AutomationRoundtable Discussion

Utah QA User GroupApril 29, 2014

What is Automation?

Wikipedia says: Automation is the use of special software (separate from the software being tested) to

control the execution of tests and the comparison of actual outcomes with predicted

outcomes.

Why Use Automation?• Increase Test Coverage• Run Automatically • Consistent• Repeatable• Efficient (run faster)• Others reasons?

Salary SurveyRegion: Salt Lake and Utah Valley

Salary Range

1-3 years 3-5 years 5+ years

QA Test Engineer $42k-$64k $62K-$83k $83k -98K

QTP, Winrunner, Test Complete, Load Runner, Rational Suite

Add $2-$3 per hour (approx $5,200/year)

Selenium, Watir, WatinAdd $3-$6 per hour (approx $9,360/year)

Python, Ruby, VB Script, Perl

Add $4-$8 per hour (approx $12,480/year)

Java, .Net/C# Add $8-$10 per hour (approx $19,000/year)

source: TEKSystems, Robert Half, ConsultNet

…and thanks for all the fish.

Cool Salary statsWhere can I find them online?

• http://www.roberthalf.com/technology/it-salary-center• www.glassdoor.com• www.salary.com

Testing Tools & Skill SetsAutomation Experience (in general)– Required in 8 out of 10 QA jobs today

Selenium– Required in 5 out of 10 automation QA

roles

Mobile (not automation)– Required in 3 out of 10 QA roles– Often just experience with IOS/Android is

sufficient

Testing Tools & Skill Sets

Scripting (such as Python & Ruby)• Required in 2 out of 10 QA jobs• Python and Ruby are most commonly required• VB Script also required (especially for QTP or

Rational automation)

Java or C#/.Net• SDET: Required in 8 out of 10 QA jobs• Most often required for SDET roles (also Ruby

and Python)• Market is split 50/50 between Java and C#/.Net

Utah QA User Group Poll

• Who Among You Are Automators?– QTP, Winrunner, Test Complete, Load Runner, Rational

Suite

– Selenium, Watir, Watin– Python, Ruby, VB Script, Perl– Java– C#/.net

Automation Surveywith

Dorothy Graham

• Dot has worked in software testing for 40 years.• Programme Chair for EuroSTAR 2009, Expo QA Madrid • Co-chair: Test Day Automation in Rotterdam• Speaker: Star Conferences, World Congress of Software Quality• She is co-author of four books: Experiences in Automation, Foundations of Software Testing, Software Inspection and Test Automation• She was a founding member of the ISEB Software Testing Board, and was a member of the working party that developed the ISTQB Foundation Syllabus. • Recipient of ISTQB International Software Testing Excellence Award as well as the European Excellence Award in Software Testing

Automation Surveywith

Dorothy Graham

Automation wiki: testautomationpatterns.wikispaces.org

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QA Utah Automation Survey

This is a good time to use Excel.

First Annual Utah Test Professionals Survey

• We would like to organize and a Job Survey for Utah

• Covering….– Skill Sets & Training– Salaries– Working Conditions– Other stuff?

Utah Test Professionals Job Survey• Skill Sets & Training– What skill sets do you have?– What training is provided? – What Training is Needed?– What tools do you need to know to work here?

• Salary– Job title– Years of experience– Salary– Bonus

Utah Test Professionals Job Survey

• Work Conditions– How easy is it to get needed computer hardware?– Cubicles, offices, work groups, or tables?

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