IBM Rational Performance Tester (RPT)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Rational Performance Tester skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 586 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +99 |
| Contract jobs citing Rational Performance Tester | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | - | - | 0.009% |
| As % of the Development Applications category | - | - | 0.076% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £421 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £427 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £455 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -4.21% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £476 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £479 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Development Application Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills | 5,890 | 4,268 | 5,240 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 11.90% | 14.58% | 12.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,828 | 2,848 | 3,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £338 | £353 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £597 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 258 | 78 | 229 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.00 | £20.52 | £30.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £56.40 | £47.07 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £59.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.24% | -8.46% | +5.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.00 | £83.20 | £75.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £60.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -7.69% | +5.69% |
Rational Performance Tester
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Rational Performance Tester relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
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Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Rational Performance Tester.
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Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Rational Performance Tester.
