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This section looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Essex 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank97103
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads1520
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
As % of the category below1.296 %1.474 %
Salaries quoted1520
Average minimum salary£48,571£39,800
Average salary£48,929£40,350
% change on same period last year+21.26 %
Average maximum salary£49,286£40,900
UK excluding London average salary£37,826£39,441
% change on same period last year-4.09 %
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads11571357
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.609 %0.557 %
Salaries quoted9661226
Average minimum salary£38,165£44,847
Average salary£40,828£47,211
% change on same period last year-13.51 %
Average maximum salary£43,491£49,574
UK excluding London average salary£42,575£44,522
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
Performance Testing East of EnglandPerformance Testing
East of England

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Essex region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Essex 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 Essex region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
ChelmsfordNew entry-13£50,000-
BasildonUp+413£50,000+25.39 %
BrentwoodNew entry-2£35,000-
Performance Testing East of EnglandPerformance Testing
East of England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

118 (69.23 %)Finance
217 (65.38 %)IBM
316 (61.54 %)Health
316 (61.54 %)AS400
316 (61.54 %)Clustering
316 (61.54 %)SAN
316 (61.54 %)Pensions
47 (26.92 %)SQL
47 (26.92 %)User Acceptance Testing
56 (23.08 %)QA
56 (23.08 %)TestDirector
65 (19.23 %)Configuration Management
65 (19.23 %)Java
65 (19.23 %)Regression Testing
65 (19.23 %)UNIX
74 (15.38 %)C#
74 (15.38 %)J2EE
74 (15.38 %)Oracle
83 (11.54 %)Ant
83 (11.54 %)JUnit
83 (11.54 %)C
83 (11.54 %)VB
83 (11.54 %)Windows
83 (11.54 %)PVCS
83 (11.54 %)System Testing
92 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
92 (7.692 %)Test Scripting
92 (7.692 %)WinRunner
92 (7.692 %)SQL Server
101 (3.846 %)IIS

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (15.38 %)J2EE
21 (3.846 %)ASP.NET
21 (3.846 %).NET
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (3.846 %)IIS
11 (3.846 %)Oracle HTTP Server
11 (3.846 %)IBM HTTP Server
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (61.54 %)SAN
21 (3.846 %)Internet
21 (3.846 %)HTTP
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (7.692 %)SQL Server
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (23.08 %)TestDirector
23 (11.54 %)Ant
23 (11.54 %)JUnit
23 (11.54 %)PVCS
32 (7.692 %)WinRunner
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (69.23 %)Finance
216 (61.54 %)Health
216 (61.54 %)Pensions
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (61.54 %)Team Leader
116 (61.54 %)Support Team Leader
116 (61.54 %)AS400 Support
211 (42.31 %)Test Team Leader
33 (11.54 %)Tester
33 (11.54 %)Test Manager
42 (7.692 %)Developer
42 (7.692 %)Senior Tester
51 (3.846 %)Web Manager
51 (3.846 %)QA Tester
51 (3.846 %)Support Manager
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (61.54 %)AS400
116 (61.54 %)Clustering
21 (3.846 %)Client/Server
21 (3.846 %)N-Tier
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (19.23 %)UNIX
23 (11.54 %)Windows
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (26.92 %)User Acceptance Testing
25 (19.23 %)Configuration Management
25 (19.23 %)Regression Testing
33 (11.54 %)System Testing
42 (7.692 %)Integration Testing
42 (7.692 %)Test Scripting
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (26.92 %)SQL
25 (19.23 %)Java
34 (15.38 %)C#
43 (11.54 %)C
43 (11.54 %)VB
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (23.08 %)QA
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (65.38 %)IBM
24 (15.38 %)Oracle
31 (3.846 %)Microsoft
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