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The table below looks at the demand for HP WinRunner skills within the South East 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP WinRunner
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank239257
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching contract IT job ads1134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.035 %
As % of the category below0.964 %2.335 %
Daily rates quoted417
Average minimum daily rate£356£317
Average daily rate£379£332
% change on same period last year+14.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£346
UK excluding London average daily rate£273£301
% change on same period last year-9.34 %
Hourly rates quoted13
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£32.00
Average hourly rate£35.00£33.83
% change on same period last year+3.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00£35.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£34.33£33.28
% change on same period last year+3.16 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South East
Matching contract IT job ads11411456
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.626 %1.506 %
Daily rates quoted307365
Average minimum daily rate£325£312
Average daily rate£346£331
% change on same period last year+4.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£368£349
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£327
% change on same period last year-0.86 %
Hourly rates quoted121202
Average minimum hourly rate£31.09£29.92
Average hourly rate£33.20£31.54
% change on same period last year+5.27 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.32£33.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£31.18
% change on same period last year+4.25 %
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
BerkshireUp+312--
SurreyUp+152--
HampshireUp+132£338-0.56 %
M4 CorridorUp+11£400+63.26 %
Thames ValleyUp+121--
WinRunner EnglandWinRunner
England

WinRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

114 (63.64 %)QuickTest Pro
213 (59.09 %)TestDirector
39 (40.91 %)LoadRunner
39 (40.91 %)User Acceptance Testing
48 (36.36 %)ISEB
48 (36.36 %)SQL
57 (31.82 %)Migration
57 (31.82 %)Test Scripting
65 (22.73 %)Oracle
65 (22.73 %)QA
74 (18.18 %)System Testing
74 (18.18 %)Software Testing
74 (18.18 %)TOAD
74 (18.18 %)VBScript
74 (18.18 %)VB
74 (18.18 %)Finance
83 (13.64 %)SAP FI
83 (13.64 %)EAM
83 (13.64 %)SAP FI/CO
83 (13.64 %)SAP CO
83 (13.64 %)VBA
83 (13.64 %)UNIX
83 (13.64 %)Windows
83 (13.64 %)Business Intelligence
83 (13.64 %)Oracle Discoverer
83 (13.64 %)Actuate
83 (13.64 %)SAP
83 (13.64 %)Asset Management
83 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
83 (13.64 %)Data Migration

WinRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South East 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.

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.545 %)HTML
11 (4.545 %).NET
11 (4.545 %)ASP.NET
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.545 %)SharePoint
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (13.64 %)SAP FI
13 (13.64 %)SAP FI/CO
13 (13.64 %)SAP CO
22 (9.091 %)MAXIMO
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (4.545 %)FTP
11 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
11 (4.545 %)Internet
11 (4.545 %)DVB
11 (4.545 %)Wireless
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (18.18 %)TOAD
23 (13.64 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (4.545 %)SQL Server
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (63.64 %)QuickTest Pro
213 (59.09 %)TestDirector
39 (40.91 %)LoadRunner
41 (4.545 %)MSI
41 (4.545 %)Bugzilla
41 (4.545 %)StarTeam
41 (4.545 %)QARun
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (18.18 %)Finance
22 (9.091 %)Banking
22 (9.091 %)Telecoms
31 (4.545 %)Billing
31 (4.545 %)General Ledger
31 (4.545 %)Government
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (54.55 %)Analyst
211 (50.00 %)Test Analyst
36 (27.27 %)Tester
43 (13.64 %)Test Manager
43 (13.64 %)Technical Analyst
43 (13.64 %)Technical Test Analyst
52 (9.091 %)SAP Test Analyst
52 (9.091 %)SAP Analyst
61 (4.545 %)SAP Manager
61 (4.545 %)SAP Tester
61 (4.545 %)SAP Test Manager
61 (4.545 %)SAP Integration Manager
61 (4.545 %)QA Analyst
61 (4.545 %)Performance Analyst
61 (4.545 %)UAT Tester
61 (4.545 %)Quality Analyst
61 (4.545 %)Performance Test Analyst
61 (4.545 %)Systems Test Engineer
61 (4.545 %)Test Specialist
61 (4.545 %)QA Tester
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)MPEG
11 (4.545 %)EPoS
11 (4.545 %)DTV
11 (4.545 %)STB
11 (4.545 %)IPTV
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (13.64 %)UNIX
13 (13.64 %)Windows
22 (9.091 %)Solaris
22 (9.091 %)Linux
31 (4.545 %)Windows XP
31 (4.545 %)Windows Server 2003
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (40.91 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (31.82 %)Test Scripting
27 (31.82 %)Migration
34 (18.18 %)System Testing
34 (18.18 %)Software Testing
43 (13.64 %)Security Cleared
43 (13.64 %)Data Migration
43 (13.64 %)Integration Testing
43 (13.64 %)Asset Management
43 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
43 (13.64 %)Business Intelligence
43 (13.64 %)EAM
52 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
52 (9.091 %)Release Management
61 (4.545 %)Fault Management
61 (4.545 %)Web Testing
61 (4.545 %)Test Management
61 (4.545 %)Quality Management
61 (4.545 %)Regression Testing
61 (4.545 %)Data Security
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (36.36 %)SQL
24 (18.18 %)VBScript
24 (18.18 %)VB
33 (13.64 %)VBA
42 (9.091 %)C
42 (9.091 %)C#
51 (4.545 %)Java
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (36.36 %)ISEB
21 (4.545 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (4.545 %)Degree
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (22.73 %)QA
21 (4.545 %)PCI DSS
21 (4.545 %)ISO8583
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (4.545 %)VMware Infrastructure
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (4.545 %)OpenView Configuration Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (22.73 %)Oracle
23 (13.64 %)SAP
23 (13.64 %)Actuate
31 (4.545 %)Borland
31 (4.545 %)CODA
31 (4.545 %)VMware