Test Automation Jobs in Scotland

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for Test Automation skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Test Automation over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Automated Testing UK / Scotland
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	44	32	30
Rank change year-on-year	-12	-2
Permanent jobs citing Test Automation	148	190	207
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland	5.45%	6.63%	6.64%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	5.97%	7.26%	7.38%
Number of salaries quoted	89	95	127
Median salary	£45,000	£39,000	£38,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+15.38%	+1.29%
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£27,500	£27,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£58,000	£50,000	£52,500
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£40,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+6.25%	-

Test Automation is in the process and methodology skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for process and methodology skills.

Process & Methodology Skills Scotland
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process and methodology skills	2480	2618	2803
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland	91.38%	91.35%	89.93%
Number of salaries quoted	1589	1478	1763
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£44,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-	+2.27%
90% offered a salary of more than	£31,500	£30,000	£32,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£67,500	£60,000	£65,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£44,000
% change year-on-year	-	+2.27%

Test Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Scotland citing Test Automation as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Processes & Methodologies category.

Job vacancy trend for Test Automation in Scotland

Test Automation
Salary Trend in Scotland

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Test Automation in Scotland.

Salary trend for Test Automation in Scotland

Test Automation
Salary Histogram in Scotland

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Test Automation in Scotland over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Test Automation in Scotland

Test Automation
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Test Automation within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Edinburgh	+7	69	£40,000	-	10
Glasgow	-17	69	£52,500	+34.61%	13
West Lothian	-4	4	£44,500	+1.13%	1
Aberdeen	-	2	£53,750	-
Highlands	-	2	£38,750	-
Dundee	-9	1	£20,000	-27.27%
Test Automation UK

Test Automation
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing Test Automation also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Scotland region with a requirement for Test Automation.

1	195 (74.14%)	Agile Software Development
2	126 (47.91%)	Java
3	94 (35.74%)	SQL
4	82 (31.18%)	C#
5	77 (29.28%)	Selenium
6	60 (22.81%)	JavaScript
7	57 (21.67%)	Scrum
8	52 (19.77%)	Degree
9	51 (19.39%)	Finance
10	50 (19.01%)	Python
11	45 (17.11%)	Continuous Integration
11	45 (17.11%)	SDLC
12	42 (15.97%)	Unit Testing
12	42 (15.97%)	SQL Server
12	42 (15.97%)	Spring

13	41 (15.59%)	TDD
14	40 (15.21%)	Relational Database
15	39 (14.83%)	Cucumber
15	39 (14.83%)	Software Testing
15	39 (14.83%)	.NET
16	35 (13.31%)	QA
16	35 (13.31%)	Test Strategy
17	34 (12.93%)	Microsoft
18	33 (12.55%)	HTML
18	33 (12.55%)	Performance Testing
19	32 (12.17%)	Jenkins
20	31 (11.79%)	CSS
21	30 (11.41%)	Oracle
22	29 (11.03%)	Banking
22	29 (11.03%)	DevOps

Test Automation
Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	7 (2.66%)	Confluence
1	7 (2.66%)	Tomcat
2	4 (1.52%)	CMS
2	4 (1.52%)	WordPress
3	3 (1.14%)	Oracle Coherence
3	3 (1.14%)	SharePoint
4	2 (0.76%)	WebSphere
5	1 (0.38%)	Apache Spark
5	1 (0.38%)	BizTalk Server
5	1 (0.38%)	Drupal
5	1 (0.38%)	JBoss
5	1 (0.38%)	Jetty
5	1 (0.38%)	Mule
5	1 (0.38%)	Mule ESB
5	1 (0.38%)	WebLogic
5	1 (0.38%)	WebSphere Application Server

Applications
1	5 (1.90%)	Microsoft Excel
2	4 (1.52%)	Microsoft Office

Business Applications
1	1 (0.38%)	Dynamics AX
1	1 (0.38%)	Dynamics CRM

Cloud Services
1	21 (7.98%)	Microsoft Azure
2	13 (4.94%)	Amazon AWS
3	1 (0.38%)	BrowserStack
3	1 (0.38%)	Cloud Computing
3	1 (0.38%)	GitHub
3	1 (0.38%)	OpenShift

Communications & Networking
1	6 (2.28%)	Wireless
2	2 (0.76%)	DECT
2	2 (0.76%)	HTTP
2	2 (0.76%)	RS-485
2	2 (0.76%)	TCP/IP
2	2 (0.76%)	Wi-Fi
2	2 (0.76%)	ZigBee
3	1 (0.38%)	DNS
3	1 (0.38%)	Ethernet
3	1 (0.38%)	Internet
3	1 (0.38%)	IPsec
3	1 (0.38%)	SMS
3	1 (0.38%)	SMTP
3	1 (0.38%)	SSL

Database & Business Intelligence
1	42 (15.97%)	SQL Server
2	40 (15.21%)	Relational Database
3	21 (7.98%)	RDBMS
4	18 (6.84%)	MongoDB
4	18 (6.84%)	NoSQL
5	8 (3.04%)	Data Warehouse
6	6 (2.28%)	MySQL
7	5 (1.90%)	CouchDB
7	5 (1.90%)	DB2
8	4 (1.52%)	Big Data
8	4 (1.52%)	phpMyAdmin
8	4 (1.52%)	SQL Server 2012
9	3 (1.14%)	Hadoop
9	3 (1.14%)	SQL Server Integration Services
9	3 (1.14%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
10	2 (0.76%)	Apache Cassandra
10	2 (0.76%)	Oracle Database
10	2 (0.76%)	PostgreSQL
10	2 (0.76%)	SQL Server 2014
10	2 (0.76%)	SQL Server Analysis Services

Development Applications
1	77 (29.28%)	Selenium
2	39 (14.83%)	Cucumber
3	32 (12.17%)	Jenkins
4	24 (9.13%)	Git (software)
4	24 (9.13%)	JUnit
5	22 (8.37%)	JIRA
5	22 (8.37%)	SpecFlow
6	17 (6.46%)	Team Foundation Server
7	16 (6.08%)	HP UFT
7	16 (6.08%)	Maven
8	14 (5.32%)	TeamCity
9	13 (4.94%)	Protractor
9	13 (4.94%)	Subversion
10	12 (4.56%)	Jasmine
11	11 (4.18%)	FitNesse
12	10 (3.80%)	Ant
12	10 (3.80%)	TestNG
13	9 (3.42%)	Hudson
14	8 (3.04%)	JBehave
14	8 (3.04%)	SoapUI

General
1	51 (19.39%)	Finance
2	29 (11.03%)	Banking
3	17 (6.46%)	Investment Banking
4	16 (6.08%)	Automotive
5	8 (3.04%)	Retail
6	5 (1.90%)	Telecoms
7	4 (1.52%)	Avionics
7	4 (1.52%)	Games
8	3 (1.14%)	Electronics
9	2 (0.76%)	Advertising
9	2 (0.76%)	Law
9	2 (0.76%)	Marketing
10	1 (0.38%)	Front Office
10	1 (0.38%)	Manufacturing

Job Titles
1	93 (35.36%)	Developer
2	51 (19.39%)	Tester
3	48 (18.25%)	Senior Developer
4	38 (14.45%)	Test Engineer
5	37 (14.07%)	Java Developer
6	27 (10.27%)	Analyst
7	25 (9.51%)	Test Analyst
8	23 (8.75%)	Automation Tester
9	21 (7.98%)	Test Automation Engineer
10	19 (7.22%)	Senior Java Developer
10	19 (7.22%)	Software Tester
11	14 (5.32%)	C# Developer
12	12 (4.56%)	Senior C# Developer
13	11 (4.18%)	Python Developer
13	11 (4.18%)	Senior Python Developer
14	10 (3.80%)	Test Leader
15	9 (3.42%)	Designer
16	8 (3.04%)	.NET Developer
16	8 (3.04%)	Senior Analyst
16	8 (3.04%)	Software Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	42 (15.97%)	Spring
2	39 (14.83%)	.NET
3	33 (12.55%)	HTML
4	31 (11.79%)	CSS
5	26 (9.89%)	Web Services
6	24 (9.13%)	AngularJS
6	24 (9.13%)	Gherkin
7	21 (7.98%)	Hibernate
7	21 (7.98%)	RESTful
8	20 (7.60%)	jQuery
8	20 (7.60%)	REST
8	20 (7.60%)	SOAP
9	19 (7.22%)	XML
10	17 (6.46%)	JSON
11	14 (5.32%)	HTML5
12	13 (4.94%)	CSS3
12	13 (4.94%)	J2EE
13	9 (3.42%)	ASP.NET
13	9 (3.42%)	Java EE
14	7 (2.66%)	.NET Framework

Miscellaneous
1	24 (9.13%)	Analytical Skills
1	24 (9.13%)	Computer Science
2	13 (4.94%)	Enterprise Software
3	8 (3.04%)	User Experience
4	7 (2.66%)	Mobile App
5	5 (1.90%)	Greenfield Project
6	4 (1.52%)	Tandem
7	3 (1.14%)	Derivative
7	3 (1.14%)	Fixed Income
7	3 (1.14%)	OTC Derivatives
8	2 (0.76%)	Algorithms
8	2 (0.76%)	Clustering
8	2 (0.76%)	Data Structures
8	2 (0.76%)	Management Information System
8	2 (0.76%)	Virtual Team
9	1 (0.38%)	Client/Server
9	1 (0.38%)	Field-Programmable Gate Array
9	1 (0.38%)	PMI
9	1 (0.38%)	Smart City
9	1 (0.38%)	VHDL

Operating Systems
1	16 (6.08%)	Windows
2	15 (5.70%)	Linux
3	14 (5.32%)	Apple iOS
4	12 (4.56%)	Android
4	12 (4.56%)	Unix
5	3 (1.14%)	Mac OS
6	1 (0.38%)	CentOS
6	1 (0.38%)	Debian
6	1 (0.38%)	Windows Phone

Processes & Methodologies
1	195 (74.14%)	Agile Software Development
2	57 (21.67%)	Scrum
3	45 (17.11%)	Continuous Integration
3	45 (17.11%)	SDLC
4	42 (15.97%)	Unit Testing
5	41 (15.59%)	TDD
6	39 (14.83%)	Software Testing
7	35 (13.31%)	Test Strategy
8	33 (12.55%)	Performance Testing
9	29 (11.03%)	DevOps
10	28 (10.65%)	MVC
11	27 (10.27%)	BDD
11	27 (10.27%)	Manual Testing
12	26 (9.89%)	OO
12	26 (9.89%)	Test Scripting
13	22 (8.37%)	Defect Management
14	21 (7.98%)	Waterfall
14	21 (7.98%)	Web Development
15	20 (7.60%)	Software Engineering
16	18 (6.84%)	User Acceptance Testing

Programming Languages
1	126 (47.91%)	Java
2	94 (35.74%)	SQL
3	82 (31.18%)	C#
4	60 (22.81%)	JavaScript
5	50 (19.01%)	Python
6	20 (7.60%)	C++
7	17 (6.46%)	Ruby
8	13 (4.94%)	PHP
9	12 (4.56%)	PL/SQL
10	7 (2.66%)	Groovy
10	7 (2.66%)	T-SQL
11	6 (2.28%)	C
11	6 (2.28%)	PowerShell
11	6 (2.28%)	Scala
12	5 (1.90%)	Shell Script
13	4 (1.52%)	Bash Shell
13	4 (1.52%)	Perl
14	3 (1.14%)	Apple Swift
14	3 (1.14%)	Objective-C
15	2 (0.76%)	Delphi

Qualifications
1	52 (19.77%)	Degree
2	26 (9.89%)	ISEB
3	22 (8.37%)	ISTQB
4	8 (3.04%)	Security Cleared
5	5 (1.90%)	Computer Science Degree
5	5 (1.90%)	MCP
5	5 (1.90%)	Microsoft Certification
5	5 (1.90%)	OCP
5	5 (1.90%)	Oracle Certification
5	5 (1.90%)	SAP Certification
6	2 (0.76%)	SC Cleared
7	1 (0.38%)	PMI Certification

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	35 (13.31%)	QA
2	4 (1.52%)	MiFID
3	3 (1.14%)	ISO 9001
4	2 (0.76%)	SLA
5	1 (0.38%)	Dodd-Frank
5	1 (0.38%)	EMIR
5	1 (0.38%)	ISO 9000

System Software
1	11 (4.18%)	Docker
2	4 (1.52%)	Hyper-V
2	4 (1.52%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	2 (0.76%)	Firmware
4	1 (0.38%)	Virtual Machines

Systems Management
1	6 (2.28%)	HP Quality Center
2	4 (1.52%)	cPanel
3	2 (0.76%)	Opscode Chef
3	2 (0.76%)	Rancher
4	1 (0.38%)	Ansible
4	1 (0.38%)	Business Desktop Deployment
4	1 (0.38%)	Grafana
4	1 (0.38%)	Kubernetes
4	1 (0.38%)	Nagios
4	1 (0.38%)	Puppet
4	1 (0.38%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)
4	1 (0.38%)	ZABBIX