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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of OpenLink products and/or services in IT jobs within the London region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenLink over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenLink
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank414583
Rank change on same period last yearUp+169
Matching permanent IT job ads239148
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.062 %
As % of the category below0.752 %0.317 %
Salaries quoted194113
Average minimum salary£60,923£65,717
Average salary£70,674£71,071
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Average maximum salary£80,426£76,425
UK excluding London average salary£57,722£53,500
% change on same period last year+7.89 %
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
London
Matching permanent IT job ads3176546711
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled17.10 %19.47 %
Salaries quoted2630035070
Average minimum salary£46,383£47,191
Average salary£50,524£51,466
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Average maximum salary£54,664£55,741
UK excluding London average salary£39,913£41,942
% change on same period last year-4.83 %
OpenLink EnglandOpenLink
England

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within OpenLink Financial, Inc.

OpenLink
Demand Trend

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

London OpenLink Demand Trend

OpenLink
Salary Trend

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

London OpenLink Salary Trend

OpenLink
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OpenLink across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London OpenLink Salary Histogram

OpenLink
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenLink within the London region over the 3 months to 20 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
City of LondonDown-5528£69,118-4.13 %
Docklands, LondonUp+467£85,000-
Canary WharfNew entry-7£84,375-
OpenLink EnglandOpenLink
England

OpenLink
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing OpenLink 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 OpenLink.

1324 (67.92 %)Endur
2177 (37.11 %)Finance
3167 (35.01 %)Front Office
4160 (33.54 %)Derivative
5124 (26.00 %)Banking
6122 (25.58 %)SQL
7112 (23.48 %)C++
8107 (22.43 %)Risk Management
9101 (21.17 %)Murex
1096 (20.13 %)Investment Banking
1193 (19.50 %)Oracle
1288 (18.45 %)Java
1378 (16.35 %)ETRM
1476 (15.93 %)Triple Point
1555 (11.53 %)C#
1654 (11.32 %).NET
1752 (10.90 %)VBA
1752 (10.90 %)Business Analysis
1848 (10.06 %)SQL Server
1946 (9.644 %)Calypso
2043 (9.015 %)UNIX
2140 (8.386 %)Project Management
2239 (8.176 %)Findur
2239 (8.176 %)Back Office
2239 (8.176 %)Sybase
2333 (6.918 %)C
2431 (6.499 %)Reuters
2431 (6.499 %)OO
2527 (5.660 %)Degree
2527 (5.660 %)Windows

OpenLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
154 (11.32 %).NET
218 (3.774 %)Middleware
314 (2.935 %)J2EE
47 (1.468 %)WinForms
56 (1.258 %)WebServices
64 (0.839 %)ASP.NET
73 (0.629 %)STL
81 (0.210 %)ATL
81 (0.210 %)MFC
81 (0.210 %)XML
81 (0.210 %)XSLT
81 (0.210 %).NET Framework
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (1.468 %)WebLogic
24 (0.839 %)SAS
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
113 (2.725 %)Spreadsheet
28 (1.677 %)MS Excel
35 (1.048 %)MS Visio
London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1324 (67.92 %)Endur
239 (8.176 %)Findur
35 (1.048 %)ZaiNet
43 (0.629 %)FRONT ARENA
52 (0.419 %)Murex MxG2000
61 (0.210 %)Summit
London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.210 %)FTP
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (10.06 %)SQL Server
211 (2.306 %)Oracle 8/8i
310 (2.096 %)BusinessObjects
49 (1.887 %)Oracle 10g
56 (1.258 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (1.258 %)SQL Server 2005
65 (1.048 %)Oracle Reports
73 (0.629 %)OLAP
73 (0.629 %)Crystal Reports
73 (0.629 %)Datawarehouse
81 (0.210 %)TOAD
81 (0.210 %)RDBMS
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (1.677 %)ClearCase
18 (1.677 %)TestDirector
23 (0.629 %)Oracle Forms
32 (0.419 %)QuickTest Pro
41 (0.210 %)ClearQuest
41 (0.210 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.210 %)Rational Rose
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1177 (37.11 %)Finance
2167 (35.01 %)Front Office
3124 (26.00 %)Banking
496 (20.13 %)Investment Banking
539 (8.176 %)Back Office
619 (3.983 %)Financial Institution
716 (3.354 %)Construction
814 (2.935 %)Electric
93 (0.629 %)Chemicals
93 (0.629 %)Pensions
93 (0.629 %)Private Banking
93 (0.629 %)Marketing
101 (0.210 %)General Ledger
101 (0.210 %)Insurance
101 (0.210 %)Health
101 (0.210 %)Legal
101 (0.210 %)Education
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1178 (37.32 %)Analyst
2116 (24.32 %)Developer
3105 (22.01 %)Business Analyst
495 (19.92 %)Consultant
544 (9.224 %)Project Manager
633 (6.918 %)Applications Support
729 (6.080 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
827 (5.660 %)Senior Analyst
924 (5.031 %)Support Analyst
924 (5.031 %)VBA Developer
1022 (4.612 %)Senior Business Analyst
1121 (4.403 %)Senior Manager
1121 (4.403 %)Senior Developer
1121 (4.403 %)Architect
1121 (4.403 %)C# Developer
1220 (4.193 %)Senior Project Manager
1317 (3.564 %)Applications Support Analyst
1415 (3.145 %)Excel Developer
1415 (3.145 %)Murex Analyst
1514 (2.935 %)C++ Developer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1160 (33.54 %)Derivative
219 (3.983 %)Energy Derivatives
315 (3.145 %)Swaptions
411 (2.306 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
56 (1.258 %)Credit Risk
65 (1.048 %)Fixed Income
72 (0.419 %)Management Information System
72 (0.419 %)N-Tier
81 (0.210 %)PMI
81 (0.210 %)Equities
81 (0.210 %)French Language
81 (0.210 %)Market Risk
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
143 (9.015 %)UNIX
227 (5.660 %)Windows
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1107 (22.43 %)Risk Management
278 (16.35 %)ETRM
352 (10.90 %)Business Analysis
440 (8.386 %)Project Management
531 (6.499 %)OO
620 (4.193 %)Business Development
716 (3.354 %)Data Modelling
716 (3.354 %)Migration
814 (2.935 %)RUP
814 (2.935 %)User Acceptance Testing
814 (2.935 %)Performance Management
913 (2.725 %)RAD
913 (2.725 %)PRINCE2
1011 (2.306 %)Change Management
1110 (2.096 %)Data Management
129 (1.887 %)Logistics
129 (1.887 %)PRINCE
138 (1.677 %)Regression Testing
147 (1.468 %)UML
156 (1.258 %)Configuration Management
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1122 (25.58 %)SQL
2112 (23.48 %)C++
388 (18.45 %)Java
455 (11.53 %)C#
552 (10.90 %)VBA
633 (6.918 %)C
725 (5.241 %)PL/SQL
89 (1.887 %)Shell Script
95 (1.048 %)Transact-SQL
104 (0.839 %)VB
104 (0.839 %)Python
112 (0.419 %)VC++
112 (0.419 %)Perl
121 (0.210 %)VB.NET
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (5.660 %)Degree
29 (1.887 %)PMP
29 (1.887 %)PMI Certification
33 (0.629 %)ISEB
41 (0.210 %)ITIL Certification
London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (0.839 %)QA
21 (0.210 %)Basel II
21 (0.210 %)IAS 39
London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (1.048 %)AutoSys
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1101 (21.17 %)Murex
293 (19.50 %)Oracle
376 (15.93 %)Triple Point
446 (9.644 %)Calypso
539 (8.176 %)Sybase
631 (6.499 %)Reuters
711 (2.306 %)SunGard
810 (2.096 %)Business Objects
96 (1.258 %)TIBCO
105 (1.048 %)SAP
113 (0.629 %)Fidessa
122 (0.419 %)GoldenSource
131 (0.210 %)IPS-Sendero
131 (0.210 %)Bloomberg
131 (0.210 %)Algorithmics
131 (0.210 %)Sophis
131 (0.210 %)ION Trading
131 (0.210 %)LatentZero
131 (0.210 %)Misys