SQA Automated Testing - Colorado Springs, CO - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Quality Assurance:
Automated Testing
United States Location
Colorado Springs
CO
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 5/1/21 to 4/30/22
Salary Average
$77,942
Experience Requirement
5 Years and 3 Months
Raise +1 Year
$2,477 at 3.18%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 5 Years & 3 Months: $77,942 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $65,231 & $90,653; and, 5% of Jobs top $109,025.
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.
$365,834 = 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $115,031 |
| 5% | $109,025 |
| 10% | $102,128 |
| 25% | $90,653 |
| 33% | $85,970 |
| 50% | $77,942 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 5 Years and 3 Months Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $75,575 | $80,309 |
| 25% | $71,939 | $83,944 |
| 33% | $69,913 | $85,970 |
| 50% | $65,231 | $90,653 |
| 67% | $59,573 | $96,310 |
| 95% | $40,853 | $115,031 |
Salary Average =
$77,942
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 5 Years and 3 Months Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Years and 3 Months | $75,032 | $2,910 at 3.88% |
| 5 Years and 3 Months | $77,942 | $2,477 at 3.18% |
| 6 Years and 3 Months | $80,419 | $2,157 at 2.68% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary is lowest at entry level, increases rapidly with the first years of experience and approaches a ceiling as experience matures.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $48,693 at the low experience of 1 Month; $77,942 at the average experience of 5 Years and 3 Months; and, $87,998 at the top experience of 10 Years and 5 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
14 Years and 4 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 5/1/21 to 4/30/22.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1 Month | $48,693 | $10,913 at 22.41% |
| Average | 5 Years and 3 Months | $77,942 | $2,477 at 3.18% |
| Top | 10 Years and 5 Months | $87,998 | $1,401 at 1.59% |
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,
- 3.3% of job descriptions;
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 19% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 55.2% 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,
- 4.3% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 6.2% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 31% of job descriptions;
- Git,
- 9% of job descriptions;
- Jmeter,
- 4.8% of job descriptions;
- Regression Testing,
- 14.8% of job descriptions;
- EpicHealth,
- 2.9% of job descriptions;
- Microsoft Azure,
- 7.1% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 12.4% of job descriptions.
Location
Colorado Springs, CO
- Colorado,
- Colorado Springs, El Paso, Manitou Springs, Security-Widefield and Stratmoor Hills.
These locations are all included in the Colorado Springs, CO metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).