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The table below looks at the demand for HP WinRunner 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 WinRunner over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP WinRunner
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank55-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.843 %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£289£314
% change on same period last year-7.95 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00-
Average hourly rate£35.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.00£32.63
% change on same period last year+7.27 %
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 %
WinRunner East of EnglandWinRunner
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.

WinRunner
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex WinRunner Daily Rate Trend

WinRunner
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Essex 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 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--
WinRunner East of EnglandWinRunner
East of England

WinRunner
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)TestDirector
14 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
23 (75.00 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (75.00 %)JMeter
23 (75.00 %)Scrum
23 (75.00 %)Extreme Programming
23 (75.00 %)HTML
23 (75.00 %)Java
23 (75.00 %)JavaScript
23 (75.00 %).NET
23 (75.00 %)CSS
23 (75.00 %)WebServices
23 (75.00 %)XHTML
23 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
23 (75.00 %)Automated Testing
23 (75.00 %)AJAX
23 (75.00 %)QA
23 (75.00 %)Selenium
23 (75.00 %)FitNesse
23 (75.00 %)Web Testing
32 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
32 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
41 (25.00 %)SOAP
41 (25.00 %)Oracle
41 (25.00 %)Test Scripting

WinRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)HTML
13 (75.00 %).NET
13 (75.00 %)CSS
13 (75.00 %)WebServices
13 (75.00 %)XHTML
13 (75.00 %)AJAX
21 (25.00 %)SOAP
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
14 (100.00 %)TestDirector
23 (75.00 %)QuickTest Pro
23 (75.00 %)JMeter
23 (75.00 %)Selenium
23 (75.00 %)FitNesse
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Tester
22 (50.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (25.00 %)Test Consultant
31 (25.00 %)Software Consultant
31 (25.00 %)Web Tester
31 (25.00 %)Consultant
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)Scrum
13 (75.00 %)Extreme Programming
13 (75.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (75.00 %)Automated Testing
13 (75.00 %)Web Testing
22 (50.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Test Scripting
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)Java
13 (75.00 %)JavaScript
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (75.00 %)QA
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle