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The table below looks at the demand for HP WinRunner skills within the East Midlands 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP WinRunner
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank8492
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.586 %1.105 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£238-
Average daily rate£248-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£258-
UK excluding London average daily rate£267£318
% change on same period last year-16.12 %
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£33.00£35.18
% change on same period last year-6.18 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads116181
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.183 %0.194 %
Daily rates quoted2341
Average minimum daily rate£296£331
Average daily rate£322£358
% change on same period last year-9.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£349£385
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£326
% change on same period last year-4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted1523
Average minimum hourly rate£26.55£18.94
Average hourly rate£28.41£20.91
% change on same period last year+35.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.27£22.88
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.68£31.31
% change on same period last year-2.00 %
WinRunner EnglandWinRunner
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.

WinRunner
Demand Trend

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

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

East Midlands WinRunner Daily Rate Histogram

WinRunner
Hourly Rate Trend

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

East Midlands WinRunner Hourly Rate Trend

WinRunner
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing WinRunner within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
NottinghamshireUp+81£288-
WinRunner EnglandWinRunner
England

WinRunner
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

15 (83.33 %)UNIX
24 (66.67 %)C
24 (66.67 %)JavaScript
24 (66.67 %)Perl
24 (66.67 %)SQL
24 (66.67 %)VBScript
24 (66.67 %)QuickTest Pro
24 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
33 (50.00 %)ISTQB
33 (50.00 %)ISEB
42 (33.33 %)TestDirector
51 (16.67 %)Mainframe
51 (16.67 %)Automotive
51 (16.67 %)ISEB Practitioner
51 (16.67 %)Software Testing
51 (16.67 %)VB
51 (16.67 %)Oracle
51 (16.67 %)C++
51 (16.67 %)Java
51 (16.67 %)Linux
51 (16.67 %)IBM
51 (16.67 %)Degree
51 (16.67 %)IBM Mainframe

WinRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (66.67 %)QuickTest Pro
22 (33.33 %)TestDirector
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Automotive
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (66.67 %)Tester
21 (16.67 %)Technical Tester
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Mainframe
11 (16.67 %)IBM Mainframe
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)UNIX
21 (16.67 %)Linux
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (66.67 %)Test Scripting
21 (16.67 %)Software Testing
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (66.67 %)JavaScript
14 (66.67 %)Perl
14 (66.67 %)SQL
14 (66.67 %)VBScript
14 (66.67 %)C
21 (16.67 %)C++
21 (16.67 %)Java
21 (16.67 %)VB
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)ISEB
13 (50.00 %)ISTQB
21 (16.67 %)Degree
21 (16.67 %)ISEB Practitioner
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (16.67 %)Oracle
11 (16.67 %)IBM