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The table below looks at the demand for Load Testing skills within the Hampshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Testing over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank194216
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads51
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.135 %0.026 %
Salaries quoted51
Average minimum salary£26,286£25,000
Average salary£28,214£32,500
% change on same period last year-13.18 %
Average maximum salary£30,143£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,284£34,845
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads36933864
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.043 %1.620 %
Salaries quoted29813232
Average minimum salary£38,381£37,696
Average salary£42,129£40,735
% change on same period last year+3.42 %
Average maximum salary£45,878£43,774
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Load Testing South EastLoad Testing
South East

Load Testing
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire Load Testing Demand Trend

Load Testing
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire Load Testing Salary Trend

Load Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Load Testing across the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Hampshire Load Testing Salary Histogram

Load Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Load Testing within the Hampshire region over the 3 months to 5 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
BasingstokeNew entry-2£32,250-
GosportNew entry-1£24,000-
FarehamNew entry-1£24,000-
PortsmouthNew entry-1£24,000-
Load Testing South EastLoad Testing
South East

Load Testing
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Load 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 Load Testing.

111 (91.67 %)ISEB
28 (66.67 %)Software Testing
35 (41.67 %)System Testing
44 (33.33 %)Integration Testing
44 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
44 (33.33 %)C7
44 (33.33 %)Telecoms
44 (33.33 %)Finance
44 (33.33 %)Internet
44 (33.33 %)SS7
44 (33.33 %)Q.931
44 (33.33 %)QSIG
44 (33.33 %)TestDirector
44 (33.33 %)VoIP
44 (33.33 %)VPN
44 (33.33 %)B2B
53 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (25.00 %)HTML
53 (25.00 %)Java
53 (25.00 %)VBScript
53 (25.00 %)VB
53 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
53 (25.00 %)Banking
62 (16.67 %)QA
62 (16.67 %)Manual Testing

Load Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing Load 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 Load Testing. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hampshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %)HTML
Hampshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (33.33 %)VoIP
14 (33.33 %)VPN
14 (33.33 %)Internet
14 (33.33 %)SS7
14 (33.33 %)Q.931
14 (33.33 %)QSIG
14 (33.33 %)C7
Hampshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (33.33 %)TestDirector
23 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Hampshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (33.33 %)Telecoms
14 (33.33 %)Finance
23 (25.00 %)Banking
Hampshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (50.00 %)Tester
16 (50.00 %)Test Engineer
24 (33.33 %)Systems Tester
24 (33.33 %)Senior Test Engineer
24 (33.33 %)VoIP Engineer
24 (33.33 %)Senior VoIP Engineer
32 (16.67 %)Software Tester
32 (16.67 %)Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Test Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Systems Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Systems Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Systems Test Engineer
41 (8.333 %)QA Analyst
Hampshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (66.67 %)Software Testing
25 (41.67 %)System Testing
34 (33.33 %)B2B
34 (33.33 %)Integration Testing
34 (33.33 %)Test Scripting
43 (25.00 %)Regression Testing
52 (16.67 %)Manual Testing
Hampshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (25.00 %)Java
13 (25.00 %)VBScript
13 (25.00 %)VB
Hampshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (91.67 %)ISEB
Hampshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (16.67 %)QA