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This section looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the Essex 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 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank115113
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching permanent IT job ads212
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.379 %4.858 %
Salaries quoted111
Average minimum salary£30,000£33,000
Average salary£34,000£34,227
% change on same period last year-0.66 %
Average maximum salary£38,000£35,455
UK excluding London average salary£40,093£37,056
% change on same period last year+8.19 %
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads145247
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.103 %
Salaries quoted122220
Average minimum salary£36,417£35,437
Average salary£38,774£37,721
% change on same period last year+2.79 %
Average maximum salary£41,130£40,005
UK excluding London average salary£35,045£36,008
% change on same period last year-2.67 %
LoadRunner East of EnglandLoadRunner
East of England

LoadRunner
Demand Trend

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

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LoadRunner within the Essex region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
ColchesterNew entry-1£34,000-
LoadRunner East of EnglandLoadRunner
East of England

LoadRunner
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

12 (66.67 %)ISEB
12 (66.67 %)WinRunner
12 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
12 (66.67 %)QA
21 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
21 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
21 (33.33 %)Software Testing
21 (33.33 %)ISTQB
21 (33.33 %)Degree
21 (33.33 %)E-business
21 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)Scrum
21 (33.33 %)TestDirector
21 (33.33 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (33.33 %)SQL
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)Business Intelligence

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %).NET
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (66.67 %)WinRunner
21 (33.33 %)TestDirector
21 (33.33 %)QuickTest Pro
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Analyst
12 (66.67 %)Test Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Senior Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Senior Test Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Software Test Analyst
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Agile Software Development
21 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
21 (33.33 %)Software Testing
21 (33.33 %)Manual Testing
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
21 (33.33 %)Business Intelligence
21 (33.33 %)E-business
21 (33.33 %)Scrum
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)SQL
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (66.67 %)ISEB
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (33.33 %)ISTQB
21 (33.33 %)Degree
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (66.67 %)QA