The first table below looks at the demand for Selenium skills in IT jobs advertised for the Newcastle upon Tyne region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Selenium over the 3 months to 17 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 Development Applications category for the Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Selenium
Rank 33 43 -
Rank change year-on-year
+10 -
Permanent jobs citing Selenium 24 6 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 4.898% 1.325% -
As % of the Development Applications category 44.44% 8.000% -
Number of salaries quoted 22 5 0
Average salary £28,750 £32,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-11.53% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £37,500 £34,500
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +8.69%
All Development Applications
Newcastle upon Tyne
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
54 75 63
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Newcastle upon Tyne 11.02% 16.56% 15.37%
Number of salaries quoted 50 48 57
Average salary £27,500 £33,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-16.66% -17.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £31,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £72,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
Selenium
Tyne and Wear

Selenium
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Selenium across the Newcastle upon Tyne region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Newcastle upon Tyne Selenium Jobs Demand Trend

Selenium
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Selenium across the Newcastle upon Tyne region.

Newcastle upon Tyne Selenium Salary Trend

Selenium
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne region citing Selenium 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 Selenium.

1 34 (87.18%) Scrum
2 23 (58.97%) Java
3 20 (51.28%) Software Testing
3 20 (51.28%) QA
4 14 (35.90%) ISTQB
4 14 (35.90%) Android
4 14 (35.90%) Mobile App
4 14 (35.90%) OOP
4 14 (35.90%) Law
5 13 (33.33%) Finance
5 13 (33.33%) iPad
5 13 (33.33%) iPhone
5 13 (33.33%) Automated Testing
6 12 (30.77%) Social Network
6 12 (30.77%) Test Automation
6 12 (30.77%) E-Commerce
7 11 (28.21%) QuickTest Pro
7 11 (28.21%) LoadRunner
7 11 (28.21%) C#
8 10 (25.64%) Linux
8 10 (25.64%) RAD
8 10 (25.64%) TCP/IP
8 10 (25.64%) Open Source
8 10 (25.64%) Automation Testing
9 9 (23.08%) Ruby
9 9 (23.08%) PHP
9 9 (23.08%) .NET
10 8 (20.51%) Symbian
11 7 (17.95%) Internet
11 7 (17.95%) Wireless

Selenium
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Newcastle upon Tyne region citing Selenium 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 Selenium. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 9 (23.08%) .NET
2 7 (17.95%) soapUI
3 5 (12.82%) SOAP
Communications & Networking
1 10 (25.64%) TCP/IP
2 7 (17.95%) Internet
2 7 (17.95%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 11 (28.21%) QuickTest Pro
1 11 (28.21%) LoadRunner
2 5 (12.82%) Cucumber
General
1 14 (35.90%) Law
2 13 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (5.128%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.564%) Banking
Job Titles
1 29 (74.36%) Tester
2 14 (35.90%) Automation Tester
3 13 (33.33%) Analyst
3 13 (33.33%) Test Analyst
4 11 (28.21%) Technical Tester
5 6 (15.38%) Test Engineer
6 3 (7.692%) QA Tester
7 2 (5.128%) QA Engineer
8 1 (2.564%) Automation Test Analyst
8 1 (2.564%) QA Manager
8 1 (2.564%) Software Tester
8 1 (2.564%) Test Manager
8 1 (2.564%) Automation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (35.90%) Mobile App
2 13 (33.33%) iPad
2 13 (33.33%) iPhone
3 12 (30.77%) Social Network
4 10 (25.64%) Open Source
5 4 (10.26%) Management Information System
6 1 (2.564%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 14 (35.90%) Android
2 10 (25.64%) Linux
3 1 (2.564%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (87.18%) Scrum
2 20 (51.28%) Software Testing
3 14 (35.90%) OOP
4 13 (33.33%) Automated Testing
5 12 (30.77%) E-Commerce
5 12 (30.77%) Test Automation
6 10 (25.64%) RAD
6 10 (25.64%) Automation Testing
7 5 (12.82%) TDD
7 5 (12.82%) BDD
7 5 (12.82%) Test Management
7 5 (12.82%) Web Development
8 2 (5.128%) Risk Analysis
8 2 (5.128%) Test Scripting
8 2 (5.128%) Manual Testing
9 1 (2.564%) Test Strategy
9 1 (2.564%) Security Testing
9 1 (2.564%) Agile Software Development
9 1 (2.564%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 23 (58.97%) Java
2 11 (28.21%) C#
3 9 (23.08%) PHP
3 9 (23.08%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 14 (35.90%) ISTQB
2 5 (12.82%) ISEB
3 1 (2.564%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (51.28%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (20.51%) Symbian
2 6 (15.38%) Microsoft