The first table below looks at the demand for LoadRunner skills in IT contracts advertised for the West Yorkshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the West Yorkshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP LoadRunner
Rank 84 70 66
Rank change year-on-year
-14 -4
Contract jobs citing LoadRunner 4 21 13
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 0.319% 1.342% 1.156%
As % of the Development Applications category 3.279% 19.09% 10.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 9 2
Average daily rate £218 £300 £368
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-27.50% -18.36%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £203 £213 £242
10% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £375 £494
UK excluding London average daily rate £344 £375 £355
% change year-on-year
-8.33% +5.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £24.00
All Development Applications
West Yorkshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
122 110 129
As % of all contract IT jobs located in West Yorkshire 9.721% 7.029% 11.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 66 54
Average daily rate £275 £325 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-15.38% -
90% offered a daily rate of more than £213 £258 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £375 £375 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £330 £325
% change year-on-year
-1.51% +1.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 5
Average hourly rate £38.00 - £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+7.14% -
LoadRunner
Yorkshire

LoadRunner
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing LoadRunner across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

West Yorkshire LoadRunner Jobs Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Daily Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire LoadRunner Daily Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing LoadRunner across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire LoadRunner Hourly Rate Trend

LoadRunner
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing LoadRunner within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Leeds -14 3 £225 +2.85%
Bradford -1 1 £200 -46.66%
LoadRunner
Yorkshire

LoadRunner
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1 10 (100.00%) Performance Testing
2 4 (40.00%) Test Scripting
2 4 (40.00%) Oracle
2 4 (40.00%) HP
3 3 (30.00%) SQL
4 2 (20.00%) Regression Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Linux
4 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
4 2 (20.00%) Talend Open Studio
4 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
4 2 (20.00%) Talend
5 1 (10.00%) BC Cleared
5 1 (10.00%) MQSeries
5 1 (10.00%) ETL
5 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (10.00%) PL/SQL
5 1 (10.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
5 1 (10.00%) Oracle BI EE

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

Application Platforms
1 1 (10.00%) MQSeries
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle BI EE
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Talend Open Studio
Job Titles
1 6 (60.00%) Performance Tester
1 6 (60.00%) Tester
2 3 (30.00%) Analyst
2 3 (30.00%) Test Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Performance Analyst
3 2 (20.00%) Performance Test Analyst
4 1 (10.00%) Performance Test Leader
4 1 (10.00%) Test Architect
4 1 (10.00%) Architect
Operating Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Performance Testing
2 4 (40.00%) Test Scripting
3 2 (20.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (10.00%) ETL
4 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (10.00%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 3 (30.00%) SQL
2 1 (10.00%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) BC Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Oracle
1 4 (40.00%) HP
2 2 (20.00%) Talend
Leeds, West Yorkshire
Design, develop and execute test scripts using HP Performance Centre/Load Runner. Amend existing performance test scripts and execute as required to support regression testing of previously delivered...
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