The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Open Text products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Open Text over the 3 months to 20 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Open Text Corporation.

Location
3 months to
20 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Open Text
Rank 460 512 519
Rank change year-on-year
+52 +7
Contract jobs citing Open Text 70 49 66
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.159% 0.094% 0.115%
As % of the Vendors category 0.340% 0.203% 0.247%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 20 36
Average daily rate £395 £416 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.10% -2.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £275 £338
10% offered a daily rate of more than £503 £538 £525
UK excluding London average daily rate £419 £375 £375
% change year-on-year
+11.66% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Average hourly rate - £21.00 -
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - -
All Vendors
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
20606 24101 26699
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 46.85% 46.20% 46.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 11303 12677 13886
Average daily rate £400 £395 £413
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.26% -4.24%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £225 £240
10% offered a daily rate of more than £550 £550 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 1165 1210 1549
Average hourly rate £20.00 £19.50 £20.85
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+2.56% -6.47%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.50 £11.35 £11.25
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £40.00 £40.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.04 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
+0.21% -5.00%
Open Text
UK

Open Text
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Open Text across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

England Open Text Jobs Demand Trend

Open Text
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Open Text across the England region.

England Open Text Daily Rate Trend

Open Text
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Open Text across the England region over the 3 months to 20 June 2013.

England Open Text Daily Rate Histogram

Open Text
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Open Text across the England region.

England Open Text Hourly Rate Trend

Open Text
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Open Text within the England region over the 3 months to 20 June 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
London +36 45 £375 -18.91% 7
North West - 9 £425 -
South East +27 6 - - 3
West Midlands +13 3 £363 -
East Midlands - 3 £356 -
East of England +9 1 £375 -3.22%
South West - - - -
Yorkshire - - - -
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UK

Open Text
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Open Text 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Open Text.

1 36 (27.07%) SAP
2 29 (21.80%) Content Management
3 27 (20.30%) Document Management
3 27 (20.30%) LiveLink
4 25 (18.80%) Windows
5 24 (18.05%) HTML
5 24 (18.05%) SQL
6 22 (16.54%) JavaScript
7 20 (15.04%) Finance
8 19 (14.29%) Test Scripting
8 19 (14.29%) SharePoint
8 19 (14.29%) SAP HR
9 17 (12.78%) CSS
10 16 (12.03%) Microsoft
11 15 (11.28%) Active Directory
11 15 (11.28%) EDRMS
11 15 (11.28%) XML
12 14 (10.53%) Web Services
12 14 (10.53%) .NET
12 14 (10.53%) CMS
13 13 (9.774%) Migration
13 13 (9.774%) Oracle
13 13 (9.774%) IIS
14 12 (9.023%) Siebel
15 11 (8.271%) LDAP
16 10 (7.519%) VB
16 10 (7.519%) Java
16 10 (7.519%) C#
17 9 (6.767%) Apache
17 9 (6.767%) Windows Server 2008

Open Text
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing Open Text also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Open Text. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 24 (18.05%) HTML
2 17 (12.78%) CSS
3 15 (11.28%) XML
4 14 (10.53%) Web Services
4 14 (10.53%) .NET
5 9 (6.767%) jQuery
6 8 (6.015%) Java EE
7 5 (3.759%) Struts
7 5 (3.759%) JSP
7 5 (3.759%) ASP.NET
7 5 (3.759%) GWT
7 5 (3.759%) OSGi
8 3 (2.256%) CGI
8 3 (2.256%) ASP
8 3 (2.256%) XSLT
8 3 (2.256%) ODBC
8 3 (2.256%) Web Dynpro
8 3 (2.256%) WinForms
8 3 (2.256%) .NET Framework
8 3 (2.256%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
Application Platforms
1 27 (20.30%) LiveLink
2 19 (14.29%) SharePoint
3 14 (10.53%) CMS
4 13 (9.774%) IIS
5 9 (6.767%) Apache
6 6 (4.511%) MS Exchange
7 5 (3.759%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
7 5 (3.759%) Documentum
7 5 (3.759%) AquaLogic
8 3 (2.256%) WebLogic Portal
8 3 (2.256%) Tomcat
8 3 (2.256%) WebLogic
8 3 (2.256%) MS Project Server
8 3 (2.256%) ESB
9 2 (1.504%) Windows Azure
9 2 (1.504%) Amazon AWS
9 2 (1.504%) Alfresco
9 2 (1.504%) FileNet
10 1 (0.752%) Tuxedo
10 1 (0.752%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (3.008%) MS Office
1 4 (3.008%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 19 (14.29%) SAP HR
2 7 (5.263%) SAP FI-AP
3 6 (4.511%) SAP FI
4 5 (3.759%) SAP CO
4 5 (3.759%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (3.759%) SAP GRC
4 5 (3.759%) Oracle BPM
5 3 (2.256%) Remedy AR System
5 3 (2.256%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.752%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.752%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.752%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.752%) SAP ECC
6 1 (0.752%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.752%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.752%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 11 (8.271%) LDAP
2 6 (4.511%) DNS
3 5 (3.759%) Internet
3 5 (3.759%) HTTP
3 5 (3.759%) SMTP
4 4 (3.008%) DHCP
4 4 (3.008%) TCP/IP
4 4 (3.008%) Intranet
5 3 (2.256%) FTP
6 2 (1.504%) Firewall
6 2 (1.504%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (11.28%) EDRMS
2 7 (5.263%) SQL Server
3 5 (3.759%) MySQL
4 2 (1.504%) DB2
4 2 (1.504%) Oracle 8/8i
4 2 (1.504%) Oracle 10g
4 2 (1.504%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.752%) DataStage
5 1 (0.752%) OLTP
5 1 (0.752%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.752%) Oracle OWB
5 1 (0.752%) BusinessObjects XI
5 1 (0.752%) QlikView
5 1 (0.752%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (0.752%) Data Mart
Development Applications
1 2 (1.504%) Git (software)
1 2 (1.504%) Subversion
2 1 (0.752%) Dreamweaver
2 1 (0.752%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.752%) JIRA
General
1 20 (15.04%) Finance
2 7 (5.263%) Retail
3 5 (3.759%) Law
4 4 (3.008%) Banking
5 3 (2.256%) Telecoms
5 3 (2.256%) Financial Institution
5 3 (2.256%) Front Office
5 3 (2.256%) Legal
6 2 (1.504%) Publishing
6 2 (1.504%) Manufacturing
6 2 (1.504%) Back Office
6 2 (1.504%) Pharmaceutical
7 1 (0.752%) Advertising
7 1 (0.752%) Billing
7 1 (0.752%) Retail Banking
7 1 (0.752%) Marketing
7 1 (0.752%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 47 (35.34%) Consultant
2 17 (12.78%) Developer
3 16 (12.03%) Analyst
4 13 (9.774%) SAP Consultant
4 13 (9.774%) Architect
5 11 (8.271%) Systems Engineer
6 10 (7.519%) Business Analyst
7 9 (6.767%) Functional Consultant
8 7 (5.263%) Technical Architect
9 5 (3.759%) Messaging Consultant
10 3 (2.256%) Management Consultant
10 3 (2.256%) Project Manager
10 3 (2.256%) Test Manager
10 3 (2.256%) Solutions Architect
10 3 (2.256%) Infrastructure Analyst
10 3 (2.256%) Integration Engineer
10 3 (2.256%) SAP Developer
10 3 (2.256%) Enterprise Consultant
10 3 (2.256%) ABAP Developer
10 3 (2.256%) Technical Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 7 (5.263%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.759%) Blackberry
3 3 (2.256%) Taxonomies
4 2 (1.504%) SaaS
5 1 (0.752%) Fixed Income
5 1 (0.752%) Equities
5 1 (0.752%) Data Integration
5 1 (0.752%) Web 2.0
5 1 (0.752%) IaaS
5 1 (0.752%) SWIFT
5 1 (0.752%) PaaS
Operating Systems
1 25 (18.80%) Windows
2 9 (6.767%) Windows Server 2008
3 8 (6.015%) Linux
4 7 (5.263%) Windows Server 2003
4 7 (5.263%) UNIX
5 6 (4.511%) Solaris
6 2 (1.504%) Windows XP
7 1 (0.752%) Android
7 1 (0.752%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.752%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (21.80%) Content Management
2 27 (20.30%) Document Management
3 19 (14.29%) Test Scripting
4 13 (9.774%) Migration
5 7 (5.263%) Business Intelligence
5 7 (5.263%) ITIL
6 6 (4.511%) Workflow
6 6 (4.511%) ERP
6 6 (4.511%) Project Management
7 5 (3.759%) ETL
7 5 (3.759%) PRINCE2
7 5 (3.759%) Change Management
7 5 (3.759%) BPMN
7 5 (3.759%) Use Case
7 5 (3.759%) Enterprise Architecture
8 4 (3.008%) E-Discovery
8 4 (3.008%) TOGAF
8 4 (3.008%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (3.008%) SOA
8 4 (3.008%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 24 (18.05%) SQL
2 22 (16.54%) JavaScript
3 10 (7.519%) VB
3 10 (7.519%) Java
3 10 (7.519%) C#
4 4 (3.008%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.256%) C
5 3 (2.256%) Perl
5 3 (2.256%) PL/SQL
5 3 (2.256%) VB.NET
5 3 (2.256%) ABAP
5 3 (2.256%) VB6
6 1 (0.752%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.752%) Python
6 1 (0.752%) VBA
6 1 (0.752%) C++
6 1 (0.752%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 5 (3.759%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (3.759%) Security Cleared
2 4 (3.008%) DV Cleared
2 4 (3.008%) MCSE
3 3 (2.256%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (0.752%) SAP Certification
4 1 (0.752%) MOS
4 1 (0.752%) Degree
4 1 (0.752%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.256%) QA
2 1 (0.752%) SLA
2 1 (0.752%) Data Quality
System Software
1 15 (11.28%) Active Directory
2 6 (4.511%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (2.256%) ISA Server
3 3 (2.256%) VMware ESX
3 3 (2.256%) vSphere
4 2 (1.504%) Varnish
5 1 (0.752%) Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
1 5 (3.759%) MAILsweeper
1 5 (3.759%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
Vendors
1 36 (27.07%) SAP
2 16 (12.03%) Microsoft
3 13 (9.774%) Oracle
4 12 (9.023%) Siebel
5 8 (6.015%) RedDot
5 8 (6.015%) Vignette
5 8 (6.015%) Adobe
5 8 (6.015%) IBM
6 7 (5.263%) JBoss
6 7 (5.263%) VMware
7 5 (3.759%) Symantec
7 5 (3.759%) Clearswift
7 5 (3.759%) Metastorm
7 5 (3.759%) Pega
7 5 (3.759%) Lombardi
7 5 (3.759%) Google
7 5 (3.759%) Cordys
7 5 (3.759%) RightFax
8 4 (3.008%) Hummingbird
9 3 (2.256%) Remedy
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