The first table below looks at the demand for Performance Testing skills in IT jobs advertised for the Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Performance Testing over the 3 months to 24 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 Yorkshire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Performance Testing
Rank 164 161 139
Rank change year-on-year
-3 -22
Permanent jobs citing Performance Testing 49 55 60
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 0.898% 1.060% 1.186%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.157% 1.404% 1.657%
Number of salaries quoted 42 51 54
Average salary £38,000 £40,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.00% +45.45%
90% offered a salary of more than £34,000 £24,000 £22,800
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £45,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-4.76% +5.00%
All Processes & Methodologies
Yorkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
4235 3916 3620
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Yorkshire 77.64% 75.44% 71.58%
Number of salaries quoted 3278 3201 3069
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% +4.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £26,000 £25,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
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 Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire Performance Testing Salary Trend

Performance Testing
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Performance Testing across the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 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
West Yorkshire 0 48 £38,000 -1.29%
North Yorkshire -6 1 £30,000 +20.00%
Performance Testing
England

Performance Testing
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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.

1 32 (31.07%) Load Testing
2 31 (30.10%) LoadRunner
2 31 (30.10%) Benchmarking
2 31 (30.10%) User Stories
3 29 (28.16%) Stress Testing
4 28 (27.18%) ISEB
5 25 (24.27%) Agile Software Development
6 24 (23.30%) Selenium
7 23 (22.33%) OpenSTA
7 23 (22.33%) JMeter
8 22 (21.36%) QA
9 18 (17.48%) Finance
9 18 (17.48%) Non-Functional Testing
10 17 (16.50%) E-Commerce
11 16 (15.53%) Windows
12 14 (13.59%) Test Scripting
12 14 (13.59%) Security Testing
13 13 (12.62%) JIRA
13 13 (12.62%) SQL
14 12 (11.65%) ISTQB
15 11 (10.68%) Manual Testing
15 11 (10.68%) SaaS
16 10 (9.709%) Test Strategy
17 8 (7.767%) .NET
18 7 (6.796%) Management Information System
19 6 (5.825%) QuickTest Pro
19 6 (5.825%) Oracle
19 6 (5.825%) Test Management
20 5 (4.854%) Oracle BI EE
20 5 (4.854%) Data Integration

Performance Testing
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the 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.

Application Development
1 8 (7.767%) .NET
2 4 (3.883%) HTML
2 4 (3.883%) CSS
2 4 (3.883%) LAMP
3 2 (1.942%) SOAP
3 2 (1.942%) soapUI
4 1 (0.971%) WebSphere
4 1 (0.971%) XML
4 1 (0.971%) DOM
Application Platforms
1 1 (0.971%) CICS
Applications
1 1 (0.971%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (0.971%) SAP SCM
1 1 (0.971%) SAP WM
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.942%) Internet
2 1 (0.971%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (4.854%) Oracle BI EE
1 5 (4.854%) Oracle 11g
1 5 (4.854%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (2.913%) Oracle OWB
2 3 (2.913%) Oracle 8/8i
3 2 (1.942%) Big Data
4 1 (0.971%) SQL Server
4 1 (0.971%) DB2
Development Applications
1 31 (30.10%) LoadRunner
2 24 (23.30%) Selenium
3 23 (22.33%) OpenSTA
3 23 (22.33%) JMeter
4 13 (12.62%) JIRA
5 6 (5.825%) QuickTest Pro
6 2 (1.942%) Visual Studio
6 2 (1.942%) WebDriver
6 2 (1.942%) Firebug
6 2 (1.942%) Bugzilla
7 1 (0.971%) Rational Performance Tester
7 1 (0.971%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 18 (17.48%) Finance
2 2 (1.942%) Manufacturing
3 1 (0.971%) Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (45.63%) Analyst
1 47 (45.63%) Test Analyst
2 26 (25.24%) Tester
3 20 (19.42%) Performance Tester
3 20 (19.42%) Performance Analyst
3 20 (19.42%) Performance Test Analyst
4 18 (17.48%) Test Leader
5 15 (14.56%) Performance Test Leader
6 11 (10.68%) Test Manager
7 9 (8.738%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
7 9 (8.738%) Senior Analyst
7 9 (8.738%) Senior Test Analyst
8 4 (3.883%) QA Manager
8 4 (3.883%) Technical Tester
9 3 (2.913%) Non-Functional Tester
9 3 (2.913%) Developer
9 3 (2.913%) Technical Architect
9 3 (2.913%) Architect
10 2 (1.942%) Designer
10 2 (1.942%) Software Tester
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.68%) SaaS
2 7 (6.796%) Management Information System
3 5 (4.854%) Data Integration
4 4 (3.883%) W3C
5 2 (1.942%) Open Source
6 1 (0.971%) IBM Mainframe
6 1 (0.971%) NHS
6 1 (0.971%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 16 (15.53%) Windows
2 2 (1.942%) UNIX
3 1 (0.971%) SUSE
3 1 (0.971%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (31.07%) Load Testing
2 31 (30.10%) Benchmarking
2 31 (30.10%) User Stories
3 29 (28.16%) Stress Testing
4 25 (24.27%) Agile Software Development
5 18 (17.48%) Non-Functional Testing
6 17 (16.50%) E-Commerce
7 14 (13.59%) Test Scripting
7 14 (13.59%) Security Testing
8 11 (10.68%) Manual Testing
9 10 (9.709%) Test Strategy
10 6 (5.825%) Test Management
11 5 (4.854%) ETL
11 5 (4.854%) Data Modelling
11 5 (4.854%) Automation Testing
12 4 (3.883%) Process Improvement
12 4 (3.883%) Quality Management
12 4 (3.883%) IT Governance
12 4 (3.883%) Automated Testing
13 3 (2.913%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (12.62%) SQL
2 4 (3.883%) Java
2 4 (3.883%) JavaScript
3 2 (1.942%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.971%) C#
4 1 (0.971%) Python
Qualifications
1 28 (27.18%) ISEB
2 12 (11.65%) ISTQB
3 4 (3.883%) ISEB Practitioner
4 1 (0.971%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
4 1 (0.971%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (21.36%) QA
2 1 (0.971%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 1 (0.971%) ISO 9001
2 1 (0.971%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 1 (0.971%) HP Quality Center
Vendors
1 6 (5.825%) Oracle
2 3 (2.913%) Informatica
3 2 (1.942%) IBM
3 2 (1.942%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.942%) SAP
4 1 (0.971%) HP
4 1 (0.971%) Red Hat
York, North Yorkshire
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