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This section looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Leicestershire 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-28
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads08
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.828 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£483
Average daily rate-£500
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£517
UK excluding London average daily rate£370£355
% change on same period last year+4.27 %
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£44.29£40.26
% change on same period last year+10.01 %
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads146209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.208 %
Daily rates quoted4048
Average minimum daily rate£317£397
Average daily rate£339£429
% change on same period last year-21.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£461
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted1422
Average minimum hourly rate£19.34£18.23
Average hourly rate£21.40£19.88
% change on same period last year+7.68 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.46£21.53
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.30£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.42 %
Performance Testing East MidlandsPerformance Testing
East Midlands

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Performance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

122 (84.62 %)Mainframe
122 (84.62 %)Rational Performance Tester
221 (80.77 %)Test Scripting
221 (80.77 %)SOAP
319 (73.08 %)COBOL
319 (73.08 %)Java
319 (73.08 %)JavaScript
319 (73.08 %)SQL
319 (73.08 %)DB2
416 (61.54 %)Banking
55 (19.23 %)WebServices
55 (19.23 %)HTTP
55 (19.23 %)HTTPS
55 (19.23 %)Validation
62 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
62 (7.692 %)Test Management
62 (7.692 %)Retail
62 (7.692 %)IBM
62 (7.692 %)ERP
71 (3.846 %)Finance

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire 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.

Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (80.77 %)SOAP
25 (19.23 %)WebServices
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (19.23 %)HTTP
15 (19.23 %)HTTPS
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (73.08 %)DB2
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (84.62 %)Rational Performance Tester
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (61.54 %)Banking
22 (7.692 %)Retail
31 (3.846 %)Finance
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (61.54 %)Tester
214 (53.85 %)Performance Tester
36 (23.08 %)Test Analyst
36 (23.08 %)Analyst
45 (19.23 %)Test Manager
51 (3.846 %)Test Team Leader
51 (3.846 %)Team Leader
51 (3.846 %)Technical Lead
51 (3.846 %)Performance Manager
51 (3.846 %)Performance Test Manager
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (84.62 %)Mainframe
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (80.77 %)Test Scripting
25 (19.23 %)Validation
32 (7.692 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (7.692 %)Test Management
32 (7.692 %)ERP
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (73.08 %)COBOL
119 (73.08 %)Java
119 (73.08 %)JavaScript
119 (73.08 %)SQL
Leicestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.692 %)IBM