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This section looks at the demand for Progress OpenEdge skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenEdge over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress OpenEdge
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank788965
Rank change on same period last yearUp+177
Matching permanent IT job ads10925
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.059 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.401 %0.074 %
Salaries quoted1039
Average minimum salary£32,180£29,100
Average salary£33,975£31,450
% change on same period last year+8.02 %
Average maximum salary£35,770£33,800
UK excluding London average salary£33,487£29,389
% change on same period last year+13.94 %
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
England
Matching permanent IT job ads2716633929
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled14.62 %14.15 %
Salaries quoted2309427870
Average minimum salary£37,733£38,517
Average salary£40,993£41,997
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
Average maximum salary£44,252£45,478
UK excluding London average salary£37,938£39,255
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
OpenEdge UKOpenEdge
UK

OpenEdge
Demand Trend

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

England OpenEdge Demand Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Trend

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

England OpenEdge Salary Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OpenEdge across the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

England OpenEdge Salary Histogram

OpenEdge
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenEdge within the England region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
YorkshireUp+4639£33,100+14.63 %
West MidlandsUp+3230£32,823+14.16 %
East of EnglandUp+3413£39,125+26.20 %
South EastUp+5012£31,650-
LondonUp+817£43,417+8.54 %
East MidlandsUp+124£32,250+5.73 %
South WestDown-272£33,750-
North WestNew entry-2£32,500-
MidlandsNew entry-1£31,500-
OpenEdge UKOpenEdge
UK

OpenEdge
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing OpenEdge 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 OpenEdge.

1157 (85.33 %)Progress
277 (41.85 %)UNIX
364 (34.78 %)WebSpeed
463 (34.24 %)Progress 4GL
545 (24.46 %)XML
643 (23.37 %)JavaScript
742 (22.83 %)HTML
742 (22.83 %)Linux
841 (22.28 %)WebServices
841 (22.28 %)ERP
938 (20.65 %)SonicMQ
1024 (13.04 %)Crystal Reports
1120 (10.87 %)SQL
1120 (10.87 %)RDBMS
1218 (9.783 %)Manufacturing
1315 (8.152 %)Disaster Recovery
1414 (7.609 %)ISO9000
1513 (7.065 %).NET
1612 (6.522 %)Sybase
1711 (5.978 %)Oracle
1711 (5.978 %)Finance
1711 (5.978 %)Degree
189 (4.891 %)Windows
198 (4.348 %)Migration
198 (4.348 %)Data Migration
207 (3.804 %)Windows XP
216 (3.261 %)Windows 2000
216 (3.261 %)SQL Server
216 (3.261 %)Java
216 (3.261 %)C

OpenEdge
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing OpenEdge 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 OpenEdge. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (24.46 %)XML
242 (22.83 %)HTML
341 (22.28 %)WebServices
413 (7.065 %).NET
54 (2.174 %)MAPI
54 (2.174 %)TAPI
62 (1.087 %)WebSphere
62 (1.087 %)CSS
71 (0.543 %)ASP.NET
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
138 (20.65 %)SonicMQ
25 (2.717 %)Apache
25 (2.717 %)Tomcat
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.543 %)MS Office
11 (0.543 %)MS Excel
England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (1.630 %)MFGPRO
21 (0.543 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (2.717 %)LDAP
15 (2.717 %)VoIP
15 (2.717 %)SAN
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (13.04 %)Crystal Reports
220 (10.87 %)RDBMS
36 (3.261 %)SQL Server
45 (2.717 %)Oracle 10g
45 (2.717 %)BusinessObjects
45 (2.717 %)Oracle Reports
45 (2.717 %)Oracle 8/8i
45 (2.717 %)Oracle 9i
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
164 (34.78 %)WebSpeed
22 (1.087 %)Dreamweaver
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (9.783 %)Manufacturing
211 (5.978 %)Finance
36 (3.261 %)Insurance
45 (2.717 %)Pensions
45 (2.717 %)Legal
53 (1.630 %)Retail
61 (0.543 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.543 %)Education
61 (0.543 %)Health
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
196 (52.17 %)Developer
294 (51.09 %)Progress Developer
350 (27.17 %)Programmer
448 (26.09 %)Analyst
542 (22.83 %)Analyst Programmer
630 (16.30 %)Progress Programmer
728 (15.22 %)DBA
824 (13.04 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
922 (11.96 %)Progress DBA
1019 (10.33 %)Administrator
1110 (5.435 %)Analyst Developer
127 (3.804 %)Support Engineer
127 (3.804 %)Applications Support
136 (3.261 %)Applications Support Engineer
145 (2.717 %)Linux Systems Administrator
145 (2.717 %)Linux Administrator
145 (2.717 %)Systems Administrator
153 (1.630 %)Consultant
162 (1.087 %)Technical Support
162 (1.087 %)Systems Developer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.543 %)Data Conversion
11 (0.543 %)Data Integration
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
177 (41.85 %)UNIX
242 (22.83 %)Linux
39 (4.891 %)Windows
47 (3.804 %)Windows XP
56 (3.261 %)Windows 2000
65 (2.717 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (2.717 %)SUSE
65 (2.717 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (0.543 %)AIX
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
141 (22.28 %)ERP
215 (8.152 %)Disaster Recovery
38 (4.348 %)Migration
38 (4.348 %)Data Migration
45 (2.717 %)EAI
54 (2.174 %)Project Management
63 (1.630 %)Logistics
72 (1.087 %)Supply Chain Management
72 (1.087 %)Web Development
72 (1.087 %)CRM
81 (0.543 %)Workflow
81 (0.543 %)Data Modelling
81 (0.543 %)Business Intelligence
81 (0.543 %)Unit Testing
81 (0.543 %)Time Management
81 (0.543 %)Document Management
81 (0.543 %)Business Analysis
81 (0.543 %)Software Testing
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
163 (34.24 %)Progress 4GL
243 (23.37 %)JavaScript
320 (10.87 %)SQL
46 (3.261 %)Java
46 (3.261 %)C
53 (1.630 %)C#
61 (0.543 %)Transact-SQL
61 (0.543 %)VB.NET
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (5.978 %)Degree
England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
114 (7.609 %)ISO9000
23 (1.630 %)QA
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.717 %)Samba
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1157 (85.33 %)Progress
212 (6.522 %)Sybase
311 (5.978 %)Oracle
45 (2.717 %)Business Objects
45 (2.717 %)IBM
51 (0.543 %)Microsoft
51 (0.543 %)QAD
51 (0.543 %)SAP
51 (0.543 %)Cognos