The first table below looks at the demand for LoadRunner skills in IT jobs advertised for the Berkshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 23 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 Berkshire region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP LoadRunner
Rank 197 181 176
Rank change year-on-year
-16 -5
Permanent jobs citing LoadRunner 19 38 29
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 0.368% 0.619% 0.549%
As % of the Development Applications category 3.253% 4.967% 3.465%
Number of salaries quoted 5 34 19
Average salary £52,500 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+31.25% -11.11%
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.40%
All Development Applications
Berkshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
584 765 837
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Berkshire 11.30% 12.47% 15.86%
Number of salaries quoted 486 704 734
Average salary £45,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+12.50% +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £31,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £51,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +1.33%
LoadRunner
South East

LoadRunner
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Berkshire LoadRunner Jobs Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013.

Berkshire LoadRunner Salary Histogram

LoadRunner
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LoadRunner within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 23 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bracknell -18 11 £45,000 +12.50%
Reading -14 3 £47,500 +26.66%
LoadRunner
South East

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited LoadRunner.

1 39 (76.47%) SC Cleared
1 39 (76.47%) Security Cleared
2 38 (74.51%) SQL Server
3 36 (70.59%) Windows
4 33 (64.71%) Windows XP
4 33 (64.71%) Windows Server 2003
5 32 (62.75%) LAN
5 32 (62.75%) WAN
6 31 (60.78%) Retail
7 30 (58.82%) Performance Testing
8 29 (56.86%) Finance
8 29 (56.86%) SQL
9 27 (52.94%) Telecoms
9 27 (52.94%) Fujitsu
10 23 (45.10%) HP Quality Center
11 22 (43.14%) Test Scripting
11 22 (43.14%) ISEB
12 21 (41.18%) Oracle
12 21 (41.18%) Regression Testing
12 21 (41.18%) Test Automation
13 19 (37.25%) Migration
14 17 (33.33%) SharePoint
14 17 (33.33%) Active Directory
14 17 (33.33%) Windows 7
14 17 (33.33%) Windows Server 2008
14 17 (33.33%) SQL Server 2005
15 16 (31.37%) VMware Infrastructure
15 16 (31.37%) HP
15 16 (31.37%) Netcool
15 16 (31.37%) Meridio

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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 IT job ads sampled that cited LoadRunner. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 2 (3.922%) soapUI
1 2 (3.922%) Silverlight
1 2 (3.922%) .NET
2 1 (1.961%) ASP
Application Platforms
1 17 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 14 (27.45%) IIS
2 14 (27.45%) Tomcat
3 1 (1.961%) MS Exchange
3 1 (1.961%) Exchange Server 2010
Communications & Networking
1 32 (62.75%) LAN
1 32 (62.75%) WAN
2 15 (29.41%) SAN
3 2 (3.922%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (74.51%) SQL Server
2 17 (33.33%) SQL Server 2005
3 15 (29.41%) IDOL
3 15 (29.41%) Oracle 8/8i
Development Applications
1 14 (27.45%) QuickTest Pro
2 5 (9.804%) SilkTest
3 3 (5.882%) JMeter
3 3 (5.882%) Visual Studio
3 3 (5.882%) Rational Performance Tester
4 2 (3.922%) WinRunner
4 2 (3.922%) TestDirector
General
1 31 (60.78%) Retail
2 29 (56.86%) Finance
3 27 (52.94%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (31.37%) Analyst
2 14 (27.45%) Test Analyst
3 11 (21.57%) Test Consultant
3 11 (21.57%) Consultant
3 11 (21.57%) Performance Test Consultant
4 10 (19.61%) Senior Analyst
4 10 (19.61%) Senior Test Analyst
5 9 (17.65%) Designer
6 7 (13.73%) Security Analyst
7 5 (9.804%) Performance Test Leader
8 4 (7.843%) Test Leader
8 4 (7.843%) Security Consultant
8 4 (7.843%) Senior Security Analyst
8 4 (7.843%) Tester
9 3 (5.882%) Test Manager
9 3 (5.882%) Performance Manager
9 3 (5.882%) Performance Tester
9 3 (5.882%) LoadRunner Tester
10 2 (3.922%) C# Programmer
10 2 (3.922%) Performance Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (29.41%) PKI
2 1 (1.961%) SaaS
2 1 (1.961%) Cloud Computing
Operating Systems
1 36 (70.59%) Windows
2 33 (64.71%) Windows XP
2 33 (64.71%) Windows Server 2003
3 17 (33.33%) Windows 7
3 17 (33.33%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (3.922%) UNIX
4 2 (3.922%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (58.82%) Performance Testing
2 22 (43.14%) Test Scripting
3 21 (41.18%) Regression Testing
3 21 (41.18%) Test Automation
4 19 (37.25%) Migration
5 15 (29.41%) Validation
5 15 (29.41%) Non-Functional Testing
6 14 (27.45%) Automated Testing
7 4 (7.843%) V-Model
8 3 (5.882%) Test Management
8 3 (5.882%) Software Testing
8 3 (5.882%) Knowledge Management
8 3 (5.882%) Waterfall
9 2 (3.922%) Unit Testing
9 2 (3.922%) CRM
9 2 (3.922%) ERP
9 2 (3.922%) Scrum
10 1 (1.961%) Risk Assessment
10 1 (1.961%) Document Management
10 1 (1.961%) Scalability Testing
Programming Languages
1 29 (56.86%) SQL
2 3 (5.882%) C#
3 1 (1.961%) C++
3 1 (1.961%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 39 (76.47%) SC Cleared
1 39 (76.47%) Security Cleared
2 22 (43.14%) ISEB
3 7 (13.73%) ISTQB
4 1 (1.961%) Degree
System Software
1 17 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 16 (31.37%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (29.41%) VMware ESX
3 15 (29.41%) VMware Workstation
4 1 (1.961%) XenDesktop
4 1 (1.961%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 23 (45.10%) HP Quality Center
2 16 (31.37%) Netcool
3 15 (29.41%) OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
1 27 (52.94%) Fujitsu
2 21 (41.18%) Oracle
3 16 (31.37%) HP
3 16 (31.37%) Meridio
3 16 (31.37%) VMware
4 15 (29.41%) EMC
5 5 (9.804%) IBM
6 3 (5.882%) Microsoft
6 3 (5.882%) Citrix
6 3 (5.882%) SAP
Reading, Berkshire
Skills: Current Security Clearance to SC level, proficient with Quality Centre/Test Director, LoadRunner, Winrunner or QTP, Knowledge of Windows server 2003, Lifecycle test management experience. Desirable: Defence /...
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: Negotiable on Application
Posted: 20 May 2013