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The table below looks at the demand for the Progress Programmer role in IT contracts within the England region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Progress Programmer in their job title over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Progress Programmer
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank532623
Rank change on same period last yearUp+91
Matching contract IT job ads1111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.011 %
As % of the category below0.019 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£272
Average daily rate-£295
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£318
UK excluding London average daily rate£250£290
% change on same period last year-13.79 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£34.00
Average hourly rate£30.00£34.00
% change on same period last year-11.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£34.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.00£34.00
% change on same period last year-11.76 %
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
England
Matching contract IT job ads5800682591
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled82.67 %85.41 %
Daily rates quoted1924525437
Average minimum daily rate£373£390
Average daily rate£399£415
% change on same period last year-3.90 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£354£353
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted53897422
Average minimum hourly rate£22.62£23.81
Average hourly rate£24.12£25.38
% change on same period last year-4.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.62£26.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.64£25.03
% change on same period last year-5.56 %
Progress Programmer UKProgress Programmer
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.

Progress Programmer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Progress Programmer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Progress Programmer Demand Trend

Progress Programmer
Daily Rate Trend

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

England Progress Programmer Daily Rate Trend

Progress Programmer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England Progress Programmer Hourly Rate Trend

Progress Programmer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Progress Programmer within the England 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
West MidlandsUp+135--
South EastUp+433--
LondonNew entry-2--
North WestNew entry-1--
Progress Programmer UKProgress Programmer
UK

Progress Programmer
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Progress Programmer in their job title 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 with Progress Programmer in their job title.

115 (93.75 %)Progress
25 (31.25 %)WebSpeed
25 (31.25 %)Progress 4GL
33 (18.75 %)OpenEdge
33 (18.75 %)Manufacturing
42 (12.50 %)Web Development
42 (12.50 %)JavaScript
42 (12.50 %)XML
51 (6.250 %)Linux
51 (6.250 %)Cognos
51 (6.250 %)ERP
51 (6.250 %)SQL
51 (6.250 %)MFGPRO
51 (6.250 %)Red Hat
51 (6.250 %)Red Hat Linux
51 (6.250 %)Retail
51 (6.250 %)Insurance

Progress Programmer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Progress Programmer in their job title 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 with Progress Programmer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (12.50 %)XML
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (18.75 %)OpenEdge
England IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (6.250 %)MFGPRO
England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (31.25 %)WebSpeed
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (18.75 %)Manufacturing
21 (6.250 %)Retail
21 (6.250 %)Insurance
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (6.250 %)Linux
11 (6.250 %)Red Hat Linux
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)Web Development
21 (6.250 %)ERP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (31.25 %)Progress 4GL
22 (12.50 %)JavaScript
31 (6.250 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (93.75 %)Progress
21 (6.250 %)Red Hat
21 (6.250 %)Cognos