South West Progress Contracts

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Progress products and/or services in IT contracts within the South West region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Progress over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

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Location Berkshire Birmingham Bristol Buckinghamshire Cambridge Cambridgeshire Cheshire Chester City of London Croydon East Midlands East of England England Essex Gatwick Glasgow Leeds Liverpool London Manchester Merseyside Midlands Milton Keynes North East North West Redditch Renfrew Renfrewshire Scotland Sheffield South East South West South Yorkshire UK West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Wirral Worcestershire Yorkshire	3 months to 4 Dec 2008	Same period last year
Rank	137	112
Rank change on same period last year	-25
Matching contract IT job ads	1	44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.002 %	0.048 %
As % of the category below	0.059 %	2.122 %
Daily rates quoted	1	0
Average minimum daily rate	£220	-
Average daily rate	£235	-
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum daily rate	£250	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£270	£313
% change on same period last year	-13.63 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	1
Average minimum hourly rate	-	£40.00
Average hourly rate	-	£40.00
% change on same period last year	-
Average maximum hourly rate	-	£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£31.75	£34.03
% change on same period last year	-6.70 %
Vendors South West
Matching contract IT job ads	1683	2074
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	2.731 %	2.264 %
Daily rates quoted	456	493
Average minimum daily rate	£345	£321
Average daily rate	£368	£338
% change on same period last year	+8.76 %
Average maximum daily rate	£390	£355
UK excluding London average daily rate	£357	£348
% change on same period last year	+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted	194	244
Average minimum hourly rate	£24.72	£21.88
Average hourly rate	£26.12	£23.51
% change on same period last year	+11.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£27.51	£25.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£23.89	£24.00
% change on same period last year	-0.42 %
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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 Progress Software Corporation.

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Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Progress across the South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

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Daily Rate Trend

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

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Progress within the South West region over the 3 months to 4 December 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.

Location	Rank 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
Bristol	-	1	£235	-

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Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Progress 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 Progress.

1 2 (66.67 %) Finance 2 1 (33.33 %) Migration 2 1 (33.33 %) IVR 2 1 (33.33 %) Insurance 2 1 (33.33 %) Telecoms 2 1 (33.33 %) 2G

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West region citing Progress 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 Progress. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Communications & Networking 1 1 (33.33 %) 2G	General 1 2 (66.67 %) Finance 2 1 (33.33 %) Insurance 2 1 (33.33 %) Telecoms
Job Titles 1 1 (33.33 %) Developer 1 1 (33.33 %) Analyst 1 1 (33.33 %) Project Analyst 1 1 (33.33 %) Progress Developer	Miscellaneous 1 1 (33.33 %) IVR
Processes & Methodologies 1 1 (33.33 %) Migration