.25% +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £29,000 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Automated Testing
North West

Automated Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Merseyside Automated Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Merseyside region.

Merseyside Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Merseyside Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automated Testing within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 22 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
Liverpool +24 8 £30,000 -14.28%
Automated Testing
North West

Automated Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Automated Testing 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 Automated Testing.

1 10 (76.92%) Selenium
2 7 (53.85%) Manual Testing
3 6 (46.15%) Cucumber
3 6 (46.15%) Behat
3 6 (46.15%) Jenkins
3 6 (46.15%) User Stories
3 6 (46.15%) Mobile App
3 6 (46.15%) Hudson
3 6 (46.15%) FitNesse
3 6 (46.15%) Web Development
3 6 (46.15%) QA
3 6 (46.15%) Agile Software Development
3 6 (46.15%) ISTQB
3 6 (46.15%) Continuous Integration
3 6 (46.15%) Test Automation
3 6 (46.15%) WebDriver
3 6 (46.15%) Open Source
3 6 (46.15%) Apache
3 6 (46.15%) ISEB
3 6 (46.15%) Java
3 6 (46.15%) PHP
3 6 (46.15%) JMeter
3 6 (46.15%) Scrum
4 4 (30.77%) Regression Testing
4 4 (30.77%) SQL
4 4 (30.77%) QuickTest Pro
4 4 (30.77%) Test Scripting
4 4 (30.77%) Load Testing
4 4 (30.77%) TestComplete
5 2 (15.38%) Systems Analysis

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Merseyside region citing Automated Testing 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 Automated Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 6 (46.15%) Apache
Development Applications
1 10 (76.92%) Selenium
2 6 (46.15%) Cucumber
2 6 (46.15%) Behat
2 6 (46.15%) Jenkins
2 6 (46.15%) Hudson
2 6 (46.15%) FitNesse
2 6 (46.15%) WebDriver
2 6 (46.15%) JMeter
3 4 (30.77%) QuickTest Pro
3 4 (30.77%) TestComplete
General
1 2 (15.38%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (46.15%) Software Engineer
2 4 (30.77%) Test Analyst
2 4 (30.77%) Analyst
2 4 (30.77%) Automated Test Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Manual Test Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Test Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Systems Manager
4 1 (7.692%) Software Tester
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Tester
4 1 (7.692%) Tester
4 1 (7.692%) Senior Software Tester
4 1 (7.692%) Lead Tester
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Mobile App
1 6 (46.15%) Open Source
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Manual Testing
2 6 (46.15%) User Stories
2 6 (46.15%) Web Development
2 6 (46.15%) Agile Software Development
2 6 (46.15%) Continuous Integration
2 6 (46.15%) Test Automation
2 6 (46.15%) Scrum
3 4 (30.77%) Regression Testing
3 4 (30.77%) Test Scripting
3 4 (30.77%) Load Testing
4 2 (15.38%) Systems Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Project Management
5 1 (7.692%) Software Testing
5 1 (7.692%) Performance Testing
5 1 (7.692%) Web Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) Java
1 6 (46.15%) PHP
2 4 (30.77%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) ISTQB
1 6 (46.15%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (46.15%) QA
Liverpool, Merseyside
To perform this exciting role you will require: - A strong backing in QA and Testing within an online, cross browser environment - An appreciation of Agile working processes, SCRUM,...
Foresight Recruitment Solutions Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013