The first table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the South East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Testing over the 3 months to 18 June 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 South East region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Testing
Rank 338 329 344
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +15
Permanent jobs citing Performance Testing 104 113 84
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 0.465% 0.475% 0.353%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.645% 0.649% 0.501%
Number of salaries quoted 88 89 64
Average salary £35,000 £45,000 £41,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.22% +8.43%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,550 £30,000 £32,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £60,000 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-1.23% +1.25%
All Processes & Methodologies
South East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
16122 17398 16768
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the South East 72.11% 73.15% 70.44%
Number of salaries quoted 13192 14819 14395
Average salary £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £29,450
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £65,000 £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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South 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 South East region.

South East Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

South East Performance Testing Salary Histogram

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 South East region over the 3 months to 18 June 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
Find
Job
Vacancies
Berkshire +3 35 £47,000 +2.73% 5
West Sussex +11 29 £29,000 -27.50% 2
Surrey 0 24 £55,000 -4.34%
Hampshire -1 14 £32,500 +8.33% 3
Middlesex - 1 - -
Oxfordshire - 1 £52,500 -
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England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

1 93 (37.80%) SQL
2 77 (31.30%) Agile Software Development
3 59 (23.98%) User Acceptance Testing
4 57 (23.17%) Degree
5 52 (21.14%) HTML
6 50 (20.33%) Windows
6 50 (20.33%) QA
7 48 (19.51%) JavaScript
7 48 (19.51%) Automated Testing
8 43 (17.48%) Java
8 43 (17.48%) Security Cleared
9 42 (17.07%) XML
9 42 (17.07%) ISEB
10 41 (16.67%) Regression Testing
11 39 (15.85%) SC Cleared
11 39 (15.85%) Web Testing
12 37 (15.04%) Telecoms
12 37 (15.04%) SQL Server
13 31 (12.60%) LoadRunner
13 31 (12.60%) Finance
14 30 (12.20%) C#
15 28 (11.38%) Test Scripting
15 28 (11.38%) Selenium
16 27 (10.98%) Computer Science
16 27 (10.98%) UNIX
16 27 (10.98%) Linux
16 27 (10.98%) Microsoft
17 26 (10.57%) TDD
17 26 (10.57%) Software Testing
18 24 (9.756%) OO

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 52 (21.14%) HTML
2 42 (17.07%) XML
3 17 (6.911%) .NET
3 17 (6.911%) J2EE
4 13 (5.285%) CSS
5 11 (4.472%) JSP
6 10 (4.065%) EJB
7 8 (3.252%) Struts
8 7 (2.846%) CGI
8 7 (2.846%) soapUI
8 7 (2.846%) WCF
9 6 (2.439%) Middleware
9 6 (2.439%) JSON
10 5 (2.033%) Velocity
10 5 (2.033%) Hibernate
10 5 (2.033%) Web Services
10 5 (2.033%) JDBC
11 3 (1.220%) SOAP
11 3 (1.220%) ActiveMQ
11 3 (1.220%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 17 (6.911%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.878%) Tomcat
3 8 (3.252%) MS Exchange
4 5 (2.033%) IIS
4 5 (2.033%) Jetty
5 2 (0.813%) Amazon AWS
5 2 (0.813%) BizTalk Server
6 1 (0.407%) Apache
Applications
1 13 (5.285%) MS Excel
2 10 (4.065%) MS Office
3 1 (0.407%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 1 (0.407%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (0.407%) Cognos Business Intelligence
Communications & Networking
1 19 (7.724%) SAN
2 16 (6.504%) LAN
2 16 (6.504%) WAN
3 13 (5.285%) GSM
3 13 (5.285%) 3G
3 13 (5.285%) Wireless
3 13 (5.285%) HSPA
4 9 (3.659%) Broadband
5 8 (3.252%) TCP/IP
5 8 (3.252%) IPv6
5 8 (3.252%) VLAN
6 6 (2.439%) BSS
7 5 (2.033%) LDAP
7 5 (2.033%) Bluetooth
8 4 (1.626%) Internet
8 4 (1.626%) iSCSI
9 1 (0.407%) TDMA
9 1 (0.407%) LTE
9 1 (0.407%) Firewall
9 1 (0.407%) UMTS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (15.04%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.911%) SQL Server 2005
3 15 (6.098%) IDOL
4 6 (2.439%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (2.033%) Big Data
6 4 (1.626%) MySQL
6 4 (1.626%) Hadoop
7 3 (1.220%) Oracle 11g
7 3 (1.220%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.813%) SQL Server 2008
9 1 (0.407%) TOAD
9 1 (0.407%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 31 (12.60%) LoadRunner
2 28 (11.38%) Selenium
3 20 (8.130%) Git (software)
4 19 (7.724%) Rational DOORS
5 18 (7.317%) Bugzilla
5 18 (7.317%) Subversion
6 17 (6.911%) QuickTest Pro
7 16 (6.504%) ClearCase
8 13 (5.285%) JUnit
8 13 (5.285%) WebDriver
9 12 (4.878%) Ant
10 8 (3.252%) JIRA
11 6 (2.439%) JMeter
11 6 (2.439%) TestNG
12 5 (2.033%) Visual Studio
13 3 (1.220%) WATIR
13 3 (1.220%) Rational Performance Tester
13 3 (1.220%) Team Foundation Server
13 3 (1.220%) SilkPerformer
13 3 (1.220%) SilkTest
General
1 37 (15.04%) Telecoms
2 31 (12.60%) Finance
3 20 (8.130%) Retail
4 13 (5.285%) Electronics
4 13 (5.285%) Military
5 5 (2.033%) Advertising
6 3 (1.220%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.813%) Legal
7 2 (0.813%) Publishing
8 1 (0.407%) Games
8 1 (0.407%) French Language
8 1 (0.407%) German Language
Job Titles
1 63 (25.61%) Tester
2 42 (17.07%) Analyst
3 37 (15.04%) Test Analyst
4 30 (12.20%) Software Tester
4 30 (12.20%) Test Engineer
4 30 (12.20%) Web Tester
5 21 (8.537%) Developer
6 20 (8.130%) Architect
7 19 (7.724%) Solutions Architect
8 18 (7.317%) Test Manager
8 18 (7.317%) QA Engineer
9 17 (6.911%) Systems Tester
10 15 (6.098%) Agile Test Analyst
11 14 (5.691%) Senior Developer
12 13 (5.285%) Project Engineer
13 12 (4.878%) Junior
13 12 (4.878%) Test Leader
14 11 (4.472%) Consultant
15 10 (4.065%) Senior QA Engineer
16 9 (3.659%) Web Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 27 (10.98%) Computer Science
2 19 (7.724%) Embedded Systems
3 15 (6.098%) PKI
4 13 (5.285%) Smartphone
4 13 (5.285%) Handset
5 9 (3.659%) Open Source
6 8 (3.252%) Mobile Computing
7 5 (2.033%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.033%) SaaS
8 4 (1.626%) Digital Media
9 3 (1.220%) Enterprise Software
9 3 (1.220%) Statistics
9 3 (1.220%) Client/Server
9 3 (1.220%) N-Tier
9 3 (1.220%) Mainframe
10 2 (0.813%) DTV
10 2 (0.813%) Inversion of Control
10 2 (0.813%) CMDB
11 1 (0.407%) W3C
11 1 (0.407%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 50 (20.33%) Windows
2 27 (10.98%) Linux
2 27 (10.98%) UNIX
3 15 (6.098%) Windows XP
3 15 (6.098%) Windows Server 2003
4 8 (3.252%) AIX
4 8 (3.252%) Solaris
5 6 (2.439%) Ubuntu
6 3 (1.220%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.813%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.813%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (0.813%) SUSE
8 1 (0.407%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 77 (31.30%) Agile Software Development
2 59 (23.98%) User Acceptance Testing
3 48 (19.51%) Automated Testing
4 41 (16.67%) Regression Testing
5 39 (15.85%) Web Testing
6 28 (11.38%) Test Scripting
7 26 (10.57%) Software Testing
7 26 (10.57%) TDD
8 24 (9.756%) OO
9 21 (8.537%) Automation Testing
10 19 (7.724%) Waterfall
10 19 (7.724%) Business Development
10 19 (7.724%) Requirements Management
10 19 (7.724%) Integration Testing
11 17 (6.911%) Scrum
12 14 (5.691%) Test Management
12 14 (5.691%) Test Strategy
13 13 (5.285%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 13 (5.285%) Test Automation
13 13 (5.285%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 93 (37.80%) SQL
2 48 (19.51%) JavaScript
3 43 (17.48%) Java
4 30 (12.20%) C#
5 18 (7.317%) Perl
6 13 (5.285%) C++
7 8 (3.252%) VBScript
8 7 (2.846%) Python
9 6 (2.439%) Shell Script
10 5 (2.033%) Bash shell
10 5 (2.033%) C
11 4 (1.626%) PHP
11 4 (1.626%) PowerShell
12 3 (1.220%) Ruby
13 2 (0.813%) VB.NET
14 1 (0.407%) Scala
14 1 (0.407%) Groovy
14 1 (0.407%) VB
Qualifications
1 57 (23.17%) Degree
2 43 (17.48%) Security Cleared
3 42 (17.07%) ISEB
4 39 (15.85%) SC Cleared
5 15 (6.098%) ISTQB
6 2 (0.813%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.407%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.407%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.407%) ISEB Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (20.33%) QA
2 1 (0.407%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 1 (0.407%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 12 (4.878%) NFS
2 8 (3.252%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.626%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (6.098%) Netcool
1 15 (6.098%) OpenView Configuration Management
2 14 (5.691%) HP Quality Center
3 8 (3.252%) Legato
4 1 (0.407%) SCOM
Vendors
1 27 (10.98%) Microsoft
2 22 (8.943%) Oracle
3 15 (6.098%) EMC
3 15 (6.098%) Meridio
4 12 (4.878%) Fujitsu
5 10 (4.065%) HP
6 8 (3.252%) JBoss
6 8 (3.252%) Veritas
6 8 (3.252%) VMware
7 6 (2.439%) Huawei
8 5 (2.033%) IBM
9 4 (1.626%) SAP
10 3 (1.220%) Google
10 3 (1.220%) Telerik
10 3 (1.220%) Atlassian
11 2 (0.813%) Borland
11 2 (0.813%) Citrix
12 1 (0.407%) Cognos
12 1 (0.407%) Cisco
12 1 (0.407%) Canoo
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Test Analyst / System Tester / UAT / Performance Testing / Automated Testing / Web Based Applications / XML / HTML / Crawley / 30 - 31K + bonus + benefits required to test business change projects and web based...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £31000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 14 June 2013
Crawley, West Sussex
Ideally, the Web Tester will come from an extensive web testing background with knowledge of UAT, Regressing Testing and Performance Testing... Responsibilities include: The Web Tester will be...
Reflex Computer Recruitment
Salary: £28000 - £30000 per annum + Bens + Bonus
Posted: 15 June 2013
Portsmouth, Hampshire
This is a superb opportunity for someone with good experience of enterprise performance testing, JavaScript, Windows Server and IIS Configuration including setting up Web Servers to join this...
The People Network
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
My well established, dynamic, Berkshire based Client is urgently recruiting for a Technical Customer Support Analyst to provide Web Development and Support to their Clients. The role is...
Hays Specialist Recruitment
Salary: £20000.00 - £25000.00 per annum + Depending on Experience
Posted: 10 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Fantastic opportunity available for a Client Solutions Engineer to join a rapidly expanding, award-winning eCommerce solutions provider that specialise within the retail market. As my client are...
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Salary: £35000.00 - £60000.00 per annum + Bonus, Share options + Benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
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Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus.
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Salary: £25000.00 - £35000.00 per annum + Bonus, Share options + Benefits
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