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This section looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Leeds 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank7776
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.390 %0.159 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£550-
UK excluding London average daily rate£368£356
% change on same period last year+3.37 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£40.00
Average hourly rate-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.02£39.90
% change on same period last year+10.33 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads770630
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.026 %0.628 %
Daily rates quoted226115
Average minimum daily rate£330£357
Average daily rate£354£385
% change on same period last year-7.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£379£413
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted1437
Average minimum hourly rate£23.26£28.63
Average hourly rate£25.91£29.87
% change on same period last year-13.26 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.56£31.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
Performance Testing West YorkshirePerformance Testing
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds Performance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

15 (71.43 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)Oracle
24 (57.14 %)VB.NET
24 (57.14 %)WebServices
32 (28.57 %)LoadRunner
32 (28.57 %)SQL
41 (14.29 %)C
41 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
41 (14.29 %)IIS
41 (14.29 %)SAP
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
41 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (14.29 %)Windows
41 (14.29 %)MCSE
41 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (14.29 %)SharePoint
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (71.43 %).NET
24 (57.14 %)WebServices
31 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (14.29 %)IIS
11 (14.29 %)SharePoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)Oracle 8/8i
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (28.57 %)LoadRunner
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Analyst Programmer
13 (42.86 %)Programmer
13 (42.86 %)Analyst
13 (42.86 %).NET Programmer
13 (42.86 %)VB.NET Analyst Programmer
13 (42.86 %).NET Analyst Programmer
13 (42.86 %)VB.NET Programmer
21 (14.29 %)Tester
21 (14.29 %)Developer
21 (14.29 %)SAP Manager
21 (14.29 %)SAP Test Manager
21 (14.29 %)Performance Test Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Test Manager
21 (14.29 %)Web Developer
21 (14.29 %)Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Systems Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Senior Systems Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Performance Tester
21 (14.29 %).NET Developer
21 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (14.29 %)Windows
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (57.14 %)VB.NET
22 (28.57 %)SQL
31 (14.29 %)C
31 (14.29 %)PL/SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (14.29 %)MCSE
11 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Oracle
21 (14.29 %)SAP
21 (14.29 %)Microsoft