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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Progress products and/or services in IT jobs within the Birmingham region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Progress over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank132116
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.579 %1.150 %
Salaries quoted810
Average minimum salary£27,875£26,900
Average salary£31,750£29,800
% change on same period last year+6.54 %
Average maximum salary£35,625£32,700
UK excluding London average salary£32,589£31,293
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Vendors BirminghamVendors
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads15541304
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.762 %0.577 %
Salaries quoted13731042
Average minimum salary£37,248£35,632
Average salary£41,684£38,791
% change on same period last year+7.45 %
Average maximum salary£46,119£41,950
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Progress West MidlandsProgress
West Midlands

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Progress Software Corporation.

Progress
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham Progress Demand Trend

Progress
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Progress across the Birmingham region.

Birmingham Progress Salary Trend

Progress
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Progress across the Birmingham region over the past 3 months.

Birmingham Progress Salary Histogram

Progress
Top 26 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region 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.

116 (57.14 %)OpenEdge
212 (42.86 %).NET
39 (32.14 %)C#
39 (32.14 %)Progress 4GL
48 (28.57 %)ERP
48 (28.57 %)WebSpeed
56 (21.43 %)HTML
56 (21.43 %)JavaScript
56 (21.43 %)WebServices
56 (21.43 %)XML
65 (17.86 %)Unix
65 (17.86 %)SonicMQ
74 (14.29 %)Software Testing
83 (10.71 %)Insurance
83 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
83 (10.71 %)VB.NET
92 (7.143 %)Project Management
92 (7.143 %)Pensions
92 (7.143 %)Degree
92 (7.143 %)MS Visio
92 (7.143 %)Logistics
101 (3.571 %)Resource Management
101 (3.571 %)Release Management
101 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
101 (3.571 %)Quality Management
101 (3.571 %)Back Office

Progress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Birmingham region 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
112 (42.86 %).NET
26 (21.43 %)WebServices
26 (21.43 %)XML
26 (21.43 %)HTML
Application Platforms
116 (57.14 %)OpenEdge
25 (17.86 %)SonicMQ
Applications
12 (7.143 %)MS Visio
Development Applications
18 (28.57 %)WebSpeed
General
13 (10.71 %)Insurance
22 (7.143 %)Pensions
31 (3.571 %)Back Office
Job Titles
115 (53.57 %)Developer
115 (53.57 %)Progress Developer
28 (28.57 %)Analyst
37 (25.00 %)Analyst Programmer
37 (25.00 %)Programmer
37 (25.00 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
37 (25.00 %)Progress Programmer
45 (17.86 %)Team Leader
52 (7.143 %)GUI Programmer
61 (3.571 %)Lead Developer
Operating Systems
15 (17.86 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
18 (28.57 %)ERP
24 (14.29 %)Software Testing
33 (10.71 %)Business Analysis
42 (7.143 %)Logistics
42 (7.143 %)Project Management
51 (3.571 %)Quality Management
51 (3.571 %)Resource Management
51 (3.571 %)Release Management
51 (3.571 %)Unit Testing
Programming Languages
19 (32.14 %)C#
19 (32.14 %)Progress 4GL
26 (21.43 %)JavaScript
33 (10.71 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
12 (7.143 %)Degree
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