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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Glasgow region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Testing over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4469
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads92
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.727 %0.448 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£273-
Average daily rate£294-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£315-
UK excluding London average daily rate£350£347
% change on same period last year+0.91 %
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£43.67£42.00
% change on same period last year+3.96 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads330446
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.470 %0.461 %
Daily rates quoted100187
Average minimum daily rate£318£321
Average daily rate£340£340
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£359
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hourly rates quoted2316
Average minimum hourly rate£15.85£20.27
Average hourly rate£16.68£21.77
% change on same period last year-23.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.51£23.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£29.76
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
Performance Testing ScotlandPerformance Testing
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 Testing
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Performance Testing across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Glasgow Performance Testing Demand Trend

Performance Testing
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow Performance Testing Daily Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Glasgow region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Glasgow Performance Testing Daily Rate Histogram

Performance Testing
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Performance Testing across the Glasgow region.

Glasgow Performance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing Performance Testing also 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 that cited Performance Testing.

110 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
25 (50.00 %)Finance
33 (30.00 %)Oracle
42 (20.00 %)UNIX
42 (20.00 %)C
42 (20.00 %)HP
42 (20.00 %)ISEB
42 (20.00 %)Banking
51 (10.00 %)Retail
51 (10.00 %)Retail Banking
51 (10.00 %)Load Testing
51 (10.00 %)TestDirector
51 (10.00 %)Java
51 (10.00 %)SQL
51 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
51 (10.00 %)HTTP
51 (10.00 %)Education

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing Performance Testing also 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 that cited Performance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)HTTP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (10.00 %)Oracle 9i
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
21 (10.00 %)TestDirector
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (20.00 %)Banking
31 (10.00 %)Retail
31 (10.00 %)Retail Banking
31 (10.00 %)Education
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (90.00 %)Tester
27 (70.00 %)Performance Tester
31 (10.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (10.00 %)Senior Tester
31 (10.00 %)Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Test Analyst
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (20.00 %)UNIX
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (10.00 %)Load Testing
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)C
21 (10.00 %)Java
21 (10.00 %)SQL
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (20.00 %)ISEB
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (30.00 %)Oracle
22 (20.00 %)HP