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Is Software Testing still a good career choice?

Is Software Testing still a good career choice?. Raji Bhamidipati TMF Summit 2014. About me. BA in Economics and Sociology Testing for nearly 6 years ISTQB, RTI & BBST @ peppytester www.blogspot.peppytester.co.uk. Session format. Aim Introduction Discussion Conclusion. Aim.

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Is Software Testing still a good career choice?

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  1. Is Software Testing still a good career choice? Raji Bhamidipati TMF Summit 2014

  2. About me • BA in Economics and Sociology • Testing for nearly 6 years • ISTQB, RTI & BBST • @peppytester • www.blogspot.peppytester.co.uk

  3. Session format • Aim • Introduction • Discussion • Conclusion

  4. Aim Share experiences Discuss Learn Improve

  5. Introduction • ‘Test is dead’ keynote by Alberto Savoia at GTAC 2011 • Changing job specs • Testers moving into IT - develop more tools, TDD, BDD, become tester/developer • Testers moving into business - business cases, writing user guides, provisioning, user training, looking at the feasibility of new developments etc. • Career progression

  6. Typical career paths

  7. Factors for change in the job scene • Emerging technologies – e.g. Internet of Things, Cloud • Agile and Post-Agile processes • Advanced test craft – new schools and philosophies of testing • Continuous Delivery and Continuous Integration • Employers less willing to work with less skilled testers or recent graduates • Location, Location, Location! • Pay scales

  8. Average tester’s pay

  9. Average developer’s pay

  10. Tester jobs demand trend

  11. Developer jobs demand trend

  12. Discussion • Is software testing really dead? • Are testers happy in their jobs? • Do all testers have to up skill or become more “technical”? Will there be a continued need for manual testers? • Testers to move into IT or into Business • Tester’s experience – how and what is important? • Should Test Managers be able to test? • Certifications – are these still important? • Job market varies depending upon various factors – primarily on location • Emerging technologies – IoT, Cloud, Saas, Mobile

  13. Discussion …..continued • Different schools of Testing – Factory, Control, Test driven, Context driven.......... • Increase awareness in the community. University courses and job specific training • Obamacare!

  14. Conclusion Thank you for your patience  References: Testers aspirations from John Stevenson’s blog: http://steveo1967.blogspot.co.uk/ Cartoons by Andy Glover http://cartoontester.blogspot.co.uk/ Pay scales and jobs demand graphs from IT Jobs Watch http://www.itjobswatch.co.uk/

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