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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Canary Wharf 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4055
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.001 %
As % of the category below7.692 %2.273 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£363-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£375-
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£343
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
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 %
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Canary Wharf
Matching contract IT job ads3944
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted1822
Average minimum daily rate£396£396
Average daily rate£414£433
% change on same period last year-4.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£433£469
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£16.00£22.00
Average hourly rate£22.00£22.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£28.00£22.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.62£31.41
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
LoadRunner LondonLoadRunner
London

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

Canary Wharf 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 Canary Wharf region.

Canary Wharf LoadRunner Daily Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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 %)SQL
13 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)VERITAS
22 (50.00 %)TIBCO
22 (50.00 %)HTML
22 (50.00 %)Java
22 (50.00 %)Load Testing
22 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)SAP
22 (50.00 %)UNIX
22 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
22 (50.00 %)SOA
31 (25.00 %)Banking
31 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)WinRunner
31 (25.00 %)TestDirector
31 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
31 (25.00 %)Test Management
31 (25.00 %)Manual Testing

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Canary Wharf 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.

Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (50.00 %)HTML
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)Oracle Reports
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)WinRunner
11 (25.00 %)TestDirector
11 (25.00 %)QuickTest Pro
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Banking
11 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Tester
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Performance Tester
21 (25.00 %)QA Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Performance Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Senior QA Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Performance Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Test Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Test Scripting
22 (50.00 %)SOA
22 (50.00 %)Load Testing
31 (25.00 %)Test Management
31 (25.00 %)Manual Testing
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Java
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Canary Wharf IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
12 (50.00 %)SAP
12 (50.00 %)VERITAS
12 (50.00 %)TIBCO
21 (25.00 %)HP