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This section looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Cambridgeshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6157
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.353 %6.796 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£275£333
Average daily rate£294£333
% change on same period last year-11.87 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£365
% change on same period last year-12.38 %
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£35.50£41.15
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads85103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.104 %
Daily rates quoted929
Average minimum daily rate£285£252
Average daily rate£299£261
% change on same period last year+14.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£269
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted311
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00£35.00
Average hourly rate£27.50£37.50
% change on same period last year-26.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
LoadRunner East of EnglandLoadRunner
East of England

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 Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire LoadRunner Hourly Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LoadRunner within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeNew entry-2£294-
LoadRunner East of EnglandLoadRunner
East of England

LoadRunner
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

14 (66.67 %)TestDirector
14 (66.67 %)Retail
23 (50.00 %)Change Management
32 (33.33 %).NET
32 (33.33 %)SQL Server
32 (33.33 %)IIS
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)Load Testing
41 (16.67 %)Performance Testing

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (33.33 %).NET
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (33.33 %)IIS
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (66.67 %)TestDirector
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (66.67 %)Retail
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Analyst
14 (66.67 %)Test Analyst
22 (33.33 %)Performance Engineer
22 (33.33 %).NET Architect
22 (33.33 %)Architect
31 (16.67 %)Tester
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Change Management
22 (33.33 %)Load Testing
31 (16.67 %)Performance Testing
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft
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