The first table below looks at the demand for Load Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Milton Keynes region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Load 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 Milton Keynes region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Load Testing
Rank - 84 -
Permanent jobs citing Load Testing 0 7 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes - 0.660% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.871% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 4 0
Average salary - £38,500 -
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33% -
All Processes & Methodologies
Milton Keynes
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
1017 804 688
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Milton Keynes 78.90% 75.85% 72.80%
Number of salaries quoted 877 658 585
Average salary £42,500 £40,000 £38,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.25% +5.26%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £24,084 £29,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Load Testing
Buckinghamshire

Load Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Milton Keynes Load Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Load Testing
Salary Trend

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

Milton Keynes Load Testing Salary Trend

Load Testing
Top 26 Related IT Skills

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

1 6 (66.67%) Regression Testing
1 6 (66.67%) Integration Testing
2 5 (55.56%) ISTQB
2 5 (55.56%) Validation
2 5 (55.56%) Software Testing
2 5 (55.56%) MS Project
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 5 (55.56%) User Acceptance Testing
3 4 (44.44%) Finance
4 3 (33.33%) Migration
4 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
5 1 (11.11%) CCTV
5 1 (11.11%) SQL
5 1 (11.11%) Wireless
5 1 (11.11%) Business Development
5 1 (11.11%) QA
5 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
5 1 (11.11%) System Testing
5 1 (11.11%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
5 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
5 1 (11.11%) Automated Testing
5 1 (11.11%) QuickTest Pro
5 1 (11.11%) Project Management
5 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
5 1 (11.11%) N-Tier

Load Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (55.56%) MS Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) Wireless
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (11.11%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 4 (44.44%) Finance
Job Titles
1 5 (55.56%) Tester
2 4 (44.44%) Senior Tester
3 2 (22.22%) Data Centre Specialist
4 1 (11.11%) QA Test Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Data Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Business Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Data Centre Manager
4 1 (11.11%) QA Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Software Test Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Test Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Development Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Business Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) N-Tier
1 1 (11.11%) CCTV
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Regression Testing
1 6 (66.67%) Integration Testing
2 5 (55.56%) Validation
2 5 (55.56%) Software Testing
2 5 (55.56%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (33.33%) Migration
3 3 (33.33%) Infrastructure Management
4 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
4 1 (11.11%) System Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Agile Software Development
4 1 (11.11%) Asset Management
4 1 (11.11%) Automated Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Project Management
4 1 (11.11%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
Tester / Software Tester / QA Analyst ( Black & White Box, ISEB ) needed... You will be required to create testing strategies, reports test scripts and test plans... As the QA Analyst,...
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Salary: £18000 - £34000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013