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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Progress 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 Progress over the last 3 months to 21 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress
Location
3 months to 21 May 2008Same period last year
Rank532560
Rank change on same period last yearUp+28
Matching contract IT job ads5370
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.069 %0.077 %
As % of the category below0.160 %0.180 %
Daily rates quoted1316
Average minimum daily rate£345£359
Average daily rate£367£373
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£316
% change on same period last year+5.14 %
Hourly rates quoted52
Average minimum hourly rate£13.40£26.50
Average hourly rate£14.15£27.75
% change on same period last year-49.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.90£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.15£27.75
% change on same period last year-49.00 %
Vendors UKVendors
UK
Matching contract IT job ads3322638887
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled43.13 %42.95 %
Daily rates quoted949210534
Average minimum daily rate£381£385
Average daily rate£407£408
% change on same period last year-0.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£432£430
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£357
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
Hourly rates quoted29093083
Average minimum hourly rate£21.82£23.34
Average hourly rate£23.37£24.84
% change on same period last year-5.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.92£26.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.34£25.02
% change on same period last year-10.68 %

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.

Progress
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Progress across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Progress Demand Trend

Progress
Daily Rate Trend

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

Progress Daily Rate Trend

Progress
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Progress across the UK over the past 3 months.

Progress Daily Rate Histogram

Progress
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Progress across the UK.

Progress Hourly Rate Trend

Progress
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Progress across the UK over the past 3 months.

Progress Hourly Rate Histogram

Progress
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Progress within the UK over the past 3 months.

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+3145£394+5.66 %
South EastUp+6221£350-
LondonUp+4513£445-14.42 %
BerkshireNew entry-11--
HampshireNew entry-5--
City of LondonNew entry-4£550-
YorkshireDown-53--
West WalesNew entry-3£290-
ScotlandUp+113£375-
WalesDown-23£290-
SwanseaNew entry-3£290-
SurreyUp+133--
GlasgowUp+52£375-
MidlandsDown-72--
North WestDown-192£285-12.30 %
LancashireNew entry-2£285-
BasingstokeNew entry-2--
NewburyNew entry-2--
PrestonNew entry-2£285-
NorthamptonNew entry-1--
LivingstonNew entry-1--
West YorkshireUp+31--
NorthamptonshireNew entry-1--
KentNew entry-1--
DorsetNew entry-1--
ReadingNew entry-1--
SloughNew entry-1--
PeterboroughNew entry-1£450-
BournemouthNew entry-1--
MaidstoneNew entry-1--

Progress
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Progress also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Progress.

160 (32.61 %)OpenEdge
241 (22.28 %)Windows
332 (17.39 %)Unix
423 (12.50 %)Project Management
522 (11.96 %)Progress 4GL
620 (10.87 %)Windows XP
620 (10.87 %)N-Tier
719 (10.33 %)BizTalk Server
818 (9.783 %)Microsoft
917 (9.239 %)MS Office
1016 (8.696 %)WebServices
1016 (8.696 %)Solaris
1016 (8.696 %)Migration
1115 (8.152 %)WebSpeed
1211 (5.978 %)IVR
1211 (5.978 %)Telecoms
1211 (5.978 %)2G
1211 (5.978 %)Finance
1310 (5.435 %)SQL
1310 (5.435 %)RDBMS
1310 (5.435 %)MS Excel
1310 (5.435 %)Unit Testing
148 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
157 (3.804 %)Cisco
157 (3.804 %)Nortel
157 (3.804 %)Government
157 (3.804 %)Concord
157 (3.804 %)Logistics
157 (3.804 %)Insurance
166 (3.261 %)Oracle

Progress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Progress also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Progress. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
116 (8.696 %)WebServices
26 (3.261 %).NET
35 (2.717 %)XML
42 (1.087 %)ASP.NET
42 (1.087 %)Middleware
42 (1.087 %)WinForms
51 (0.543 %).NET Framework
51 (0.543 %)Castor
51 (0.543 %)EDIFACT
51 (0.543 %)Hibernate
51 (0.543 %)HTML
51 (0.543 %)J2EE
51 (0.543 %)XSD
51 (0.543 %)EDI
51 (0.543 %)JMS
Application Platforms
160 (32.61 %)OpenEdge
219 (10.33 %)BizTalk Server
35 (2.717 %)SharePoint
44 (2.174 %)TeamSite
44 (2.174 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (1.087 %)ESB
61 (0.543 %)JBoss
Applications
117 (9.239 %)MS Office
210 (5.435 %)MS Excel
32 (1.087 %)MS Project
Business Applications
12 (1.087 %)MFGPRO
Communications & Networking
111 (5.978 %)2G
22 (1.087 %)Internet
22 (1.087 %)GSM
22 (1.087 %)WCDMA
31 (0.543 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
110 (5.435 %)RDBMS
24 (2.174 %)SQL Server
33 (1.630 %)Crystal Reports
33 (1.630 %)Datawarehouse
33 (1.630 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (1.630 %)SQL Server 2005
42 (1.087 %)MS Access
42 (1.087 %)Data Cleansing
51 (0.543 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (0.543 %)SAP BI
51 (0.543 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.543 %)DTS
51 (0.543 %)BusinessObjects
51 (0.543 %)Oracle Reports
51 (0.543 %)DB2
Development Applications
115 (8.152 %)WebSpeed
21 (0.543 %)Subversion
21 (0.543 %)XDoclet
21 (0.543 %)StarTeam
21 (0.543 %)JIRA
21 (0.543 %)Atlassian Bamboo
21 (0.543 %)JUnit
21 (0.543 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.543 %)WinRunner
21 (0.543 %)TestDirector
21 (0.543 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (0.543 %)LoadRunner
21 (0.543 %)ERwin
General
111 (5.978 %)Telecoms
111 (5.978 %)Finance
27 (3.804 %)Government
27 (3.804 %)Insurance
33 (1.630 %)Retail
42 (1.087 %)Construction
42 (1.087 %)Banking
51 (0.543 %)Automotive
51 (0.543 %)Legal
51 (0.543 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.543 %)Criminal Justice
51 (0.543 %)Local Government
Job Titles
158 (31.52 %)Analyst
254 (29.35 %)Developer
349 (26.63 %)Programmer
349 (26.63 %)Progress Developer
448 (26.09 %)Progress Programmer
547 (25.54 %)Analyst Programmer
646 (25.00 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
712 (6.522 %)Consultant
712 (6.522 %)Project Manager
87 (3.804 %)Network Engineer
96 (3.261 %)Architect
105 (2.717 %)Migration Consultant
114 (2.174 %)Project Support Officer
114 (2.174 %)DBA
114 (2.174 %)Project Officer
114 (2.174 %)GUI Programmer
114 (2.174 %)Strategy Consultant
114 (2.174 %)Progress DBA
123 (1.630 %)Enterprise Architect
123 (1.630 %)Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
120 (10.87 %)N-Tier
211 (5.978 %)IVR
35 (2.717 %)Client/Server
43 (1.630 %)Credit Risk
51 (0.543 %)Management Information System
51 (0.543 %)AS400
51 (0.543 %)Mathematics
51 (0.543 %)Computer Science
51 (0.543 %)Wiki
Operating Systems
141 (22.28 %)Windows
232 (17.39 %)Unix
320 (10.87 %)Windows XP
416 (8.696 %)Solaris
58 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
63 (1.630 %)Linux
72 (1.087 %)Windows Server 2003
81 (0.543 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
123 (12.50 %)Project Management
216 (8.696 %)Migration
310 (5.435 %)Unit Testing
47 (3.804 %)Logistics
55 (2.717 %)Stakeholder Management
55 (2.717 %)Service Delivery
63 (1.630 %)Business Continuity
63 (1.630 %)ITIL
63 (1.630 %)ERP
63 (1.630 %)BCP
63 (1.630 %)Security Cleared
72 (1.087 %)CTC Cleared
72 (1.087 %)Performance Management
72 (1.087 %)Data Migration
72 (1.087 %)Test Scripting
72 (1.087 %)Continuous Integration
72 (1.087 %)Business Analysis
72 (1.087 %)Business Intelligence
72 (1.087 %)PRINCE2
72 (1.087 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
122 (11.96 %)Progress 4GL
210 (5.435 %)SQL
34 (2.174 %)VB
43 (1.630 %)JavaScript
43 (1.630 %)VB6
51 (0.543 %)Shell Script
51 (0.543 %)Perl
51 (0.543 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
13 (1.630 %)ITIL Certification
21 (0.543 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.543 %)SLA
11 (0.543 %)Basel II
11 (0.543 %)QA
Systems Management
11 (0.543 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Vendors
118 (9.783 %)Microsoft
27 (3.804 %)Nortel
27 (3.804 %)Cisco
27 (3.804 %)Concord
36 (3.261 %)Oracle
44 (2.174 %)SAP
53 (1.630 %)Siebel
53 (1.630 %)SeeBeyond
53 (1.630 %)Ericsson
62 (1.087 %)CheckPoint
62 (1.087 %)Orchard
71 (0.543 %)TIBCO
71 (0.543 %)Epicor
71 (0.543 %)Borland
71 (0.543 %)Northgate
71 (0.543 %)Business Objects
71 (0.543 %)BEA
71 (0.543 %)Sun
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