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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Micro Focus products and/or services in IT jobs within the England region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Micro Focus over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicro Focus
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank813933
Rank change on same period last yearUp+120
Matching permanent IT job ads5558
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.024 %
As % of the category below0.076 %0.060 %
Salaries quoted5535
Average minimum salary£35,397£27,293
Average salary£37,681£29,122
% change on same period last year+29.39 %
Average maximum salary£39,966£30,951
UK excluding London average salary£37,681£29,512
% change on same period last year+27.68 %
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
England
Matching permanent IT job ads7204396927
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled40.00 %40.83 %
Salaries quoted5957176321
Average minimum salary£40,444£41,729
Average salary£44,106£45,522
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Average maximum salary£47,767£49,316
UK excluding London average salary£40,172£41,851
% change on same period last year-4.01 %
Micro Focus UKMicro Focus
UK

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within Micro Focus.

Micro Focus
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Micro Focus across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

England Micro Focus Demand Trend

Micro Focus
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Micro Focus across the England region.

England Micro Focus Salary Trend

Micro Focus
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Micro Focus across the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

England Micro Focus Salary Histogram

Micro Focus
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Micro Focus within the England region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South EastUp+8524£37,979+25.20 %
West MidlandsUp+410£28,250+2.72 %
East of EnglandUp+810£45,750+66.36 %
North WestNew entry-7£42,000-
East MidlandsNew entry-4£34,286-
Micro Focus UKMicro Focus
UK

Micro Focus
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Micro Focus 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Micro Focus.

182 (97.62 %)COBOL
248 (57.14 %)SQL Server
338 (45.24 %)Oracle
432 (38.10 %).NET
528 (33.33 %)C#
627 (32.14 %)Health
725 (29.76 %)UNIX
822 (26.19 %)SQL Server 2005
921 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
1018 (21.43 %)Insurance
1018 (21.43 %)Business Analysis
1018 (21.43 %)WinForms
1117 (20.24 %)Windows
1216 (19.05 %)Retail
1315 (17.86 %)Microsoft
1315 (17.86 %)VB
1414 (16.67 %)ERP
1513 (15.48 %)Finance
1611 (13.10 %)Pensions
1710 (11.90 %)Systems Analysis
189 (10.71 %)MVS
189 (10.71 %)Data Modelling
189 (10.71 %)BusinessObjects
189 (10.71 %)HPUX
189 (10.71 %)PL/SQL
189 (10.71 %)Business Objects
198 (9.524 %)Degree
206 (7.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
215 (5.952 %)SQL
215 (5.952 %)VB.NET

Micro Focus
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing Micro Focus also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Micro Focus. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (38.10 %).NET
218 (21.43 %)WinForms
33 (3.571 %)XML
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (3.571 %)SharePoint
13 (3.571 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.190 %)CICS
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (3.571 %)MS Office
13 (3.571 %)MS Excel
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (57.14 %)SQL Server
222 (26.19 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (25.00 %)Crystal Reports
49 (10.71 %)BusinessObjects
53 (3.571 %)Oracle 8/8i
53 (3.571 %)Datawarehouse
53 (3.571 %)RDBMS
61 (1.190 %)DB2
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (7.143 %)VSS/SourceSafe
23 (3.571 %)ProC
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (32.14 %)Health
218 (21.43 %)Insurance
316 (19.05 %)Retail
413 (15.48 %)Finance
511 (13.10 %)Pensions
65 (5.952 %)Back Office
73 (3.571 %)Banking
82 (2.381 %)Education
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (47.62 %)Developer
230 (35.71 %)Analyst
322 (26.19 %)Programmer
420 (23.81 %)Software Developer
517 (20.24 %)Analyst Programmer
614 (16.67 %)COBOL Developer
713 (15.48 %)COBOL Programmer
89 (10.71 %)VB Developer
89 (10.71 %)Business Analyst
98 (9.524 %)COBOL Analyst
98 (9.524 %)COBOL Analyst Programmer
107 (8.333 %)Systems Analyst
114 (4.762 %)Business Systems Analyst
114 (4.762 %)Support Analyst
123 (3.571 %)Applications Support
123 (3.571 %)Project Manager
123 (3.571 %)Senior COBOL Analyst
123 (3.571 %)C Programmer
123 (3.571 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
123 (3.571 %)Senior Analyst
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.762 %)Mainframe
21 (1.190 %)E-Learning
21 (1.190 %)Computer Science
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
125 (29.76 %)UNIX
217 (20.24 %)Windows
39 (10.71 %)HPUX
39 (10.71 %)MVS
44 (4.762 %)Linux
53 (3.571 %)AIX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (21.43 %)Business Analysis
214 (16.67 %)ERP
310 (11.90 %)Systems Analysis
49 (10.71 %)Data Modelling
53 (3.571 %)Project Management
53 (3.571 %)PRINCE2
53 (3.571 %)OO
62 (2.381 %)RUP
62 (2.381 %)E-Commerce
62 (2.381 %)Unit Testing
62 (2.381 %)Web Design
71 (1.190 %)Agile Software Development
71 (1.190 %)Scrum
71 (1.190 %)Unified Process
71 (1.190 %)SOA
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (97.62 %)COBOL
228 (33.33 %)C#
315 (17.86 %)VB
49 (10.71 %)PL/SQL
55 (5.952 %)SQL
55 (5.952 %)VB.NET
64 (4.762 %)C++
73 (3.571 %)C
81 (1.190 %)Java
81 (1.190 %)Shell Script
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (9.524 %)Degree
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.190 %)Tivoli
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (45.24 %)Oracle
215 (17.86 %)Microsoft
39 (10.71 %)Business Objects
43 (3.571 %)IBM