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This section looks at the demand for the Performance Tester role in IT contracts within the Edinburgh region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Performance Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-68
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.238 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£375
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£362
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£51.57£41.10
% change on same period last year+25.47 %
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Edinburgh
Matching contract IT job ads8411263
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.121 %1.260 %
Daily rates quoted195283
Average minimum daily rate£278£311
Average daily rate£306£328
% change on same period last year-6.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£355
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted2851
Average minimum hourly rate£25.51£27.35
Average hourly rate£27.75£28.57
% change on same period last year-2.86 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.98£29.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£25.66
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Performance Tester ScotlandPerformance Tester
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Performance Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Performance Tester across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Edinburgh Performance Tester Demand Trend

Performance Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Performance Tester across the Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh Performance Tester Daily Rate Trend

Performance Tester
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Performance Tester in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Performance Tester in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
24 (80.00 %)Oracle
24 (80.00 %)Business Objects
24 (80.00 %)BusinessObjects
32 (40.00 %)Retail
41 (20.00 %)Performance Testing

Performance Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Edinburgh region that cited Performance Tester in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Performance Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (80.00 %)BusinessObjects
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Retail
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
Edinburgh IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)Oracle
14 (80.00 %)Business Objects