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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automated Testing
Rank - 43 -
Permanent jobs citing Automated Testing 0 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Midlands - 0.319% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.559% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-1.40% +1.42%
All Processes & Methodologies
Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
161 179 183
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the Midlands 74.54% 57.19% 59.42%
Number of salaries quoted 115 147 141
Average salary £55,000 £45,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+22.22% -14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £32,500 £39,000
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £85,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Automated Testing
England

Automated Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Automated Testing Salary Trend

Automated Testing
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlands 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 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
1 1 (100.00%) TestPartner
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing

Automated Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) TestPartner
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Test Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Software Test Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Firmware
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB