The first table below looks at the demand for Load Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Testing over the 3 months to 23 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 North East region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Load Testing
Rank - - -
Permanent jobs citing Load Testing 0 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East - - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Average salary - - -
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
+1.33% +2.73%
All Processes & Methodologies
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
481 595 481
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 69.81% 68.87% 65.44%
Number of salaries quoted 430 479 386
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,750 £24,500 £22,500
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
Load Testing
England

Load Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East Load Testing Salary Trend

Load Testing
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) HP
2 1 (50.00%) Retail Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Compatibility Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Volume Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Scalability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner

Load Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (50.00%) LoadRunner
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Retail Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Tester
1 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Non-Functional Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Tester
1 1 (50.00%) Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Senior Test Engineer
1 1 (50.00%) Tester
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Test Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Performance Testing
1 2 (100.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Usability Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Compatibility Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Stress Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Security Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Volume Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Scalability Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) ISEB
1 2 (100.00%) ISTQB
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) HP
Durham, County Durham
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Posted: 17 May 2013