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The table below looks at the demand for Borland SilkPerformer skills within the England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited SilkPerformer over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkBorland SilkPerformer
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank846978
Rank change on same period last yearUp+132
Matching permanent IT job ads2213
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.141 %0.067 %
Salaries quoted185
Average minimum salary£37,684£31,000
Average salary£40,105£36,000
% change on same period last year+11.40 %
Average maximum salary£42,526£41,000
UK excluding London average salary£31,750£38,333
% change on same period last year-17.17 %
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
England
Matching permanent IT job ads1560219409
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled8.663 %8.176 %
Salaries quoted1336715642
Average minimum salary£36,304£37,392
Average salary£39,596£40,682
% change on same period last year-2.66 %
Average maximum salary£42,888£43,972
UK excluding London average salary£35,089£36,009
% change on same period last year-2.55 %
SilkPerformer UKSilkPerformer
UK

SilkPerformer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing SilkPerformer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

England SilkPerformer Demand Trend

SilkPerformer
Salary Trend

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

England SilkPerformer Salary Trend

SilkPerformer
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing SilkPerformer across the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

England SilkPerformer Salary Histogram

SilkPerformer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SilkPerformer within the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
LondonUp+9218£42,333+30.25 %
South EastUp+764£31,750-17.17 %
SilkPerformer UKSilkPerformer
UK

SilkPerformer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SilkPerformer 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 SilkPerformer.

130 (73.17 %)QuickTest Pro
217 (41.46 %)SQL
217 (41.46 %)Performance Testing
316 (39.02 %)Segue
316 (39.02 %)LoadRunner
415 (36.59 %)Java
415 (36.59 %)QA
514 (34.15 %)Test Scripting
610 (24.39 %)Microsoft
610 (24.39 %)WinRunner
79 (21.95 %)MS Excel
88 (19.51 %).NET
88 (19.51 %)Manual Testing
96 (14.63 %)FitNesse
96 (14.63 %)SilkTest
96 (14.63 %)Software Testing
96 (14.63 %)J2EE
96 (14.63 %)VB
96 (14.63 %)ISEB
105 (12.20 %)Regression Testing
105 (12.20 %)Finance
105 (12.20 %)MS Office
105 (12.20 %)Visual Studio
105 (12.20 %)System Testing
114 (9.756 %)Load Testing
114 (9.756 %)Security Cleared
114 (9.756 %)Automated Testing
114 (9.756 %)UNIX
114 (9.756 %)Perl
114 (9.756 %)Disaster Recovery

SilkPerformer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing SilkPerformer 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 SilkPerformer. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (19.51 %).NET
26 (14.63 %)J2EE
31 (2.439 %)Spring
31 (2.439 %)HTML
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (4.878 %)Tuxedo
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (21.95 %)MS Excel
25 (12.20 %)MS Office
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.439 %)Intranet
11 (2.439 %)Internet
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.878 %)Informix
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
130 (73.17 %)QuickTest Pro
216 (39.02 %)LoadRunner
310 (24.39 %)WinRunner
46 (14.63 %)FitNesse
46 (14.63 %)SilkTest
55 (12.20 %)Visual Studio
62 (4.878 %)QALoad
62 (4.878 %)Selenium
71 (2.439 %)Rational Performance Tester
71 (2.439 %)TestDirector
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (12.20 %)Finance
21 (2.439 %)Health
21 (2.439 %)Law
21 (2.439 %)Games
21 (2.439 %)Retail
21 (2.439 %)Insurance
21 (2.439 %)Pensions
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (43.90 %)Analyst
216 (39.02 %)Test Analyst
216 (39.02 %)Tester
35 (12.20 %)Test Engineer
35 (12.20 %)Performance Engineer
43 (7.317 %)Performance Manager
43 (7.317 %)Performance Test Manager
43 (7.317 %)Performance Tester
43 (7.317 %)Test Manager
52 (4.878 %)Consultant
52 (4.878 %)Test Specialist
52 (4.878 %)Test Consultant
52 (4.878 %)Performance Test Consultant
61 (2.439 %)Performance Test Analyst
61 (2.439 %)QA Analyst
61 (2.439 %)Performance Analyst
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (9.756 %)UNIX
21 (2.439 %)Windows
21 (2.439 %)Windows 2000
21 (2.439 %)Windows XP
21 (2.439 %)Windows Vista
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (41.46 %)Performance Testing
214 (34.15 %)Test Scripting
38 (19.51 %)Manual Testing
46 (14.63 %)Software Testing
55 (12.20 %)System Testing
55 (12.20 %)Regression Testing
64 (9.756 %)Disaster Recovery
64 (9.756 %)Automated Testing
64 (9.756 %)Load Testing
64 (9.756 %)Security Cleared
73 (7.317 %)Resource Management
73 (7.317 %)Validation
73 (7.317 %)Project Management
73 (7.317 %)Agile Software Development
82 (4.878 %)E-Commerce
82 (4.878 %)User Acceptance Testing
91 (2.439 %)Use Case
91 (2.439 %)Performance Management
91 (2.439 %)Change Management
91 (2.439 %)Migration
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (41.46 %)SQL
215 (36.59 %)Java
36 (14.63 %)VB
44 (9.756 %)Perl
53 (7.317 %)C
62 (4.878 %)VBScript
71 (2.439 %)Transact-SQL
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (14.63 %)ISEB
22 (4.878 %)ISTQB
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (36.59 %)QA
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (39.02 %)Segue
210 (24.39 %)Microsoft
34 (9.756 %)Borland