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

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 19 - 28
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 12 0 17
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Lothian 11.32% - 5.724%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.12% - 7.556%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 15
Average salary - - £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
West Lothian
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
99 74 225
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Lothian 93.40% 58.73% 75.76%
Number of salaries quoted 27 50 140
Average salary £36,000 £47,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-24.21% +18.75%
90% offered a salary of more than £33,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £41,000 £50,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
Scotland

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Lothian 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 West Lothian region.

West Lothian 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 West Lothian 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
Livingston - 11 - -
Test Automation
Scotland

Test Automation
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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 (82.35%) Degree
2 12 (70.59%) Agile Software Development
2 12 (70.59%) QuickTest Pro
3 9 (52.94%) Scrum
3 9 (52.94%) XML
3 9 (52.94%) XML Schema
3 9 (52.94%) TDD
3 9 (52.94%) Software Testing
3 9 (52.94%) QA
3 9 (52.94%) Selenium
3 9 (52.94%) FitNesse
3 9 (52.94%) Continuous Integration
3 9 (52.94%) Continuous Improvement
3 9 (52.94%) User Stories
4 8 (47.06%) Finance
4 8 (47.06%) UNIX
4 8 (47.06%) Java
4 8 (47.06%) SQL
4 8 (47.06%) VBScript
5 6 (35.29%) Broadband
6 3 (17.65%) HP
6 3 (17.65%) Perl
6 3 (17.65%) Open Source

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Lothian 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 9 (52.94%) XML
1 9 (52.94%) XML Schema
Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) Broadband
Development Applications
1 12 (70.59%) QuickTest Pro
2 9 (52.94%) Selenium
2 9 (52.94%) FitNesse
General
1 8 (47.06%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (70.59%) Tester
2 9 (52.94%) QA Engineer
2 9 (52.94%) Agile Tester
3 5 (29.41%) Technical Test Analyst
3 5 (29.41%) Technical Analyst
3 5 (29.41%) Analyst
3 5 (29.41%) Test Analyst
4 3 (17.65%) Automation Tester
5 1 (5.882%) Senior Automation Tester
5 1 (5.882%) Senior Tester
Miscellaneous
1 3 (17.65%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 8 (47.06%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (70.59%) Agile Software Development
2 9 (52.94%) Scrum
2 9 (52.94%) TDD
2 9 (52.94%) Software Testing
2 9 (52.94%) Continuous Integration
2 9 (52.94%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (52.94%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 8 (47.06%) Java
1 8 (47.06%) SQL
1 8 (47.06%) VBScript
2 3 (17.65%) Perl
Qualifications
1 14 (82.35%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (52.94%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) HP