The first table below looks at the demand for Test Automation skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Sussex region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Test Automation 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 of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Sussex region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 110 88 -
Rank change year-on-year
-22 -
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 5 19 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 0.329% 1.327% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.441% 1.568% -
Number of salaries quoted 5 9 0
Average salary £44,000 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+10.00% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
West Sussex
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1133 1212 1012
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Sussex 74.64% 84.64% 71.32%
Number of salaries quoted 934 981 864
Average salary £42,500 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.55% +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,000 £27,500 £30,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
South East

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex 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
Crawley -15 3 £44,000 -
Test Automation
South East

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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 9 (52.94%) Scrum
2 8 (47.06%) ISTQB
2 8 (47.06%) ISEB
3 6 (35.29%) Java
3 6 (35.29%) Automated Testing
3 6 (35.29%) Selenium
3 6 (35.29%) Manual Testing
4 5 (29.41%) HP Quality Center
4 5 (29.41%) Degree
4 5 (29.41%) SQL
5 4 (23.53%) Agile Software Development
5 4 (23.53%) TDD
5 4 (23.53%) Test Management
5 4 (23.53%) Test Scripting
5 4 (23.53%) BDD
5 4 (23.53%) ATDD
6 3 (17.65%) Test Strategy
6 3 (17.65%) User Stories
6 3 (17.65%) Cucumber
6 3 (17.65%) Continuous Integration
6 3 (17.65%) Risk Analysis
6 3 (17.65%) Use Case
6 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
6 3 (17.65%) VBScript
6 3 (17.65%) .NET
6 3 (17.65%) QuickTest Pro
6 3 (17.65%) ClearQuest
6 3 (17.65%) C#
6 3 (17.65%) C++
6 3 (17.65%) ClearCase

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Sussex 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 3 (17.65%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (17.65%) Documentum
Applications
1 2 (11.76%) MS Project
1 2 (11.76%) MS Office
1 2 (11.76%) MS Excel
1 2 (11.76%) MS PowerPoint
Communications & Networking
1 3 (17.65%) Ethernet
Development Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Selenium
2 3 (17.65%) Cucumber
2 3 (17.65%) QuickTest Pro
2 3 (17.65%) ClearQuest
2 3 (17.65%) ClearCase
General
1 1 (5.882%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 6 (35.29%) Test Engineer
1 6 (35.29%) Tester
1 6 (35.29%) Agile Tester
1 6 (35.29%) Automation Tester
2 3 (17.65%) Development Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Test Development Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Software Development Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Software Engineer
2 3 (17.65%) Software Test Engineer
3 2 (11.76%) Team Leader
3 2 (11.76%) Test Team Leader
3 2 (11.76%) Test Manager
3 2 (11.76%) Support Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Automated Test Engineer
4 1 (5.882%) Test Leader
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Scrum
2 6 (35.29%) Automated Testing
2 6 (35.29%) Manual Testing
3 4 (23.53%) Agile Software Development
3 4 (23.53%) TDD
3 4 (23.53%) Test Management
3 4 (23.53%) Test Scripting
3 4 (23.53%) BDD
3 4 (23.53%) ATDD
4 3 (17.65%) Test Strategy
4 3 (17.65%) User Stories
4 3 (17.65%) Continuous Integration
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Analysis
4 3 (17.65%) Use Case
4 3 (17.65%) Project Planning
5 2 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (11.76%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (11.76%) Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 6 (35.29%) Java
2 5 (29.41%) SQL
3 3 (17.65%) VBScript
3 3 (17.65%) C#
3 3 (17.65%) C++
4 1 (5.882%) C
4 1 (5.882%) VB
Qualifications
1 8 (47.06%) ISTQB
1 8 (47.06%) ISEB
2 5 (29.41%) Degree
Systems Management
1 5 (29.41%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 3 (17.65%) HP
West Sussex
Customize HP Quality Center based on on-going requirements from development and test teams... Qualifications & Experience: * Knowledge of other test tools to support software development such as HP...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £32000 Per Annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Quality Assurance... Solid experience in key disciplines of Business Analysis, QA Testing and Business Process Improvement ISEB Qualification (or equivalent) would be desirable Self-motivated, dynamic and results.....
Virgin Holidays
Salary: Highly Competitive
Posted: 26 April 2013