The first table below looks at the demand for the Automation Tester role in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Automation Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Automation Tester
Rank 196 189 165
Rank change year-on-year
-7 -24
Permanent jobs requiring an Automation Tester 3 1 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.060% 0.022% 0.147%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.062% 0.023% 0.154%
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 5
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% +14.28%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £36,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year
-2.77% +2.85%
All Job Titles
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
4823 4426 3898
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 95.88% 95.90% 95.70%
Number of salaries quoted 4016 3887 3325
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Automation Tester
England

Automation Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands Automation Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Automation Tester
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Automation Tester across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands Automation Tester Salary Trend

Automation Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Automation Tester within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 22 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
Solihull - 3 £35,000 -
Automation Tester
England

Automation Tester
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Automation Tester 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 Tester in their job title.

1 6 (100.00%) ISEB
1 6 (100.00%) ISTQB
2 5 (83.33%) Computer Science
2 5 (83.33%) Rational Functional Tester
2 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
2 5 (83.33%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (83.33%) Rational Robot
2 5 (83.33%) VB.NET
2 5 (83.33%) .NET
2 5 (83.33%) Compuware
2 5 (83.33%) Retail
2 5 (83.33%) TestPartner
2 5 (83.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Finance

Automation Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region that cited Automation Tester 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 Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (83.33%) .NET
Development Applications
1 5 (83.33%) Rational Functional Tester
1 5 (83.33%) QuickTest Pro
1 5 (83.33%) Rational Robot
1 5 (83.33%) TestPartner
General
1 5 (83.33%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Test Automation
1 5 (83.33%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 5 (83.33%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 6 (100.00%) ISEB
1 6 (100.00%) ISTQB
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Compuware
Solihull, West Midlands (County)
At least 4 years solid Automation experience in a tool such as QTP, Rational Robot, Compuware TestPartner or Rational Functional Tester ?At least 2 years development experience in...
Next Move IT
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013