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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the North West 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank108123
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads2121
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.146 %1.047 %
Daily rates quoted65
Average minimum daily rate£293£354
Average daily rate£301£354
% change on same period last year-14.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£309£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£354
% change on same period last year+2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£30.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£44.02£40.16
% change on same period last year+9.61 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
North West
Matching contract IT job ads18322005
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.476 %1.977 %
Daily rates quoted462540
Average minimum daily rate£341£339
Average daily rate£362£357
% change on same period last year+1.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£384£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£375
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted162136
Average minimum hourly rate£25.62£25.23
Average hourly rate£27.34£27.15
% change on same period last year+0.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.06£29.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.41£30.41
% change on same period last year+0.01 %
Performance Testing EnglandPerformance Testing
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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Performance Testing Daily Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North West Performance Testing Daily Rate Histogram

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 North West region.

North West 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 North West region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
ManchesterDown-38£109-72.75 %
MerseysideNew entry-6£324-
LancashireNew entry-2--
CheshireUp+52£400-
Performance Testing EnglandPerformance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

123 (54.76 %)LoadRunner
213 (30.95 %)Oracle
311 (26.19 %)WebLogic
410 (23.81 %)Vignette
410 (23.81 %)LDAP
410 (23.81 %)Sun
410 (23.81 %)BEA
410 (23.81 %)WebLogic Portal
410 (23.81 %)Content Management
59 (21.43 %)ISEB
68 (19.05 %)Test Scripting
77 (16.67 %)Release Management
77 (16.67 %)Test Management
77 (16.67 %)CMS
77 (16.67 %)UNIX
77 (16.67 %)Ant
86 (14.29 %)JUnit
86 (14.29 %)Finance
86 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
86 (14.29 %)Software Testing
95 (11.90 %)Retail
95 (11.90 %)Solaris
95 (11.90 %)SAP
95 (11.90 %)Intranet
104 (9.524 %)Disaster Recovery
113 (7.143 %)BIG-IP
113 (7.143 %)Validation
113 (7.143 %)Pharmaceutical
113 (7.143 %)CONTROL-M
113 (7.143 %)J2EE

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (7.143 %)J2EE
22 (4.762 %)ASP.NET
22 (4.762 %).NET
31 (2.381 %)XHTML
31 (2.381 %)AJAX
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (26.19 %)WebLogic
210 (23.81 %)WebLogic Portal
37 (16.67 %)CMS
42 (4.762 %)BizTalk Server
42 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (2.381 %)NetWeaver
51 (2.381 %)SAP EP
51 (2.381 %)Gentran
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (4.762 %)Oracle 11i
21 (2.381 %)SAP R/3
21 (2.381 %)Oracle EBS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (23.81 %)LDAP
25 (11.90 %)Intranet
33 (7.143 %)BIG-IP
42 (4.762 %)Internet
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (2.381 %)SAP BW
11 (2.381 %)SQLPlus
11 (2.381 %)SAP BI
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
123 (54.76 %)LoadRunner
27 (16.67 %)Ant
36 (14.29 %)JUnit
41 (2.381 %)WinRunner
41 (2.381 %)TestDirector
41 (2.381 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (2.381 %)Rational Robot
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (14.29 %)Finance
25 (11.90 %)Retail
33 (7.143 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (4.762 %)Banking
42 (4.762 %)Insurance
42 (4.762 %)Pensions
51 (2.381 %)General Ledger
51 (2.381 %)Government
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (23.81 %)Support Engineer
28 (19.05 %)Analyst
37 (16.67 %)Test Manager
46 (14.29 %)Test Analyst
46 (14.29 %)Tester
54 (9.524 %)Performance Tester
54 (9.524 %)Performance Analyst
63 (7.143 %)Performance Engineer
63 (7.143 %)Developer
72 (4.762 %)Architect
72 (4.762 %)Technical Support Engineer
72 (4.762 %)Test Engineer
72 (4.762 %)Senior Manager
72 (4.762 %)Technical Support
72 (4.762 %)Performance Test Analyst
72 (4.762 %)Technical Engineer
72 (4.762 %)Senior Test Manager
81 (2.381 %)SAP Manager
81 (2.381 %)SAP Test Manager
81 (2.381 %)SAP EP Consultant
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.381 %)IVR
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (16.67 %)UNIX
25 (11.90 %)Solaris
31 (2.381 %)Linux
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (23.81 %)Content Management
28 (19.05 %)Test Scripting
37 (16.67 %)Test Management
37 (16.67 %)Release Management
46 (14.29 %)User Acceptance Testing
46 (14.29 %)Software Testing
54 (9.524 %)Disaster Recovery
63 (7.143 %)Validation
72 (4.762 %)PRINCE
72 (4.762 %)Integration Testing
72 (4.762 %)Matrix Management
81 (2.381 %)Use Case
81 (2.381 %)System Testing
81 (2.381 %)DV Cleared
81 (2.381 %)Security Cleared
81 (2.381 %)BCP
81 (2.381 %)Project Management
81 (2.381 %)ITIL
81 (2.381 %)PRINCE2
81 (2.381 %)Business Intelligence
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (7.143 %)C
13 (7.143 %)Java
22 (4.762 %)SQL
31 (2.381 %)JavaScript
31 (2.381 %)PL/SQL
31 (2.381 %)C#
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (21.43 %)ISEB
21 (2.381 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (2.381 %)ISTQB
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.381 %)QA
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.143 %)CONTROL-M
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (30.95 %)Oracle
210 (23.81 %)Vignette
210 (23.81 %)Sun
210 (23.81 %)BEA
35 (11.90 %)SAP
41 (2.381 %)HP