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The table below looks at the demand for the Performance Tester role in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Tester in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Performance Tester
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank235-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads50
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.066 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£35,000-
Average salary£44,375-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£53,750-
UK excluding London average salary£41,557£42,280
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads761011412
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled4.910 %5.108 %
Salaries quoted63699337
Average minimum salary£38,871£38,405
Average salary£42,272£42,054
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Average maximum salary£45,673£45,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,468£39,125
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Performance Tester South EastPerformance Tester
South East

Performance Tester
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Performance Tester Demand Trend

Performance Tester
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Performance Tester across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire Performance Tester Salary Trend

Performance Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Tester across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Performance Tester Salary Histogram

Performance Tester
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Tester within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingNew entry-4£45,000-
Performance Tester South EastPerformance Tester
South East

Performance Tester
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Performance Tester in their job title.

110 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
29 (90.00 %)Performance Testing
38 (80.00 %)QA
47 (70.00 %)QALoad
56 (60.00 %)Oracle
65 (50.00 %)SQL Server
65 (50.00 %)Finance
74 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
83 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
91 (10.00 %)Java
91 (10.00 %)SQL
91 (10.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
91 (10.00 %)SAP
91 (10.00 %)ERP
91 (10.00 %)N-Tier
91 (10.00 %)HP
91 (10.00 %)ISEB
91 (10.00 %)WinRunner
91 (10.00 %)TestDirector
91 (10.00 %)Stress Testing
91 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
91 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
91 (10.00 %)Degree
91 (10.00 %)Oracle ERP

Performance Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled with Performance Tester in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (10.00 %)Oracle ERP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
27 (70.00 %)QALoad
31 (10.00 %)WinRunner
31 (10.00 %)TestDirector
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (50.00 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (90.00 %)Performance Testing
24 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
33 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
41 (10.00 %)ERP
41 (10.00 %)Stress Testing
41 (10.00 %)Test Scripting
41 (10.00 %)SC Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Java
11 (10.00 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)ISEB
11 (10.00 %)ISEB Practitioner
11 (10.00 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (80.00 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (60.00 %)Oracle
21 (10.00 %)SAP
21 (10.00 %)HP