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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6581
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.716 %1.181 %
Salaries quoted110
Average minimum salary£50,000£42,000
Average salary£55,000£44,750
% change on same period last year+22.90 %
Average maximum salary£60,000£47,500
UK excluding London average salary£37,930£40,332
% change on same period last year-5.95 %
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads5591101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.309 %0.462 %
Salaries quoted433840
Average minimum salary£46,677£47,116
Average salary£51,860£54,115
% change on same period last year-4.16 %
Average maximum salary£57,043£61,114
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Performance Testing EnglandPerformance Testing
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 Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

110 (58.82 %)Oracle
27 (41.18 %)SQL
35 (29.41 %)Oracle Applications
35 (29.41 %)Automated Testing
35 (29.41 %)XML
35 (29.41 %)Oracle 11i
35 (29.41 %)ISEB
44 (23.53 %)Oracle 8/8i
44 (23.53 %)UNIX
44 (23.53 %)Pensions
44 (23.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
44 (23.53 %)Unit Testing
44 (23.53 %)Integration Testing
44 (23.53 %)Oracle EBS
44 (23.53 %)Finance
53 (17.65 %)Government
53 (17.65 %)Middleware
53 (17.65 %)Jython
53 (17.65 %)Oracle RMAN
53 (17.65 %)Oracle RAC
53 (17.65 %)System Testing
53 (17.65 %)WebSphere
53 (17.65 %)Oracle 10gAS
53 (17.65 %)Oracle Application Server
53 (17.65 %)Apache
53 (17.65 %)AIX
53 (17.65 %)HPUX
53 (17.65 %)Solaris
53 (17.65 %)Linux
53 (17.65 %)PL/SQL

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (29.41 %)XML
23 (17.65 %)Middleware
23 (17.65 %)WebSphere
23 (17.65 %)J2EE
32 (11.76 %)EDI
Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)WebSphere Application Server
13 (17.65 %)WebLogic
13 (17.65 %)Apache
13 (17.65 %)Tomcat
13 (17.65 %)Oracle Application Server
13 (17.65 %)Oracle 10gAS
Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (11.76 %)MS Visio
21 (5.882 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (29.41 %)Oracle 11i
15 (29.41 %)Oracle Applications
24 (23.53 %)Oracle EBS
Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.882 %)SAN
Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)Oracle 8/8i
22 (11.76 %)Oracle 9i
31 (5.882 %)Datawarehouse
31 (5.882 %)DTS
31 (5.882 %)SQL Server
Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (17.65 %)Ant
13 (17.65 %)TestDirector
22 (11.76 %)LoadRunner
Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Finance
14 (23.53 %)Pensions
23 (17.65 %)Government
31 (5.882 %)Health
Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (35.29 %)DBA
25 (29.41 %)Oracle DBA
25 (29.41 %)Oracle Applications DBA
34 (23.53 %)Test Manager
42 (11.76 %)Test Analyst
42 (11.76 %)Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Administrator
51 (5.882 %)SQL DBA
51 (5.882 %)SQL Server DBA
Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Replication
Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (23.53 %)UNIX
23 (17.65 %)AIX
23 (17.65 %)HPUX
23 (17.65 %)Solaris
23 (17.65 %)Linux
31 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (5.882 %)Windows
Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (29.41 %)Automated Testing
24 (23.53 %)User Acceptance Testing
24 (23.53 %)Unit Testing
24 (23.53 %)Integration Testing
33 (17.65 %)System Testing
42 (11.76 %)Data Analysis
42 (11.76 %)Business Analysis
42 (11.76 %)Test Scripting
42 (11.76 %)UML
42 (11.76 %)SSADM
42 (11.76 %)RUP
51 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (41.18 %)SQL
23 (17.65 %)PL/SQL
23 (17.65 %)Jython
31 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (29.41 %)ISEB
Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)QA
Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (17.65 %)Oracle RMAN
13 (17.65 %)Oracle RAC
Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (58.82 %)Oracle
22 (11.76 %)Empirix
31 (5.882 %)Microsoft
31 (5.882 %)Compaq