The first table below looks at the demand for LoadRunner skills in IT jobs advertised for the North East region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited LoadRunner over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Development Applications category for the North East region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
HP LoadRunner
Rank 63 68 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Permanent jobs citing LoadRunner 6 6 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 0.871% 0.679% -
As % of the Development Applications category 6.977% 5.505% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 4 0
Average salary £27,500 £57,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-52.17% -
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £42,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.40%
All Development Applications
North East
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category
86 109 96
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the North East 12.48% 12.33% 13.75%
Number of salaries quoted 80 73 77
Average salary £32,500 £37,500 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-13.33% +7.14%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £31,000 £20,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £72,500 £66,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,500 £38,000 £37,000
% change year-on-year
+1.31% +2.70%
LoadRunner
England

LoadRunner
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North East LoadRunner Jobs Demand Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the North East region.

North East LoadRunner Salary Trend

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 North East region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Tyne and Wear -3 6 £27,500 -52.17%
LoadRunner
England

LoadRunner
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

1 12 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
2 11 (91.67%) Scrum
2 11 (91.67%) Test Automation
2 11 (91.67%) C#
2 11 (91.67%) Java
2 11 (91.67%) E-Commerce
2 11 (91.67%) Automated Testing
2 11 (91.67%) Social Network
2 11 (91.67%) Selenium
3 1 (8.333%) Performance Testing
3 1 (8.333%) Load Testing
3 1 (8.333%) ISTQB
3 1 (8.333%) HP
3 1 (8.333%) ISEB
3 1 (8.333%) Non-Functional Testing

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the North East 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.

Development Applications
1 12 (100.00%) QuickTest Pro
2 11 (91.67%) Selenium
General
1 12 (100.00%) Finance
Job Titles
1 12 (100.00%) Tester
2 11 (91.67%) Automation Tester
2 11 (91.67%) Technical Tester
3 1 (8.333%) Non-Functional Tester
3 1 (8.333%) Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Test Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Non-Functional Test Analyst
3 1 (8.333%) Performance Tester
Miscellaneous
1 11 (91.67%) Social Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (91.67%) Scrum
1 11 (91.67%) Test Automation
1 11 (91.67%) E-Commerce
1 11 (91.67%) Automated Testing
2 1 (8.333%) Performance Testing
2 1 (8.333%) Load Testing
2 1 (8.333%) Non-Functional Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (91.67%) C#
1 11 (91.67%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (8.333%) ISTQB
1 1 (8.333%) ISEB
Vendors
1 1 (8.333%) HP