The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Nottinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation 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 Processes & Methodologies category for the Nottinghamshire region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 81 94 100
Rank change year-on-year
+13 +6
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 17 4 4
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Nottinghamshire 1.581% 0.327% 0.296%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.968% 0.438% 0.375%
Number of salaries quoted 16 1 1
Average salary £32,500 £32,500 £32,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Nottinghamshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
864 914 1067
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Nottinghamshire 80.37% 74.73% 79.04%
Number of salaries quoted 751 766 817
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,100 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
East Midlands

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Nottinghamshire 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 Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Automation across the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Nottinghamshire Test Automation Salary Histogram

Test Automation
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 17 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
Nottingham +13 17 £32,500 -
Test Automation
East Midlands

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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 21 (91.30%) QA
2 17 (73.91%) Test Scripting
2 17 (73.91%) C#
2 17 (73.91%) QuickTest Pro
3 16 (69.57%) SQL Server
4 15 (65.22%) .NET
4 15 (65.22%) Finance
4 15 (65.22%) Automated Testing
5 14 (60.87%) Enterprise Software
6 13 (56.52%) HP
6 13 (56.52%) XML
7 12 (52.17%) ASP.NET
7 12 (52.17%) HTML
7 12 (52.17%) XAML
7 12 (52.17%) Telecoms
7 12 (52.17%) LoadRunner
7 12 (52.17%) Digital Media
7 12 (52.17%) WatiN
7 12 (52.17%) WPF
7 12 (52.17%) LINQ
8 11 (47.83%) Multithreading
8 11 (47.83%) Mobile App
9 10 (43.48%) Degree
10 7 (30.43%) Software Testing
11 5 (21.74%) IIS
11 5 (21.74%) OOP
12 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
12 4 (17.39%) TestComplete
12 4 (17.39%) HP Quality Center
13 3 (13.04%) FIX Protocol

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Nottinghamshire 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 15 (65.22%) .NET
2 13 (56.52%) XML
3 12 (52.17%) ASP.NET
3 12 (52.17%) WPF
3 12 (52.17%) LINQ
3 12 (52.17%) HTML
4 3 (13.04%) FIX Protocol
5 2 (8.696%) WCF
5 2 (8.696%) .NET Framework
6 1 (4.348%) COM
Application Platforms
1 5 (21.74%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) MS Excel
2 1 (4.348%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.348%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (69.57%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 17 (73.91%) QuickTest Pro
2 12 (52.17%) LoadRunner
2 12 (52.17%) WatiN
3 4 (17.39%) TestComplete
4 3 (13.04%) Visual Studio
4 3 (13.04%) TestDirector
5 1 (4.348%) Selenium
General
1 15 (65.22%) Finance
2 12 (52.17%) Telecoms
3 1 (4.348%) Retail
3 1 (4.348%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Developer
2 7 (30.43%) Test Engineer
2 7 (30.43%) Automation Engineer
2 7 (30.43%) Test Automation Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) QA Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Software Engineer
3 3 (13.04%) Lead Software Engineer
4 2 (8.696%) Senior Test Manager
4 2 (8.696%) Analyst
4 2 (8.696%) Test Manager
4 2 (8.696%) Test Analyst
4 2 (8.696%) Senior Manager
Miscellaneous
1 14 (60.87%) Enterprise Software
2 12 (52.17%) Digital Media
3 11 (47.83%) Mobile App
4 3 (13.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (4.348%) Credit Risk
5 1 (4.348%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) UNIX
2 2 (8.696%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (73.91%) Test Scripting
2 15 (65.22%) Automated Testing
3 11 (47.83%) Multithreading
4 7 (30.43%) Software Testing
5 5 (21.74%) OOP
6 3 (13.04%) OO
7 2 (8.696%) SOA
7 2 (8.696%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (8.696%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (4.348%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (73.91%) C#
2 12 (52.17%) XAML
3 3 (13.04%) SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (43.48%) Degree
2 3 (13.04%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (91.30%) QA
Systems Management
1 4 (17.39%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 13 (56.52%) HP
2 4 (17.39%) Microsoft
Nottinghamshire
Automation Test Analyst / Developer/ Tester - C#.Net/ SQL Server/ QTP/ QC Nottingham based... Responsibilities of the role include: *Develop tools for QA and testing frameworks to run automated...
Spring Technology
Salary: £30000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Bonus plus benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Nottingham, East Midlands
Sound knowledge of C#, ASP .NET / SQL Server Web application design and programming is also essential along with experience in developing test scripts using HP Testing tools such...
Novate IT
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Sound knowledge of C#, ASP .NET / SQL Server Web application design and programming is also essential along with experience in developing test scripts using HP Testing tools such...
Novate IT Ltd
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + bonus + bens
Posted: 16 May 2013