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This section looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Testing over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank247246
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads1555
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.264 %0.731 %
Salaries quoted1244
Average minimum salary£35,917£41,341
Average salary£39,792£44,523
% change on same period last year-10.62 %
Average maximum salary£43,667£47,705
UK excluding London average salary£37,892£39,990
% change on same period last year-5.24 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads56797523
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.101 %3.159 %
Salaries quoted47105929
Average minimum salary£42,250£43,645
Average salary£46,271£47,452
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
Average maximum salary£50,292£51,260
UK excluding London average salary£42,478£44,432
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Performance Testing South EastPerformance Testing
South East

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire Performance Testing Demand Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Berkshire Performance Testing Salary Histogram

Performance Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Testing within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
ReadingUp+244£40,000-4.59 %
Performance Testing South EastPerformance Testing
South East

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Performance Testing.

114 (29.17 %)SQL
114 (29.17 %)Windows
213 (27.08 %)QA
213 (27.08 %)Security Testing
213 (27.08 %).NET
213 (27.08 %)C#
213 (27.08 %)Oracle
213 (27.08 %)SharePoint
213 (27.08 %)Microsoft
213 (27.08 %)QuickTest Pro
213 (27.08 %)BizTalk Server
213 (27.08 %)Finance
311 (22.92 %)SQL Server
311 (22.92 %)IIS
311 (22.92 %)Unit Testing
410 (20.83 %).NET Framework
410 (20.83 %)XML
410 (20.83 %)MS Excel
410 (20.83 %)LoadRunner
59 (18.75 %)ERP
59 (18.75 %)Scalability Testing
68 (16.67 %)TestDirector
77 (14.58 %)ISEB
86 (12.50 %)Automated Testing
95 (10.42 %)QALoad
95 (10.42 %)Web Testing
95 (10.42 %)Test Scripting
95 (10.42 %)WinRunner
95 (10.42 %)UNIX
95 (10.42 %)CSS

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Performance Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (27.08 %).NET
210 (20.83 %)XML
210 (20.83 %).NET Framework
35 (10.42 %)HTML
35 (10.42 %)CSS
42 (4.167 %)J2EE
51 (2.083 %)WebSphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (27.08 %)SharePoint
113 (27.08 %)BizTalk Server
211 (22.92 %)IIS
31 (2.083 %)JBoss
31 (2.083 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (20.83 %)MS Excel
21 (2.083 %)MS Visio
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.083 %)Oracle 11i
11 (2.083 %)Oracle EBS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (4.167 %)GSM
12 (4.167 %)TCP/IP
12 (4.167 %)SS7
21 (2.083 %)Wireless
21 (2.083 %)Bluetooth
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (22.92 %)SQL Server
22 (4.167 %)DB2
31 (2.083 %)RDBMS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (27.08 %)QuickTest Pro
210 (20.83 %)LoadRunner
38 (16.67 %)TestDirector
45 (10.42 %)WinRunner
45 (10.42 %)QALoad
53 (6.250 %)SilkPerformer
62 (4.167 %)TestPartner
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (27.08 %)Finance
24 (8.333 %)Pensions
33 (6.250 %)Telecoms
33 (6.250 %)Health
41 (2.083 %)Law
41 (2.083 %)Publishing
41 (2.083 %)Banking
41 (2.083 %)Back Office
41 (2.083 %)Marketing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (35.42 %)Tester
214 (29.17 %)Consultant
214 (29.17 %)Test Consultant
39 (18.75 %).NET Consultant
39 (18.75 %)ERP Consultant
39 (18.75 %)Performance Tester
45 (10.42 %)Senior Tester
45 (10.42 %)Senior Performance Tester
45 (10.42 %)Performance Test Consultant
54 (8.333 %)QA Tester
63 (6.250 %)Performance Engineer
63 (6.250 %)Web Tester
72 (4.167 %)Senior Test Manager
72 (4.167 %)QA Engineer
72 (4.167 %)QA Test Manager
72 (4.167 %)Senior QA Manager
72 (4.167 %)Senior QA Tester
72 (4.167 %)Team Leader
72 (4.167 %)UNIX Administrator
72 (4.167 %)Administrator
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.250 %)N-Tier
13 (6.250 %)Statistics
22 (4.167 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (29.17 %)Windows
25 (10.42 %)UNIX
33 (6.250 %)Solaris
33 (6.250 %)Linux
41 (2.083 %)Windows Server 2003
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (27.08 %)Security Testing
211 (22.92 %)Unit Testing
39 (18.75 %)ERP
39 (18.75 %)Scalability Testing
46 (12.50 %)Automated Testing
55 (10.42 %)Web Testing
55 (10.42 %)Test Scripting
63 (6.250 %)Manual Testing
63 (6.250 %)RUP
72 (4.167 %)Benchmarking
72 (4.167 %)Regression Testing
72 (4.167 %)System Testing
72 (4.167 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (4.167 %)ITIL
81 (2.083 %)Compatibility Testing
81 (2.083 %)Load Testing
81 (2.083 %)Stress Testing
81 (2.083 %)Agile Software Development
81 (2.083 %)Data Management
81 (2.083 %)CRM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (29.17 %)SQL
213 (27.08 %)C#
32 (4.167 %)Shell Script
32 (4.167 %)Korn
41 (2.083 %)Java
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (14.58 %)ISEB
22 (4.167 %)ISEB Practitioner
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
113 (27.08 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (27.08 %)Oracle
113 (27.08 %)Microsoft
23 (6.250 %)HP
23 (6.250 %)Segue
31 (2.083 %)EMC