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This section looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Manchester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank168175
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads1735
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.575 %0.852 %
Salaries quoted922
Average minimum salary£33,333£35,682
Average salary£36,056£41,273
% change on same period last year-12.64 %
Average maximum salary£38,778£46,864
UK excluding London average salary£37,892£39,990
% change on same period last year-5.24 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads29574110
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.614 %1.726 %
Salaries quoted25033489
Average minimum salary£36,243£42,030
Average salary£40,776£46,737
% change on same period last year-12.75 %
Average maximum salary£45,309£51,444
UK excluding London average salary£42,478£44,432
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Performance Testing North WestPerformance Testing
North West

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Manchester 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 Manchester region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
AltrinchamNew entry-1£37,000-
Performance Testing North WestPerformance Testing
North West

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

121 (55.26 %)LoadRunner
212 (31.58 %)SQL Server
310 (26.32 %)ASP.NET
310 (26.32 %)C#
310 (26.32 %)SQL
310 (26.32 %).NET
310 (26.32 %)Microsoft
49 (23.68 %)HTML
49 (23.68 %)Windows
49 (23.68 %)IIS
58 (21.05 %)Tomcat
58 (21.05 %)Linux
58 (21.05 %)UML
58 (21.05 %)OO
58 (21.05 %)OOD
58 (21.05 %)MySQL
58 (21.05 %)JDBC
58 (21.05 %)WebServices
58 (21.05 %)XML
58 (21.05 %)Spring
67 (18.42 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (18.42 %)Java
67 (18.42 %)HTTP
67 (18.42 %)MS Excel
73 (7.895 %)Internet
73 (7.895 %)Banking
73 (7.895 %)B2B
73 (7.895 %)Pensions
82 (5.263 %)Degree
82 (5.263 %)Software Testing

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (26.32 %).NET
110 (26.32 %)ASP.NET
29 (23.68 %)HTML
38 (21.05 %)JDBC
38 (21.05 %)WebServices
38 (21.05 %)XML
38 (21.05 %)Spring
41 (2.632 %)CSS
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (23.68 %)IIS
28 (21.05 %)Tomcat
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (18.42 %)MS Excel
21 (2.632 %)Photoshop
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.632 %)Oracle Financials
11 (2.632 %)Oracle 11i
11 (2.632 %)Oracle Applications
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (18.42 %)HTTP
23 (7.895 %)Internet
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (31.58 %)SQL Server
28 (21.05 %)MySQL
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (55.26 %)LoadRunner
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (7.895 %)Banking
13 (7.895 %)Pensions
21 (2.632 %)Finance
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
121 (55.26 %)Test Specialist
210 (26.32 %)Developer
34 (10.53 %)Software Developer
43 (7.895 %)Web Developer
43 (7.895 %)C# Developer
52 (5.263 %)Software Tester
52 (5.263 %)Applications Developer
52 (5.263 %)Tester
52 (5.263 %)Web Applications Developer
52 (5.263 %).NET Web Developer
52 (5.263 %)Capacity Planning Manager
52 (5.263 %).NET Applications Developer
52 (5.263 %).NET Developer
61 (2.632 %)Senior .NET Applications Developer
61 (2.632 %)Software Team Leader
61 (2.632 %)Performance Analyst
61 (2.632 %)Performance Manager
61 (2.632 %)Senior .NET Web Developer
61 (2.632 %)Senior Web Applications Developer
61 (2.632 %)Senior .NET Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.632 %)W3C
11 (2.632 %)Mainframe
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (23.68 %)Windows
28 (21.05 %)Linux
37 (18.42 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (2.632 %)UNIX
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (21.05 %)UML
18 (21.05 %)OO
18 (21.05 %)OOD
23 (7.895 %)B2B
32 (5.263 %)Software Testing
41 (2.632 %)B2C
41 (2.632 %)SEO
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (26.32 %)C#
110 (26.32 %)SQL
27 (18.42 %)Java
32 (5.263 %)JavaScript
32 (5.263 %)Perl
32 (5.263 %)VB
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.263 %)Degree
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.263 %)Terminal Server
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (26.32 %)Microsoft
22 (5.263 %)Citrix
31 (2.632 %)Motorola
31 (2.632 %)Nokia
31 (2.632 %)Oracle