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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Basingstoke region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3543
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below7.692 %1.754 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£275£330
Average daily rate£288£330
% change on same period last year-12.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£335£343
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£41.54£55.00
% change on same period last year-24.46 %
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Basingstoke
Matching contract IT job ads2657
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted1018
Average minimum daily rate£349£326
Average daily rate£384£333
% change on same period last year+15.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted1010
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£32.00
Average hourly rate£28.96£33.50
% change on same period last year-13.55 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.58£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
LoadRunner HampshireLoadRunner
Hampshire

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

LoadRunner
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing LoadRunner across the Basingstoke region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Basingstoke LoadRunner Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing LoadRunner across the Basingstoke region.

Basingstoke LoadRunner Daily Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing LoadRunner across the Basingstoke region.

Basingstoke LoadRunner Hourly Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basingstoke region citing LoadRunner 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited LoadRunner.

13 (75.00 %)ISEB
13 (75.00 %)TestDirector
13 (75.00 %)Finance
13 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)ERP
22 (50.00 %)Construction
22 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
31 (25.00 %)CRM
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)HTML
31 (25.00 %)SAP
31 (25.00 %)JSP
31 (25.00 %)WinRunner
31 (25.00 %)SAP CRM
31 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Test Management

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Basingstoke region citing LoadRunner also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited LoadRunner. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)HTML
11 (25.00 %)JSP
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (50.00 %)Oracle EBS
21 (25.00 %)SAP CRM
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (75.00 %)TestDirector
22 (50.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (25.00 %)WinRunner
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)Construction
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Manager
21 (25.00 %)Tester
21 (25.00 %)QA Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)QA Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Performance Manager
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Performance Test Manager
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)ERP
31 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
31 (25.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Test Management
31 (25.00 %)CRM
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)C
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)ISEB
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Basingstoke IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)SAP