The first table below looks at the demand for Cucumber skills in IT jobs advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Cucumber 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 Development Applications category for the Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Cucumber
Rank 173 202 -
Rank change year-on-year
+29 -
Permanent jobs citing Cucumber 44 8 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.791% 0.151% -
As % of the Development Applications category 5.052% 1.043% -
Number of salaries quoted 41 8 0
Average salary £35,000 £41,250 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.15% -
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £45,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-22.22% +20.00%
All Development Applications
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
871 767 689
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 15.66% 14.52% 13.94%
Number of salaries quoted 697 682 607
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £33,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.06%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £26,250
10% offered a salary of more than £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
Cucumber
England

Cucumber
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Cucumber across the Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Yorkshire Cucumber Jobs Demand Trend

Cucumber
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cucumber across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Cucumber Salary Trend

Cucumber
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Cucumber across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Yorkshire Cucumber Salary Histogram

Cucumber
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cucumber within the Yorkshire 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
West Yorkshire +31 30 £35,000 +20.68%
North Yorkshire - 21 £35,000 -
South Yorkshire +1 2 £28,500 -40.00%
Cucumber
England

Cucumber
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Cucumber 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 Cucumber.

1 73 (92.41%) Selenium
2 56 (70.89%) Test Automation
3 55 (69.62%) QuickTest Pro
3 55 (69.62%) QA
4 51 (64.56%) Agile Software Development
5 39 (49.37%) Test Management
6 36 (45.57%) Test Scripting
7 29 (36.71%) FitNesse
8 26 (32.91%) Logistics
8 26 (32.91%) Microsoft
9 23 (29.11%) .NET
10 22 (27.85%) SpecFlow
11 21 (26.58%) Automated Testing
12 18 (22.78%) Usability Testing
12 18 (22.78%) SQL Server
12 18 (22.78%) XML
13 17 (21.52%) HP
13 17 (21.52%) HP Quality Center
14 16 (20.25%) Team Foundation Server
14 16 (20.25%) Finance
14 16 (20.25%) soapUI
14 16 (20.25%) User Stories
15 15 (18.99%) BDD
15 15 (18.99%) C#
15 15 (18.99%) SQL
16 14 (17.72%) SOAP
17 13 (16.46%) Web Services
17 13 (16.46%) XSD
17 13 (16.46%) Java
17 13 (16.46%) ISEB

Cucumber
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Yorkshire region citing Cucumber 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 Cucumber. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 23 (29.11%) .NET
2 18 (22.78%) XML
3 16 (20.25%) soapUI
4 14 (17.72%) SOAP
5 13 (16.46%) Web Services
5 13 (16.46%) XSD
6 11 (13.92%) WSDL
7 5 (6.329%) XHTML
8 1 (1.266%) Gherkin
Application Platforms
1 5 (6.329%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 8 (10.13%) MS Excel
2 1 (1.266%) Mingle
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.532%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (22.78%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.266%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 73 (92.41%) Selenium
2 55 (69.62%) QuickTest Pro
3 29 (36.71%) FitNesse
4 22 (27.85%) SpecFlow
5 16 (20.25%) Team Foundation Server
6 13 (16.46%) LoadRunner
7 5 (6.329%) Visual Studio
8 3 (3.797%) JMeter
8 3 (3.797%) Jenkins
8 3 (3.797%) Hudson
9 1 (1.266%) TestDirector
9 1 (1.266%) WebDriver
General
1 16 (20.25%) Finance
2 1 (1.266%) Investment Banking
2 1 (1.266%) Retail Banking
2 1 (1.266%) Banking
2 1 (1.266%) Retail
2 1 (1.266%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 40 (50.63%) Tester
2 31 (39.24%) Analyst
3 26 (32.91%) Test Analyst
4 25 (31.65%) Web Tester
4 25 (31.65%) Automated Tester
5 12 (15.19%) Automation Tester
6 8 (10.13%) QA Analyst
6 8 (10.13%) Agile Test Analyst
7 5 (6.329%) Software Developer
7 5 (6.329%) Developer
8 3 (3.797%) Test Leader
8 3 (3.797%) Test Engineer
8 3 (3.797%) Senior Tester
8 3 (3.797%) Automated Test Engineer
9 2 (2.532%) QA Test Analyst
10 1 (1.266%) QA Tester
10 1 (1.266%) Senior Test Analyst
10 1 (1.266%) Senior Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 11 (13.92%) Open Source
2 5 (6.329%) Mobile App
2 5 (6.329%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.532%) Mathematics
3 2 (2.532%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.266%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 56 (70.89%) Test Automation
2 51 (64.56%) Agile Software Development
3 39 (49.37%) Test Management
4 36 (45.57%) Test Scripting
5 26 (32.91%) Logistics
6 21 (26.58%) Automated Testing
7 18 (22.78%) Usability Testing
8 16 (20.25%) User Stories
9 15 (18.99%) BDD
10 8 (10.13%) Software Testing
11 7 (8.861%) ATDD
11 7 (8.861%) DSDM
11 7 (8.861%) TDD
12 5 (6.329%) Compatibility Testing
12 5 (6.329%) OO
12 5 (6.329%) Scrum
13 4 (5.063%) Load Testing
14 3 (3.797%) Unit Testing
14 3 (3.797%) Web Testing
14 3 (3.797%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.99%) C#
1 15 (18.99%) SQL
2 13 (16.46%) Java
3 5 (6.329%) VB.NET
4 3 (3.797%) PHP
5 1 (1.266%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 13 (16.46%) ISEB
2 8 (10.13%) ISTQB
3 3 (3.797%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 55 (69.62%) QA
Systems Management
1 17 (21.52%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 26 (32.91%) Microsoft
2 17 (21.52%) HP
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Automation/Tester/Agile/QA/Harrogate/Selenium/QTP/Loadrunner/Cucumber... You will have an excellent knowledge of automated test tools ( Selenium, QTP, Loadrunner, Cucumber etc ) to work on their...
AMsource Technology
Salary: From £30,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Key Skills 3 years experience in a testing role and automated testing experience Knowledge of automated test tools Selenium Web Driver Cucumber MySQL PHP Create and analyse test...
greywood
Salary: £35000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 4 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
They need someone to implement and maintain Automated Test systems, so you need excellent skills in maintaining, designing and building these systems. This role will involve working on...
Greywood Associates Limited
Salary: £35000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 15 May 2013
York, North Yorkshire
Experience with any BDD tools such as Selinium, Cucumber or FitNesse... Functional, regression, ad-hoc and compatibility testing... Create test plans and manual test scripts. Perform automated testing.
4it Recruitment Ltd
Salary: Unspecified Please get in touch to discuss salary information
Posted: 21 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, 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