1. Automation Roundtable Discussion
Utah QA User Group
April 29, 2014

2. 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.

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

4. 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

5. …and thanks for all the fish.
Cool Salary stats
Where can I find them online?
Glassdoor is SELF reported
Salary,com is free but loaded with adds

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Automation Survey with Dorothy Graham
Automation wiki: testautomationpatterns.wikispaces.org
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11. 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

12. 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?

13. 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

14. Utah Test Professionals Job Survey
Work Conditions
How easy is it to get needed computer hardware?
Cubicles, offices, work groups, or tables?

15. The End