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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank229247
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads1139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.017 %
As % of the category below1.549 %4.127 %
Salaries quoted732
Average minimum salary£34,286£36,500
Average salary£41,429£38,297
% change on same period last year+8.17 %
Average maximum salary£48,571£40,094
UK excluding London average salary£40,470£39,148
% change on same period last year+3.37 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads710945
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.458 %0.423 %
Salaries quoted568769
Average minimum salary£36,438£36,921
Average salary£39,653£39,755
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Average maximum salary£42,868£42,588
UK excluding London average salary£35,119£35,905
% change on same period last year-2.18 %
LoadRunner South EastLoadRunner
South East

LoadRunner
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire LoadRunner Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

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 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+98£42,500+9.80 %
LoadRunner South EastLoadRunner
South East

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, 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.

119 (52.78 %)TestDirector
217 (47.22 %)QuickTest Pro
316 (44.44 %)Automated Testing
412 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
511 (30.56 %)Test Scripting
511 (30.56 %)Oracle
610 (27.78 %)QA
79 (25.00 %)Retail
79 (25.00 %)WinRunner
88 (22.22 %)SQL Server
97 (19.44 %)Finance
97 (19.44 %)SQL
97 (19.44 %)Windows
97 (19.44 %)E-Commerce
97 (19.44 %)QALoad
106 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
115 (13.89 %)Security Cleared
124 (11.11 %)Windows XP
124 (11.11 %)OpenView Configuration Management
133 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
133 (8.333 %)Scrum
133 (8.333 %)TOAD
133 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
133 (8.333 %)Oracle 9i
133 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
133 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
133 (8.333 %)Oracle Application Server
133 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
133 (8.333 %)PDA
133 (8.333 %)Data Conversion

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (2.778 %)J2EE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.333 %)Oracle Application Server
21 (2.778 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.778 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (8.333 %)Oracle Applications
21 (2.778 %)Endur
21 (2.778 %)Oracle ERP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.778 %)LAN
11 (2.778 %)WAN
11 (2.778 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (22.22 %)SQL Server
23 (8.333 %)Oracle Reports
23 (8.333 %)Oracle 9i
23 (8.333 %)TOAD
32 (5.556 %)Data Mining
41 (2.778 %)RDBMS
41 (2.778 %)IDOL
41 (2.778 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (52.78 %)TestDirector
217 (47.22 %)QuickTest Pro
39 (25.00 %)WinRunner
47 (19.44 %)QALoad
53 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
62 (5.556 %)StarTeam
71 (2.778 %)TestPartner
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (25.00 %)Retail
27 (19.44 %)Finance
31 (2.778 %)Government
31 (2.778 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (41.67 %)Tester
210 (27.78 %)Performance Tester
38 (22.22 %)Test Manager
44 (11.11 %)Senior Tester
44 (11.11 %)Senior Performance Tester
53 (8.333 %)Team Leader
53 (8.333 %)Test Team Leader
53 (8.333 %)Oracle Developer
53 (8.333 %)Developer
62 (5.556 %)Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Test Analyst
62 (5.556 %)Consultant
62 (5.556 %)Systems Tester
62 (5.556 %)QA Tester
62 (5.556 %)Performance Engineer
71 (2.778 %)Senior QA Engineer
71 (2.778 %)Senior QA Tester
71 (2.778 %)Business Test Analyst
71 (2.778 %)Business Analyst
71 (2.778 %)QA Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.333 %)PDA
13 (8.333 %)Data Conversion
22 (5.556 %)Client/Server
22 (5.556 %)N-Tier
31 (2.778 %)PKI
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (19.44 %)Windows
26 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (11.11 %)Windows XP
41 (2.778 %)UNIX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (44.44 %)Automated Testing
212 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
311 (30.56 %)Test Scripting
47 (19.44 %)E-Commerce
55 (13.89 %)Security Cleared
63 (8.333 %)SC Cleared
63 (8.333 %)Scrum
63 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
72 (5.556 %)B2B
72 (5.556 %)Regression Testing
81 (2.778 %)Stakeholder Management
81 (2.778 %)ERP
81 (2.778 %)UML
81 (2.778 %)RUP
81 (2.778 %)Stress Testing
81 (2.778 %)Software Testing
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (19.44 %)SQL
23 (8.333 %)PL/SQL
32 (5.556 %)Java
41 (2.778 %)C
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (5.556 %)ISEB
21 (2.778 %)ISEB Practitioner
21 (2.778 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (27.78 %)QA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (11.11 %)OpenView Configuration Management
21 (2.778 %)Netcool
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (30.56 %)Oracle
22 (5.556 %)HP
22 (5.556 %)Borland
31 (2.778 %)OpenLink
31 (2.778 %)Meridio
31 (2.778 %)EMC
31 (2.778 %)SAP