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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of OpenLink products and/or services in IT jobs across the UK 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkOpenLink
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank656801
Rank change on same period last yearUp+145
Matching permanent IT job ads244191
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.141 %0.082 %
As % of the category below0.330 %0.186 %
Salaries quoted168147
Average minimum salary£64,402£63,710
Average salary£72,348£70,560
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Average maximum salary£80,293£77,411
UK excluding London average salary£66,500£46,920
% change on same period last year+41.73 %
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads74018102796
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled42.85 %44.24 %
Salaries quoted6095480284
Average minimum salary£40,891£41,972
Average salary£44,471£45,708
% change on same period last year-2.70 %
Average maximum salary£48,052£49,445
UK excluding London average salary£40,460£41,836
% change on same period last year-3.28 %

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

OpenLink
Demand Trend

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

OpenLink Demand Trend

OpenLink
Salary Trend

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

OpenLink Salary Trend

OpenLink
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OpenLink over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 within the UK.

OpenLink Salary Histogram

OpenLink
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OpenLink within the UK over the 3 months to 10 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+149240£72,348+2.53 %
LondonUp+118221£72,899+1.36 %
City of LondonDown-3348£68,708-1.01 %
South WestUp+3515£67,143+61.51 %
WiltshireUp+1314£67,143+78.62 %
SwindonUp+1413£67,500+71.61 %
South EastUp+5310£65,938+18.09 %
BerkshireNew entry-8£65,938-
Canary WharfNew entry-5£87,500-
ReadingNew entry-5£57,500-
Docklands, LondonUp+403--
West SussexNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--

OpenLink
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

1396 (72.26 %)Endur
2225 (41.06 %)Finance
3198 (36.13 %)Front Office
4191 (34.85 %)Derivative
5173 (31.57 %)SQL
6142 (25.91 %)Risk Management
7129 (23.54 %)C++
8123 (22.45 %)Oracle
9120 (21.90 %)Banking
10118 (21.53 %)Java
11114 (20.80 %)ETRM
1294 (17.15 %)Investment Banking
1393 (16.97 %)Murex
1484 (15.33 %)Triple Point
1572 (13.14 %)VBA
1666 (12.04 %)UNIX
1760 (10.95 %)C#
1855 (10.04 %)Business Analysis
1953 (9.672 %).NET
2048 (8.759 %)SQL Server
2048 (8.759 %)C
2147 (8.577 %)Findur
2243 (7.847 %)Project Management
2342 (7.664 %)Windows
2440 (7.299 %)OO
2440 (7.299 %)Reuters
2538 (6.934 %)PL/SQL
2538 (6.934 %)Calypso
2632 (5.839 %)Back Office
2731 (5.657 %)Sybase

OpenLink
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (9.672 %).NET
222 (4.015 %)J2EE
314 (2.555 %)Middleware
410 (1.825 %)WebServices
57 (1.277 %)WinForms
66 (1.095 %)ASP.NET
75 (0.912 %)STL
82 (0.365 %)ATL
91 (0.182 %)MFC
91 (0.182 %).NET Framework
91 (0.182 %)XML
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (2.190 %)WebLogic
26 (1.095 %)SAS
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (2.920 %)Spreadsheet
212 (2.190 %)MS Excel
31 (0.182 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
1396 (72.26 %)Endur
247 (8.577 %)Findur
322 (4.015 %)ZaiNet
43 (0.547 %)FRONT ARENA
52 (0.365 %)Murex MxG2000
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (0.182 %)FTP
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
148 (8.759 %)SQL Server
217 (3.102 %)BusinessObjects
313 (2.372 %)Oracle 8/8i
410 (1.825 %)Oracle Reports
57 (1.277 %)Crystal Reports
57 (1.277 %)Oracle 10g
66 (1.095 %)SQL Server 2000
66 (1.095 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (0.730 %)RDBMS
83 (0.547 %)Datawarehouse
83 (0.547 %)OLAP
91 (0.182 %)TOAD
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (1.095 %)ClearCase
16 (1.095 %)TestDirector
24 (0.730 %)Oracle Forms
33 (0.547 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (0.365 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.365 %)WinRunner
51 (0.182 %)ClearQuest
51 (0.182 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.182 %)Rational Rose
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1225 (41.06 %)Finance
2198 (36.13 %)Front Office
3120 (21.90 %)Banking
494 (17.15 %)Investment Banking
532 (5.839 %)Back Office
627 (4.927 %)Construction
720 (3.650 %)Financial Institution
814 (2.555 %)Electric
911 (2.007 %)Marketing
107 (1.277 %)Chemicals
114 (0.730 %)Health
114 (0.730 %)Education
123 (0.547 %)Pensions
123 (0.547 %)Private Banking
132 (0.365 %)Retail
141 (0.182 %)Insurance
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1233 (42.52 %)Analyst
2137 (25.00 %)Developer
3128 (23.36 %)Business Analyst
4100 (18.25 %)Consultant
542 (7.664 %)Support Analyst
638 (6.934 %)Project Manager
735 (6.387 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
834 (6.204 %)Applications Support
930 (5.474 %)VBA Developer
1029 (5.292 %)Senior Analyst
1121 (3.832 %)Senior Business Analyst
1121 (3.832 %)Senior Developer
1121 (3.832 %)C# Developer
1218 (3.285 %)Applications Support Analyst
1218 (3.285 %)Excel Developer
1316 (2.920 %)Excel VBA Developer
1316 (2.920 %)C++ Developer
1415 (2.737 %)Business Consultant
1415 (2.737 %)Architect
1514 (2.555 %)Java Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1191 (34.85 %)Derivative
227 (4.927 %)Swaptions
324 (4.380 %)Energy Derivatives
421 (3.832 %)Credit Risk
513 (2.372 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
68 (1.460 %)Market Risk
72 (0.365 %)Management Information System
72 (0.365 %)Fixed Income
81 (0.182 %)French Language
81 (0.182 %)PMI
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
166 (12.04 %)UNIX
242 (7.664 %)Windows
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1142 (25.91 %)Risk Management
2114 (20.80 %)ETRM
355 (10.04 %)Business Analysis
443 (7.847 %)Project Management
540 (7.299 %)OO
624 (4.380 %)User Acceptance Testing
721 (3.832 %)RUP
820 (3.650 %)PRINCE2
919 (3.467 %)Business Development
1017 (3.102 %)RAD
1112 (2.190 %)UML
1211 (2.007 %)ITIL
1310 (1.825 %)OOD
1310 (1.825 %)Migration
149 (1.642 %)Data Modelling
149 (1.642 %)Performance Management
158 (1.460 %)Agile Software Development
158 (1.460 %)Logistics
166 (1.095 %)Change Management
175 (0.912 %)Regression Testing
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1173 (31.57 %)SQL
2129 (23.54 %)C++
3118 (21.53 %)Java
472 (13.14 %)VBA
560 (10.95 %)C#
648 (8.759 %)C
738 (6.934 %)PL/SQL
811 (2.007 %)Shell Script
98 (1.460 %)Python
105 (0.912 %)VB
113 (0.547 %)Prolog
122 (0.365 %)VC++
122 (0.365 %)Transact-SQL
131 (0.182 %)VB.NET
131 (0.182 %)Perl
131 (0.182 %)VB6
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (3.467 %)Degree
211 (2.007 %)ISEB
35 (0.912 %)ITIL Certification
35 (0.912 %)PMP
35 (0.912 %)PMI Certification
43 (0.547 %)PRINCE2 Certification
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (2.007 %)QA
21 (0.182 %)Basel II
21 (0.182 %)IAS 39
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.547 %)AutoSys
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1123 (22.45 %)Oracle
293 (16.97 %)Murex
384 (15.33 %)Triple Point
440 (7.299 %)Reuters
538 (6.934 %)Calypso
631 (5.657 %)Sybase
717 (3.102 %)Business Objects
814 (2.555 %)SunGard
98 (1.460 %)Remedy
104 (0.730 %)Accenture
104 (0.730 %)Microsoft
113 (0.547 %)Fidessa
122 (0.365 %)GoldenSource
131 (0.182 %)IPS-Sendero
131 (0.182 %)ION Trading
131 (0.182 %)LatentZero
131 (0.182 %)Algorithmics
131 (0.182 %)Misys