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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 North West 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
Rank257266
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads1926
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.344 %0.443 %
Salaries quoted1318
Average minimum salary£28,900£25,500
Average salary£32,800£28,111
% change on same period last year+16.67 %
Average maximum salary£36,700£30,722
UK excluding London average salary£32,589£31,293
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Vendors North WestVendors
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads55195874
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.706 %2.601 %
Salaries quoted46684809
Average minimum salary£33,653£35,589
Average salary£37,480£39,724
% change on same period last year-5.64 %
Average maximum salary£41,308£43,860
UK excluding London average salary£40,116£41,444
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
Progress EnglandProgress
England

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 North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

North West 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 North West region.

North West Progress Salary Trend

Progress
Salary Histogram

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

North West Progress Salary Histogram

Progress
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Progress within the North West region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1ManchesterUp+213£32,308+17.97 %
2LancashireDown-224£30,200+0.66 %
3CheshireNew entry-1£32,500-
Progress EnglandProgress
England

Progress
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West 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.

14 (20.00 %)Finance
14 (20.00 %)SQL
14 (20.00 %)Progress 4GL
23 (15.00 %)SQL Server
23 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (10.00 %)Retail
32 (10.00 %)Pensions
32 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
32 (10.00 %)MFGPRO
32 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
32 (10.00 %)SAP
32 (10.00 %)Perl
32 (10.00 %)Solaris
32 (10.00 %)Linux
32 (10.00 %)WebSpeed
32 (10.00 %)Microsoft
32 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (10.00 %)Shell Script
32 (10.00 %)Degree
41 (5.000 %)PowerHouse
41 (5.000 %)Project Management
41 (5.000 %)CCNA
41 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
41 (5.000 %)Informatica
41 (5.000 %)MicroStrategy
41 (5.000 %)Intranet
41 (5.000 %)Internet
41 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse
41 (5.000 %)C#
41 (5.000 %)LAN

Progress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the North West 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
11 (5.000 %).NET
11 (5.000 %)ASP.NET
Business Applications
12 (10.00 %)MFGPRO
Communications & Networking
11 (5.000 %)LAN
11 (5.000 %)WAN
11 (5.000 %)Intranet
11 (5.000 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
13 (15.00 %)SQL Server
13 (15.00 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (10.00 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (10.00 %)Crystal Reports
31 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse
Development Applications
12 (10.00 %)WebSpeed
General
14 (20.00 %)Finance
22 (10.00 %)Manufacturing
22 (10.00 %)Retail
22 (10.00 %)Pensions
Job Titles
19 (45.00 %)Analyst
28 (40.00 %)Analyst Programmer
28 (40.00 %)Programmer
35 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst
35 (25.00 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
35 (25.00 %)Senior Programmer
44 (20.00 %)Developer
53 (15.00 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
53 (15.00 %)Progress Programmer
62 (10.00 %)Linux Engineer
62 (10.00 %)Software Test Engineer
62 (10.00 %)Test Engineer
62 (10.00 %)Analyst Developer
62 (10.00 %)Progress Developer
62 (10.00 %)Applications Support
62 (10.00 %)Software Engineer
71 (5.000 %)Junior
71 (5.000 %)Datawarehouse Consultant
71 (5.000 %).NET Developer
71 (5.000 %)C# Developer
Operating Systems
12 (10.00 %)Solaris
12 (10.00 %)Linux
21 (5.000 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
11 (5.000 %)Business Intelligence
11 (5.000 %)Project Management
11 (5.000 %)Logistics
11 (5.000 %)Supply Chain Management
Programming Languages
14 (20.00 %)SQL
14 (20.00 %)Progress 4GL
22 (10.00 %)Shell Script
22 (10.00 %)Perl
31 (5.000 %)C#
31 (5.000 %)VB
31 (5.000 %)VB.NET
31 (5.000 %)PowerHouse
Qualifications
12 (10.00 %)Degree
21 (5.000 %)CCNA
21 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
Vendors
12 (10.00 %)Microsoft
12 (10.00 %)SAP
21 (5.000 %)Cisco
21 (5.000 %)Oracle
21 (5.000 %)Informatica
21 (5.000 %)MicroStrategy
21 (5.000 %)Ab Initio
21 (5.000 %)Teradata
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