The first table below looks at the demand for the Performance Tester role in IT contracts advertised for the Tyne and Wear region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Performance Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Tyne and Wear 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
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Tester
Rank - 36 -
Contract jobs requiring a Performance Tester 0 4 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear - 1.190% -
As % of the Job Titles category - 1.282% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 4 0
Average daily rate - £400 -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £375 £368
% change year-on-year
-6.66% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Job Titles
Tyne and Wear
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
165 312 239
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Tyne and Wear 91.16% 92.86% 93.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 65 159 116
Average daily rate £301 £350 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.14% +12.90%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £230 £225 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £513 £500 £450
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 28 15
Average hourly rate £11.81 £22.50 £16.25
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-47.53% +38.46%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.00 £12.00 £10.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £18.25 £35.00 £21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Performance Tester
North East

Performance Tester
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Performance Tester across the Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Tyne and Wear Performance Tester Jobs Demand Trend

Performance Tester
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Performance Tester across the Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Performance Tester Daily Rate Trend