The first table below looks at the demand for the Test 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 Test Automation Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation Engineer
Rank 430 419 413
Rank change year-on-year
-11 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Test Automation Engineer 11 19 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.050% 0.080% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.052% 0.084% 0.028%
Number of salaries quoted 10 19 6
Average salary £28,000 £45,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-37.77% -
UK excluding London average salary £32,500 £47,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year
-31.57% +11.76%
All Job Titles
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
21050 22607 21256
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 94.89% 95.23% 94.42%
Number of salaries quoted 17463 19538 18266
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £26,500 £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%
Test Automation Engineer
England

Test Automation Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

South East Test Automation Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Trend

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

South East Test Automation Engineer Salary Trend

Test Automation Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Test Automation Engineer across the South East region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

South East Test Automation Engineer Salary Histogram

Test Automation Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation Engineer within the South East region over the 3 months to 21 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 - 6 £28,000 -
Oxfordshire - 3 £40,000 -
Surrey +5 1 - -
Berkshire +1 1 £35,000 -
Test Automation Engineer
England

Test Automation Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Test 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 Test Automation Engineer in their job title.

1 25 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 15 (60.00%) Java
3 14 (56.00%) Finance
4 12 (48.00%) QuickTest Pro
4 12 (48.00%) QA
5 11 (44.00%) Automation Testing
5 11 (44.00%) Agile Software Development
6 9 (36.00%) Windows
6 9 (36.00%) Python
7 8 (32.00%) Linux
7 8 (32.00%) Perl
7 8 (32.00%) Penetration Testing
7 8 (32.00%) UNIX
7 8 (32.00%) Web Testing
8 5 (20.00%) .NET
9 4 (16.00%) C#
9 4 (16.00%) SQL
9 4 (16.00%) OO
9 4 (16.00%) Degree
10 3 (12.00%) Mathematics
10 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
10 3 (12.00%) Software Testing
10 3 (12.00%) RAD
10 3 (12.00%) Web Services
10 3 (12.00%) C++
11 2 (8.000%) ISEB
12 1 (4.000%) Regression Testing
12 1 (4.000%) Scrum
12 1 (4.000%) Automated Testing
12 1 (4.000%) TDD

Test Automation Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the South East region that cited Test 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 Test Automation Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (20.00%) .NET
2 3 (12.00%) Web Services
3 1 (4.000%) XML
3 1 (4.000%) XSLT
Development Applications
1 12 (48.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (4.000%) Visual Studio
2 1 (4.000%) Selenium
General
1 14 (56.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (12.00%) Mathematics
1 3 (12.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (4.000%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 9 (36.00%) Windows
2 8 (32.00%) Linux
2 8 (32.00%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (100.00%) Test Automation
2 11 (44.00%) Automation Testing
2 11 (44.00%) Agile Software Development
3 8 (32.00%) Penetration Testing
3 8 (32.00%) Web Testing
4 4 (16.00%) OO
5 3 (12.00%) Software Testing
5 3 (12.00%) RAD
6 1 (4.000%) Regression Testing
6 1 (4.000%) Scrum
6 1 (4.000%) Automated Testing
6 1 (4.000%) TDD
6 1 (4.000%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 15 (60.00%) Java
2 9 (36.00%) Python
3 8 (32.00%) Perl
4 4 (16.00%) C#
4 4 (16.00%) SQL
5 3 (12.00%) C++
6 1 (4.000%) VB.NET
6 1 (4.000%) VBA
Qualifications
1 4 (16.00%) Degree
2 2 (8.000%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (48.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (4.000%) HP