The first table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Leeds region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Testing over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the Leeds region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Testing
Rank 97 87 84
Rank change year-on-year
-10 -3
Permanent jobs citing Performance Testing 50 42 33
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 1.903% 2.005% 1.809%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.422% 2.549% 2.463%
Number of salaries quoted 40 38 31
Average salary £38,000 £37,500 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+1.33% +36.36%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £42,150 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-7.31% +2.50%
All Processes & Methodologies
Leeds
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
2064 1648 1340
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Leeds 78.54% 78.66% 73.46%
Number of salaries quoted 1638 1408 1147
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Performance Testing
West Yorkshire

Performance Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Leeds Performance Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Leeds region.

Leeds Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

1 32 (41.56%) Load Testing
2 31 (40.26%) User Stories
2 31 (40.26%) Benchmarking
3 29 (37.66%) Stress Testing
4 27 (35.06%) LoadRunner
5 23 (29.87%) JMeter
5 23 (29.87%) OpenSTA
6 18 (23.38%) Finance
7 17 (22.08%) E-Commerce
8 16 (20.78%) Windows
8 16 (20.78%) Non-Functional Testing
9 12 (15.58%) Agile Software Development
10 9 (11.69%) ISEB
11 8 (10.39%) Test Strategy
12 7 (9.091%) Management Information System
13 6 (7.792%) QA
13 6 (7.792%) Selenium
14 5 (6.494%) ISTQB
14 5 (6.494%) QuickTest Pro
14 5 (6.494%) SQL
14 5 (6.494%) .NET
15 4 (5.195%) LAMP
15 4 (5.195%) Automation Testing
16 3 (3.896%) ISEB Practitioner
16 3 (3.896%) IT Governance
16 3 (3.896%) Process Improvement
16 3 (3.896%) Test Management
16 3 (3.896%) Quality Management
16 3 (3.896%) Oracle
17 2 (2.597%) PL/SQL

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Leeds 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.

Application Development
1 5 (6.494%) .NET
2 4 (5.195%) LAMP
3 1 (1.299%) WebSphere
3 1 (1.299%) CSS
3 1 (1.299%) XML
3 1 (1.299%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 1 (1.299%) CICS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.597%) Internet
2 1 (1.299%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.597%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (2.597%) Oracle 11g
1 2 (2.597%) Oracle BI EE
1 2 (2.597%) Big Data
2 1 (1.299%) SQL Server
2 1 (1.299%) DB2
Development Applications
1 27 (35.06%) LoadRunner
2 23 (29.87%) JMeter
2 23 (29.87%) OpenSTA
3 6 (7.792%) Selenium
4 5 (6.494%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (1.299%) Visual Studio
5 1 (1.299%) Rational Performance Tester
General
1 18 (23.38%) Finance
2 1 (1.299%) Banking
Job Titles
1 28 (36.36%) Analyst
1 28 (36.36%) Test Analyst
2 25 (32.47%) Tester
3 20 (25.97%) Performance Tester
3 20 (25.97%) Performance Analyst
3 20 (25.97%) Performance Test Analyst
4 16 (20.78%) Test Leader
5 15 (19.48%) Performance Test Leader
6 8 (10.39%) Test Manager
7 7 (9.091%) Senior Test Analyst
7 7 (9.091%) Senior Analyst
7 7 (9.091%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
8 4 (5.195%) Technical Tester
9 3 (3.896%) Developer
9 3 (3.896%) QA Manager
9 3 (3.896%) Non-Functional Tester
10 2 (2.597%) Designer
10 2 (2.597%) OBIEE Developer
11 1 (1.299%) Agile Test Analyst
11 1 (1.299%) QA Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.091%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.597%) Data Integration
3 1 (1.299%) IBM Mainframe
3 1 (1.299%) NHS
3 1 (1.299%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 16 (20.78%) Windows
2 2 (2.597%) UNIX
3 1 (1.299%) zOS
3 1 (1.299%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (41.56%) Load Testing
2 31 (40.26%) User Stories
2 31 (40.26%) Benchmarking
3 29 (37.66%) Stress Testing
4 17 (22.08%) E-Commerce
5 16 (20.78%) Non-Functional Testing
6 12 (15.58%) Agile Software Development
7 8 (10.39%) Test Strategy
8 4 (5.195%) Automation Testing
9 3 (3.896%) Process Improvement
9 3 (3.896%) Test Management
9 3 (3.896%) IT Governance
9 3 (3.896%) Quality Management
10 2 (2.597%) Data Modelling
10 2 (2.597%) ETL
10 2 (2.597%) Stakeholder Management
10 2 (2.597%) Business Analysis
10 2 (2.597%) Software Testing
11 1 (1.299%) Web Testing
11 1 (1.299%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (6.494%) SQL
2 2 (2.597%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.299%) Python
3 1 (1.299%) C#
3 1 (1.299%) Java
3 1 (1.299%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 9 (11.69%) ISEB
2 5 (6.494%) ISTQB
3 3 (3.896%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (1.299%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (7.792%) QA
2 1 (1.299%) ISO 9001
2 1 (1.299%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (3.896%) Oracle
2 2 (2.597%) IBM
3 1 (1.299%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.299%) Red Hat
Leeds, West Yorkshire
ISEB Qualified. Desirable Skills: Experience of managing automation and performance testing. Experience of managing test teams within a .Net environment... ISEB Practitioner / Advanced... Test Manager / Senior Test Manager /...
CoreCom Consulting
Salary: £38000 - £45000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 15 May 2013
Leeds, Yorkshire
Excellent opportunity for a Performance Test Analyst to join a successful financial services company based in Leeds.
E-Resourcing
Salary: £38000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Creating and owning ongoing, the Test Strategy. Definition and communication of appropriate tests and testing procedures, ensuring these are properly understood, carried out and evaluated in accordance with...
Latcom Ltd
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013