The first table below looks at the demand for Performance 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 Performance Testing over the 3 months to 21 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Testing
Rank 62 70 -
Rank change year-on-year
+8 -
Permanent jobs citing Performance Testing 4 4 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 0.581% 0.457% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.821% 0.662% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 3 0
Average salary £27,500 £57,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-52.17% -
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.17% +1.25%
All Processes & Methodologies
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
487 604 466
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 70.68% 69.03% 65.91%
Number of salaries quoted 435 487 377
Average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £24,550 £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%
Performance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North East Performance Testing Jobs Demand Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Trend

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

North East Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Testing within the North East region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Tyne and Wear -8 3 £27,500 -52.17%
Durham - 1 - -
Performance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

1 12 (80.00%) QA
2 11 (73.33%) ISEB
3 8 (53.33%) Finance
3 8 (53.33%) ISTQB
4 6 (40.00%) Test Scripting
4 6 (40.00%) Non-Functional Testing
5 5 (33.33%) Manual Testing
5 5 (33.33%) RDF
6 4 (26.67%) Integration Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Unit Testing
7 3 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
7 3 (20.00%) System Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Functional Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Validation
7 3 (20.00%) ISEB Practitioner
7 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Software Testing
7 3 (20.00%) Regression Testing
7 3 (20.00%) TDD
8 2 (13.33%) Banking
8 2 (13.33%) Retail
8 2 (13.33%) Agile Software Development
8 2 (13.33%) Retail Banking
8 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
8 2 (13.33%) Load Testing
9 1 (6.667%) Stress Testing
9 1 (6.667%) Security Testing
9 1 (6.667%) Volume Testing
9 1 (6.667%) Scalability Testing
9 1 (6.667%) Usability Testing

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.667%) Papyrus
Development Applications
1 1 (6.667%) QuickTest Pro
1 1 (6.667%) LoadRunner
General
1 8 (53.33%) Finance
2 2 (13.33%) Banking
2 2 (13.33%) Retail
2 2 (13.33%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 5 (33.33%) Tester
2 4 (26.67%) Test Manager
3 3 (20.00%) Performance Tester
3 3 (20.00%) Non-Functional Tester
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Test Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Tester
4 2 (13.33%) Programme Test Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Test Analyst
4 2 (13.33%) Senior Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Programme Manager
4 2 (13.33%) Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
5 1 (6.667%) Non-Functional Test Engineer
5 1 (6.667%) Testing Specialist
5 1 (6.667%) Test Engineer
5 1 (6.667%) Test Specialist
5 1 (6.667%) Senior Test Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (6.667%) UNIX
1 1 (6.667%) Windows
1 1 (6.667%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Test Scripting
1 6 (40.00%) Non-Functional Testing
2 5 (33.33%) Manual Testing
2 5 (33.33%) RDF
3 4 (26.67%) Integration Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Unit Testing
4 3 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (20.00%) System Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Validation
4 3 (20.00%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Software Testing
4 3 (20.00%) Regression Testing
4 3 (20.00%) TDD
5 2 (13.33%) Agile Software Development
5 2 (13.33%) Test Strategy
5 2 (13.33%) Load Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Stress Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Security Testing
6 1 (6.667%) Volume Testing
Qualifications
1 11 (73.33%) ISEB
2 8 (53.33%) ISTQB
3 3 (20.00%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (6.667%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (80.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (6.667%) HP
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
Some Integration may also be required with -Unit Testing, Functional Testing, Performance Testing, Penetration Testing and Regression Testing - UAT (not all are essential) This is a fantastic opportunity!
RDF Resources
Salary: £25000 - £30000 per annum + Salary DOE & Benefits
Posted: 14 May 2013