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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Open Text products and/or services in IT contracts within the England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Open Text over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Text
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank536615
Rank change on same period last yearUp+79
Matching contract IT job ads2230
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.030 %
As % of the category below0.078 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted510
Average minimum daily rate£376£331
Average daily rate£388£342
% change on same period last year+13.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£300
% change on same period last year-3.33 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£42.75£35.00
Average hourly rate£43.60£36.00
% change on same period last year+21.11 %
Average maximum hourly rate£44.46£37.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.21-
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching contract IT job ads2810440471
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled39.57 %40.90 %
Daily rates quoted856811954
Average minimum daily rate£372£389
Average daily rate£397£413
% change on same period last year-3.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£421£437
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted26363806
Average minimum hourly rate£23.13£23.35
Average hourly rate£24.62£24.81
% change on same period last year-0.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.11£26.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Open Text UKOpen Text
UK

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Open Text Corporation.

Open Text
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Open Text
Daily Rate Trend

The 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

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Open Text across the England region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

England Open Text Daily Rate Histogram

Open Text
Hourly Rate Trend

The 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 10 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LondonUp+6317£413+17.18 %
North WestNew entry-3--
East MidlandsNew entry-1£290-
South EastNew entry-1--
Open Text UKOpen Text
UK

Open Text
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

118 (32.14 %)Document Management
216 (28.57 %)SAP
315 (26.79 %)EDRMS
315 (26.79 %)LiveLink
413 (23.21 %)Hummingbird
512 (21.43 %)SQL Server
611 (19.64 %)Workflow
611 (19.64 %)CMS
611 (19.64 %)Business Analysis
611 (19.64 %)Content Management
710 (17.86 %)Government
710 (17.86 %)Microsoft
88 (14.29 %)SharePoint
97 (12.50 %)SQL
106 (10.71 %)MS Office
106 (10.71 %)Windows
106 (10.71 %)Migration
115 (8.929 %)Insurance
115 (8.929 %)SQL Server 2000
115 (8.929 %)CRM
115 (8.929 %)Java
115 (8.929 %).NET
124 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
124 (7.143 %)C#
124 (7.143 %)Microsoft CRM
124 (7.143 %)Documentum
124 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
133 (5.357 %)Risk Management
133 (5.357 %)FileNet
133 (5.357 %)Law

Open Text
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (8.929 %).NET
23 (5.357 %)ASP.NET
23 (5.357 %)CSS
23 (5.357 %)XML
23 (5.357 %)XHTML
32 (3.571 %)XSLT
32 (3.571 %)ASP
41 (1.786 %)HTML
41 (1.786 %)J2EE
41 (1.786 %)JSP
41 (1.786 %)Middleware
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
115 (26.79 %)LiveLink
211 (19.64 %)CMS
38 (14.29 %)SharePoint
44 (7.143 %)Documentum
44 (7.143 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (3.571 %)WebLogic
61 (1.786 %)Exchange Server 2003
61 (1.786 %)TIBCO EMS
61 (1.786 %)Content Management Server
61 (1.786 %)WebLogic Portal
61 (1.786 %)MS Exchange
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (10.71 %)MS Office
22 (3.571 %)MS Excel
31 (1.786 %)MS Visio
31 (1.786 %)Adobe Illustrator
31 (1.786 %)Photoshop
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (7.143 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (5.357 %)SAP MM
31 (1.786 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (1.786 %)SAP CO
31 (1.786 %)TIBCO iProcess
31 (1.786 %)SAP HR
31 (1.786 %)BusinessWorks
31 (1.786 %)SAP FI
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (3.571 %)LDAP
12 (3.571 %)DNS
12 (3.571 %)Intranet
12 (3.571 %)Internet
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (26.79 %)EDRMS
212 (21.43 %)SQL Server
35 (8.929 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (5.357 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (3.571 %)ETL
61 (1.786 %)EDMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.571 %)JUnit
12 (3.571 %)Subversion
21 (1.786 %)ERwin
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (17.86 %)Government
25 (8.929 %)Insurance
33 (5.357 %)Law
33 (5.357 %)Legal
42 (3.571 %)Finance
42 (3.571 %)Local Government
51 (1.786 %)Education
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (33.93 %)Analyst
210 (17.86 %)Business Analyst
38 (14.29 %)Consultant
47 (12.50 %)Technical Analyst
56 (10.71 %)Support Analyst
56 (10.71 %)Architect
65 (8.929 %)Developer
65 (8.929 %)Applications Support
65 (8.929 %)SAP Architect
74 (7.143 %)SAP Analyst
74 (7.143 %)SAP Technical Architect
74 (7.143 %)Delivery Manager
74 (7.143 %)SAP Business Analyst
74 (7.143 %)Technical Business Analyst
74 (7.143 %)Services Delivery Manager
74 (7.143 %)Service Manager
74 (7.143 %)Project Manager
74 (7.143 %)Technical Architect
83 (5.357 %)Solutions Designer
83 (5.357 %)SAP Consultant
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (1.786 %)Blackberry
11 (1.786 %)Management Information System
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (10.71 %)Windows
23 (5.357 %)Windows XP
31 (1.786 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.786 %)SUSE
31 (1.786 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (1.786 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (32.14 %)Document Management
211 (19.64 %)Business Analysis
211 (19.64 %)Workflow
211 (19.64 %)Content Management
36 (10.71 %)Migration
45 (8.929 %)CRM
54 (7.143 %)Service Delivery
63 (5.357 %)PRINCE2
63 (5.357 %)Data Management
63 (5.357 %)Risk Management
63 (5.357 %)Test Scripting
72 (3.571 %)Project Management
72 (3.571 %)Stakeholder Management
81 (1.786 %)Practice Management
81 (1.786 %)ITIL
81 (1.786 %)Change Management
81 (1.786 %)GAP Analysis
81 (1.786 %)ERP
81 (1.786 %)SOA
81 (1.786 %)BPR
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (12.50 %)SQL
25 (8.929 %)Java
34 (7.143 %)C#
43 (5.357 %)VB.NET
52 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
61 (1.786 %)VB
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (1.786 %)ISEB
11 (1.786 %)PRINCE2 Certification
11 (1.786 %)MOS
11 (1.786 %)Degree
England IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.786 %)WAI
England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.357 %)Active Directory
21 (1.786 %)Backup Exec
21 (1.786 %)Citrix Presentation Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (28.57 %)SAP
213 (23.21 %)Hummingbird
310 (17.86 %)Microsoft
43 (5.357 %)HP
43 (5.357 %)IXOS
43 (5.357 %)FileNet
52 (3.571 %)Interwoven
52 (3.571 %)Oracle
52 (3.571 %)RedDot
61 (1.786 %)Vignette
61 (1.786 %)IBM
61 (1.786 %)Citrix
61 (1.786 %)Adobe
61 (1.786 %)BEA
61 (1.786 %)VERITAS
61 (1.786 %)TIBCO
61 (1.786 %)Stellent
61 (1.786 %)FatWire