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This section looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Middlesex region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4140
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads69
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below17.65 %18.37 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£363£383
Average daily rate£375£483
% change on same period last year-22.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£583
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£365
% change on same period last year-12.38 %
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£35.50£41.15
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Middlesex
Matching contract IT job ads3449
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.050 %
Daily rates quoted1216
Average minimum daily rate£283£336
Average daily rate£306£361
% change on same period last year-15.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£331
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£35.17£37.56
Average hourly rate£35.17£38.39
% change on same period last year-8.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.17£39.22
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.89£34.13
% change on same period last year-3.63 %
LoadRunner South EastLoadRunner
South East

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.

LoadRunner
Demand Trend

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

Middlesex LoadRunner Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex LoadRunner Daily Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Middlesex LoadRunner Daily Rate Histogram

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

14 (36.36 %)Performance Testing
23 (27.27 %)SC Cleared
23 (27.27 %)Security Cleared
23 (27.27 %)QA
23 (27.27 %)ISEB
23 (27.27 %)UNIX
23 (27.27 %)HP
32 (18.18 %)Oracle
32 (18.18 %)Windows
32 (18.18 %)Solaris
32 (18.18 %)WinRunner
32 (18.18 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (18.18 %)Software Testing
32 (18.18 %)WebSphere
32 (18.18 %)Refactoring
32 (18.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (18.18 %)Test Scripting
32 (18.18 %)VMware
41 (9.091 %)Oracle RAC
41 (9.091 %)Release Management
41 (9.091 %)SAP XI
41 (9.091 %)NetBackup
41 (9.091 %)VERITAS
41 (9.091 %)SAP BW
41 (9.091 %)SAP HR
41 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
41 (9.091 %)Finance
41 (9.091 %)Government
41 (9.091 %)Linux
41 (9.091 %)Oracle Forms

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (18.18 %)WebSphere
21 (9.091 %)J2EE
21 (9.091 %)EJB
21 (9.091 %)SAP XI
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (9.091 %)SharePoint
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (9.091 %)SAP HR
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (9.091 %)DB2
11 (9.091 %)Oracle Reports
11 (9.091 %)Datawarehouse
11 (9.091 %)RDBMS
11 (9.091 %)Oracle 10g
11 (9.091 %)BusinessObjects
11 (9.091 %)SAP BW
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (18.18 %)WinRunner
12 (18.18 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (9.091 %)Oracle Forms
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (9.091 %)Finance
11 (9.091 %)Government
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (54.55 %)Tester
16 (54.55 %)Performance Tester
21 (9.091 %)Test Engineer
21 (9.091 %)Test Consultant
21 (9.091 %)Performance Engineer
21 (9.091 %)Senior DBA
21 (9.091 %)Consultant
21 (9.091 %)DBA
21 (9.091 %)Quality Manager
21 (9.091 %)QA Manager
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (27.27 %)UNIX
22 (18.18 %)Windows
22 (18.18 %)Solaris
31 (9.091 %)Linux
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Performance Testing
23 (27.27 %)SC Cleared
23 (27.27 %)Security Cleared
32 (18.18 %)Test Scripting
32 (18.18 %)Software Testing
32 (18.18 %)Refactoring
41 (9.091 %)Release Management
41 (9.091 %)B2B
41 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (9.091 %)Java
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (27.27 %)ISEB
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (27.27 %)QA
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (18.18 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (9.091 %)NetBackup
21 (9.091 %)Oracle RAC
Middlesex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (27.27 %)HP
22 (18.18 %)VMware
22 (18.18 %)Oracle
31 (9.091 %)Business Objects
31 (9.091 %)SAP
31 (9.091 %)Sun
31 (9.091 %)VERITAS
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