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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the Oxfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank123138
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads43
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.292 %0.219 %
Salaries quoted43
Average minimum salary£42,500£30,000
Average salary£42,500£30,000
% change on same period last year+41.66 %
Average maximum salary£42,500£30,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,671£41,834
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads13701369
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.916 %0.611 %
Salaries quoted12371237
Average minimum salary£35,324£36,124
Average salary£39,082£39,537
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum salary£42,840£42,951
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Performance Testing South EastPerformance Testing
South East

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire Performance Testing Salary Histogram

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

18 (53.33 %)LoadRunner
27 (46.67 %).NET
35 (33.33 %)SQL
35 (33.33 %)ISEB
35 (33.33 %)QA
44 (26.67 %)Psychology
44 (26.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
44 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
44 (26.67 %)XML
44 (26.67 %)PRINCE2
44 (26.67 %)HTML
44 (26.67 %)JavaScript
53 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
53 (20.00 %)CMS
53 (20.00 %)Music
53 (20.00 %)C#
53 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
53 (20.00 %)VBScript
53 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
53 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
53 (20.00 %)Test Management
61 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
61 (6.667 %)System Testing
61 (6.667 %)Oracle
61 (6.667 %)SQL Server
61 (6.667 %)DB2
61 (6.667 %)SAP
61 (6.667 %)UNIX
61 (6.667 %)Windows
61 (6.667 %)ITIL

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (46.67 %).NET
24 (26.67 %)ASP.NET
24 (26.67 %)XML
24 (26.67 %)HTML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (20.00 %)CMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.667 %)SQL Server
11 (6.667 %)DB2
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (53.33 %)LoadRunner
23 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (6.667 %)WinRunner
31 (6.667 %)TestDirector
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (20.00 %)Music
21 (6.667 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (66.67 %)Tester
24 (26.67 %)Performance Tester
33 (20.00 %)Test Team Leader
33 (20.00 %)Team Leader
42 (13.33 %)Senior Tester
51 (6.667 %)QA Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Test Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Test Manager
51 (6.667 %)Capacity Planner
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (26.67 %)Psychology
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.667 %)UNIX
11 (6.667 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (26.67 %)PRINCE2
23 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
23 (20.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
23 (20.00 %)Unit Testing
23 (20.00 %)Test Management
31 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
31 (6.667 %)System Testing
31 (6.667 %)Project Management
31 (6.667 %)ITIL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (33.33 %)SQL
24 (26.67 %)JavaScript
33 (20.00 %)C#
33 (20.00 %)VBScript
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (33.33 %)ISEB
24 (26.67 %)PRINCE2 Certification
31 (6.667 %)ISEB Practitioner
31 (6.667 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (33.33 %)QA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.667 %)Oracle
11 (6.667 %)SAP