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The table below looks at the demand for Progress OpenEdge skills across the UK 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress OpenEdge
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank810920
Rank change on same period last yearUp+110
Matching permanent IT job ads7466
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.028 %
As % of the category below0.284 %0.189 %
Salaries quoted7028
Average minimum salary£31,857£29,906
Average salary£34,631£31,844
% change on same period last year+8.75 %
Average maximum salary£37,405£33,781
UK excluding London average salary£34,463£31,742
% change on same period last year+8.57 %
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads2610134940
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled15.16 %15.04 %
Salaries quoted2239328377
Average minimum salary£37,960£38,376
Average salary£41,114£41,876
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
Average maximum salary£44,267£45,377
UK excluding London average salary£38,109£38,624
% change on same period last year-1.33 %

OpenEdge
Demand Trend

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

OpenEdge Demand Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OpenEdge within the UK.

OpenEdge Salary Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OpenEdge over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 within the UK.

OpenEdge Salary Histogram

OpenEdge
Top 23 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenEdge within the UK over the 3 months to 13 October 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
EnglandUp+10674£34,631+8.33 %
YorkshireUp+3042£33,818+2.18 %
West YorkshireUp+3628£33,988-4.52 %
LeedsUp+2223£34,413-3.33 %
West MidlandsUp+919£35,778+19.82 %
BradfordNew entry-18£33,444-
South YorkshireUp+1612£32,208+14.21 %
SheffieldUp+178£32,063+15.88 %
RugbyNew entry-8£40,143-
WarwickshireNew entry-8£40,143-
East of EnglandUp+246£38,900+17.87 %
HertfordshireUp+266£38,900+25.48 %
South EastUp+565£31,667-
BerkshireNew entry-3£31,667-
NewburyNew entry-3£31,667-
BorehamwoodNew entry-2£37,500-
RedhillUp+82--
SurreyUp+272--
HerefordshireNew entry-2£37,500-
LondonUp+1022£41,500+18.57 %
South WestDown-61£32,500-4.41 %
DorsetNew entry-1£32,500-
HertfordNew entry-1£35,000-

OpenEdge
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1151 (86.29 %)Progress
260 (34.29 %)UNIX
353 (30.29 %)Progress 4GL
448 (27.43 %)WebSpeed
534 (19.43 %)Linux
629 (16.57 %)XML
727 (15.43 %)ERP
825 (14.29 %)HTML
825 (14.29 %)JavaScript
924 (13.71 %)Crystal Reports
924 (13.71 %)WebServices
924 (13.71 %)SonicMQ
1020 (11.43 %)Manufacturing
1119 (10.86 %)SQL
1218 (10.29 %)RDBMS
1317 (9.714 %)ISO9000
1415 (8.571 %)Disaster Recovery
1415 (8.571 %)Finance
1514 (8.000 %)Legal
1514 (8.000 %)Degree
1613 (7.429 %)Data Migration
1613 (7.429 %)Migration
1613 (7.429 %)Oracle
1712 (6.857 %)Sybase
188 (4.571 %).NET
188 (4.571 %)Pensions
196 (3.429 %)Project Management
196 (3.429 %)C
196 (3.429 %)Insurance
205 (2.857 %)TAPI

OpenEdge
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (16.57 %)XML
225 (14.29 %)HTML
324 (13.71 %)WebServices
48 (4.571 %).NET
55 (2.857 %)MAPI
55 (2.857 %)TAPI
62 (1.143 %)WebSphere
62 (1.143 %)CSS
71 (0.571 %)AJAX
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (13.71 %)SonicMQ
25 (2.857 %)Apache
25 (2.857 %)Tomcat
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.143 %)MFGPRO
21 (0.571 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (2.857 %)LDAP
15 (2.857 %)VoIP
15 (2.857 %)SAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (13.71 %)Crystal Reports
218 (10.29 %)RDBMS
35 (2.857 %)Oracle 10g
35 (2.857 %)BusinessObjects
35 (2.857 %)SQL Server
35 (2.857 %)Oracle Reports
35 (2.857 %)Oracle 8/8i
35 (2.857 %)Oracle 9i
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
148 (27.43 %)WebSpeed
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (11.43 %)Manufacturing
215 (8.571 %)Finance
314 (8.000 %)Legal
48 (4.571 %)Pensions
56 (3.429 %)Insurance
63 (1.714 %)Retail
71 (0.571 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.571 %)Education
71 (0.571 %)Health
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
185 (48.57 %)Developer
284 (48.00 %)Progress Developer
345 (25.71 %)Programmer
441 (23.43 %)Analyst
539 (22.29 %)Analyst Programmer
625 (14.29 %)DBA
625 (14.29 %)Progress Programmer
720 (11.43 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
819 (10.86 %)Progress DBA
917 (9.714 %)Administrator
109 (5.143 %)Support Engineer
118 (4.571 %)Applications Support
118 (4.571 %)Applications Support Engineer
127 (4.000 %)Analyst Developer
135 (2.857 %)Systems Administrator
135 (2.857 %)Linux Systems Administrator
135 (2.857 %)Linux Administrator
144 (2.286 %)Consultant
152 (1.143 %)Software Developer
152 (1.143 %)Senior Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.571 %)Data Conversion
11 (0.571 %)Data Integration
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
160 (34.29 %)UNIX
234 (19.43 %)Linux
35 (2.857 %)Windows 2000
35 (2.857 %)Windows XP
35 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (2.857 %)SUSE
35 (2.857 %)Windows 2000 Server
35 (2.857 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (15.43 %)ERP
215 (8.571 %)Disaster Recovery
313 (7.429 %)Migration
313 (7.429 %)Data Migration
46 (3.429 %)Project Management
55 (2.857 %)EAI
63 (1.714 %)Logistics
72 (1.143 %)Supply Chain Management
72 (1.143 %)Web Development
72 (1.143 %)CRM
81 (0.571 %)Workflow
81 (0.571 %)Data Modelling
81 (0.571 %)Business Intelligence
81 (0.571 %)Time Management
81 (0.571 %)Document Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (30.29 %)Progress 4GL
225 (14.29 %)JavaScript
319 (10.86 %)SQL
46 (3.429 %)C
55 (2.857 %)Java
62 (1.143 %)C#
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (8.000 %)Degree
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
117 (9.714 %)ISO9000
23 (1.714 %)QA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (2.857 %)Samba
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1151 (86.29 %)Progress
213 (7.429 %)Oracle
312 (6.857 %)Sybase
45 (2.857 %)Business Objects
45 (2.857 %)IBM
51 (0.571 %)QAD
51 (0.571 %)Cognos