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The table below looks at the demand for Progress 4GL skills across the UK with a comparison to our Programming Languages category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Progress 4GL over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress 4GL
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008		Same period last year
Rank549632
Rank change on same period last yearUp+83
Matching contract IT job ads155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.021 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.065 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£200£270
Average daily rate£225£305
% change on same period last year-26.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£250£340
UK excluding London average daily rate£225£305
% change on same period last year-26.22 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£40.00
Average hourly rate£31.25£40.00
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.25£40.00
% change on same period last year-21.87 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
UK
Matching contract IT job ads2298035195
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled32.75 %36.40 %
Daily rates quoted777310847
Average minimum daily rate£366£399
Average daily rate£392£426
% change on same period last year-7.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£417£452
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£334
% change on same period last year-2.81 %
Hourly rates quoted16792617
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£30.63
Average hourly rate£32.00£32.81
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.99£34.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.07£32.81
% change on same period last year-2.25 %

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 4GL
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Progress 4GL within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Programming Languages category.

Progress 4GL Demand Trend

Progress 4GL
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Progress 4GL within the UK.

Progress 4GL Daily Rate Trend

Progress 4GL
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Progress 4GL within the UK.

Progress 4GL Hourly Rate Trend

Progress 4GL
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Progress 4GL within the UK 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
EnglandUp+10115£225-26.22 %
West YorkshireNew entry-6£225-
YorkshireNew entry-6£225-
LeedsNew entry-5£225-
West MidlandsUp+165--
CheshireNew entry-2--
North EastNew entry-2--
North WestNew entry-2--
BradfordNew entry-1--

Progress 4GL
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Progress 4GL 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 4GL.

120 (90.91 %)Progress
24 (18.18 %)Finance
24 (18.18 %).NET
24 (18.18 %)ERP
33 (13.64 %)SLA
33 (13.64 %)Crystal Reports
33 (13.64 %)Legal
33 (13.64 %)Manufacturing
33 (13.64 %)Workflow
33 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
33 (13.64 %)Systems Analysis
33 (13.64 %)Data Protection Act
33 (13.64 %)Requirements Analysis
33 (13.64 %)Data Protection
42 (9.091 %).NET Framework
42 (9.091 %)Degree
42 (9.091 %)QA
42 (9.091 %)Performance Management
42 (9.091 %)HP Data Protector
42 (9.091 %)Northgate
42 (9.091 %)Civica
42 (9.091 %)ITIL
42 (9.091 %)UNIX
42 (9.091 %)Windows
42 (9.091 %)HPUX
42 (9.091 %)SQL
42 (9.091 %)VB.NET
42 (9.091 %)HP
42 (9.091 %)SAN
42 (9.091 %)Oracle

Progress 4GL
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing Progress 4GL 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 4GL. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (18.18 %).NET
22 (9.091 %).NET Framework
31 (4.545 %)HTML
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (4.545 %)OpenEdge
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (9.091 %)SAN
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (13.64 %)Crystal Reports
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (4.545 %)WebSpeed
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (18.18 %)Finance
23 (13.64 %)Legal
23 (13.64 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.545 %)Insurance
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (50.00 %)Analyst
26 (27.27 %)Analyst Programmer
26 (27.27 %)Programmer
35 (22.73 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
35 (22.73 %)Progress Programmer
44 (18.18 %)Developer
53 (13.64 %)Progress Developer
53 (13.64 %)Systems Support
53 (13.64 %)Systems Analyst
62 (9.091 %)Trainer
62 (9.091 %)Tester
62 (9.091 %)QA Tester
62 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
62 (9.091 %)Applications Support
62 (9.091 %)Administrator
62 (9.091 %)Applications Support Analyst
62 (9.091 %)Data Administrator
71 (4.545 %)HPUX Systems Administrator
71 (4.545 %)Systems Administrator
71 (4.545 %)Applications Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (13.64 %)Data Protection Act
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (9.091 %)UNIX
12 (9.091 %)Windows
12 (9.091 %)HPUX
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (18.18 %)ERP
23 (13.64 %)Workflow
23 (13.64 %)Automated Testing
23 (13.64 %)Systems Analysis
23 (13.64 %)Requirements Analysis
23 (13.64 %)Data Protection
32 (9.091 %)ITIL
32 (9.091 %)Performance Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.091 %)SQL
12 (9.091 %)VB.NET
21 (4.545 %)VB
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (9.091 %)Degree
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (13.64 %)SLA
22 (9.091 %)QA
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.091 %)HP Data Protector
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (90.91 %)Progress
22 (9.091 %)HP
22 (9.091 %)Northgate
22 (9.091 %)Civica
22 (9.091 %)Oracle
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