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The table below looks at the demand for the Performance Tester role in IT jobs within the England 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Performance Tester
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank773905
Rank change on same period last yearUp+132
Matching permanent IT job ads7765
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.053 %0.032 %
Salaries quoted7357
Average minimum salary£36,633£39,760
Average salary£40,071£44,597
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Average maximum salary£43,510£49,433
UK excluding London average salary£40,679£42,710
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching permanent IT job ads144866202189
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled85.46 %87.28 %
Salaries quoted121991163471
Average minimum salary£38,926£40,261
Average salary£42,579£44,039
% change on same period last year-3.31 %
Average maximum salary£46,233£47,817
UK excluding London average salary£38,166£39,197
% change on same period last year-2.63 %
Performance Tester UKPerformance Tester
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Performance Tester
Demand Trend

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

England 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 England region.

England Performance Tester Salary Trend

Performance Tester
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Tester across the England region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

England 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 England region over the 3 months to 14 October 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
North WestNew entry-17£43,643-
LondonUp+7616£47,900+4.44 %
South WestUp+2914£34,984+12.85 %
South EastUp+6013£38,800-12.50 %
East MidlandsDown-27£44,071+19.03 %
West MidlandsNew entry-6£31,833-
East of EnglandNew entry-1£36,000-
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Performance Tester
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the England 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.

1113 (68.48 %)LoadRunner
293 (56.36 %)Performance Testing
342 (25.45 %)Oracle
441 (24.85 %)QA
536 (21.82 %)QALoad
633 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
731 (18.79 %)Finance
829 (17.58 %)SQL Server
928 (16.97 %)SQL
1025 (15.15 %)Software Testing
1122 (13.33 %)UNIX
1122 (13.33 %)HP
1220 (12.12 %)Java
1319 (11.52 %)ISEB
1319 (11.52 %)Degree
1418 (10.91 %)Load Testing
1516 (9.697 %)QuickTest Pro
1615 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
1615 (9.091 %)Banking
1714 (8.485 %)Retail
1714 (8.485 %)Windows
1714 (8.485 %)Apache
1813 (7.879 %)Stress Testing
1912 (7.273 %)Citrix
1912 (7.273 %)WinRunner
2011 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
2110 (6.061 %)Scalability Testing
2110 (6.061 %)Automated Testing
2110 (6.061 %)BizTalk Server
2110 (6.061 %)HTTP

Performance Tester
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the England 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.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (3.636 %)XML
25 (3.030 %)HTML
34 (2.424 %)WebServices
43 (1.818 %).NET
51 (0.606 %)J2EE
51 (0.606 %)ASP
51 (0.606 %)Middleware
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (8.485 %)Apache
210 (6.061 %)BizTalk Server
33 (1.818 %)WebLogic
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (4.242 %)MS Excel
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (5.455 %)Oracle EBS
22 (1.212 %)Oracle ERP
31 (0.606 %)Oracle Applications
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (6.061 %)HTTP
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (17.58 %)SQL Server
29 (5.455 %)Oracle 11g
33 (1.818 %)Oracle 10g
33 (1.818 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.606 %)RDBMS
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1113 (68.48 %)LoadRunner
236 (21.82 %)QALoad
316 (9.697 %)QuickTest Pro
412 (7.273 %)WinRunner
57 (4.242 %)TestDirector
64 (2.424 %)Rational Robot
64 (2.424 %)Rational Performance Tester
73 (1.818 %)HttpUnit
73 (1.818 %)QARun
73 (1.818 %)NUnit
73 (1.818 %)TestPartner
81 (0.606 %)SilkPerformer
81 (0.606 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.606 %)WebLOAD
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (18.79 %)Finance
215 (9.091 %)Banking
314 (8.485 %)Retail
48 (4.848 %)Insurance
57 (4.242 %)Retail Banking
65 (3.030 %)Pensions
74 (2.424 %)Investment Banking
74 (2.424 %)Games
74 (2.424 %)Telecoms
83 (1.818 %)Health
83 (1.818 %)Online Games
92 (1.212 %)Government
101 (0.606 %)Education
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (5.455 %)Mainframe
22 (1.212 %)N-Tier
22 (1.212 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
31 (0.606 %)Equities
31 (0.606 %)Derivative
31 (0.606 %)Client/Server
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (13.33 %)UNIX
214 (8.485 %)Windows
38 (4.848 %)Solaris
47 (4.242 %)Linux
56 (3.636 %)Red Hat Linux
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
193 (56.36 %)Performance Testing
233 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
325 (15.15 %)Software Testing
418 (10.91 %)Load Testing
515 (9.091 %)Agile Software Development
613 (7.879 %)Stress Testing
711 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
810 (6.061 %)Scalability Testing
810 (6.061 %)Automated Testing
98 (4.848 %)DV Cleared
107 (4.242 %)Document Management
107 (4.242 %)Workflow
116 (3.636 %)Project Management
125 (3.030 %)CRM
125 (3.030 %)E-Commerce
133 (1.818 %)Service Delivery
133 (1.818 %)Regression Testing
133 (1.818 %)Data Modelling
133 (1.818 %)Web Design
133 (1.818 %)Systems Analysis
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (16.97 %)SQL
220 (12.12 %)Java
38 (4.848 %)VB
47 (4.242 %)C
56 (3.636 %)Shell Script
56 (3.636 %)Transact-SQL
65 (3.030 %)VBScript
65 (3.030 %)C#
72 (1.212 %)COBOL
81 (0.606 %)C++
81 (0.606 %)Perl
81 (0.606 %)VB6
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (11.52 %)ISEB
119 (11.52 %)Degree
24 (2.424 %)HND
32 (1.212 %)ISEB Practitioner
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
141 (24.85 %)QA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (4.848 %)Terminal Server
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.212 %)OpenView
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (25.45 %)Oracle
222 (13.33 %)HP
312 (7.273 %)Citrix
47 (4.242 %)SAP
56 (3.636 %)Microsoft
56 (3.636 %)Red Hat
64 (2.424 %)Sun
64 (2.424 %)Siebel
73 (1.818 %)VERITAS
82 (1.212 %)Compuware
91 (0.606 %)Reuters