The first table below looks at the demand for the Performance Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the London region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the London region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Engineer
Rank 588 633 633
Rank change year-on-year
+45 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Performance Engineer 19 12 16
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 0.043% 0.023% 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% 0.024% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 17 12 10
Average salary £50,000 £46,500 £62,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.52% -25.60%
90% offered a salary of more than £49,000 £45,150 £52,500
10% offered a salary of more than £71,000 £70,000 £70,250
UK excluding London average salary £54,000 £47,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year
+14.89% +10.58%
All Job Titles
London
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
41358 50112 55964
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in London 93.45% 94.20% 93.44%
Number of salaries quoted 34786 43619 47333
Average salary £51,500 £50,000 £52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+3.00% -4.76%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £32,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £75,000 £80,000 £77,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%
Performance Engineer
England

Performance Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Performance Engineer across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

London Performance Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Performance Engineer
Salary Trend

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

London Performance Engineer Salary Trend

Performance Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Engineer across the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

London Performance Engineer Salary Histogram

Performance Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Engineer within the London region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Vacancies
Docklands, London - 5 £50,000 -
City of London +2 3 £47,500 -32.14% 1
Performance Engineer
England

Performance Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Performance Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title.

1 33 (63.46%) Finance
2 30 (57.69%) QA
2 30 (57.69%) Performance Testing
3 29 (55.77%) LoadRunner
4 28 (53.85%) SQL
5 25 (48.08%) Test Scripting
5 25 (48.08%) HP
6 22 (42.31%) Scrum
7 21 (40.38%) XML
8 20 (38.46%) HTTP
8 20 (38.46%) Degree
9 19 (36.54%) Computer Science
9 19 (36.54%) Fiddler
9 19 (36.54%) Web Services
9 19 (36.54%) HTML
10 17 (32.69%) .NET
11 16 (30.77%) Microsoft
12 14 (26.92%) SQL Server
12 14 (26.92%) Windows
13 12 (23.08%) IIS
14 11 (21.15%) Java
14 11 (21.15%) C#
15 9 (17.31%) C++
15 9 (17.31%) C
15 9 (17.31%) UNIX
16 7 (13.46%) JavaScript
16 7 (13.46%) Firewall
16 7 (13.46%) Load Testing
17 6 (11.54%) Wireshark
17 6 (11.54%) DNS

Performance Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the London region that cited Performance Engineer 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 Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 21 (40.38%) XML
2 19 (36.54%) Web Services
2 19 (36.54%) HTML
3 17 (32.69%) .NET
4 4 (7.692%) CSS
5 3 (5.769%) ASP.NET
6 2 (3.846%) WCF
6 2 (3.846%) WPF
6 2 (3.846%) Direct3D
6 2 (3.846%) WebSphere
6 2 (3.846%) OpenGL
6 2 (3.846%) J2EE
6 2 (3.846%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 12 (23.08%) IIS
2 2 (3.846%) WebLogic
2 2 (3.846%) Apache
3 1 (1.923%) LiveSite
3 1 (1.923%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (11.54%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (1.923%) Eikon
Communications & Networking
1 20 (38.46%) HTTP
2 7 (13.46%) Firewall
3 6 (11.54%) Wireshark
3 6 (11.54%) DNS
3 6 (11.54%) SAN
4 2 (3.846%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.923%) VoIP
5 1 (1.923%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (26.92%) SQL Server
2 2 (3.846%) SQL Server 2008
2 2 (3.846%) SQL Server 2005
2 2 (3.846%) DB2
2 2 (3.846%) Data Mining
3 1 (1.923%) Informix
3 1 (1.923%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 29 (55.77%) LoadRunner
2 19 (36.54%) Fiddler
3 3 (5.769%) SilkPerformer
3 3 (5.769%) Rational Performance Tester
4 2 (3.846%) QALoad
5 1 (1.923%) Visual Studio
5 1 (1.923%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (1.923%) JMeter
5 1 (1.923%) Selenium
General
1 33 (63.46%) Finance
2 5 (9.615%) Banking
3 2 (3.846%) Investment Banking
3 2 (3.846%) Games
3 2 (3.846%) Electronics
4 1 (1.923%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.923%) Multimedia
4 1 (1.923%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 19 (36.54%) Computer Science
2 5 (9.615%) Open Source
3 3 (5.769%) Grid Computing
3 3 (5.769%) IPTV
4 2 (3.846%) Mathematics
4 2 (3.846%) Physics
4 2 (3.846%) 3D Graphics
4 2 (3.846%) Mainframe
4 2 (3.846%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.923%) Client/Server
5 1 (1.923%) Handset
5 1 (1.923%) Video on Demand
Operating Systems
1 14 (26.92%) Windows
2 9 (17.31%) UNIX
3 6 (11.54%) Linux
4 3 (5.769%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (3.846%) Android
5 2 (3.846%) Windows Server 2008
5 2 (3.846%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (57.69%) Performance Testing
2 25 (48.08%) Test Scripting
3 22 (42.31%) Scrum
4 7 (13.46%) Load Testing
5 4 (7.692%) Test Automation
6 3 (5.769%) Automation Testing
6 3 (5.769%) Performance Management
6 3 (5.769%) Kanban
7 2 (3.846%) Monte Carlo Method
7 2 (3.846%) Unit Testing
7 2 (3.846%) Integration Testing
7 2 (3.846%) Continuous Integration
7 2 (3.846%) Capacity Planning
7 2 (3.846%) Signal Processing
7 2 (3.846%) Performance Improvement
7 2 (3.846%) Project Planning
7 2 (3.846%) Statistical Analysis
7 2 (3.846%) Finite Element Analysis
7 2 (3.846%) Agile Software Development
7 2 (3.846%) OO
Programming Languages
1 28 (53.85%) SQL
2 11 (21.15%) Java
2 11 (21.15%) C#
3 9 (17.31%) C++
3 9 (17.31%) C
4 7 (13.46%) JavaScript
5 5 (9.615%) Python
6 2 (3.846%) F#
6 2 (3.846%) Haskell
6 2 (3.846%) GLSL
6 2 (3.846%) HLSL
6 2 (3.846%) MATLAB
7 1 (1.923%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 20 (38.46%) Degree
2 2 (3.846%) ISTQB
2 2 (3.846%) ISEB
3 1 (1.923%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (1.923%) CCNP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (57.69%) QA
Vendors
1 25 (48.08%) HP
2 16 (30.77%) Microsoft
3 3 (5.769%) Oracle
3 3 (5.769%) IBM
4 2 (3.846%) Google
4 2 (3.846%) Micro Focus
4 2 (3.846%) Apple
4 2 (3.846%) Sybase
5 1 (1.923%) TIBCO
5 1 (1.923%) Reuters
5 1 (1.923%) DataSynapse
London
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Aston Carter
Salary: £80000 - £110000 per annum + bonus and benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
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Connectus
Salary: £40000 - £55000 per annum
Posted: 13 June 2013