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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Tyne and Wear 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
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Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£345£341
% change on same period last year+1.23 %
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£28.90£34.00
% change on same period last year-14.99 %
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Tyne and Wear
Matching contract IT job ads115254
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.181 %0.272 %
Daily rates quoted3285
Average minimum daily rate£303£318
Average daily rate£316£329
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£370
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Hourly rates quoted1028
Average minimum hourly rate£16.30£43.39
Average hourly rate£18.65£46.87
% change on same period last year-60.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.00£50.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£29.91
% change on same period last year-5.80 %
Performance Testing North EastPerformance Testing
North East

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 Tyne and Wear region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear Performance Testing Hourly Rate Trend

Performance Testing
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
15 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (80.00 %)SAP
24 (80.00 %)XML
24 (80.00 %)HTTP
31 (20.00 %)HP
31 (20.00 %)Stress Testing

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %)XML
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (80.00 %)HTTP
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (100.00 %)Tester
15 (100.00 %)Performance Tester
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (100.00 %)Test Scripting
15 (100.00 %)Security Cleared
24 (80.00 %)SC Cleared
31 (20.00 %)Stress Testing
Tyne and Wear IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (80.00 %)SAP
21 (20.00 %)HP