SQA Automated Testing - Birmingham, AL - 9 Years
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Quality Assurance:
Automated Testing
United States Location
Birmingham
AL
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 12/1/22 to 11/30/23
Salary Average
$172,842
Experience Requirement
9 Years
Raise +1 Year
$14,674 at 8.49%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 9 Years: $172,842 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $136,686 & $208,997; and, 5% of Jobs top $261,157.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$433,578 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 12/1/22 to 11/30/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $278,162 |
| 5% | $261,157 |
| 10% | $241,598 |
| 25% | $208,997 |
| 33% | $195,681 |
| 50% | $172,842 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 Years Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $166,108 | $179,576 |
| 25% | $155,765 | $189,918 |
| 33% | $150,003 | $195,681 |
| 50% | $136,686 | $208,997 |
| 67% | $120,606 | $225,077 |
| 95% | $67,521 | $278,162 |
Salary Average =
$172,842
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 9 Years Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Years | $158,156 | $14,686 at 9.29% |
| 9 Years | $172,842 | $14,674 at 8.49% |
| 10 Years | $187,516 | $14,663 at 7.82% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary increases gradually in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows robustly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is more than that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $44,036 at the low experience of Entry Level; $143,459 at the average experience of 7 Years; and, $255,846 at the top experience of 14 Years and 8 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
15 Years and 10 Months = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 12/1/22 to 11/30/23.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Level | $44,036 | $11,906 at 27.04% |
| 1 Year | $55,942 | $14,180 at 25.35% |
| 2 Years | $70,122 | $14,556 at 20.76% |
| 3 Years | $84,678 | $14,667 at 17.32% |
| 4 Years | $99,345 | $14,701 at 14.80% |
| 5 Years | $114,046 | $14,708 at 12.90% |
| 6 Years | $128,754 | $14,705 at 11.42% |
| 7 Years | $143,459 | $14,697 at 10.24% |
| 8 Years | $158,156 | $14,686 at 9.29% |
| 9 Years | $172,842 | $14,674 at 8.49% |
| 10 Years | $187,516 | $14,663 at 7.82% |
| 11 Years | $202,179 | $14,651 at 7.25% |
| 12 Years | $216,830 | $14,640 at 6.75% |
| 13 Years | $231,470 | $14,629 at 6.32% |
| 14 Years | $246,099 | $14,619 at 5.94% |
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $44,036 | $11,906 at 27.04% |
| Average | 7 Years | $143,459 | $14,697 at 10.24% |
| Top | 14 Years and 8 Months | $255,846 | $14,613 at 5.71% |
Qualifications
Description
Software quality assurance for automated load, stress, performance, compliance and functional testing, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Software Quality Assurance (SQA),
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Agile, Application (App), Back End, Front End, Software (SW), User Interface (UI) or Web,
and
Quality Assurance (QA) or Testing;
- Automated Testing Tools.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Project Lead,
- Development Manager, Lead Developer, Project Lead, Project Manager, Project Supervisor, Team Lead, Team Supervisor or Technical Lead,
- 18.2% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 22.5% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 58.1% of job descriptions;
- Financial Sector,
- Asset Management, Banking, Brokerage, Commodity Trading, Derivative Trading, Equity Trading, Finance, Insurance, Investment, Securities Trading, Stock Market or Wall Street,
- 4.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 26.5% of job descriptions;
- Cucumber,
- 3.1% of job descriptions;
- Shell Scripts,
- 6.3% of job descriptions;
- SQL (Structured Query Language),
- 12.3% of job descriptions;
- MATLAB,
- 6.8% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 5.4% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 10% of job descriptions.
Location
Birmingham, AL
- Alabama,
- Bessemeer, Birmingham, Blount, Bluff Park, Center Point, Fairfield, Fultondale, Gardendale, Homewood, Hoover, Hueytown, Irondale, Jefferson, Midfield, Mountain Brook, Pell City, Pleasant Grove, Shelby, St Clair, Tarrant City and Vestavia Hills.
These locations are all included in the Birmingham, AL metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).