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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Cambridge 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
Rank138121
Rank change on same period last yearDown-17
Matching permanent IT job ads65
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below2.055 %1.701 %
Salaries quoted65
Average minimum salary£28,333£25,000
Average salary£29,167£30,000
% change on same period last year-2.77 %
Average maximum salary£30,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,622£37,540
% change on same period last year+8.20 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads292294
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.123 %
Salaries quoted254226
Average minimum salary£34,361£34,156
Average salary£37,192£38,295
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
Average maximum salary£40,022£42,433
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
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Cambridgeshire

LoadRunner
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Histogram

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

Cambridge LoadRunner Salary Histogram

LoadRunner
Top 25 Related IT Skills

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

124 (100.00 %)TestDirector
215 (62.50 %)Retail
313 (54.17 %)V-Model
410 (41.67 %)Performance Testing
59 (37.50 %)Change Management
59 (37.50 %)ISEB
68 (33.33 %)QA
68 (33.33 %)QARun
68 (33.33 %)Degree
77 (29.17 %)WinRunner
77 (29.17 %)E-Commerce
86 (25.00 %)Microsoft
86 (25.00 %)Software Testing
86 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
93 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
102 (8.333 %)Banking
102 (8.333 %)UNIX
102 (8.333 %)MS Excel
102 (8.333 %)SQL
102 (8.333 %)Finance
111 (4.167 %)QuickTest Pro
111 (4.167 %)VB
111 (4.167 %)C++
111 (4.167 %)Java
111 (4.167 %)SilkTest

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
124 (100.00 %)TestDirector
28 (33.33 %)QARun
37 (29.17 %)WinRunner
41 (4.167 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (4.167 %)SilkTest
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (62.50 %)Retail
22 (8.333 %)Finance
22 (8.333 %)Banking
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (66.67 %)Analyst
116 (66.67 %)Test Analyst
26 (25.00 %)Test Manager
26 (25.00 %)Software Manager
26 (25.00 %)Software Test Manager
33 (12.50 %)Software Team Leader
33 (12.50 %)Test Team Leader
33 (12.50 %)Team Leader
42 (8.333 %)Tester
51 (4.167 %)Software Tester
51 (4.167 %)Manual Tester
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (8.333 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (54.17 %)V-Model
210 (41.67 %)Performance Testing
39 (37.50 %)Change Management
47 (29.17 %)E-Commerce
56 (25.00 %)Automated Testing
56 (25.00 %)Software Testing
63 (12.50 %)Test Scripting
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (8.333 %)SQL
21 (4.167 %)VB
21 (4.167 %)C++
21 (4.167 %)Java
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (37.50 %)ISEB
28 (33.33 %)Degree
Cambridge IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (33.33 %)QA
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (25.00 %)Microsoft