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The table below looks at the demand for HP WinRunner skills within the Hertfordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP WinRunner
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6892
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.003 %
As % of the category below4.615 %1.266 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£275-
Average daily rate£288-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£268£317
% change on same period last year-15.42 %
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£32.38
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads65237
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.255 %
Daily rates quoted27108
Average minimum daily rate£304£277
Average daily rate£323£293
% change on same period last year+10.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£324
% change on same period last year-3.57 %
Hourly rates quoted731
Average minimum hourly rate£35.71£34.48
Average hourly rate£36.29£35.35
% change on same period last year+2.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.88£36.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.55£30.87
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
WatfordNew entry-3£288-
WinRunner East of EnglandWinRunner
East of England

WinRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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 (100.00 %)TestDirector
15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
24 (80.00 %)ISEB
33 (60.00 %)QuickTest Pro
33 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
33 (60.00 %)Test Management
42 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
42 (40.00 %)MS Excel
42 (40.00 %)SharePoint
42 (40.00 %)MS Visio
42 (40.00 %)MS Office
42 (40.00 %)PVCS
42 (40.00 %)Project Management
42 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (40.00 %)Project Planning
51 (20.00 %)QA
51 (20.00 %)Selenium
51 (20.00 %)FitNesse
51 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
51 (20.00 %)Web Testing
51 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (20.00 %)JMeter
51 (20.00 %)Finance
51 (20.00 %)SAP CRM
51 (20.00 %)Scrum
51 (20.00 %)Extreme Programming
51 (20.00 %)SAP
51 (20.00 %)CSS
51 (20.00 %)SOAP
51 (20.00 %)WebServices

WinRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %)HTML
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)CSS
11 (20.00 %)SOAP
11 (20.00 %)WebServices
11 (20.00 %)XHTML
11 (20.00 %)AJAX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)SharePoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Office
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
12 (40.00 %)MS Visio
12 (40.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (20.00 %)SAP CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (100.00 %)LoadRunner
15 (100.00 %)TestDirector
23 (60.00 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (40.00 %)PVCS
41 (20.00 %)JMeter
41 (20.00 %)Selenium
41 (20.00 %)FitNesse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Pharmaceutical
11 (20.00 %)Finance
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Tester
22 (40.00 %)Test Coordinator
22 (40.00 %)Coordinator
31 (20.00 %)Systems Tester
31 (20.00 %)SAP Tester
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)PRINCE2
13 (60.00 %)Test Management
22 (40.00 %)Project Management
22 (40.00 %)Automated Testing
22 (40.00 %)Project Planning
31 (20.00 %)Performance Testing
31 (20.00 %)Web Testing
31 (20.00 %)Scrum
31 (20.00 %)Extreme Programming
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)Test Scripting
31 (20.00 %)CRM
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)Java
11 (20.00 %)JavaScript
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (80.00 %)ISEB
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)QA
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (20.00 %)SAP