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Report Summary

  • 11

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    24% of other websites

  • 85

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 58% of websites

  • 83

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    55% of websites

  • 89

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    66% of websites

sds.co.uk

Scotland's national skills agency | Skills Development Scotland

Page Load Speed

7.2 sec in total

First Response

184 ms

Resources Loaded

6.6 sec

Page Rendered

402 ms

sds.co.uk screenshot

About Website

Welcome to sds.co.uk homepage info - get ready to check Sds best content for United Kingdom right away, or after learning these important things about sds.co.uk

Skills Development Scotland (SDS) helping people achieve career success and supporting businesses with their goals and growth.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Sds.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 184 ms and then it took 7 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is a poor result, as 80% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

sds.co.uk performance score

11

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value5.8 s

4/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value14.6 s

0/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value15.1 s

1/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value36,870 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0.158

73/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value55.6 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

sds.co.uk

184 ms

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

1256 ms

tll0mfb.css

283 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

496 ms

font-awesome.min.css

194 ms

Our browser made a total of 102 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Sds.co.uk, 54% (55 requests) were made to Skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk and 9% (9 requests) were made to Youtube.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (2.6 sec) relates to the external source Skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 2.1 MB (41%)

Content Size

5.2 MB

After Optimization

3.1 MB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

In fact, the total size of Sds.co.uk main page is 5.2 MB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. Only a small number of websites need less resources to load. Images take 4.4 MB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-84%

Potential reduce by 187.2 kB

  • Original 222.4 kB
  • After minification 193.1 kB
  • After compression 35.2 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. This page needs HTML code to be minified as it can gain 29.2 kB, which is 13% of the original size. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 187.2 kB or 84% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-35%

Potential reduce by 1.5 MB

  • Original 4.4 MB
  • After minification 2.8 MB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Obviously, Sds needs image optimization as it can save up to 1.5 MB or 35% of the original volume. The most popular and efficient tools for JPEG and PNG image optimization are Jpegoptim and PNG Crush.

JavaScript Optimization

-45%

Potential reduce by 87.0 kB

  • Original 191.7 kB
  • After minification 191.5 kB
  • After compression 104.7 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 87.0 kB or 45% of the original size.

CSS Optimization

-72%

Potential reduce by 312.7 kB

  • Original 435.7 kB
  • After minification 435.5 kB
  • After compression 123.0 kB

CSS files minification is very important to reduce a web page rendering time. The faster CSS files can load, the earlier a page can be rendered. Sds.co.uk needs all CSS files to be minified and compressed as it can save up to 312.7 kB or 72% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 32 (36%)

Requests Now

88

After Optimization

56

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 88 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Sds. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 26 to 1 for JavaScripts and from 8 to 1 for CSS and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

sds.co.uk

sds.co.uk

184 ms

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

www.skillsdevelopmentscotland.co.uk

1256 ms

tll0mfb.css

tll0mfb.css

283 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

DependencyHandler.axd

496 ms

font-awesome.min.css

font-awesome.min.css

194 ms

jquery-ui.css

jquery-ui.css

191 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

DependencyHandler.axd

389 ms

picturefill.min.js

picturefill.min.js

386 ms

jquery.min.js

jquery.min.js

668 ms

jquery.validate.min.js

jquery.validate.min.js

217 ms

jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js

jquery.validate.unobtrusive.min.js

216 ms

video-js.css

video-js.css

141 ms

p.css

p.css

70 ms

enquire.min.js

enquire.min.js

91 ms

DependencyHandler.axd

DependencyHandler.axd

568 ms

finance_monisha-sandhu_9252.jpg

finance_monisha-sandhu_9252.jpg

176 ms

1080x1080_image1.jpg

1080x1080_image1.jpg

159 ms

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1080x1080_image6.jpg

160 ms

1080x1080_image5.jpg

1080x1080_image5.jpg

185 ms

1080x1080_image2.jpg

1080x1080_image2.jpg

173 ms

1080x1080_image3.jpg

1080x1080_image3.jpg

174 ms

strategy-2x.jpg

strategy-2x.jpg

769 ms

schedule-2x.jpg

schedule-2x.jpg

174 ms

operating-2x.jpg

operating-2x.jpg

768 ms

annual-review-2x.jpg

annual-review-2x.jpg

770 ms

frameworks-2x.jpg

frameworks-2x.jpg

771 ms

mywow-2x.jpg

mywow-2x.jpg

257 ms

apprenticescot-2x.jpg

apprenticescot-2x.jpg

767 ms

digitalworld-2x.jpg

digitalworld-2x.jpg

767 ms

ourskillsforce-2x.jpg

ourskillsforce-2x.jpg

788 ms

sds-logo-white.png

sds-logo-white.png

786 ms

footer-logo-mywow.png

footer-logo-mywow.png

784 ms

footer-logo-ourskillsforce.png

footer-logo-ourskillsforce.png

781 ms

footer-logo-ma.png

footer-logo-ma.png

755 ms

lead-pic.jpg

lead-pic.jpg

779 ms

20200318-what-we-do-updated-images-upper-1.png

20200318-what-we-do-updated-images-upper-1.png

1068 ms

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20200318-what-we-do-updated-images-lower-2.png

1065 ms

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20200318-what-we-do-updated-images-lower-1.png

1090 ms

1080x1080_image4.jpg

1080x1080_image4.jpg

773 ms

jp-morgan_keiran-russell_5082.jpg

jp-morgan_keiran-russell_5082.jpg

2588 ms

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corporate-find-business-support-for-corp-website.png

862 ms

gc-girls-and-boy-play-construction-1.jpg

gc-girls-and-boy-play-construction-1.jpg

776 ms

viktoria-parkhamovich.jpg

viktoria-parkhamovich.jpg

853 ms

corporate-glp.png

corporate-glp.png

1049 ms

group-image-1-see.jpg

group-image-1-see.jpg

1038 ms

scw-2022-4.png

scw-2022-4.png

1064 ms

jennifer-kolonko.jpg

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1066 ms

greenock-kirsty-caldwell-ca-oct21-3.jpg

greenock-kirsty-caldwell-ca-oct21-3.jpg

1064 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

596 ms

logo.png

logo.png

859 ms

d

d

76 ms

d

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264 ms

d

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266 ms

FSLolaWeb-Regular.woff

FSLolaWeb-Regular.woff

298 ms

fontawesome-webfont.woff

fontawesome-webfont.woff

264 ms

FSLolaWeb-Bold.woff

FSLolaWeb-Bold.woff

542 ms

FSLolaWeb-Medium.woff

FSLolaWeb-Medium.woff

536 ms

icons.svg

icons.svg

146 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

419 ms

hotjar-101733.js

hotjar-101733.js

1233 ms

fbevents.js

fbevents.js

1237 ms

pixie.js

pixie.js

1234 ms

js

js

372 ms

corporate-site-homepage-banner-gradient-1.jpg

corporate-site-homepage-banner-gradient-1.jpg

859 ms

corporate-site-homepage-banner-gradient-1.jpg

corporate-site-homepage-banner-gradient-1.jpg

861 ms

icons-s34d76d5c6d.png

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860 ms

footer-dots.png

footer-dots.png

826 ms

icomoon.ttf

icomoon.ttf

826 ms

icomoon.ttf

icomoon.ttf

1010 ms

collect

collect

750 ms

collect

collect

416 ms

pastease.js

pastease.js

732 ms

iframe_api

iframe_api

601 ms

update.min.js

update.min.js

500 ms

maxresdefault.jpg

maxresdefault.jpg

536 ms

GetAllPageNames

GetAllPageNames

788 ms

icons.svg

icons.svg

331 ms

select.png

select.png

198 ms

modules.cbd9768ba80ba0be5b17.js

modules.cbd9768ba80ba0be5b17.js

155 ms

1627507874138457

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216 ms

box-69edcc3187336f9b0a3fbb4c73be9fe6.html

box-69edcc3187336f9b0a3fbb4c73be9fe6.html

74 ms

ga-audiences

ga-audiences

171 ms

www-widgetapi.js

www-widgetapi.js

36 ms

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418 ms

J9cfED6IYDQ

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77 ms

www-player.css

www-player.css

307 ms

www-embed-player.js

www-embed-player.js

388 ms

base.js

base.js

433 ms

fetch-polyfill.js

fetch-polyfill.js

340 ms

visit-data

visit-data

1004 ms

survey.min.js

survey.min.js

851 ms

ad_status.js

ad_status.js

416 ms

qs_eGd-h9f3_frMeplByuCjrJjGTr5iyl3j-JE2Mo0s.js

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63 ms

embed.js

embed.js

24 ms

KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxM.woff

KFOmCnqEu92Fr1Mu4mxM.woff

219 ms

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219 ms

id

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58 ms

Create

Create

120 ms

embedded_player

embedded_player

109 ms

GetVttFile

GetVttFile

100 ms

nr-1216.min.js

nr-1216.min.js

198 ms

collect

collect

95 ms

Accessibility Review

sds.co.uk accessibility score

85

Accessibility Issues

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Buttons do not have an accessible name

High

Links do not have a discernible name

Contrast

These are opportunities to improve the legibility of your content.

Impact

Issue

High

Background and foreground colors do not have a sufficient contrast ratio.

Best practices

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Impact

Issue

High

[user-scalable="no"] is used in the <meta name="viewport"> element or the [maximum-scale] attribute is less than 5.

Best Practices

sds.co.uk best practices score

83

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

High

Includes front-end JavaScript libraries with known security vulnerabilities

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

sds.co.uk SEO score

89

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Crawling and Indexing

To appear in search results, crawlers need access to your app.

Impact

Issue

High

Links are not crawlable

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Sds.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Sds.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

sds.co.uk

Open Graph data is detected on the main page of Sds. This is the best way to make the web page social media friendly. Here is how it looks like on Facebook: