Cucumber Jobs in the South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for Cucumber skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Cucumber over the 3 months to 26 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Cucumber England / South East
Location	3 months to 26 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	280	332	430
Rank change year-on-year	+52	+98
Permanent jobs citing Cucumber	100	111	53
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East	0.68%	0.61%	0.25%
As % of the Development Applications category	3.44%	3.46%	1.50%
Number of salaries quoted	80	100	46
Median salary	£47,500	£45,000	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+5.55%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£35,000	£30,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£60,000	£62,500
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-	+12.50%

Cucumber is in the development application skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for development application skills.

Development Application Skills South East
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for development application skills	2909	3207	3533
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East	19.79%	17.59%	16.56%
Number of salaries quoted	2565	2900	2984
Median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£45,000
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,000	£32,500	£32,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£62,000	£60,000	£60,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£42,500	£42,000
% change year-on-year	+5.88%	+1.19%

Cucumber
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the South East citing Cucumber as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Development Applications category.

Job vacancy trend for Cucumber in the South East

Cucumber
Salary Trend in the South East

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Cucumber in the South East.

Salary trend for Cucumber in the South East

Cucumber
Salary Histogram in the South East

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Cucumber in the South East over the 3 months to 26 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Cucumber in the South East

Cucumber
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Cucumber within the South East region over the 3 months to 26 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
Berkshire	+32	31	£53,750	+26.47%	2
East Sussex	+24	26	£50,000	+11.11%	1
Hampshire	+3	12	£40,000	+14.28%	4
Buckinghamshire	+1	12	£40,000	-34.69%	3
Oxfordshire	+12	10	£62,500	+17.37%	5
Surrey	+15	6	£31,250	-40.47%	1
West Sussex	0	4	£33,375	-16.56%
Cucumber England

Cucumber
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 June 2017, IT jobs citing Cucumber 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 South East region with a requirement for Cucumber.

1	138 (77.97%)	Agile Software Development
2	128 (72.32%)	Test Automation
3	124 (70.06%)	Selenium
4	91 (51.41%)	Java
5	81 (45.76%)	BDD
6	72 (40.68%)	JIRA
7	61 (34.46%)	QA
8	60 (33.90%)	SQL
8	60 (33.90%)	Jenkins
9	58 (32.77%)	Git (software)
10	54 (30.51%)	JavaScript
11	46 (25.99%)	Scrum
12	44 (24.86%)	TDD
12	44 (24.86%)	WebDriver
13	43 (24.29%)	Ruby

14	42 (23.73%)	Test Scripting
14	42 (23.73%)	Python
15	36 (20.34%)	Continuous Integration
16	30 (16.95%)	XML
17	28 (15.82%)	Finance
18	26 (14.69%)	RESTful
19	25 (14.12%)	Degree
19	25 (14.12%)	ISTQB
19	25 (14.12%)	Oracle
19	25 (14.12%)	Test Strategy
20	24 (13.56%)	Capybara
20	24 (13.56%)	HTML
20	24 (13.56%)	Regression Testing
20	24 (13.56%)	Software Testing
21	23 (12.99%)	Linux

Cucumber
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South East 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	19 (10.73%)	Confluence
2	8 (4.52%)	WebLogic
3	7 (3.95%)	Oracle SOA Suite
4	6 (3.39%)	Apache
5	5 (2.82%)	Elasticsearch
6	4 (2.26%)	Oracle Service Bus
7	3 (1.69%)	Tomcat
8	2 (1.13%)	JBoss
9	1 (0.56%)	CMS
9	1 (0.56%)	OpenStack

Applications
1	2 (1.13%)	Microsoft Excel
2	1 (0.56%)	Chatbot

Business Applications
1	3 (1.69%)	SAP Oil and Gas
2	2 (1.13%)	WebTrends

Cloud Services
1	11 (6.21%)	Amazon AWS
2	5 (2.82%)	Cloud Computing
2	5 (2.82%)	G Suite
2	5 (2.82%)	Office 365
2	5 (2.82%)	Slack
3	4 (2.26%)	Amazon EC2
3	4 (2.26%)	Microsoft Azure
3	4 (2.26%)	SaaS
4	3 (1.69%)	GitHub
5	2 (1.13%)	Adobe Analytics
6	1 (0.56%)	Bluemix
6	1 (0.56%)	Google Cloud Platform
6	1 (0.56%)	IBM Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	2 (1.13%)	Diameter Protocol
1	2 (1.13%)	HTTP
2	1 (0.56%)	DNS
2	1 (0.56%)	Internet
2	1 (0.56%)	VoIP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	9 (5.08%)	MySQL
2	8 (4.52%)	MongoDB
3	7 (3.95%)	Apache Cassandra
3	7 (3.95%)	NoSQL
4	6 (3.39%)	SQL Server
5	4 (2.26%)	Oracle Database
6	2 (1.13%)	Redis
7	1 (0.56%)	Big Data

Development Applications
1	124 (70.06%)	Selenium
2	72 (40.68%)	JIRA
3	60 (33.90%)	Jenkins
4	58 (32.77%)	Git (software)
5	44 (24.86%)	WebDriver
6	24 (13.56%)	Capybara
7	21 (11.86%)	Protractor
7	21 (11.86%)	Subversion
8	20 (11.30%)	SoapUI
9	16 (9.04%)	Atlassian Bamboo
10	15 (8.47%)	JUnit
10	15 (8.47%)	LoadRunner
11	12 (6.78%)	Appium
11	12 (6.78%)	Maven
11	12 (6.78%)	Team Foundation Server
12	11 (6.21%)	JMeter
12	11 (6.21%)	SpecFlow
13	10 (5.65%)	Mocha
13	10 (5.65%)	TeamCity
14	9 (5.08%)	Mockito

General
1	28 (15.82%)	Finance
2	13 (7.34%)	Telecoms
3	10 (5.65%)	Retail
4	6 (3.39%)	Marketing
5	4 (2.26%)	Manufacturing
5	4 (2.26%)	Publishing
6	3 (1.69%)	Banking
6	3 (1.69%)	Electronics
7	2 (1.13%)	Games

Job Titles
1	49 (27.68%)	Analyst
2	46 (25.99%)	Tester
3	41 (23.16%)	Test Analyst
4	37 (20.90%)	Developer
4	37 (20.90%)	QA Engineer
5	34 (19.21%)	Automation Tester
6	31 (17.51%)	Test Engineer
7	16 (9.04%)	Automation Test Analyst
7	16 (9.04%)	Java Engineer
7	16 (9.04%)	QA Test Engineer
7	16 (9.04%)	QA Tester
8	15 (8.47%)	QA Automation Engineer
9	14 (7.91%)	QA Analyst
9	14 (7.91%)	Software Developer
10	13 (7.34%)	Selenium Tester
11	12 (6.78%)	Automation Engineer
11	12 (6.78%)	QA Test Analyst
11	12 (6.78%)	Software Engineer
12	11 (6.21%)	Java Automation Tester
12	11 (6.21%)	Software Test Engineer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	30 (16.95%)	XML
2	26 (14.69%)	RESTful
3	24 (13.56%)	HTML
4	23 (12.99%)	AngularJS
5	19 (10.73%)	CSS
6	17 (9.60%)	Gherkin
7	16 (9.04%)	Web Services
8	15 (8.47%)	.NET
9	13 (7.34%)	jQuery
10	11 (6.21%)	SOAP
11	10 (5.65%)	REST
12	9 (5.08%)	Backbone.js
12	9 (5.08%)	Middleware
12	9 (5.08%)	Phusion Passenger
12	9 (5.08%)	Ruby on Rails
12	9 (5.08%)	Spring
13	8 (4.52%)	Node.js
14	7 (3.95%)	J2EE
15	6 (3.39%)	HTML5
16	5 (2.82%)	Apache Cordova

Miscellaneous
1	15 (8.47%)	Mobile App
2	14 (7.91%)	Computer Science
3	8 (4.52%)	Linux Command Line
4	6 (3.39%)	Mobile Payment
5	5 (2.82%)	N-Tier
6	4 (2.26%)	Virtual Team
7	3 (1.69%)	Analytical Skills
7	3 (1.69%)	Enterprise Software
7	3 (1.69%)	Greenfield Project
8	2 (1.13%)	Cyber Defence
8	2 (1.13%)	PMI
9	1 (0.56%)	Animation
9	1 (0.56%)	Client/Server
9	1 (0.56%)	Cyberthreat
9	1 (0.56%)	User Experience
9	1 (0.56%)	Xbox

Operating Systems
1	23 (12.99%)	Linux
2	17 (9.60%)	Windows
3	7 (3.95%)	Android
4	6 (3.39%)	Ubuntu
5	5 (2.82%)	Apple iOS
5	5 (2.82%)	Unix
6	4 (2.26%)	Windows Phone
7	2 (1.13%)	Solaris

Processes & Methodologies
1	138 (77.97%)	Agile Software Development
2	128 (72.32%)	Test Automation
3	81 (45.76%)	BDD
4	46 (25.99%)	Scrum
5	44 (24.86%)	TDD
6	42 (23.73%)	Test Scripting
7	36 (20.34%)	Continuous Integration
8	25 (14.12%)	Test Strategy
9	24 (13.56%)	Regression Testing
9	24 (13.56%)	Software Testing
10	20 (11.30%)	SDET
10	20 (11.30%)	Web Development
11	18 (10.17%)	Manual Testing
11	18 (10.17%)	Open Source
12	17 (9.60%)	User Stories
13	16 (9.04%)	Kanban
13	16 (9.04%)	Performance Testing
14	15 (8.47%)	DevOps
14	15 (8.47%)	QA Automation
15	14 (7.91%)	Coaching

Programming Languages
1	91 (51.41%)	Java
2	60 (33.90%)	SQL
3	54 (30.51%)	JavaScript
4	43 (24.29%)	Ruby
5	42 (23.73%)	Python
6	18 (10.17%)	C#
7	13 (7.34%)	C
7	13 (7.34%)	C++
8	7 (3.95%)	Bash Shell
8	7 (3.95%)	Scala
9	6 (3.39%)	Perl
10	5 (2.82%)	PHP
10	5 (2.82%)	PL/SQL
11	4 (2.26%)	Apple Swift
11	4 (2.26%)	ES6
11	4 (2.26%)	Objective-C
12	2 (1.13%)	Clojure
12	2 (1.13%)	Elixir
12	2 (1.13%)	Groovy
13	1 (0.56%)	Jython

Qualifications
1	25 (14.12%)	Degree
1	25 (14.12%)	ISTQB
2	23 (12.99%)	ISEB
3	15 (8.47%)	Computer Science Degree
4	10 (5.65%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
5	8 (4.52%)	Security Cleared
6	6 (3.39%)	PMI Certification
7	4 (2.26%)	PMP
8	3 (1.69%)	SC Cleared
9	1 (0.56%)	DV Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	61 (34.46%)	QA
2	3 (1.69%)	SLA

System Software
1	14 (7.91%)	Docker
2	1 (0.56%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	1 (0.56%)	VMware Workstation

Systems Management
1	13 (7.34%)	HP Quality Center
2	9 (5.08%)	Capistrano
3	8 (4.52%)	Ansible
3	8 (4.52%)	Kubernetes
4	4 (2.26%)	Opscode Chef
5	3 (1.69%)	Packer
5	3 (1.69%)	Terraform
6	1 (0.56%)	Puppet

Vendors
1	25 (14.12%)	Oracle
2	11 (6.21%)	HP
3	10 (5.65%)	Salesforce.com
4	6 (3.39%)	Google
5	4 (2.26%)	Green Hat
6	3 (1.69%)	Atlassian
6	3 (1.69%)	Microsoft
6	3 (1.69%)	SAP
7	2 (1.13%)	IBM
7	2 (1.13%)	Omniture
8	1 (0.56%)	VMware