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The table below looks at the demand for the Performance Engineer role in IT contracts within the Hertfordshire 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 Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Performance Engineer
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank5790
Rank change on same period last yearUp+33
Matching contract IT job ads145
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.520 %0.313 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£294
Average daily rate-£325
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£318
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.22-
% change on same period last year-
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9211599
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.480 %1.717 %
Daily rates quoted284619
Average minimum daily rate£337£324
Average daily rate£357£344
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£364
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£352
% change on same period last year+0.07 %
Hourly rates quoted112194
Average minimum hourly rate£26.57£23.77
Average hourly rate£27.67£24.98
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.76£26.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.10£24.04
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Performance Engineer East of EnglandPerformance Engineer
East of England

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 Engineer
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire Performance Engineer Demand Trend

Performance Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Performance Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Performance Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire Performance Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
StevenageNew entry-1--
Performance Engineer East of EnglandPerformance Engineer
East of England

Performance Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Performance Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

114 (70.00 %)3G
212 (60.00 %)2G
212 (60.00 %)Ericsson
311 (55.00 %)Nokia
311 (55.00 %)Nortel
311 (55.00 %)Telecoms
44 (20.00 %)SDH
53 (15.00 %)Performance Management
53 (15.00 %)SLA
53 (15.00 %)Netcool
53 (15.00 %)XML
62 (10.00 %)GPRS
62 (10.00 %)MS Office
62 (10.00 %)Microsoft
62 (10.00 %)Handset
62 (10.00 %)UTRAN
62 (10.00 %)MGW
71 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
71 (5.000 %)MATLAB
71 (5.000 %)Change Management
71 (5.000 %)BSS
71 (5.000 %)Data Analysis
71 (5.000 %)MS PowerPoint
71 (5.000 %)Physics
71 (5.000 %)2.5G
71 (5.000 %)Electric
71 (5.000 %)UMTS
71 (5.000 %)GSM
71 (5.000 %)C++
71 (5.000 %)SQL

Performance Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region that cited Performance Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.00 %)XML
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Office
21 (5.000 %)MS Excel
21 (5.000 %)MATLAB
21 (5.000 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (70.00 %)3G
212 (60.00 %)2G
34 (20.00 %)SDH
42 (10.00 %)GPRS
42 (10.00 %)UTRAN
42 (10.00 %)MGW
51 (5.000 %)2.5G
51 (5.000 %)BSS
51 (5.000 %)GSM
51 (5.000 %)UMTS
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (55.00 %)Telecoms
21 (5.000 %)Electric
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)Handset
21 (5.000 %)Physics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (5.000 %)UNIX
11 (5.000 %)Windows
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.00 %)Performance Management
21 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
21 (5.000 %)Change Management
21 (5.000 %)Data Analysis
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (5.000 %)C++
11 (5.000 %)SQL
11 (5.000 %)VB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.00 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (15.00 %)Netcool
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (60.00 %)Ericsson
211 (55.00 %)Nokia
211 (55.00 %)Nortel
32 (10.00 %)Microsoft