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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 West Midlands 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 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkProgress
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank188203
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads4723
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.009 %
As % of the category below1.224 %0.564 %
Salaries quoted4520
Average minimum salary£30,298£29,095
Average salary£31,947£31,500
% change on same period last year+1.41 %
Average maximum salary£33,596£33,905
UK excluding London average salary£34,041£30,658
% change on same period last year+11.03 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads38404076
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.027 %1.669 %
Salaries quoted33383474
Average minimum salary£34,062£33,907
Average salary£37,026£36,857
% change on same period last year+0.45 %
Average maximum salary£39,989£39,806
UK excluding London average salary£39,792£42,049
% change on same period last year-5.36 %
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 beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Progress across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

West Midlands Progress Demand Trend

Progress
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands Progress Salary Trend

Progress
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Progress across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BirminghamUp+1126£32,140+4.88 %
HerefordshireDown-103£37,500-
CoventryNew entry-2£22,500-
WalsallDown-111£32,500+6.55 %
ShropshireNew entry-1£30,500-
Progress EnglandProgress
England

Progress
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Progress 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 Progress.

133 (44.00 %)OpenEdge
226 (34.67 %).NET
325 (33.33 %)Progress 4GL
417 (22.67 %)C#
515 (20.00 %)Software Testing
611 (14.67 %)Business Analysis
611 (14.67 %)VB.NET
78 (10.67 %)SQL
87 (9.333 %)Insurance
96 (8.000 %)MFGPRO
96 (8.000 %)ASP.NET
105 (6.667 %)Crystal Reports
105 (6.667 %)Business Objects
105 (6.667 %)XML
105 (6.667 %)Oracle
105 (6.667 %)SQL Server
105 (6.667 %)EAI
105 (6.667 %)WebSpeed
105 (6.667 %)Oracle 10g
105 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
105 (6.667 %)Oracle Reports
105 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
105 (6.667 %)Oracle 9i
105 (6.667 %)ERP
105 (6.667 %).NET Framework
114 (5.333 %)JavaScript
114 (5.333 %)UNIX
123 (4.000 %)Linux
123 (4.000 %)HTML
123 (4.000 %)Java

Progress
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing Progress 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 Progress. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
126 (34.67 %).NET
26 (8.000 %)ASP.NET
35 (6.667 %)XML
35 (6.667 %).NET Framework
43 (4.000 %)HTML
52 (2.667 %)WebServices
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (44.00 %)OpenEdge
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.667 %)MS Visio
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (8.000 %)MFGPRO
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (6.667 %)SQL Server
15 (6.667 %)Crystal Reports
15 (6.667 %)Oracle Reports
15 (6.667 %)Oracle 8/8i
15 (6.667 %)Oracle 9i
15 (6.667 %)Oracle 10g
15 (6.667 %)BusinessObjects
22 (2.667 %)SQL Server 7
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (6.667 %)WebSpeed
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (9.333 %)Insurance
23 (4.000 %)Finance
31 (1.333 %)Back Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (46.67 %)Developer
135 (46.67 %)Progress Developer
223 (30.67 %)Programmer
321 (28.00 %)Progress Programmer
420 (26.67 %)Analyst
519 (25.33 %)Analyst Programmer
617 (22.67 %)Progress Analyst Programmer
76 (8.000 %)DBA
85 (6.667 %)Development Manager
94 (5.333 %)IT Manager
103 (4.000 %)Consultant
103 (4.000 %)Systems Development Manager
103 (4.000 %)Systems Manager
103 (4.000 %)IT Development Manager
103 (4.000 %)GUI Programmer
112 (2.667 %)Team Leader
112 (2.667 %)Technical Support
121 (1.333 %)Administrator
121 (1.333 %)Progress DBA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (5.333 %)UNIX
23 (4.000 %)Linux
31 (1.333 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (20.00 %)Software Testing
211 (14.67 %)Business Analysis
35 (6.667 %)ERP
35 (6.667 %)EAI
42 (2.667 %)Logistics
51 (1.333 %)System Testing
51 (1.333 %)Project Management
51 (1.333 %)Disaster Recovery
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (33.33 %)Progress 4GL
217 (22.67 %)C#
311 (14.67 %)VB.NET
48 (10.67 %)SQL
54 (5.333 %)JavaScript
63 (4.000 %)Java
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (2.667 %)Degree
21 (1.333 %)Microsoft Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.000 %)QA
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (6.667 %)Oracle
15 (6.667 %)Business Objects
23 (4.000 %)Sybase
31 (1.333 %)Microsoft
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