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The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills across the UK 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank449447
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads588778
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.340 %0.335 %
As % of the category below0.578 %0.602 %
Salaries quoted442616
Average minimum salary£38,415£41,421
Average salary£41,254£44,545
% change on same period last year-7.38 %
Average maximum salary£44,093£47,669
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£41,027
% change on same period last year-8.03 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads101755129222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.90 %55.61 %
Salaries quoted84070102833
Average minimum salary£43,155£44,605
Average salary£47,206£48,633
% change on same period last year-2.93 %
Average maximum salary£51,257£52,660
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

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 within the UK.

Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

Performance Testing Salary Histogram

Performance Testing
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 10 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
EnglandDown-33493£41,058-7.24 %
LondonDown-56183£48,191+0.47 %
East of EnglandUp+6582£40,112-11.12 %
North WestUp+1167£37,490-0.72 %
South EastDown-3865£33,435-16.37 %
ScotlandUp+6047£46,333+3.15 %
City of LondonDown-3547£47,590+6.84 %
CheshireUp+440£38,227+16.34 %
HertfordshireUp+5037£32,000-37.86 %
West MidlandsUp+3435£32,750-23.15 %
SurreyUp+1929£31,446-21.68 %
South WestUp+2323£35,368-3.88 %
GlasgowUp+3423£46,308-
ManchesterUp+1716£37,091-14.11 %
East MidlandsNo change015£37,679-7.72 %
BirminghamNew entry-14£30,273-
WarringtonDown-814£34,808+2.37 %
BasildonDown-514£50,000+23.45 %
ChelmsfordNew entry-14£50,000-
EssexUp+714£50,000+23.45 %
RuncornNew entry-13£41,269-
YorkshireUp+2313£34,845-0.44 %
NottinghamshireDown-613£41,850-0.43 %
WeybridgeNew entry-12£29,250-
HertfordNew entry-12£28,000-
NottinghamDown-1212£42,667+1.15 %
CambridgeshireUp+1312£42,792-8.53 %
West LothianUp+1512£48,056+13.07 %
BathDown-1511£34,045-2.81 %
North YorkshireNew entry-11£35,130-

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1334 (26.42 %)SQL
2318 (25.16 %)LoadRunner
3314 (24.84 %)Finance
4292 (23.10 %)ISEB
5247 (19.54 %)Java
6235 (18.59 %)QA
7216 (17.09 %)Windows
8202 (15.98 %)UNIX
9198 (15.66 %)Oracle
10194 (15.35 %)Test Scripting
11161 (12.74 %)Software Testing
12155 (12.26 %)SQL Server
13145 (11.47 %)Degree
14126 (9.968 %)Automated Testing
15119 (9.415 %)QuickTest Pro
16118 (9.335 %)TestDirector
17107 (8.465 %)HP
18104 (8.228 %)Agile Software Development
1998 (7.753 %)Test Management
2095 (7.516 %).NET
2184 (6.646 %)Microsoft
2283 (6.566 %)E-Commerce
2283 (6.566 %)Banking
2380 (6.329 %)Pensions
2380 (6.329 %)Regression Testing
2477 (6.092 %)C#
2575 (5.934 %)Retail
2575 (5.934 %)Load Testing
2672 (5.696 %)Windows Server 2003
2770 (5.538 %)Insurance

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
195 (7.516 %).NET
261 (4.826 %)J2EE
350 (3.956 %)XML
443 (3.402 %)HTML
538 (3.006 %)WebServices
636 (2.848 %)WebSphere
728 (2.215 %)ASP.NET
821 (1.661 %)AJAX
917 (1.345 %)CSS
1015 (1.187 %)Spring
119 (0.712 %)Middleware
119 (0.712 %)JDBC
128 (0.633 %)XSLT
128 (0.633 %)ODBC
136 (0.475 %)ASP
136 (0.475 %)Struts
145 (0.396 %)Hibernate
145 (0.396 %)JSP
145 (0.396 %).NET Framework
153 (0.237 %)JSON
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (3.481 %)IIS
238 (3.006 %)Apache
315 (1.187 %)BizTalk Server
413 (1.028 %)WebSphere Application Server
511 (0.870 %)Tomcat
610 (0.791 %)IBM HTTP Server
79 (0.712 %)WPS
79 (0.712 %)Oracle Workflow
87 (0.554 %)SharePoint
96 (0.475 %)CMS
105 (0.396 %)JBoss
114 (0.316 %)WebLogic
123 (0.237 %)MQSeries
123 (0.237 %)Oracle 10gAS
132 (0.158 %)FormScape
132 (0.158 %)Lotus Notes
132 (0.158 %)Tuxedo
141 (0.079 %)Oracle HTTP Server
141 (0.079 %)ColdFusion
141 (0.079 %)Oracle Application Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
144 (3.481 %)MS Excel
224 (1.899 %)MS Office
322 (1.741 %)MS Visio
43 (0.237 %)CA Clarity
43 (0.237 %)MS Project
52 (0.158 %)AutoCAD
52 (0.158 %)Pro/ENGINEER
61 (0.079 %)Photoshop
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
128 (2.215 %)Oracle Applications
222 (1.741 %)Oracle 11i
315 (1.187 %)Oracle EBS
42 (0.158 %)Oracle ERP
42 (0.158 %)Oracle Financials
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
139 (3.085 %)HTTP
232 (2.532 %)SAN
322 (1.741 %)Firewall
419 (1.503 %)Network Security
515 (1.187 %)Internet
614 (1.108 %)TCP/IP
712 (0.949 %)Bluetooth
810 (0.791 %)Wireless
98 (0.633 %)FTP
106 (0.475 %)SNMP
115 (0.396 %)Ethernet
123 (0.237 %)VPN
132 (0.158 %)DNS
132 (0.158 %)SS7
132 (0.158 %)INAP
132 (0.158 %)GSM
132 (0.158 %)LAN
132 (0.158 %)WAN
132 (0.158 %)VLAN
141 (0.079 %)2G
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1155 (12.26 %)SQL Server
238 (3.006 %)SQL Server 2005
337 (2.927 %)DB2
432 (2.532 %)SQL Server 2000
521 (1.661 %)MySQL
619 (1.503 %)Oracle 8/8i
718 (1.424 %)Oracle 9i
814 (1.108 %)DTS
814 (1.108 %)Oracle 10g
912 (0.949 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1010 (0.791 %)MS Access
118 (0.633 %)Sybase ASA
126 (0.475 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
126 (0.475 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
126 (0.475 %)TOAD
126 (0.475 %)RDBMS
133 (0.237 %)Oracle Reports
133 (0.237 %)Datawarehouse
133 (0.237 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
142 (0.158 %)Reference Data
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1318 (25.16 %)LoadRunner
2119 (9.415 %)QuickTest Pro
3118 (9.335 %)TestDirector
463 (4.984 %)WinRunner
535 (2.769 %)QALoad
622 (1.741 %)Selenium
718 (1.424 %)Visual Studio
816 (1.266 %)Ant
816 (1.266 %)JUnit
816 (1.266 %)SilkPerformer
913 (1.028 %)JMeter
1011 (0.870 %)Rational Robot
1110 (0.791 %)TestPartner
129 (0.712 %)JIRA
137 (0.554 %)Visual Studio Team System
146 (0.475 %)TestComplete
146 (0.475 %)FitNesse
155 (0.396 %)Rational Performance Tester
155 (0.396 %)WATIR
155 (0.396 %)NUnit
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1314 (24.84 %)Finance
283 (6.566 %)Banking
380 (6.329 %)Pensions
475 (5.934 %)Retail
570 (5.538 %)Insurance
663 (4.984 %)Health
751 (4.035 %)Education
844 (3.481 %)Telecoms
913 (1.028 %)Financial Institution
913 (1.028 %)Government
1011 (0.870 %)Publishing
1011 (0.870 %)Pharmaceutical
1110 (0.791 %)Front Office
129 (0.712 %)Law
129 (0.712 %)Marketing
135 (0.396 %)Music
135 (0.396 %)Games
144 (0.316 %)Legal
144 (0.316 %)Advertising
144 (0.316 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1332 (26.27 %)Analyst
2297 (23.50 %)Tester
3223 (17.64 %)Test Analyst
4127 (10.05 %)Test Manager
5112 (8.861 %)Performance Tester
688 (6.962 %)Test Engineer
780 (6.329 %)Test Specialist
868 (5.380 %)Senior Tester
966 (5.222 %)Software Tester
1064 (5.063 %)Team Leader
1161 (4.826 %)Consultant
1258 (4.589 %)DBA
1258 (4.589 %)Developer
1355 (4.351 %)Performance Engineer
1453 (4.193 %)Administrator
1550 (3.956 %)Performance Analyst
1647 (3.718 %)Support Analyst
1739 (3.085 %)Test Team Leader
1832 (2.532 %)Capacity Planner
1832 (2.532 %)Test Consultant
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
132 (2.532 %)Mainframe
229 (2.294 %)Clustering
328 (2.215 %)AS400
423 (1.820 %)Derivative
520 (1.582 %)Computer Science
616 (1.266 %)Client/Server
79 (0.712 %)Web 2.0
88 (0.633 %)Management Information System
96 (0.475 %)IBM Mainframe
105 (0.396 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
105 (0.396 %)Equities
114 (0.316 %)EPoS
114 (0.316 %)N-Tier
114 (0.316 %)Psychology
122 (0.158 %)Data Protection Act
122 (0.158 %)Multithreading
122 (0.158 %)Social Network
122 (0.158 %)PMI
122 (0.158 %)CCTV
122 (0.158 %)Statistics
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1216 (17.09 %)Windows
2202 (15.98 %)UNIX
372 (5.696 %)Windows Server 2003
467 (5.301 %)Linux
537 (2.927 %)Solaris
630 (2.373 %)AIX
719 (1.503 %)Windows Vista
719 (1.503 %)Red Hat Linux
817 (1.345 %)VMS
912 (0.949 %)Windows XP
109 (0.712 %)HPUX
117 (0.554 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
117 (0.554 %)Windows 2000 Server
124 (0.316 %)Windows Server 2008
124 (0.316 %)Windows 2000
132 (0.158 %)Windows NT
132 (0.158 %)Fedora
132 (0.158 %)CentOS
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1194 (15.35 %)Test Scripting
2161 (12.74 %)Software Testing
3126 (9.968 %)Automated Testing
4104 (8.228 %)Agile Software Development
598 (7.753 %)Test Management
683 (6.566 %)E-Commerce
780 (6.329 %)Regression Testing
875 (5.934 %)Load Testing
968 (5.380 %)User Acceptance Testing
968 (5.380 %)System Testing
1056 (4.430 %)Integration Testing
1152 (4.114 %)Stress Testing
1152 (4.114 %)Manual Testing
1244 (3.481 %)Quality Management
1342 (3.323 %)Unit Testing
1441 (3.244 %)Security Testing
1441 (3.244 %)CRM
1441 (3.244 %)ITIL
1538 (3.006 %)Project Management
1636 (2.848 %)Security Cleared
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1334 (26.42 %)SQL
2247 (19.54 %)Java
377 (6.092 %)C#
468 (5.380 %)VB
556 (4.430 %)C++
649 (3.877 %)Perl
736 (2.848 %)Shell Script
825 (1.978 %)C
922 (1.741 %)Transact-SQL
1018 (1.424 %)JavaScript
1114 (1.108 %)PL/SQL
128 (0.633 %)VBScript
128 (0.633 %)PHP
128 (0.633 %)VB.NET
135 (0.396 %)VBA
143 (0.237 %)VC++
143 (0.237 %)DHTML
143 (0.237 %)XPath
152 (0.158 %)Ruby
152 (0.158 %)Korn
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1292 (23.10 %)ISEB
2145 (11.47 %)Degree
340 (3.165 %)ISTQB
421 (1.661 %)ISEB Practitioner
512 (0.949 %)Microsoft Certification
69 (0.712 %)MCDBA
78 (0.633 %)HND
84 (0.316 %)ITIL Certification
84 (0.316 %)ACCA
84 (0.316 %)CISA
93 (0.237 %)PRINCE2 Certification
93 (0.237 %)MCSE
102 (0.158 %)MCSA
102 (0.158 %)MCP
102 (0.158 %)HP ASE
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1235 (18.59 %)QA
25 (0.396 %)SLA
31 (0.079 %)TickIT
31 (0.079 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
125 (1.978 %)Backup Exec
223 (1.820 %)Terminal Server
313 (1.028 %)Active Directory
45 (0.396 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (0.316 %)Oracle RMAN
54 (0.316 %)Oracle RAC
62 (0.158 %)Terminal Services
71 (0.079 %)NetBackup
71 (0.079 %)MSMQ
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
112 (0.949 %)OpenView
25 (0.396 %)Oracle Statspack
34 (0.316 %)Unicenter
43 (0.237 %)BMC PATROL
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1198 (15.66 %)Oracle
2107 (8.465 %)HP
384 (6.646 %)Microsoft
450 (3.956 %)IBM
544 (3.481 %)Red Hat
636 (2.848 %)Citrix
728 (2.215 %)BT
818 (1.424 %)BMC
818 (1.424 %)Siebel
917 (1.345 %)EMC
1016 (1.266 %)Sybase
1016 (1.266 %)SAP
1111 (0.870 %)Cisco
129 (0.712 %)Sun
129 (0.712 %)CA
136 (0.475 %)Mercator
136 (0.475 %)VMware
136 (0.475 %)Patsystems
136 (0.475 %)Compuware
145 (0.396 %)GL TRADE