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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the North West 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 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank211240
Rank change on same period last yearUp+29
Matching permanent IT job ads4040
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.017 %
As % of the category below3.604 %4.372 %
Salaries quoted3032
Average minimum salary£37,647£38,719
Average salary£41,338£42,219
% change on same period last year-2.08 %
Average maximum salary£45,029£45,719
UK excluding London average salary£39,761£38,466
% change on same period last year+3.36 %
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads1110915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.639 %0.399 %
Salaries quoted948814
Average minimum salary£28,515£30,364
Average salary£31,648£33,631
% change on same period last year-5.89 %
Average maximum salary£34,782£36,898
UK excluding London average salary£34,977£35,967
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
LoadRunner EnglandLoadRunner
England

LoadRunner
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the North West region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

North West LoadRunner Salary Histogram

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 West region over the 3 months to 8 October 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
CheshireUp+423£42,727+4.03 %
ManchesterUp+3016£39,000-13.58 %
MerseysideDown-41£47,500+28.37 %
LoadRunner EnglandLoadRunner
England

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

133 (44.00 %)Performance Testing
221 (28.00 %)WinRunner
319 (25.33 %)QuickTest Pro
418 (24.00 %)Banking
418 (24.00 %)QA
517 (22.67 %)QALoad
616 (21.33 %)Finance
715 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
814 (18.67 %)ISEB
913 (17.33 %)Automated Testing
1012 (16.00 %)Software Testing
1111 (14.67 %)Insurance
1111 (14.67 %)Retail
1111 (14.67 %)HP
1111 (14.67 %)Telecoms
129 (12.00 %)BMC
129 (12.00 %)BMC PATROL
138 (10.67 %)ISO9000
138 (10.67 %)Degree
138 (10.67 %)System Testing
147 (9.333 %)DV Cleared
156 (8.000 %)Retail Banking
156 (8.000 %)Investment Banking
165 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
165 (6.667 %)MKS
174 (5.333 %)Mainframe
174 (5.333 %)Resource Management
174 (5.333 %)Test Management
183 (4.000 %)Performance Management
183 (4.000 %)UNIX

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West 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.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.333 %).NET
North West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.667 %)Oracle EBS
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (2.667 %)Oracle 11g
21 (1.333 %)SQL Server
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (28.00 %)WinRunner
219 (25.33 %)QuickTest Pro
317 (22.67 %)QALoad
42 (2.667 %)TestDirector
51 (1.333 %)QARun
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (24.00 %)Banking
216 (21.33 %)Finance
311 (14.67 %)Retail
311 (14.67 %)Insurance
311 (14.67 %)Telecoms
46 (8.000 %)Retail Banking
46 (8.000 %)Investment Banking
51 (1.333 %)Government
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (34.67 %)Tester
221 (28.00 %)Performance Tester
317 (22.67 %)Test Manager
416 (21.33 %)Test Specialist
59 (12.00 %)Consultant
68 (10.67 %)Analyst
76 (8.000 %)Performance Analyst
85 (6.667 %)Test Consultant
93 (4.000 %)Software Tester
93 (4.000 %)Capacity Planning Analyst
93 (4.000 %)Senior Analyst
93 (4.000 %)Capacity Analyst
93 (4.000 %)Performance Test Consultant
102 (2.667 %)Test Analyst
102 (2.667 %)Performance Manager
102 (2.667 %)Capacity Planning Manager
111 (1.333 %)LoadRunner Consultant
111 (1.333 %)Programme Manager
111 (1.333 %)Capacity Planner
111 (1.333 %)Programme Test Manager
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.333 %)Mainframe
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (4.000 %)UNIX
13 (4.000 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (44.00 %)Performance Testing
215 (20.00 %)Security Cleared
313 (17.33 %)Automated Testing
412 (16.00 %)Software Testing
58 (10.67 %)System Testing
67 (9.333 %)DV Cleared
75 (6.667 %)Test Scripting
84 (5.333 %)Test Management
84 (5.333 %)Resource Management
93 (4.000 %)Performance Management
101 (1.333 %)Regression Testing
101 (1.333 %)Problem Management
101 (1.333 %)User Acceptance Testing
101 (1.333 %)Manual Testing
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (1.333 %)C
11 (1.333 %)COBOL
11 (1.333 %)Java
11 (1.333 %)SQL
11 (1.333 %)VB
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (18.67 %)ISEB
28 (10.67 %)Degree
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
118 (24.00 %)QA
28 (10.67 %)ISO9000
North West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (12.00 %)BMC PATROL
21 (1.333 %)BMC Performance Manager
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (14.67 %)HP
29 (12.00 %)BMC
35 (6.667 %)MKS
42 (2.667 %)Citrix
42 (2.667 %)Oracle