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This section looks at the demand for the Performance Tester role in IT jobs within the East Midlands 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Performance Tester
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank172188
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads62
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.123 %0.037 %
Salaries quoted62
Average minimum salary£36,667£36,250
Average salary£40,000£39,000
% change on same period last year+2.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,333£41,750
UK excluding London average salary£41,205£41,762
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
East Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
East Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads48845417
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.667 %2.274 %
Salaries quoted42634405
Average minimum salary£32,277£31,774
Average salary£34,963£34,239
% change on same period last year+2.11 %
Average maximum salary£37,649£36,703
UK excluding London average salary£38,060£39,458
% change on same period last year-3.54 %
Performance Tester EnglandPerformance Tester
England

Performance Tester
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands Performance Tester Salary Trend

Performance Tester
Salary Histogram

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

East Midlands Performance Tester Salary Histogram

Performance Tester
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Tester within the East Midlands 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
NottinghamshireUp+55£41,000+5.12 %
Performance Tester EnglandPerformance Tester
England

Performance Tester
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

19 (90.00 %)LoadRunner
26 (60.00 %)QA
35 (50.00 %)ISEB
44 (40.00 %)QALoad
44 (40.00 %)Performance Testing
53 (30.00 %)QARun
53 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
53 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
53 (30.00 %)TestPartner
62 (20.00 %)WinRunner
62 (20.00 %)TestDirector
62 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
62 (20.00 %)SQL
62 (20.00 %)VB
62 (20.00 %)N-Tier
62 (20.00 %)Compuware
62 (20.00 %)Degree
71 (10.00 %)Stress Testing
71 (10.00 %)WebLOAD
71 (10.00 %)Rational Rose
71 (10.00 %)GSM
71 (10.00 %)UMTS
71 (10.00 %)Retail
71 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
71 (10.00 %)3G

Performance Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (10.00 %)GSM
11 (10.00 %)UMTS
11 (10.00 %)3G
East Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (90.00 %)LoadRunner
24 (40.00 %)QALoad
33 (30.00 %)TestPartner
33 (30.00 %)QARun
42 (20.00 %)WinRunner
42 (20.00 %)TestDirector
42 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
51 (10.00 %)WebLOAD
51 (10.00 %)Rational Rose
East Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (10.00 %)Retail
East Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)N-Tier
East Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Performance Testing
23 (30.00 %)Test Scripting
23 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Stress Testing
31 (10.00 %)Automated Testing
East Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (20.00 %)SQL
12 (20.00 %)VB
East Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (50.00 %)ISEB
22 (20.00 %)Degree
East Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (60.00 %)QA
East Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (20.00 %)Compuware