The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 57 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 1 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 0.191% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.241% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Average salary £42,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Sheffield
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
415 422 386
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Sheffield 79.35% 67.41% 65.31%
Number of salaries quoted 355 361 332
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £34,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +1.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,000 £23,500
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £50,000 £53,600
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
South Yorkshire

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) Sage
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 1 (100.00%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Test Management
1 1 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Sage
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
The successful Test Manager will manage a team of 3 Test Analysts and ensure the effective distribution of workload for the team and the highest standard of work...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + + Benefits
Posted: 13 May 2013
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Microsoft / Testing / Test Manager / Test Management / Tester / UAT / Test Automation / MS Dynamics CRM / Microsoft Dynamics CRM / MS CRM / MS CRM Lead / Leeds / Yorkshire / Manchester / Headingly / Bradford / Sheffield / Harrogate /...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013