The first table below looks at the demand for Automated Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automated Testing over the 3 months to 18 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 Middlesex region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automated Testing
Rank 54 42 -
Rank change year-on-year
-12 -
Permanent jobs citing Automated Testing 4 18 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 0.763% 3.571% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.087% 4.511% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 18 0
Average salary £65,000 £45,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+44.44% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £36,000 £36,000
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -
All Processes & Methodologies
Middlesex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
368 399 534
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Middlesex 70.23% 79.17% 80.18%
Number of salaries quoted 260 319 418
Average salary £45,000 £49,500 £50,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.09% -1.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £37,000 £32,500
10% offered a salary of more than £68,500 £70,000 £80,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Automated Testing
South East

Automated Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Automated Testing across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

Middlesex Automated Testing Salary Histogram

Automated Testing
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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 4 (80.00%) Java
1 4 (80.00%) JUnit
1 4 (80.00%) UNIX
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
1 4 (80.00%) JMeter
1 4 (80.00%) Agile Software Development
1 4 (80.00%) Selenium
1 4 (80.00%) Multithreading
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
1 4 (80.00%) WebDriver
2 1 (20.00%) Firewall
2 1 (20.00%) Information Security
2 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (20.00%) WAN
2 1 (20.00%) Ethernet
2 1 (20.00%) CISSP
2 1 (20.00%) MPLS
2 1 (20.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Nessus
2 1 (20.00%) CEH
2 1 (20.00%) Nmap
2 1 (20.00%) WebInspect
2 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Network Security
2 1 (20.00%) Qualys
2 1 (20.00%) Security Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) WAN
1 1 (20.00%) Ethernet
1 1 (20.00%) MPLS
1 1 (20.00%) Firewall
1 1 (20.00%) Network Security
Development Applications
1 4 (80.00%) JUnit
1 4 (80.00%) JMeter
1 4 (80.00%) Selenium
1 4 (80.00%) WebDriver
General
1 1 (20.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 4 (80.00%) Tester
1 4 (80.00%) Software Tester
2 2 (40.00%) Test Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Software Test Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Software Engineer
2 2 (40.00%) Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Test Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Software Developer
2 2 (40.00%) Architect
2 2 (40.00%) Software Test Analyst
2 2 (40.00%) Test Architect
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Specialist
3 1 (20.00%) Security Specialist
3 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce Specialist
Operating Systems
1 4 (80.00%) UNIX
1 4 (80.00%) Windows
1 4 (80.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Agile Software Development
1 4 (80.00%) Multithreading
1 4 (80.00%) Test Automation
2 1 (20.00%) Security Architecture
2 1 (20.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (20.00%) E-Commerce
2 1 (20.00%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 4 (80.00%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) CISSP
1 1 (20.00%) CEH
System Software
1 1 (20.00%) Nmap
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Nessus
1 1 (20.00%) WebInspect
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Qualys