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The table below looks at the demand for the Performance Tester role in IT contracts within the Staffordshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Performance Tester
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank32-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.376 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£283-
Average daily rate£325-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£367-
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£344
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Staffordshire
Matching contract IT job ads218176
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.342 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted8152
Average minimum daily rate£308£299
Average daily rate£333£320
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£350
% change on same period last year+0.84 %
Hourly rates quoted3442
Average minimum hourly rate£16.57£24.54
Average hourly rate£18.12£26.37
% change on same period last year-31.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.68£28.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.38£24.43
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Performance Tester West MidlandsPerformance Tester
West 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 Tester
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Performance Tester across the Staffordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Staffordshire Performance Tester Demand Trend

Performance Tester
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Performance Tester across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Performance Tester Daily Rate Trend

Performance Tester
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Performance Tester across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Staffordshire Performance Tester Daily Rate Histogram

Performance Tester
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Performance Tester across the Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire Performance Tester Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Tester
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Performance Tester 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 Tester in their job title.

13 (100.00 %)Performance Testing
13 (100.00 %)Load Testing
13 (100.00 %)Security Testing
22 (66.67 %)Web Testing
22 (66.67 %)Finance
22 (66.67 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)Penetration Testing

Performance Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Staffordshire region that cited Performance Tester 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 Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %).NET
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Performance Testing
13 (100.00 %)Load Testing
13 (100.00 %)Security Testing
22 (66.67 %)Web Testing
31 (33.33 %)Penetration Testing