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This section looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the South East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank375392
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads109135
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.055 %
As % of the category below0.506 %0.514 %
Salaries quoted93104
Average minimum salary£30,287£36,565
Average salary£33,374£39,159
% change on same period last year-14.77 %
Average maximum salary£36,460£41,752
UK excluding London average salary£37,729£39,453
% change on same period last year-4.36 %
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads2154526287
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled11.37 %10.76 %
Salaries quoted1719421112
Average minimum salary£40,358£41,997
Average salary£44,230£45,432
% change on same period last year-2.64 %
Average maximum salary£48,103£48,866
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
Performance Testing EnglandPerformance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South East Performance Testing Salary Histogram

Performance Testing
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Performance Testing within the South East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
HampshireUp+2140£30,273-1.36 %
SurreyUp+3439£32,660-6.23 %
BerkshireUp+1421£39,000-11.62 %
OxfordshireUp+56£39,000+35.65 %
SussexNew entry-2£30,000-
East SussexNew entry-2£25,000-
Thames ValleyUp+301£52,500-4.54 %
BuckinghamshireUp+121£43,000-14.00 %
MiddlesexUp+41--
West SussexUp+171£30,000-25.00 %
Performance Testing EnglandPerformance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

189 (33.97 %)ISEB
280 (30.53 %)Finance
378 (29.77 %)Oracle
461 (23.28 %)SQL
555 (20.99 %)LoadRunner
555 (20.99 %)Windows
555 (20.99 %)QA
648 (18.32 %)UNIX
743 (16.41 %)Automated Testing
842 (16.03 %)SQL Server
934 (12.98 %)Microsoft
1031 (11.83 %)ITIL
1031 (11.83 %)Test Scripting
1130 (11.45 %)DB2
1228 (10.69 %).NET
1228 (10.69 %)XML
1228 (10.69 %)Security Testing
1327 (10.31 %)User Acceptance Testing
1327 (10.31 %)TestDirector
1426 (9.924 %)SQL Server 2000
1426 (9.924 %)Windows NT
1524 (9.160 %)Client/Server
1524 (9.160 %)IIS
1524 (9.160 %)Telecoms
1623 (8.779 %)Software Testing
1722 (8.397 %)System Testing
1821 (8.015 %)Unit Testing
1821 (8.015 %)C#
1920 (7.634 %)WebServices
1920 (7.634 %)Linux

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (10.69 %).NET
128 (10.69 %)XML
220 (7.634 %)WebServices
315 (5.725 %).NET Framework
49 (3.435 %)WebSphere
57 (2.672 %)HTML
66 (2.290 %)Middleware
75 (1.908 %)J2EE
75 (1.908 %)CSS
82 (0.763 %)JSP
82 (0.763 %)SOAP
82 (0.763 %)Struts
82 (0.763 %)EJB
82 (0.763 %)MVC
82 (0.763 %)Hibernate
82 (0.763 %)JSF
91 (0.382 %)Java EE
91 (0.382 %)WinForms
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (9.160 %)IIS
215 (5.725 %)BizTalk Server
314 (5.344 %)SharePoint
412 (4.580 %)Oracle Workflow
59 (3.435 %)Apache
59 (3.435 %)WebLogic
65 (1.908 %)WebSphere Application Server
65 (1.908 %)Tomcat
73 (1.145 %)Oracle Application Server
73 (1.145 %)CMS
82 (0.763 %)MQSeries
82 (0.763 %)WebLogic Portal
91 (0.382 %)Oracle Collaboration Suite
91 (0.382 %)JBoss
91 (0.382 %)Exchange Server 2003
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (7.252 %)MS Excel
22 (0.763 %)MS Visio
31 (0.382 %)MS Project
31 (0.382 %)MS Office
South East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.145 %)Oracle 11i
22 (0.763 %)Oracle EBS
22 (0.763 %)Oracle Applications
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (4.580 %)Bluetooth
26 (2.290 %)Wireless
33 (1.145 %)Network Security
33 (1.145 %)DHCP
33 (1.145 %)TCP/IP
33 (1.145 %)DNS
42 (0.763 %)SAN
42 (0.763 %)Internet
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
142 (16.03 %)SQL Server
230 (11.45 %)DB2
326 (9.924 %)SQL Server 2000
413 (4.962 %)Oracle 10g
510 (3.817 %)TOAD
65 (1.908 %)RDBMS
74 (1.527 %)Oracle 9i
83 (1.145 %)MySQL
92 (0.763 %)Datawarehouse
92 (0.763 %)DTS
92 (0.763 %)Oracle Reports
101 (0.382 %)Oracle 8/8i
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
155 (20.99 %)LoadRunner
227 (10.31 %)TestDirector
319 (7.252 %)Rational Robot
319 (7.252 %)QALoad
417 (6.489 %)QuickTest Pro
516 (6.107 %)WinRunner
611 (4.198 %)Rational Performance Tester
78 (3.053 %)SilkPerformer
86 (2.290 %)Ant
94 (1.527 %)WATIR
103 (1.145 %)TestPartner
103 (1.145 %)Oracle Forms
112 (0.763 %)Eclipse
112 (0.763 %)JUnit
112 (0.763 %)Visual Studio
112 (0.763 %)WebLogic Workshop
112 (0.763 %)jMock
121 (0.382 %)QARun
121 (0.382 %)Subversion
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
180 (30.53 %)Finance
224 (9.160 %)Telecoms
310 (3.817 %)Insurance
310 (3.817 %)Pensions
46 (2.290 %)Health
55 (1.908 %)Publishing
55 (1.908 %)Financial Institution
55 (1.908 %)Retail
63 (1.145 %)Music
63 (1.145 %)Government
72 (0.763 %)Banking
81 (0.382 %)Retail Banking
81 (0.382 %)Marketing
81 (0.382 %)Back Office
81 (0.382 %)Electronics
81 (0.382 %)Games
81 (0.382 %)Manufacturing
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
163 (24.05 %)Tester
262 (23.66 %)Analyst
359 (22.52 %)Test Analyst
432 (12.21 %)Capacity Planner
520 (7.634 %)Consultant
619 (7.252 %)Performance Tester
619 (7.252 %)Software Tester
619 (7.252 %)Test Consultant
718 (6.870 %)Team Leader
718 (6.870 %)Test Team Leader
812 (4.580 %)EMC Engineer
910 (3.817 %)Performance Test Consultant
109 (3.435 %)ERP Consultant
109 (3.435 %).NET Consultant
118 (3.053 %)Performance Engineer
127 (2.672 %)Senior Tester
136 (2.290 %)Test Engineer
136 (2.290 %)Administrator
136 (2.290 %)Systems Analyst
136 (2.290 %)Test Manager
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
124 (9.160 %)Client/Server
212 (4.580 %)Management Information System
33 (1.145 %)N-Tier
33 (1.145 %)Statistics
42 (0.763 %)Replication
51 (0.382 %)Mainframe
51 (0.382 %)Psychology
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (20.99 %)Windows
248 (18.32 %)UNIX
326 (9.924 %)Windows NT
420 (7.634 %)Linux
53 (1.145 %)Windows 2000
53 (1.145 %)AIX
53 (1.145 %)Solaris
61 (0.382 %)Windows Server 2003
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
143 (16.41 %)Automated Testing
231 (11.83 %)Test Scripting
231 (11.83 %)ITIL
328 (10.69 %)Security Testing
427 (10.31 %)User Acceptance Testing
523 (8.779 %)Software Testing
622 (8.397 %)System Testing
721 (8.015 %)Unit Testing
820 (7.634 %)Manual Testing
916 (6.107 %)Workflow
1014 (5.344 %)Regression Testing
1014 (5.344 %)Document Management
1113 (4.962 %)Web Testing
1211 (4.198 %)Scalability Testing
1211 (4.198 %)Compatibility Testing
1310 (3.817 %)Stress Testing
149 (3.435 %)ERP
158 (3.053 %)E-Commerce
167 (2.672 %)Integration Testing
167 (2.672 %)Performance Management
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
161 (23.28 %)SQL
221 (8.015 %)C#
38 (3.053 %)PHP
38 (3.053 %)PL/SQL
47 (2.672 %)Perl
47 (2.672 %)Java
56 (2.290 %)C++
56 (2.290 %)Jython
62 (0.763 %)Ruby
62 (0.763 %)JavaScript
62 (0.763 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.382 %)VB.NET
71 (0.382 %)PowerHouse
71 (0.382 %)Groovy
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
189 (33.97 %)ISEB
214 (5.344 %)ISTQB
311 (4.198 %)ISEB Practitioner
44 (1.527 %)Degree
53 (1.145 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.382 %)MCSE
61 (0.382 %)Microsoft Certification
61 (0.382 %)OCP
61 (0.382 %)Oracle Certification
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
155 (20.99 %)QA
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (1.145 %)Active Directory
21 (0.382 %)Oracle RMAN
21 (0.382 %)WebInspect
21 (0.382 %)Oracle RAC
21 (0.382 %)MSMQ
South East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (4.962 %)Unicenter
212 (4.580 %)BMC PATROL
212 (4.580 %)OpenView
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
178 (29.77 %)Oracle
234 (12.98 %)Microsoft
317 (6.489 %)HP
413 (4.962 %)CA
512 (4.580 %)BMC
512 (4.580 %)EMC
65 (1.908 %)Segue
74 (1.527 %)Red Hat
82 (0.763 %)BEA
82 (0.763 %)Compaq
82 (0.763 %)Cisco
91 (0.382 %)IBM
91 (0.382 %)Sun
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