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The table below looks at the demand for Load Testing skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Load Testing over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Testing
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank150151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads725
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.301 %0.825 %
Salaries quoted625
Average minimum salary£42,167£30,088
Average salary£43,917£30,235
% change on same period last year+45.24 %
Average maximum salary£45,667£30,382
UK excluding London average salary£34,599£32,972
% change on same period last year+4.93 %
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads23223030
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.349 %1.304 %
Salaries quoted16941921
Average minimum salary£39,614£35,489
Average salary£43,056£38,507
% change on same period last year+11.81 %
Average maximum salary£46,498£41,524
UK excluding London average salary£42,657£44,229
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
Load Testing UKLoad Testing
UK

Load Testing
Demand Trend

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

Scotland Load Testing Demand Trend

Load Testing
Salary Trend

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

Scotland Load Testing Salary Trend

Load Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Load Testing across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Scotland Load Testing Salary Histogram

Load Testing
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Load Testing within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
GlasgowUp+124£40,875+41.83 %
West LothianNew entry-2£50,000-
EdinburghUp+211--
Load Testing UKLoad Testing
UK

Load Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

18 (53.33 %)QA
18 (53.33 %)Test Scripting
27 (46.67 %)Automated Testing
27 (46.67 %)Java
36 (40.00 %)LoadRunner
36 (40.00 %)QALoad
36 (40.00 %)Performance Testing
44 (26.67 %)Internet
44 (26.67 %)C#
44 (26.67 %)C++
44 (26.67 %)VB.NET
44 (26.67 %).NET
44 (26.67 %)Stress Testing
53 (20.00 %)Replication
53 (20.00 %)Clustering
53 (20.00 %)MySQL
53 (20.00 %)PHP
53 (20.00 %)Linux
53 (20.00 %)VPN
62 (13.33 %)TestDirector
71 (6.667 %)Use Case
71 (6.667 %)Ubuntu
71 (6.667 %)Degree
71 (6.667 %)Red Hat Linux
71 (6.667 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
71 (6.667 %)NUnit
71 (6.667 %)Finance
71 (6.667 %)Migration
71 (6.667 %)CA
71 (6.667 %)CA SiteMinder

Load Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Scotland 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.

Scotland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (26.67 %).NET
Scotland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (26.67 %)Internet
23 (20.00 %)VPN
Scotland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (20.00 %)MySQL
Scotland IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (40.00 %)LoadRunner
16 (40.00 %)QALoad
22 (13.33 %)TestDirector
31 (6.667 %)NUnit
Scotland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Finance
Scotland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (33.33 %)Tester
24 (26.67 %)Performance Tester
33 (20.00 %)DBA
33 (20.00 %)Administrator
42 (13.33 %)Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Test Analyst
42 (13.33 %)Consultant
42 (13.33 %)Systems Administrator
42 (13.33 %)Linux Administrator
42 (13.33 %)Linux Systems Administrator
51 (6.667 %)Server Administrator
51 (6.667 %)Project Manager
51 (6.667 %)Junior Software Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Performance Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Performance Test Analyst
51 (6.667 %)Systems Tester
51 (6.667 %)Test Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Software Test Engineer
51 (6.667 %)Technical Specialist
51 (6.667 %)Junior
Scotland IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (20.00 %)Replication
13 (20.00 %)Clustering
Scotland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Linux
21 (6.667 %)Ubuntu
21 (6.667 %)Red Hat Linux
21 (6.667 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Scotland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (53.33 %)Test Scripting
27 (46.67 %)Automated Testing
36 (40.00 %)Performance Testing
44 (26.67 %)Stress Testing
51 (6.667 %)Use Case
51 (6.667 %)Migration
Scotland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (46.67 %)Java
24 (26.67 %)C#
24 (26.67 %)C++
24 (26.67 %)VB.NET
33 (20.00 %)PHP
41 (6.667 %)SQL
Scotland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (6.667 %)Degree
Scotland IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (53.33 %)QA
Scotland IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.667 %)CA SiteMinder
Scotland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (6.667 %)Oracle
11 (6.667 %)CA