The first table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Testing over the 3 months to 21 May 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 West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Testing
Rank 191 171 142
Rank change year-on-year
-20 -29
Permanent jobs citing Performance Testing 12 10 30
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.240% 0.222% 0.734%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.320% 0.320% 1.065%
Number of salaries quoted 11 10 28
Average salary £42,500 £57,500 £57,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-26.08% -
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £40,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.17% +1.25%
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3747 3127 2816
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.79% 69.27% 68.94%
Number of salaries quoted 3154 2692 2372
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £26,500 £27,000
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
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 West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 May 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
Birmingham -9 6 £41,250 +42.24%
Staffordshire - 3 £42,500 -
Coventry -16 2 £50,000 -
Warwickshire +4 1 £57,500 +91.66%
Performance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 13 (35.14%) QA
2 12 (32.43%) HP Quality Center
3 11 (29.73%) Test Scripting
4 10 (27.03%) HP
4 10 (27.03%) ISEB
5 9 (24.32%) .NET
5 9 (24.32%) Windows
6 8 (21.62%) SQL
6 8 (21.62%) Java
6 8 (21.62%) Integration Testing
7 7 (18.92%) C#
7 7 (18.92%) SQL Server
7 7 (18.92%) Linux
8 6 (16.22%) Microsoft
8 6 (16.22%) LoadRunner
8 6 (16.22%) Oracle
8 6 (16.22%) Automation Testing
9 5 (13.51%) Degree
9 5 (13.51%) ASP.NET
10 4 (10.81%) Advertising
10 4 (10.81%) JavaScript
10 4 (10.81%) Web Services
10 4 (10.81%) XML
10 4 (10.81%) UNIX
10 4 (10.81%) JSON
10 4 (10.81%) Computer Science
10 4 (10.81%) Selenium
10 4 (10.81%) Usability Testing
10 4 (10.81%) ISEB Practitioner
10 4 (10.81%) Automated Testing

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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 9 (24.32%) .NET
2 5 (13.51%) ASP.NET
3 4 (10.81%) Web Services
3 4 (10.81%) XML
3 4 (10.81%) JSON
4 3 (8.108%) RESTful
4 3 (8.108%) COM
4 3 (8.108%) CSS
5 2 (5.405%) SOAP
5 2 (5.405%) XHTML
5 2 (5.405%) Ajax
5 2 (5.405%) jQuery
5 2 (5.405%) Symfony
5 2 (5.405%) ASP.NET MVC
5 2 (5.405%) HTML5
5 2 (5.405%) soapUI
5 2 (5.405%) CSS3
6 1 (2.703%) .NET Framework
6 1 (2.703%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 3 (8.108%) CMS
2 2 (5.405%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (2.703%) Apache
3 1 (2.703%) Tomcat
3 1 (2.703%) WebLogic
3 1 (2.703%) WebLogic Integration
Applications
1 2 (5.405%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.108%) NAS
1 3 (8.108%) SAN
2 1 (2.703%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (18.92%) SQL Server
2 2 (5.405%) MySQL
3 1 (2.703%) MS Access
3 1 (2.703%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (16.22%) LoadRunner
2 4 (10.81%) Selenium
3 2 (5.405%) Appcelerator Titanium
General
1 4 (10.81%) Advertising
2 3 (8.108%) Finance
3 2 (5.405%) Automotive
3 2 (5.405%) Telecoms
4 1 (2.703%) Banking
Job Titles
1 8 (21.62%) Test Leader
2 7 (18.92%) Test Manager
3 6 (16.22%) QA Engineer
4 5 (13.51%) Analyst
4 5 (13.51%) Test Analyst
5 3 (8.108%) Storage Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Senior Storage Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Quality Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Systems Engineer
5 3 (8.108%) Tester
5 3 (8.108%) Developer
6 2 (5.405%) Performance Tester
6 2 (5.405%) .NET Developer
6 2 (5.405%) C# Developer
6 2 (5.405%) Test Engineer
6 2 (5.405%) ASP.NET Developer
6 2 (5.405%) C# ASP.NET Developer
6 2 (5.405%) QA Analyst
6 2 (5.405%) Performance Test Leader
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.81%) Computer Science
2 3 (8.108%) Enterprise Software
2 3 (8.108%) Client/Server
3 2 (5.405%) Inversion of Control
4 1 (2.703%) N-Tier
Operating Systems
1 9 (24.32%) Windows
2 7 (18.92%) Linux
3 4 (10.81%) UNIX
4 2 (5.405%) Apple iOS
5 1 (2.703%) HPUX
5 1 (2.703%) SUSE
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (29.73%) Test Scripting
2 8 (21.62%) Integration Testing
3 6 (16.22%) Automation Testing
4 4 (10.81%) Usability Testing
4 4 (10.81%) Automated Testing
4 4 (10.81%) Security Testing
4 4 (10.81%) Unit Testing
4 4 (10.81%) System Testing
5 3 (8.108%) Analytics
5 3 (8.108%) Test Automation
5 3 (8.108%) Test Strategy
5 3 (8.108%) OOP
5 3 (8.108%) E-Commerce
5 3 (8.108%) SOA
5 3 (8.108%) Migration
5 3 (8.108%) Scrum
6 2 (5.405%) Regression Testing
6 2 (5.405%) MVC
6 2 (5.405%) Software Testing
6 2 (5.405%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 8 (21.62%) SQL
1 8 (21.62%) Java
2 7 (18.92%) C#
3 4 (10.81%) JavaScript
4 3 (8.108%) C++
4 3 (8.108%) PL/SQL
5 2 (5.405%) PHP
6 1 (2.703%) FoxPro (VFP)
6 1 (2.703%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (27.03%) ISEB
2 5 (13.51%) Degree
3 4 (10.81%) ISEB Practitioner
4 2 (5.405%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (35.14%) QA
System Software
1 2 (5.405%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 12 (32.43%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 10 (27.03%) HP
2 6 (16.22%) Microsoft
2 6 (16.22%) Oracle
3 3 (8.108%) VMware
3 3 (8.108%) EMC
4 2 (5.405%) Appcelerator
4 2 (5.405%) Sitecore
5 1 (2.703%) SAP
5 1 (2.703%) TIBCO
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
With in-depth technical knowledge and capability, particularly around Java and Oracle based solutions, you will challenge test partner decisions and define strategies that encompass the full testing...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 14 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry, West Midlands
As the single point of contact for Load and Performance QA projects, you'll ensure adherence to our framework, manage any deviations and drive continuous improvement including reduced...
Sainsburys
Salary: attractive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Walsgrave, Coventry
You must be a proven leader with substantial IT Delivery experience, including a background in Volume & Performance Testing or Quality Assurance. An ISEB testing qualification and practical application (...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
You must be a proven leader with substantial IT Delivery experience, including a background in Volume & Performance Testing or Quality Assurance. An ISEB testing qualification and practical application (...
Sainsburys
Salary: £attractive
Posted: 15 May 2013