The first table below looks at the demand for the Performance Test Analyst role in IT contracts advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Performance Test Analyst in their job title over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Test Analyst
Rank 372 407 408
Rank change year-on-year
+35 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Performance Test Analyst 5 8 34
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 0.023% 0.030% 0.109%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.025% 0.032% 0.118%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 27
Average daily rate £338 £513 £355
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-34.14% +44.36%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £325 £325 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £525 £408
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £413 £438
% change year-on-year
-27.27% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
London
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
19942 24907 28750
As % of all contract IT jobs located in London 92.08% 92.46% 92.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 13399 16045 18461
Average daily rate £450 £445 £475
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.12% -6.31%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £275 £275 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £600 £600 £625
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 450 624 677
Average hourly rate £20.00 £20.00 £20.00
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £12.50 £12.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £45.00 £41.00 £47.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Performance Test Analyst
England

Performance Test Analyst
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Performance Test Analyst across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Performance Test Analyst Jobs Demand Trend

Performance Test Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Performance Test Analyst across the London region.

London Performance Test Analyst Daily Rate Trend

Performance Test Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Performance Test Analyst across the London region.

London Performance Test Analyst Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Test Analyst
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Test Analyst within the London region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
City of London +12 1 £325 -21.21%
Performance Test Analyst
England

Performance Test Analyst
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Performance Test Analyst 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 Test Analyst in their job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Performance Testing
1 9 (56.25%) Test Scripting
2 7 (43.75%) Rational Performance Tester
3 6 (37.50%) IBM
4 5 (31.25%) LoadRunner
4 5 (31.25%) Stress Testing
5 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
5 4 (25.00%) Software Testing
5 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 4 (25.00%) Java
5 4 (25.00%) SQL
5 4 (25.00%) Linux
6 3 (18.75%) MS Excel
6 3 (18.75%) Windows
6 3 (18.75%) HTTP
6 3 (18.75%) .NET
6 3 (18.75%) Oracle
6 3 (18.75%) Service Delivery
6 3 (18.75%) Matrix Management
6 3 (18.75%) Degree
6 3 (18.75%) JIRA
6 3 (18.75%) DV Cleared
6 3 (18.75%) V-Model
6 3 (18.75%) Test Automation
6 3 (18.75%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (18.75%) Capacity Planning
6 3 (18.75%) Test Strategy
7 2 (12.50%) Hudson
7 2 (12.50%) Change Control
7 2 (12.50%) OpenSTA

Performance Test Analyst
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the London region that cited Performance Test Analyst 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 Test Analyst in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 3 (18.75%) .NET
2 2 (12.50%) Ajax
2 2 (12.50%) SOAP
3 1 (6.250%) XML
3 1 (6.250%) SAP PI
3 1 (6.250%) soapUI
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (12.50%) SAP IS-U
1 2 (12.50%) SAP CRM
Communications & Networking
1 3 (18.75%) HTTP
2 1 (6.250%) VPN
2 1 (6.250%) HTTPS
Development Applications
1 7 (43.75%) Rational Performance Tester
2 5 (31.25%) LoadRunner
3 3 (18.75%) JIRA
4 2 (12.50%) Hudson
4 2 (12.50%) OpenSTA
4 2 (12.50%) Team Foundation Server
4 2 (12.50%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 2 (12.50%) JMeter
4 2 (12.50%) Visual Studio
5 1 (6.250%) SilkPerformer
General
1 1 (6.250%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Open Source
2 1 (6.250%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 4 (25.00%) Linux
2 3 (18.75%) Windows
3 1 (6.250%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Performance Testing
1 9 (56.25%) Test Scripting
2 5 (31.25%) Stress Testing
3 4 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 3 (18.75%) Service Delivery
4 3 (18.75%) Matrix Management
4 3 (18.75%) V-Model
4 3 (18.75%) Test Automation
4 3 (18.75%) Capacity Planning
4 3 (18.75%) Test Strategy
5 2 (12.50%) Change Control
5 2 (12.50%) Security Testing
5 2 (12.50%) Load Testing
5 2 (12.50%) CRM
6 1 (6.250%) Data Modelling
6 1 (6.250%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 4 (25.00%) Java
1 4 (25.00%) SQL
2 2 (12.50%) C
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (18.75%) Degree
2 3 (18.75%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 1 (6.250%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (18.75%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) IBM
2 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (18.75%) Oracle
4 2 (12.50%) SAP
5 1 (6.250%) CA