Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkPerformance Testing
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank169188
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching permanent IT job ads43
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.147 %0.092 %
Salaries quoted41
Average minimum salary£30,000£27,000
Average salary£32,125£32,500
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum salary£34,250£38,000
UK excluding London average salary£39,671£41,834
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads27243273
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.822 %1.460 %
Salaries quoted23062734
Average minimum salary£35,214£34,510
Average salary£38,026£37,440
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£40,839£40,369
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
Performance Testing YorkshirePerformance Testing
Yorkshire

Performance Testing
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+284£32,125-
Performance Testing YorkshirePerformance Testing
Yorkshire

Performance Testing
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
22 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (40.00 %)SQL
22 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
22 (40.00 %)Load Testing
22 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2008
31 (20.00 %)Scalability Testing
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (20.00 %)Pensions
31 (20.00 %)VBScript
31 (20.00 %)Legal
31 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
31 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (20.00 %)Java

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2008
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (40.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (20.00 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (20.00 %)LoadRunner
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Legal
11 (20.00 %)Pensions
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Tester
22 (40.00 %)Performance Tester
31 (20.00 %)Functional Tester
31 (20.00 %)Non-Functional Tester
31 (20.00 %)DBA
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
12 (40.00 %)Load Testing
12 (40.00 %)Test Scripting
21 (20.00 %)E-Commerce
21 (20.00 %)Scalability Testing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)SQL
21 (20.00 %)VBScript
21 (20.00 %)Java
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)Microsoft