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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Open Text products and/or services in IT contracts across the UK 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpen Text
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank558603
Rank change on same period last yearUp+45
Matching contract IT job ads2752
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.053 %
As % of the category below0.083 %0.120 %
Daily rates quoted727
Average minimum daily rate£332£522
Average daily rate£346£543
% change on same period last year-36.24 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£565
UK excluding London average daily rate£400£353
% change on same period last year+13.20 %
Hourly rates quoted18
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00£23.50
Average hourly rate£20.00£24.88
% change on same period last year-19.59 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£26.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3233943225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.11 %43.73 %
Daily rates quoted955512318
Average minimum daily rate£382£386
Average daily rate£407£410
% change on same period last year-0.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£431£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted28103521
Average minimum hourly rate£22.05£23.99
Average hourly rate£23.57£25.58
% change on same period last year-7.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.08£27.18
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %

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 the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Open Text within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

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 within the UK.

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 within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

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 within the UK.

Open Text Hourly Rate Trend

Open Text
Top 9 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Open Text within the UK 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
EnglandUp+5027£346-36.24 %
LondonUp+5424£337-43.52 %
City of LondonDown-219£475-
East MidlandsUp+41--
South EastUp+391£400+14.94 %
West YorkshireNo change01--
YorkshireUp+111--
WestminsterNew entry-1--
LeedsDown-81--

Open Text
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

145 (53.57 %)LiveLink
238 (45.24 %)Document Management
327 (32.14 %)Microsoft
426 (30.95 %)Windows
426 (30.95 %)Hummingbird
521 (25.00 %).NET
521 (25.00 %)SQL Server
521 (25.00 %)SharePoint
620 (23.81 %)EDRMS
719 (22.62 %)XML
815 (17.86 %)Java
815 (17.86 %)Content Management
914 (16.67 %)WinForms
1012 (14.29 %)Government
1012 (14.29 %)Workflow
1012 (14.29 %)MS Office
1111 (13.10 %)Oracle
1111 (13.10 %)C#
1111 (13.10 %)Tridion
1111 (13.10 %)Insurance
1210 (11.90 %)Law
139 (10.71 %)Documentum
139 (10.71 %)SAP
139 (10.71 %)SQL Server Integration Services
139 (10.71 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
139 (10.71 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
139 (10.71 %)CMS
139 (10.71 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
139 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
148 (9.524 %)XSLT

Open Text
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK 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.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (25.00 %).NET
219 (22.62 %)XML
314 (16.67 %)WinForms
48 (9.524 %)WebServices
48 (9.524 %)XSLT
56 (7.143 %)ASP.NET
65 (5.952 %)CSS
65 (5.952 %)ASP
74 (4.762 %)MAPI
83 (3.571 %)HTML
83 (3.571 %)JSP
92 (2.381 %)XHTML
92 (2.381 %)Middleware
101 (1.190 %).NET Framework
101 (1.190 %)WF
101 (1.190 %)J2EE
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
145 (53.57 %)LiveLink
221 (25.00 %)SharePoint
39 (10.71 %)Documentum
39 (10.71 %)CMS
46 (7.143 %)MS Exchange
54 (4.762 %)IIS
63 (3.571 %)Tomcat
63 (3.571 %)Rhythmyx
63 (3.571 %)TeamSite
63 (3.571 %)Alfresco
71 (1.190 %)WebLogic
71 (1.190 %)TIBCO EMS
71 (1.190 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (1.190 %)Content Management Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (14.29 %)MS Office
23 (3.571 %)MS Excel
23 (3.571 %)MS Visio
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
18 (9.524 %)Oracle EBS
24 (4.762 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (1.190 %)SAP HR
31 (1.190 %)BusinessWorks
31 (1.190 %)SAP FI
31 (1.190 %)SAP FI/CO
31 (1.190 %)SAP CO
31 (1.190 %)TIBCO iProcess
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (4.762 %)DNS
22 (2.381 %)Intranet
22 (2.381 %)Internet
22 (2.381 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (25.00 %)SQL Server
220 (23.81 %)EDRMS
39 (10.71 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
39 (10.71 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
39 (10.71 %)SQL Server Integration Services
39 (10.71 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
48 (9.524 %)RDBMS
53 (3.571 %)MySQL
53 (3.571 %)ETL
62 (2.381 %)SQL Server 7
71 (1.190 %)EDMS
71 (1.190 %)Oracle 8/8i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.571 %)ERwin
22 (2.381 %)Subversion
22 (2.381 %)JUnit
22 (2.381 %)Oracle Forms
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (14.29 %)Government
211 (13.10 %)Insurance
310 (11.90 %)Law
47 (8.333 %)Finance
53 (3.571 %)Legal
62 (2.381 %)Local Government
71 (1.190 %)Construction
71 (1.190 %)Retail
71 (1.190 %)Telecoms
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (29.76 %)Analyst
219 (22.62 %)Developer
311 (13.10 %)Business Analyst
410 (11.90 %)Consultant
410 (11.90 %)Support Analyst
410 (11.90 %)Solutions Designer
58 (9.524 %)Architect
58 (9.524 %)Project Manager
67 (8.333 %)Technical Analyst
75 (5.952 %).NET Developer
75 (5.952 %)Applications Support
75 (5.952 %)SAP Architect
84 (4.762 %)SAP Analyst
84 (4.762 %)SAP Business Analyst
84 (4.762 %)Technical Business Analyst
84 (4.762 %)Solutions Architect
84 (4.762 %)Trainer
84 (4.762 %)Business Systems Analyst
84 (4.762 %)Systems Analyst
84 (4.762 %)Technical Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (2.381 %)Video Conferencing
21 (1.190 %)PMI
21 (1.190 %)Management Information System
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (30.95 %)Windows
25 (5.952 %)Windows 2000
25 (5.952 %)Windows XP
34 (4.762 %)Linux
41 (1.190 %)SUSE
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
138 (45.24 %)Document Management
215 (17.86 %)Content Management
312 (14.29 %)Workflow
49 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
55 (5.952 %)CRM
63 (3.571 %)Stakeholder Management
63 (3.571 %)Project Management
63 (3.571 %)Risk Management
63 (3.571 %)Web Development
63 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
72 (2.381 %)Test Scripting
72 (2.381 %)Migration
72 (2.381 %)SOA
72 (2.381 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.190 %)UML
81 (1.190 %)RAD
81 (1.190 %)SSADM
81 (1.190 %)RUP
81 (1.190 %)DSDM
81 (1.190 %)PRINCE
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (17.86 %)Java
211 (13.10 %)C#
36 (7.143 %)C++
36 (7.143 %)SQL
43 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
43 (3.571 %)VB.NET
43 (3.571 %)JavaScript
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (3.571 %)MOS
22 (2.381 %)MCT
22 (2.381 %)ISEB
22 (2.381 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (2.381 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (5.952 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (32.14 %)Microsoft
226 (30.95 %)Hummingbird
311 (13.10 %)Tridion
311 (13.10 %)Oracle
49 (10.71 %)SAP
57 (8.333 %)Vignette
66 (7.143 %)Interwoven
66 (7.143 %)FileNet
75 (5.952 %)RedDot
84 (4.762 %)FatWire
84 (4.762 %)Stellent
84 (4.762 %)EMC
93 (3.571 %)IBM
93 (3.571 %)Percussion
93 (3.571 %)Mediasurface
102 (2.381 %)IXOS
102 (2.381 %)Tandberg
111 (1.190 %)SumTotal
111 (1.190 %)TIBCO
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