Rational Performance Tester Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

IBM Rational Performance Tester (RPT)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Rational Performance Tester skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
31 Jul 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Rational Performance Tester 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.11% - -
As % of the Development Applications category 0.79% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £350 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £450 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £400 - -

All Development Application Skills
Birmingham

Rational Performance Tester falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills 127 69 46
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 13.73% 12.57% 6.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 52 34
10th Percentile £350 £316 £259
25th Percentile £425 £425 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £435
Median % change year-on-year - +9.20% -20.91%
75th Percentile £538 £500 £537
90th Percentile £600 £598 £726
West Midlands median daily rate £463 £475 £492
% change year-on-year -2.63% -3.36% -6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 3
10th Percentile £25.65 - £55.25
25th Percentile £35.98 - £55.63
Median hourly rate £70.00 - £56.25
Median % change year-on-year - - +68.49%
75th Percentile £75.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £61.50 £56.50 £56.88
% change year-on-year +8.85% -0.66% +70.36%

Rational Performance Tester
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Rational Performance Tester relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Rational Performance Tester job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Rational Performance Tester
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Tester
1 1 (100.00%) Tester
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Offensive Security
1 1 (100.00%) Penetration Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CREST Certified
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Scheme
1 1 (100.00%) ECSA
1 1 (100.00%) OSCP