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The table below looks at the demand for Apache JMeter skills within the Essex region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited JMeter over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkApache JMeter
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.882 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£394£369
% change on same period last year+6.62 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads51146
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted1030
Average minimum daily rate£357£435
Average daily rate£386£454
% change on same period last year-14.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£472
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£335
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted1036
Average minimum hourly rate£36.71£31.94
Average hourly rate£37.43£32.80
% change on same period last year+14.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.14£33.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.31£33.09
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
JMeter East of EnglandJMeter
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.

JMeter
Demand Trend

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

Essex JMeter Demand Trend

JMeter
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing JMeter within the Essex region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
HarlowNew entry-2--
JMeter East of EnglandJMeter
East of England

JMeter
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing JMeter 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 JMeter.

13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
13 (100.00 %)WinRunner
13 (100.00 %)TestDirector
13 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
13 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
13 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
13 (100.00 %)AJAX
13 (100.00 %)QA
13 (100.00 %)Selenium
13 (100.00 %)FitNesse
13 (100.00 %)Scrum
13 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
13 (100.00 %)Web Testing
22 (66.67 %)Pharmaceutical
31 (33.33 %)SOAP
31 (33.33 %)Performance Testing

JMeter
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing JMeter 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 JMeter. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %)HTML
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)CSS
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)XHTML
13 (100.00 %)AJAX
21 (33.33 %)SOAP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (100.00 %)WinRunner
13 (100.00 %)TestDirector
13 (100.00 %)QuickTest Pro
13 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
13 (100.00 %)Selenium
13 (100.00 %)FitNesse
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Tester
22 (66.67 %)Systems Tester
31 (33.33 %)Web Tester
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (100.00 %)Scrum
13 (100.00 %)Extreme Programming
13 (100.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (100.00 %)Automated Testing
13 (100.00 %)Web Testing
21 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)Java
13 (100.00 %)JavaScript
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (100.00 %)QA