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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6391
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads84
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.004 %
As % of the category below1.286 %0.456 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£247
Average daily rate£350£273
% change on same period last year+28.04 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£338
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
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£28.90£31.67
% change on same period last year-8.72 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads622878
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.943 %
Daily rates quoted209370
Average minimum daily rate£338£346
Average daily rate£364£369
% change on same period last year-1.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£393
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£372
% change on same period last year+2.31 %
Hourly rates quoted7291
Average minimum hourly rate£31.59£32.37
Average hourly rate£32.56£33.73
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.53£35.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.24£29.63
% change on same period last year-4.68 %
Performance Testing East of EnglandPerformance Testing
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 Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Performance Testing Daily Rate Trend

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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire Performance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Testing 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
WatfordNew entry-1--
Performance Testing East of EnglandPerformance Testing
East of England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

17 (58.33 %)Citrix
25 (41.67 %)LoadRunner
34 (33.33 %)Validation
34 (33.33 %)SAP
34 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
43 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
43 (25.00 %)Active Directory
43 (25.00 %)Windows
43 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
43 (25.00 %)Lotus
43 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (16.67 %)MS Office
52 (16.67 %)TestDirector
52 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (16.67 %)QA
52 (16.67 %)VMware
52 (16.67 %)BC Cleared
61 (8.333 %)Automated Testing
61 (8.333 %)AJAX
61 (8.333 %)Statistics
61 (8.333 %)System Testing
61 (8.333 %)Selenium
61 (8.333 %)FitNesse
61 (8.333 %)Risk Analysis
61 (8.333 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (8.333 %)Web Testing
61 (8.333 %)Test Management
61 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
61 (8.333 %)NetBackup
61 (8.333 %)JMeter

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (8.333 %)HTML
11 (8.333 %).NET
11 (8.333 %)CSS
11 (8.333 %)SOAP
11 (8.333 %)WebServices
11 (8.333 %)XHTML
11 (8.333 %)AJAX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (25.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (8.333 %)Lotus Domino
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Office
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (8.333 %)SAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (8.333 %)MySQL
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (41.67 %)LoadRunner
22 (16.67 %)TestDirector
22 (16.67 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (8.333 %)WinRunner
31 (8.333 %)JMeter
31 (8.333 %)Selenium
31 (8.333 %)FitNesse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (8.333 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (41.67 %)Test Analyst
15 (41.67 %)Analyst
24 (33.33 %)Tester
33 (25.00 %)Performance Tester
42 (16.67 %)Consultant
42 (16.67 %)Test Consultant
42 (16.67 %)Performance Analyst
42 (16.67 %)Performance Test Analyst
51 (8.333 %)MySQL DBA
51 (8.333 %)Infrastructure Consultant
51 (8.333 %)Senior Test Manager
51 (8.333 %)DBA
51 (8.333 %)Senior Manager
51 (8.333 %)Infrastructure Analyst
51 (8.333 %)Systems Tester
51 (8.333 %)Citrix Consultant
51 (8.333 %)Test Manager
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)Statistics
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
13 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)Validation
14 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
23 (25.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (16.67 %)BC Cleared
41 (8.333 %)System Testing
41 (8.333 %)Scrum
41 (8.333 %)Extreme Programming
41 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
41 (8.333 %)Automated Testing
41 (8.333 %)Risk Analysis
41 (8.333 %)Web Testing
41 (8.333 %)Test Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (8.333 %)Java
11 (8.333 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (8.333 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (25.00 %)Active Directory
21 (8.333 %)NetBackup
21 (8.333 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (8.333 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (58.33 %)Citrix
24 (33.33 %)SAP
33 (25.00 %)Lotus
42 (16.67 %)VMware
51 (8.333 %)Symantec
51 (8.333 %)Siebel
51 (8.333 %)Cisco
51 (8.333 %)HP