The first table below looks at the demand for LoadRunner skills in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the Dorset region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP LoadRunner
Rank 29 22 40
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +18
Contract jobs citing LoadRunner 3 9 2
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 1.429% 3.346% 0.615%
As % of the Development Applications category 11.11% 23.68% 5.714%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 2
Average daily rate £395 £408 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-3.06% +35.83%
UK excluding London average daily rate £344 £350 £355
% change year-on-year
-1.78% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £24.00
All Development Applications
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
27 38 35
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 12.86% 14.13% 10.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 20 14
Average daily rate £343 £400 £320
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-14.37% +25.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £278 £363 £285
10% offered a daily rate of more than £395 £435 £343
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 4
Average hourly rate £43.75 £40.00 £41.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+9.37% -2.43%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £40.00 £40.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £40.00 £42.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
LoadRunner
South West

LoadRunner
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing LoadRunner across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Dorset LoadRunner Jobs Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Daily Rate Trend

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

Dorset LoadRunner Daily Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LoadRunner within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth -5 3 £395 -3.06%
LoadRunner
South West

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

1 3 (75.00%) SQL
1 3 (75.00%) UNIX
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
1 3 (75.00%) HTTP
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
1 3 (75.00%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (50.00%) SWIFT
2 2 (50.00%) HP SiteScope
2 2 (50.00%) Introscope
2 2 (50.00%) Test Management
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) ISTQB
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 2 (50.00%) Java
2 2 (50.00%) Middleware
2 2 (50.00%) TOAD
2 2 (50.00%) HTTPS
2 2 (50.00%) HP
2 2 (50.00%) ISEB
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Solaris
2 2 (50.00%) Oracle
2 2 (50.00%) WebLogic
2 2 (50.00%) JDBC
2 2 (50.00%) ODBC
3 1 (25.00%) VBScript
3 1 (25.00%) VB
3 1 (25.00%) C

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
1 2 (50.00%) Middleware
1 2 (50.00%) JDBC
1 2 (50.00%) ODBC
Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) WebLogic
Communications & Networking
1 3 (75.00%) HTTP
2 2 (50.00%) HTTPS
3 1 (25.00%) FTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (50.00%) TOAD
Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Introscope
1 2 (50.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 1 (25.00%) TestDirector
2 1 (25.00%) JProbe
2 1 (25.00%) JProfiler
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
1 3 (75.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) QA Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) QA Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) QA Leader
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) SWIFT
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) UNIX
1 3 (75.00%) Linux
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 2 (50.00%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Test Management
1 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (75.00%) SQL
2 2 (50.00%) Java
3 1 (25.00%) VBScript
3 1 (25.00%) VB
3 1 (25.00%) C
3 1 (25.00%) C++
3 1 (25.00%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) ISTQB
1 2 (50.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA
Systems Management
1 3 (75.00%) HP Quality Center
2 2 (50.00%) HP SiteScope
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) HP
1 2 (50.00%) Oracle
Bournemouth, Dorset
Non Functional Test Lead, Team Management, Performance Testing, Loadrunner, Oracle, Banking and Finance. My client is looking for an experienced Non Functional Test Lead/Manager with a strong...
Aston Carter
Rate: £425 - £475 per day
Posted: 22 May 2013