The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation over the 3 months to 24 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 53 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 10 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 1.795% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.457% - -
Number of salaries quoted 10 0 0
Average salary £27,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
Tyne and Wear
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
407 421 361
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 73.07% 72.21% 66.24%
Number of salaries quoted 363 342 300
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,250
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +3.44%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £52,500 £62,500 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
North East

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Test Automation Salary Trend

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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 24 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
Newcastle upon Tyne - 10 £27,500 -
Test Automation
North East

Test Automation
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 14 (87.50%) Selenium
2 12 (75.00%) Automated Testing
2 12 (75.00%) Finance
2 12 (75.00%) C#
2 12 (75.00%) Java
2 12 (75.00%) E-Commerce
2 12 (75.00%) Social Network
3 11 (68.75%) QuickTest Pro
3 11 (68.75%) LoadRunner
3 11 (68.75%) Scrum
4 3 (18.75%) Python
4 3 (18.75%) Security Testing
5 2 (12.50%) TestNG
5 2 (12.50%) QA
5 2 (12.50%) Software Testing
5 2 (12.50%) JUnit
5 2 (12.50%) Automation Testing
6 1 (6.250%) Web Services
6 1 (6.250%) Linux
6 1 (6.250%) PHP
6 1 (6.250%) ISEB
6 1 (6.250%) Validation
6 1 (6.250%) ISTQB
6 1 (6.250%) Degree
6 1 (6.250%) Test Scripting
6 1 (6.250%) Test Strategy
6 1 (6.250%) Digital Media

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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 1 (6.250%) Web Services
Development Applications
1 14 (87.50%) Selenium
2 11 (68.75%) QuickTest Pro
2 11 (68.75%) LoadRunner
3 2 (12.50%) TestNG
3 2 (12.50%) JUnit
General
1 12 (75.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 14 (87.50%) Tester
2 13 (81.25%) Automation Tester
3 11 (68.75%) Technical Tester
4 1 (6.250%) Software Tester
4 1 (6.250%) Test Engineer
4 1 (6.250%) Junior
4 1 (6.250%) Analyst
4 1 (6.250%) Test Analyst
4 1 (6.250%) Automation Test Analyst
4 1 (6.250%) Junior Tester
4 1 (6.250%) Junior Software Tester
4 1 (6.250%) Automation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 12 (75.00%) Social Network
2 1 (6.250%) Digital Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.250%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Automated Testing
1 12 (75.00%) E-Commerce
2 11 (68.75%) Scrum
3 3 (18.75%) Security Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Software Testing
4 2 (12.50%) Automation Testing
5 1 (6.250%) Validation
5 1 (6.250%) Test Scripting
5 1 (6.250%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 12 (75.00%) C#
1 12 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (18.75%) Python
3 1 (6.250%) PHP
Qualifications
1 1 (6.250%) ISEB
1 1 (6.250%) ISTQB
1 1 (6.250%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) QA
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
To apply for this role you must have at least 1-2 years experience in a software testing role, a knowledge of a scripting language such as C#,...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Benefits + Bonus
Posted: 17 May 2013
Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
The main responsibility of this role is to develop and maintain test automation for my clients suite of market-leading products and lead efforts in load, performance and...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £25000.00 - £29000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
The main responsibility of this role is to develop and maintain test automation for my clients suite of market-leading products and lead efforts in load, performance and...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £25000.00 - £29000.00 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
load and system testing... Criteria: - Knowledge of Java, Python, Perl or another scripting language... - Knowledge of standard web apps such as Javascript, CSS, HTML, AJAX and Flash... - Comfortable...
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £20,000 to £25,000 per annum
Posted: 21 May 2013
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Technical skills required: - Knowledge of test automation using Python, jUnit or TestNG, and Webdriver... - Experience with Hudson and/or Jenkins continuous integration tools. - Working knowledge of object oriented...
Solutions Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £29,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013