The first table below looks at the demand for OpenEdge skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. 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 for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Progress OpenEdge
Rank 201 - 175
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing OpenEdge 3 0 1
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 0.060% - 0.024%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.303% - 0.125%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 1
Average salary £36,500 - £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £34,000 £30,000
% change year-on-year
+2.94% +13.33%
All Application Platforms
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
991 816 801
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 19.71% 17.90% 19.20%
Number of salaries quoted 839 704 731
Average salary £37,500 £36,500 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+2.73% -2.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £25,000 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £61,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £39,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+4.00% -
OpenEdge
England

OpenEdge
Jobs Demand Trend

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

West Midlands OpenEdge Jobs Demand Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OpenEdge across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands OpenEdge Salary Trend

OpenEdge
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OpenEdge across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

West Midlands OpenEdge Salary Histogram

OpenEdge
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 West Midlands region 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
Walsall - 2 £38,250 -
Staffordshire - 1 £25,500 -
OpenEdge
England

OpenEdge
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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 7 (87.50%) Progress
2 5 (62.50%) WebSpeed
3 3 (37.50%) SonicMQ
4 2 (25.00%) Progress 4GL
4 2 (25.00%) Cognizant
4 2 (25.00%) Degree
5 1 (12.50%) Web Design
5 1 (12.50%) Integration Testing
5 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
5 1 (12.50%) ColdFusion
5 1 (12.50%) PHP
5 1 (12.50%) SQL
5 1 (12.50%) VB
5 1 (12.50%) VB.NET
5 1 (12.50%) VBA
5 1 (12.50%) .NET
5 1 (12.50%) ERP

OpenEdge
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands region 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 1 (12.50%) .NET
Application Platforms
1 3 (37.50%) SonicMQ
2 1 (12.50%) ColdFusion
Development Applications
1 5 (62.50%) WebSpeed
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Developer
2 5 (62.50%) Progress Developer
3 2 (25.00%) Senior Developer
4 1 (12.50%) Programmer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (12.50%) Web Design
1 1 (12.50%) Integration Testing
1 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
1 1 (12.50%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) Progress 4GL
2 1 (12.50%) PHP
2 1 (12.50%) SQL
2 1 (12.50%) VB
2 1 (12.50%) VB.NET
2 1 (12.50%) VBA
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (87.50%) Progress
2 2 (25.00%) Cognizant
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...
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Salary: £37000 - £38000 per annum + EXCELLENT BENEFITS & BONUS
Posted: 22 May 2013