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This section looks at the demand for Progress OpenEdge skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenEdge over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress OpenEdge
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank557630
Rank change on same period last yearUp+73
Matching contract IT job ads23
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.020 %0.024 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£140£200
Average daily rate£140£225
% change on same period last year-37.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£140£250
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£225
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
England
Matching contract IT job ads1003512336
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.38 %12.48 %
Daily rates quoted30353209
Average minimum daily rate£353£358
Average daily rate£377£379
% change on same period last year-0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted10901265
Average minimum hourly rate£22.54£22.80
Average hourly rate£24.12£24.23
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.70£25.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
OpenEdge UKOpenEdge
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.

OpenEdge
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OpenEdge across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

England OpenEdge Demand Trend

OpenEdge
Daily Rate Trend

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

England OpenEdge Daily Rate Trend

OpenEdge
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England OpenEdge Hourly Rate Trend

OpenEdge
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OpenEdge within the England region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
LondonNew entry-1£140-
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
OpenEdge UKOpenEdge
UK

OpenEdge
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing OpenEdge 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 OpenEdge.

112 (85.71 %)Progress
23 (21.43 %)UNIX
32 (14.29 %)ERP
32 (14.29 %)Progress 4GL
32 (14.29 %)BCP
32 (14.29 %)WebSpeed
32 (14.29 %)Government
32 (14.29 %)Business Continuity
41 (7.143 %)Automated Testing
41 (7.143 %)Local Government
41 (7.143 %)Requirements Analysis
41 (7.143 %)RDBMS
41 (7.143 %)Linux
41 (7.143 %)SQL
41 (7.143 %).NET
41 (7.143 %)SQL Server

OpenEdge
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing OpenEdge 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 OpenEdge. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (7.143 %).NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (7.143 %)SQL Server
11 (7.143 %)RDBMS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (14.29 %)WebSpeed
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (14.29 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Local Government
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (50.00 %)Developer
17 (50.00 %)Progress Developer
23 (21.43 %)Analyst
23 (21.43 %)DBA
23 (21.43 %)Progress DBA
32 (14.29 %)Analyst Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
32 (14.29 %)Progress Programmer
41 (7.143 %)GUI Developer
41 (7.143 %)Database Analyst
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (21.43 %)UNIX
21 (7.143 %)Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (14.29 %)ERP
12 (14.29 %)BCP
12 (14.29 %)Business Continuity
21 (7.143 %)Automated Testing
21 (7.143 %)Requirements Analysis
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (14.29 %)Progress 4GL
21 (7.143 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (85.71 %)Progress
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