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

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Test Automation
Rank 125 140 135
Rank change year-on-year
+15 -5
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation 50 28 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 1.354% 0.867% 0.340%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.742% 1.121% 0.477%
Number of salaries quoted 48 27 7
Average salary £35,000 £37,500 £25,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-6.66% +50.00%
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
All Processes & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2870 2497 2096
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 77.74% 77.28% 71.34%
Number of salaries quoted 2220 2051 1745
Average salary £37,500 £37,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.35% +5.71%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Test Automation
Yorkshire

Test Automation
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Test Automation Salary Trend

Test Automation
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Test Automation Salary Histogram

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 Yorkshire 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
Leeds +10 49 £35,000 -6.66%
Bradford - 1 £28,000 -
Halifax - 1 £28,000 -
Huddersfield - 1 £28,000 -
Test Automation
Yorkshire

Test Automation
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 77 (61.60%) QA
2 59 (47.20%) Selenium
3 55 (44.00%) Agile Software Development
4 54 (43.20%) Cucumber
5 53 (42.40%) Test Management
6 51 (40.80%) QuickTest Pro
7 44 (35.20%) Test Scripting
7 44 (35.20%) Automated Testing
8 31 (24.80%) Automation Testing
9 27 (21.60%) SQL
10 26 (20.80%) Logistics
11 25 (20.00%) .NET
11 25 (20.00%) Microsoft
12 24 (19.20%) Web Services
13 22 (17.60%) XML
13 22 (17.60%) SOAP
14 21 (16.80%) Finance
14 21 (16.80%) Usability Testing
15 20 (16.00%) ISEB
16 19 (15.20%) Software Testing
16 19 (15.20%) Team Foundation Server
16 19 (15.20%) HP Quality Center
17 17 (13.60%) SpecFlow
17 17 (13.60%) FitNesse
18 16 (12.80%) ISTQB
18 16 (12.80%) C#
19 15 (12.00%) Java
19 15 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
20 14 (11.20%) XSD
20 14 (11.20%) WSDL

Test Automation
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 25 (20.00%) .NET
2 24 (19.20%) Web Services
3 22 (17.60%) XML
3 22 (17.60%) SOAP
4 14 (11.20%) XSD
4 14 (11.20%) WSDL
5 10 (8.000%) soapUI
6 8 (6.400%) HTML
7 2 (1.600%) Flash
7 2 (1.600%) ASP.NET
7 2 (1.600%) Apache Flex
7 2 (1.600%) HTML5
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.800%) BizTalk Server
Applications
1 8 (6.400%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.800%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.800%) FTP
1 1 (0.800%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (10.40%) SQL Server
2 2 (1.600%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (1.600%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 59 (47.20%) Selenium
2 54 (43.20%) Cucumber
3 51 (40.80%) QuickTest Pro
4 19 (15.20%) Team Foundation Server
5 17 (13.60%) SpecFlow
5 17 (13.60%) FitNesse
6 13 (10.40%) LoadRunner
7 7 (5.600%) JIRA
8 3 (2.400%) Visual Studio
9 2 (1.600%) Flex Builder
10 1 (0.800%) Rational Performance Tester
10 1 (0.800%) Rational Application Developer
10 1 (0.800%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.800%) Oracle Forms
General
1 21 (16.80%) Finance
2 2 (1.600%) Advertising
3 1 (0.800%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 62 (49.60%) Analyst
2 60 (48.00%) Test Analyst
3 58 (46.40%) Tester
4 36 (28.80%) Automated Tester
5 33 (26.40%) Web Tester
6 24 (19.20%) Technical Analyst
6 24 (19.20%) Technical Test Analyst
7 11 (8.800%) Automation Tester
8 9 (7.200%) Senior Analyst
9 7 (5.600%) QA Tester
9 7 (5.600%) Agile Test Analyst
9 7 (5.600%) Senior Test Analyst
10 6 (4.800%) Senior Tester
10 6 (4.800%) Functional Analyst
10 6 (4.800%) Functional Test Analyst
11 4 (3.200%) QA Analyst
12 3 (2.400%) Test Leader
12 3 (2.400%) QA Test Manager
12 3 (2.400%) Software Tester
12 3 (2.400%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.600%) NHS
2 1 (0.800%) Open Source
Operating Systems
1 4 (3.200%) Linux
2 2 (1.600%) UNIX
2 2 (1.600%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (44.00%) Agile Software Development
2 53 (42.40%) Test Management
3 44 (35.20%) Test Scripting
3 44 (35.20%) Automated Testing
4 31 (24.80%) Automation Testing
5 26 (20.80%) Logistics
6 21 (16.80%) Usability Testing
7 19 (15.20%) Software Testing
8 15 (12.00%) User Acceptance Testing
9 12 (9.600%) User Stories
9 12 (9.600%) BDD
10 10 (8.000%) Agile Testing
11 7 (5.600%) TDD
11 7 (5.600%) ATDD
11 7 (5.600%) Test Strategy
11 7 (5.600%) System Testing
12 5 (4.000%) E-Commerce
13 4 (3.200%) DSDM
13 4 (3.200%) Continuous Improvement
14 3 (2.400%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 27 (21.60%) SQL
2 16 (12.80%) C#
3 15 (12.00%) Java
4 7 (5.600%) VBScript
4 7 (5.600%) VB
5 3 (2.400%) JavaScript
6 2 (1.600%) ActionScript
6 2 (1.600%) PHP
7 1 (0.800%) Python
7 1 (0.800%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 20 (16.00%) ISEB
2 16 (12.80%) ISTQB
3 8 (6.400%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 77 (61.60%) QA
Systems Management
1 19 (15.20%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 25 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 12 (9.600%) HP
3 2 (1.600%) Adobe
3 2 (1.600%) Oracle
4 1 (0.800%) IBM
Leeds, West Yorkshire
HP Quality Center, Microsoft TFS 2010) Use of automated test tools (e.g... SpecFlow, Fitnesse, Cucumber) Knowledge of Web Service APIs (XML /XSD/WSDL/SOAP) Knowledge of Web...
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Up to £34,000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Preferred: - Experience of BDD/ATDD techniques... Preferred: - Use of test management tools (eg HP Quality Center, Microsoft TFS 2010) - Use of automated test tools (eg HP QTP, Selenium,...
The Bridge Ltd
Salary: From £25,000 to £35,000 per annum + Bonus + Bens
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
I am recruiting for a number of Senior and Principal Software Testers to join a leading blue chip organisation based in West YorkshireKey Skills:-Automation and/or Manual...
Salary: £30000 - £45000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 4 May 2013