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The table below looks at the demand for Load Testing skills within the West Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkLoad Testing
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank212223
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.204 %0.021 %
Salaries quoted71
Average minimum salary£28,286£30,000
Average salary£31,429£32,500
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Average maximum salary£34,571£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,284£34,845
% change on same period last year+1.26 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads49084824
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.716 %2.023 %
Salaries quoted41504159
Average minimum salary£36,142£37,278
Average salary£39,523£40,357
% change on same period last year-2.06 %
Average maximum salary£42,904£43,435
UK excluding London average salary£42,540£44,374
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Load Testing EnglandLoad Testing
England

Load Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Load Testing Salary Trend

Load Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Load Testing across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BirminghamUp+148£31,429-3.29 %
Load Testing EnglandLoad Testing
England

Load Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

19 (69.23 %)SQL
26 (46.15 %)XML
26 (46.15 %)PRINCE2
26 (46.15 %)UML
26 (46.15 %)DSDM
26 (46.15 %)ISEB
26 (46.15 %)Business Analysis
26 (46.15 %)Requirements Analysis
34 (30.77 %)Performance Testing
34 (30.77 %)Software Testing
34 (30.77 %)LoadRunner
34 (30.77 %)Oracle
43 (23.08 %)SAP
43 (23.08 %)C++
43 (23.08 %)Java
43 (23.08 %)JMeter
43 (23.08 %)Validation
43 (23.08 %)Test Scripting
52 (15.38 %)SAP ERP
52 (15.38 %)SAP Implementation
52 (15.38 %)SAP SCM
52 (15.38 %)ERP
52 (15.38 %)Disaster Recovery
52 (15.38 %)SAP MDM
52 (15.38 %)SAP Basis
61 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
61 (7.692 %)Migration
61 (7.692 %)SAP CRM
61 (7.692 %)ABAP
61 (7.692 %)UNIX

Load Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (46.15 %)XML
22 (15.38 %)SAP Basis
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (15.38 %)SAP MDM
12 (15.38 %)SAP SCM
12 (15.38 %)SAP ERP
21 (7.692 %)SAP CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (30.77 %)LoadRunner
23 (23.08 %)JMeter
31 (7.692 %)LSMW
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (69.23 %)Analyst
26 (46.15 %)Business Analyst
34 (30.77 %)Tester
43 (23.08 %)Test Analyst
52 (15.38 %)Account Manager
52 (15.38 %)Senior Business Analyst
52 (15.38 %)Senior Analyst
52 (15.38 %)Technical Account Manager
52 (15.38 %)Technical Manager
61 (7.692 %)Senior Performance Tester
61 (7.692 %)Data Consultant
61 (7.692 %)SAP Data Consultant
61 (7.692 %)Performance Tester
61 (7.692 %)SAP Consultant
61 (7.692 %)Senior Tester
61 (7.692 %)Consultant
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (7.692 %)UNIX
11 (7.692 %)Solaris
11 (7.692 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)PRINCE2
16 (46.15 %)UML
16 (46.15 %)DSDM
16 (46.15 %)Business Analysis
16 (46.15 %)Requirements Analysis
24 (30.77 %)Software Testing
24 (30.77 %)Performance Testing
33 (23.08 %)Test Scripting
33 (23.08 %)Validation
42 (15.38 %)ERP
42 (15.38 %)SAP Implementation
42 (15.38 %)Disaster Recovery
51 (7.692 %)Data Migration
51 (7.692 %)Data Mapping
51 (7.692 %)Regression Testing
51 (7.692 %)Migration
51 (7.692 %)CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (69.23 %)SQL
23 (23.08 %)C++
23 (23.08 %)Java
31 (7.692 %)ABAP
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (46.15 %)ISEB
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (30.77 %)Oracle
23 (23.08 %)SAP