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This section looks at the demand for HP WinRunner skills within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited WinRunner over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP WinRunner
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.348 %2.941 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£175-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£297£315
% change on same period last year-5.81 %
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£35.00£30.68
% change on same period last year+14.07 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads46102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.102 %
Daily rates quoted1514
Average minimum daily rate£248£260
Average daily rate£282£289
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£41.17£26.00
Average hourly rate£42.25£28.50
% change on same period last year+48.24 %
Average maximum hourly rate£43.33£31.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.63£33.53
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
WinRunner West MidlandsWinRunner
West Midlands

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.

WinRunner
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham WinRunner Demand Trend

WinRunner
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham WinRunner Daily Rate Trend

WinRunner
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing WinRunner across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Birmingham WinRunner Daily Rate Histogram

WinRunner
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WinRunner 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 WinRunner.

12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)Oracle
12 (100.00 %)OLAP
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)RDBMS
12 (100.00 %)TestDirector
12 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
12 (100.00 %)QA
12 (100.00 %)Oracle OLAP

WinRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham region citing WinRunner 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 WinRunner. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)OLAP
12 (100.00 %)Datawarehouse
12 (100.00 %)RDBMS
12 (100.00 %)Oracle OLAP
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)TestDirector
12 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Tester
12 (100.00 %)Software Tester
12 (100.00 %)QA Tester
12 (100.00 %)QA Engineer
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)UNIX
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)Business Intelligence
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C
12 (100.00 %)Java
12 (100.00 %)SQL
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (100.00 %)QA
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Oracle