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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Bristol 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank10594
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads3228
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.012 %
As % of the category below11.55 %10.89 %
Salaries quoted2927
Average minimum salary£31,552£29,037
Average salary£33,655£32,241
% change on same period last year+4.38 %
Average maximum salary£35,759£35,444
UK excluding London average salary£40,622£37,540
% change on same period last year+8.20 %
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads277257
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted254231
Average minimum salary£31,277£29,806
Average salary£34,391£32,834
% change on same period last year+4.74 %
Average maximum salary£37,504£35,862
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
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LoadRunner
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Bristol LoadRunner Salary Histogram

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

150 (79.37 %)WinRunner
248 (76.19 %)QuickTest Pro
345 (71.43 %).NET
443 (68.25 %)WATIR
542 (66.67 %)QARun
542 (66.67 %)NUnit
641 (65.08 %)FitNesse
717 (26.98 %)Agile Software Development
816 (25.40 %)SQL Server
912 (19.05 %)SQL
1011 (17.46 %)XML
1110 (15.87 %)Internet
1110 (15.87 %)TestDirector
1110 (15.87 %)ISEB
1110 (15.87 %)SQL Server 2005
1110 (15.87 %)Performance Testing
129 (14.29 %)Project Management
138 (12.70 %)Software Testing
146 (9.524 %)Retail
146 (9.524 %)Test Scripting
146 (9.524 %)V-Model
146 (9.524 %)Finance
155 (7.937 %)Oracle
155 (7.937 %)SAP
155 (7.937 %)Integration Testing
155 (7.937 %)Web Testing
164 (6.349 %)User Acceptance Testing
164 (6.349 %)J2EE
164 (6.349 %)Java
164 (6.349 %)Change Management

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (71.43 %).NET
211 (17.46 %)XML
34 (6.349 %)J2EE
41 (1.587 %)ASP.NET
Bristol IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (6.349 %)Oracle EBS
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (15.87 %)Internet
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (25.40 %)SQL Server
210 (15.87 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.587 %)SQL Server 2000
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
150 (79.37 %)WinRunner
248 (76.19 %)QuickTest Pro
343 (68.25 %)WATIR
442 (66.67 %)NUnit
442 (66.67 %)QARun
541 (65.08 %)FitNesse
610 (15.87 %)TestDirector
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (9.524 %)Finance
16 (9.524 %)Retail
22 (3.175 %)Music
22 (3.175 %)Telecoms
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (41.27 %)Analyst
126 (41.27 %)Test Analyst
217 (26.98 %)Software Engineer
315 (23.81 %)Design Engineer
315 (23.81 %)Software Design Engineer
414 (22.22 %)Tester
55 (7.937 %)Test Manager
64 (6.349 %)Junior
73 (4.762 %)Test Engineer
73 (4.762 %)Technical Analyst
73 (4.762 %)Junior Test Analyst
73 (4.762 %)Technical Tester
73 (4.762 %)Technical Test Analyst
73 (4.762 %)Junior Analyst
82 (3.175 %)Senior Test Analyst
82 (3.175 %)Senior Tester
82 (3.175 %)Software Tester
82 (3.175 %)Senior Analyst
91 (1.587 %)Performance Tester
91 (1.587 %)Developer
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (26.98 %)Agile Software Development
210 (15.87 %)Performance Testing
39 (14.29 %)Project Management
48 (12.70 %)Software Testing
56 (9.524 %)Test Scripting
56 (9.524 %)V-Model
65 (7.937 %)Integration Testing
65 (7.937 %)Web Testing
74 (6.349 %)User Acceptance Testing
74 (6.349 %)Change Management
82 (3.175 %)E-Commerce
91 (1.587 %)Test Management
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (19.05 %)SQL
24 (6.349 %)Java
32 (3.175 %)C#
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (15.87 %)ISEB
22 (3.175 %)HND
22 (3.175 %)Degree
31 (1.587 %)ISEB Practitioner
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (7.937 %)Oracle
15 (7.937 %)SAP
23 (4.762 %)Compuware
23 (4.762 %)HP