The first table below looks at the demand for the Automation Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automation Engineer in their job title 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 Job Titles advertised for the South East region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automation Engineer
Rank 416 410 415
Rank change year-on-year
-6 +5
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Engineer 20 33 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.091% 0.139% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.096% 0.146% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 18 33 6
Average salary £35,000 £46,250 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-24.32% +2.77%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £44,000 £37,250
% change year-on-year
-20.45% +18.12%
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
20893 22619 21470
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.19% 94.41%
Number of salaries quoted 17337 19571 18458
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,250 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Automation Engineer
England

Automation Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Automation Engineer across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

South East Automation Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Automation Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automation Engineer across the South East region.

South East Automation Engineer Salary Trend

Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram

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

South East Automation Engineer Salary Histogram

Automation Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Engineer within the South East 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
Buckinghamshire - 7 £28,000 -
Surrey +7 5 £36,750 -24.61%
Kent - 3 £35,000 -
Oxfordshire - 3 £40,000 -
Berkshire -2 2 £35,000 -
Automation Engineer
England

Automation Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Automation Engineer in their job title 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 with Automation Engineer in their job title.

1 34 (68.00%) Test Automation
2 20 (40.00%) QA
2 20 (40.00%) Java
3 19 (38.00%) Python
4 18 (36.00%) Agile Software Development
5 17 (34.00%) Finance
6 15 (30.00%) Windows
7 14 (28.00%) Linux
8 13 (26.00%) QuickTest Pro
8 13 (26.00%) Automation Testing
9 12 (24.00%) Perl
10 11 (22.00%) SQL
10 11 (22.00%) Penetration Testing
11 10 (20.00%) Degree
12 9 (18.00%) UNIX
13 8 (16.00%) Selenium
13 8 (16.00%) Web Testing
14 7 (14.00%) Test Scripting
14 7 (14.00%) Computer Science
14 7 (14.00%) ISEB
14 7 (14.00%) C#
14 7 (14.00%) C++
14 7 (14.00%) MySQL
15 6 (12.00%) SQL Server
15 6 (12.00%) .NET
15 6 (12.00%) LabVIEW
15 6 (12.00%) PowerShell
15 6 (12.00%) Ruby
15 6 (12.00%) Automated Testing
16 5 (10.00%) Software Testing

Automation Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Automation Engineer in their job title 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 with Automation Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 6 (12.00%) .NET
2 5 (10.00%) XML
3 3 (6.000%) SOAP
3 3 (6.000%) Web Services
3 3 (6.000%) soapUI
4 1 (2.000%) XSLT
4 1 (2.000%) LAMP
4 1 (2.000%) Django
Application Platforms
1 1 (2.000%) Apache
1 1 (2.000%) Tomcat
1 1 (2.000%) nginx
Applications
1 1 (2.000%) MS Excel
1 1 (2.000%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.000%) WAN
1 1 (2.000%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (14.00%) MySQL
2 6 (12.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 13 (26.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 8 (16.00%) Selenium
3 6 (12.00%) LabVIEW
4 4 (8.000%) Visual Studio
5 3 (6.000%) Team Foundation Server
5 3 (6.000%) Sahi
6 2 (4.000%) Ant
6 2 (4.000%) MSBuild
7 1 (2.000%) MSTest
7 1 (2.000%) Visual Studio Team System
7 1 (2.000%) TestComplete
7 1 (2.000%) PVCS
7 1 (2.000%) WinRunner
7 1 (2.000%) SilkTest
General
1 17 (34.00%) Finance
2 2 (4.000%) Games
3 1 (2.000%) Electronics
3 1 (2.000%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (14.00%) Computer Science
2 3 (6.000%) Client/Server
2 3 (6.000%) Mathematics
3 1 (2.000%) IPTV
3 1 (2.000%) Derivative
3 1 (2.000%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 15 (30.00%) Windows
2 14 (28.00%) Linux
3 9 (18.00%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (68.00%) Test Automation
2 18 (36.00%) Agile Software Development
3 13 (26.00%) Automation Testing
4 11 (22.00%) Penetration Testing
5 8 (16.00%) Web Testing
6 7 (14.00%) Test Scripting
7 6 (12.00%) Automated Testing
8 5 (10.00%) Software Testing
9 4 (8.000%) OO
10 3 (6.000%) RAD
10 3 (6.000%) ETL
10 3 (6.000%) Validation
10 3 (6.000%) Continuous Integration
10 3 (6.000%) System Testing
10 3 (6.000%) Scrum
11 2 (4.000%) Build Automation
11 2 (4.000%) Waterfall
12 1 (2.000%) Digital Signal Processing
12 1 (2.000%) Signal Processing
12 1 (2.000%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 20 (40.00%) Java
2 19 (38.00%) Python
3 12 (24.00%) Perl
4 11 (22.00%) SQL
5 7 (14.00%) C#
5 7 (14.00%) C++
6 6 (12.00%) Ruby
6 6 (12.00%) PowerShell
7 4 (8.000%) VB
8 3 (6.000%) VBScript
8 3 (6.000%) PHP
9 2 (4.000%) JavaScript
10 1 (2.000%) Delphi
10 1 (2.000%) VB.NET
10 1 (2.000%) VBA
10 1 (2.000%) Tcl
10 1 (2.000%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 10 (20.00%) Degree
2 7 (14.00%) ISEB
3 5 (10.00%) ISTQB
4 1 (2.000%) CCNA
4 1 (2.000%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.000%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 1 (2.000%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (40.00%) QA
System Software
1 4 (8.000%) VMware Infrastructure
2 3 (6.000%) vSphere
3 1 (2.000%) Xen
Systems Management
1 4 (8.000%) Puppet
2 3 (6.000%) Nagios
2 3 (6.000%) AppManager
2 3 (6.000%) Opalis
2 3 (6.000%) SCCM
3 1 (2.000%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 4 (8.000%) VMware
2 3 (6.000%) SolarWinds
2 3 (6.000%) Oracle
2 3 (6.000%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.000%) NetIQ
3 2 (4.000%) Perforce
4 1 (2.000%) MKS
4 1 (2.000%) HP
Guildford, South East
Make, MSBuild, Ant, Visual Studio)* Knowledge of programming in scripting languages and environments such as Python, Powershell etc.* Knowledge of Perforce (administration knowledge a distinct plus)* Knowledge of...
Salary: £30000 - £52000 per annum + Competitive Benefits.
Posted: 14 May 2013