Automation Roundtable Discussion Utah QA User Group April 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 Survey Region: Salt Lake and Utah Valley Salary Range 1-3 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, Watin Add $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 Robert Half publishes yearly Salary Guide Information from the salary guide is so well regarded that the U.S. Bureau of labor Statistics has used it when compiling the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Increase of 4.9% over 2013 Starting Salaries only $59K - $92 5% add on for Performance testing Mercury Interactive Tools Skills

…and thanks for all the fish. Cool Salary stats Where can I find them online? http://www.roberthalf.com/technology/it-salary-center www.glassdoor.com www.salary.com Glassdoor is SELF reported Salary,com is free but loaded with adds

Testing Tools & Skill Sets Automation 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 QTP Quick Test Pro – HP’s functional and regression test automation WinRunner (now Unified Functional Testing) HP Test Complete – loadRunner – Performance Testing Rational Suite IBM Selenium Watir (Water) – Ruby libraries for automating Web browsers Watin (What-in) – Inspired by Watir Web App testing for .net; used with IE and FireFox Python – Unit Testing Ruby – Unit testing Perl – programming language; ideal for web programming; c/C++ interfaces

Automation Survey with 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

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QA Utah Automation Survey This is a good time to use Excel. Lack of Support Managers don’t see the value of automation Managers expect a silver bullet Testers don’t help the automation team Dev does not help automation team Specialists don’t help the automation team Nobody helps the new people Lack Resources Expenses have not been budgeted Not enough machines Databases for automation are shared Not enough tool licenses Insufficient time is planned for automation work No plan for automation training No one assigned to automation

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 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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