The first table below looks at the demand for OpenEdge skills in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OpenEdge over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Platforms category.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Progress OpenEdge
Rank 828 848 853
Rank change year-on-year
+20 +5
Permanent jobs citing OpenEdge 34 51 28
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.031% 0.042% 0.023%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.146% 0.206% 0.119%
Number of salaries quoted 34 45 28
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £30,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +33.33%
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +13.33%
All Application Platforms
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
23217 24726 23624
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 21.48% 20.49% 18.99%
Number of salaries quoted 19723 21474 20375
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £27,500 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -

OpenEdge
Jobs Demand Trend

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

OpenEdge Jobs Demand Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OpenEdge over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 within the UK.

OpenEdge Salary Histogram

OpenEdge
Top 19 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 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
England +9 34 £40,000 -
London +39 16 £40,000 -
East of England +5 6 £35,000 +12.90%
Cambridgeshire - 6 £35,000 -
Cambridge - 6 £35,000 -
Yorkshire +7 5 £32,500 +12.06%
West Yorkshire - 5 £32,500 -
West Midlands - 3 £36,500 -
Bradford - 3 £32,500 -
Surrey +3 2 £40,000 -6.97%
South East +1 2 £40,000 +1.91%
Walsall - 2 £38,250 -
North West +3 1 £33,750 +18.42%
City of London +2 1 £37,000 -
East Midlands -7 1 £40,000 -15.78%
Loughborough -8 1 £40,000 -15.78%
Leicestershire -10 1 £40,000 -15.78%
Manchester -19 1 £33,750 -
Staffordshire - 1 £25,500 -

OpenEdge
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 63 (73.26%) Progress
2 49 (56.98%) Progress 4GL
3 46 (53.49%) WebSpeed
4 38 (44.19%) .NET
5 20 (23.26%) SQL Server
5 20 (23.26%) C#
6 18 (20.93%) Java
7 15 (17.44%) Finance
8 14 (16.28%) Client/Server
9 13 (15.12%) Windows
10 12 (13.95%) Web Services
10 12 (13.95%) JavaScript
10 12 (13.95%) HTML
11 11 (12.79%) Integration Testing
12 9 (10.47%) SQL
12 9 (10.47%) UNIX
12 9 (10.47%) RDBMS
13 8 (9.302%) Data Modelling
13 8 (9.302%) Team Foundation Server
13 8 (9.302%) Degree
13 8 (9.302%) QA
13 8 (9.302%) Release Management
14 7 (8.140%) Multithreading
14 7 (8.140%) XML
15 6 (6.977%) ODBC
15 6 (6.977%) Crystal Reports
15 6 (6.977%) JDBC
15 6 (6.977%) Enterprise Software
16 5 (5.814%) Linux
17 4 (4.651%) Shell Script

OpenEdge
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 38 (44.19%) .NET
2 12 (13.95%) Web Services
2 12 (13.95%) HTML
3 7 (8.140%) XML
4 6 (6.977%) ODBC
4 6 (6.977%) JDBC
5 4 (4.651%) CSS
6 2 (2.326%) ASP.NET
6 2 (2.326%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (1.163%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 4 (4.651%) Lotus Notes
2 3 (3.488%) SonicMQ
3 1 (1.163%) Exchange Server 2007
3 1 (1.163%) MS Exchange
3 1 (1.163%) ColdFusion
Applications
1 4 (4.651%) MS Excel
1 4 (4.651%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.163%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (23.26%) SQL Server
2 9 (10.47%) RDBMS
3 6 (6.977%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (1.163%) SQL Server 2008
4 1 (1.163%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 46 (53.49%) WebSpeed
2 8 (9.302%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 15 (17.44%) Finance
2 3 (3.488%) Financial Institution
3 2 (2.326%) Law
3 2 (2.326%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 76 (88.37%) Developer
2 57 (66.28%) Progress Developer
3 17 (19.77%) C# Developer
3 17 (19.77%) C# .NET Developer
4 16 (18.60%) Programmer
5 15 (17.44%) .NET Developer
6 13 (15.12%) Progress Programmer
7 9 (10.47%) Analyst
8 5 (5.814%) Software Developer
8 5 (5.814%) Analyst Programmer
9 3 (3.488%) Systems Developer
9 3 (3.488%) Progress Analyst Programmer
10 2 (2.326%) Senior Developer
10 2 (2.326%) C# Software Developer
11 1 (1.163%) Systems Analyst
11 1 (1.163%) Software Engineer
11 1 (1.163%) Developer Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 14 (16.28%) Client/Server
2 6 (6.977%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (2.326%) SaaS
4 1 (1.163%) Smartphone
4 1 (1.163%) PDA
4 1 (1.163%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 13 (15.12%) Windows
2 9 (10.47%) UNIX
3 5 (5.814%) Linux
4 1 (1.163%) Windows Server 2008
4 1 (1.163%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (12.79%) Integration Testing
2 8 (9.302%) Data Modelling
2 8 (9.302%) Release Management
3 7 (8.140%) Multithreading
4 4 (4.651%) E-Commerce
4 4 (4.651%) ERP
5 2 (2.326%) MVC
6 1 (1.163%) Waterfall
6 1 (1.163%) System Testing
6 1 (1.163%) ITIL
6 1 (1.163%) Project Management
6 1 (1.163%) Agile Software Development
6 1 (1.163%) Scrum
6 1 (1.163%) Web Design
6 1 (1.163%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 49 (56.98%) Progress 4GL
2 20 (23.26%) C#
3 18 (20.93%) Java
4 12 (13.95%) JavaScript
5 9 (10.47%) SQL
6 4 (4.651%) Shell Script
7 2 (2.326%) C
8 1 (1.163%) T-SQL
8 1 (1.163%) VB
8 1 (1.163%) VB.NET
8 1 (1.163%) VBA
8 1 (1.163%) PHP
Qualifications
1 8 (9.302%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (9.302%) QA
Vendors
1 63 (73.26%) Progress
2 4 (4.651%) Lotus
3 3 (3.488%) Epicor
4 2 (2.326%) Cognizant
5 1 (1.163%) Capita
5 1 (1.163%) Orchard
5 1 (1.163%) Twitter
5 1 (1.163%) Business Objects
5 1 (1.163%) Microsoft
5 1 (1.163%) Sun
5 1 (1.163%) Hummingbird
London
Progress Open Edge, V10, Webspeed, ADM2... The role is a blend of programming and analysis, therefore the successful candidate must have at least 3 years experience of Progress...
ARC IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £45000 Per Annum T0 45k Plus bonus and benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
West Midlands
My market leading West Midlands based client is seeking a Progress developer to join their team. Reporting to the Development Manager, you will use a combination of software...
Computer Futures
Salary: £37000 - £38000 per annum + EXCELLENT BENEFITS & BONUS
Posted: 22 May 2013
Walsall, West Midlands (County)
Skills - Progress V9 - V10 / Openedge / WebSpeed / Web-Client / Client Server The right person for this role will have full project life cycle experience and be skilled in both...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £35000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Loughborough, Leicestershire
If you are an experienced Progress Developer and want this exciting opportunity my client can offer you a role with a great deal of diversity and autonomy where...
Senitor Associates
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Greater Manchester, North West
The organisation is currently in the process of major system change and process re-engineering so any experience would be desirable with system replacement/integration, ideally within the...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £30000.00 - £37500.00 per annum
Posted: 24 May 2013
Greater Manchester
The organisation is currently in the process of major system change and process re-engineering so any experience would be desirable with system replacement/integration, ideally within the...
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £30000.00 - £37500.00 per annum
Posted: 23 May 2013