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The table below looks at the demand for HP LoadRunner skills within the South 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkHP LoadRunner
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank210218
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads3951
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.022 %
As % of the category below3.186 %4.163 %
Salaries quoted3349
Average minimum salary£28,971£31,569
Average salary£32,971£34,863
% change on same period last year-5.42 %
Average maximum salary£36,971£38,157
UK excluding London average salary£39,484£38,429
% change on same period last year+2.74 %
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads12241225
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.715 %0.538 %
Salaries quoted10671024
Average minimum salary£31,204£33,603
Average salary£34,360£36,165
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Average maximum salary£37,516£38,726
UK excluding London average salary£34,982£35,857
% change on same period last year-2.44 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

South 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 South West region.

South West LoadRunner Salary Trend

LoadRunner
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing LoadRunner across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South 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 South West region over the 3 months to 15 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
BristolUp+324£31,667-10.20 %
WiltshireUp+1810£33,643-43.92 %
GloucestershireDown-144£34,875+29.50 %
SomersetDown-203£38,000+38.18 %
LoadRunner EnglandLoadRunner
England

LoadRunner
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

172 (78.26 %)WinRunner
265 (70.65 %)QuickTest Pro
358 (63.04 %).NET
452 (56.52 %)QARun
551 (55.43 %)NUnit
649 (53.26 %)FitNesse
746 (50.00 %)WATIR
826 (28.26 %)TestDirector
922 (23.91 %)ISEB
1021 (22.83 %)Agile Software Development
1116 (17.39 %)SQL Server
1213 (14.13 %)Test Scripting
1213 (14.13 %)XML
1312 (13.04 %)SQL
1312 (13.04 %)Project Management
1312 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
1312 (13.04 %)Performance Testing
1411 (11.96 %)Internet
1411 (11.96 %)Finance
1510 (10.87 %)Software Testing
168 (8.696 %)V-Model
168 (8.696 %)Telecoms
177 (7.609 %)Retail
186 (6.522 %)HP
195 (5.435 %)C#
195 (5.435 %)Banking
195 (5.435 %)Test Management
204 (4.348 %)Load Testing
204 (4.348 %)Degree
204 (4.348 %)Change Management

LoadRunner
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South 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.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
158 (63.04 %).NET
213 (14.13 %)XML
32 (2.174 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.087 %).NET Framework
41 (1.087 %)J2EE
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.261 %)MS Excel
22 (2.174 %)MS Project
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.087 %)Oracle EBS
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (11.96 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (17.39 %)SQL Server
212 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (3.261 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.087 %)Oracle 8/8i
41 (1.087 %)Datawarehouse
41 (1.087 %)RDBMS
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
172 (78.26 %)WinRunner
265 (70.65 %)QuickTest Pro
352 (56.52 %)QARun
451 (55.43 %)NUnit
549 (53.26 %)FitNesse
646 (50.00 %)WATIR
726 (28.26 %)TestDirector
81 (1.087 %)Selenium
81 (1.087 %)Rational Functional Tester
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (11.96 %)Finance
28 (8.696 %)Telecoms
37 (7.609 %)Retail
45 (5.435 %)Banking
52 (2.174 %)Music
61 (1.087 %)Retail Banking
61 (1.087 %)Pensions
61 (1.087 %)Government
61 (1.087 %)Health
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (36.96 %)Analyst
134 (36.96 %)Test Analyst
228 (30.43 %)Tester
317 (18.48 %)Software Engineer
415 (16.30 %)Design Engineer
415 (16.30 %)Software Design Engineer
57 (7.609 %)Test Manager
65 (5.435 %)Test Engineer
74 (4.348 %)Senior Test Analyst
74 (4.348 %)Senior Tester
74 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
74 (4.348 %)Systems Tester
83 (3.261 %)Test Team Leader
83 (3.261 %)Performance Tester
83 (3.261 %)Developer
83 (3.261 %)Technical Tester
83 (3.261 %)Team Leader
92 (2.174 %)Performance Test Manager
92 (2.174 %)Performance Manager
92 (2.174 %)Junior
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.261 %)Client/Server
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (2.174 %)UNIX
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (22.83 %)Agile Software Development
213 (14.13 %)Test Scripting
312 (13.04 %)Performance Testing
312 (13.04 %)Project Management
410 (10.87 %)Software Testing
58 (8.696 %)V-Model
65 (5.435 %)Test Management
74 (4.348 %)Load Testing
74 (4.348 %)Change Management
83 (3.261 %)Automated Testing
83 (3.261 %)PRINCE2
83 (3.261 %)Integration Testing
83 (3.261 %)Security Cleared
92 (2.174 %)SC Cleared
92 (2.174 %)User Acceptance Testing
92 (2.174 %)E-Commerce
101 (1.087 %)PRINCE
101 (1.087 %)CMMI
101 (1.087 %)RAD
101 (1.087 %)RUP
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (13.04 %)SQL
25 (5.435 %)C#
31 (1.087 %)Java
31 (1.087 %)VB.NET
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (23.91 %)ISEB
24 (4.348 %)HND
24 (4.348 %)Degree
32 (2.174 %)ISEB Practitioner
41 (1.087 %)ISTQB
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.087 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (6.522 %)HP
23 (3.261 %)Oracle
31 (1.087 %)SAP
31 (1.087 %)Microsoft
31 (1.087 %)Compuware