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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the M4 Corridor 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
Rank1526
Rank change on same period last yearUp+11
Matching permanent IT job ads61
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below37.50 %7.692 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£29,000-
Average salary£34,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£40,000-
UK excluding London average salary£40,622£37,540
% change on same period last year+8.20 %
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
M4 Corridor
Matching permanent IT job ads1613
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted1212
Average minimum salary£29,576£36,133
Average salary£35,621£39,167
% change on same period last year-9.05 %
Average maximum salary£41,667£42,200
UK excluding London average salary£35,110£35,983
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
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 M4 Corridor region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

M4 Corridor 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 M4 Corridor region.

M4 Corridor LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the M4 Corridor region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

M4 Corridor LoadRunner Salary Histogram

LoadRunner
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

16 (66.67 %)WinRunner
16 (66.67 %)TestDirector
16 (66.67 %)QuickTest Pro
16 (66.67 %)Finance
16 (66.67 %)Banking
23 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
23 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
31 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
31 (11.11 %)Rational Performance Tester
31 (11.11 %)SilkPerformer
31 (11.11 %)QA
31 (11.11 %)QALoad
31 (11.11 %)Java
31 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (11.11 %)XML
31 (11.11 %)UNIX
31 (11.11 %)RDBMS
31 (11.11 %)ISEB
31 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (11.11 %)Telecoms

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the M4 Corridor 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.

M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (11.11 %)XML
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)RDBMS
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (66.67 %)WinRunner
16 (66.67 %)TestDirector
16 (66.67 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (11.11 %)SilkPerformer
21 (11.11 %)QALoad
21 (11.11 %)Rational Performance Tester
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (66.67 %)Finance
16 (66.67 %)Banking
21 (11.11 %)Telecoms
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (66.67 %)Tester
23 (33.33 %)Senior Tester
31 (11.11 %)Test Specialist
31 (11.11 %)Performance Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Performance Test Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Test Analyst
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (11.11 %)UNIX
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Automated Testing
13 (33.33 %)Performance Testing
21 (11.11 %)Test Scripting
21 (11.11 %)Disaster Recovery
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (11.11 %)Java
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (11.11 %)ISEB
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (11.11 %)QA
M4 Corridor IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Oracle