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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) skills within the Cheshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OOA/OOD over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank48-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads90
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.987 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£421£340
% change on same period last year+23.96 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.82£33.94
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads453502
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.644 %0.507 %
Daily rates quoted126132
Average minimum daily rate£342£309
Average daily rate£351£323
% change on same period last year+8.63 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£377£371
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Hourly rates quoted5024
Average minimum hourly rate£21.02£24.85
Average hourly rate£22.05£26.27
% change on same period last year-16.04 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.09£27.69
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.32£30.04
% change on same period last year-2.39 %
OOA/OOD North WestOOA/OOD
North West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

OOA/OOD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing OOA/OOD across the Cheshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Cheshire OOA/OOD Demand Trend

OOA/OOD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing OOA/OOD across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire OOA/OOD Daily Rate Trend

OOA/OOD
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing OOA/OOD across the Cheshire region.

Cheshire OOA/OOD Hourly Rate Trend

OOA/OOD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OOA/OOD within the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 7 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ChesterNew entry-4--
OOA/OOD North WestOOA/OOD
North West

OOA/OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing OOA/OOD 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited OOA/OOD.

18 (88.89 %)C#
18 (88.89 %).NET
18 (88.89 %)SOAP
18 (88.89 %)WebServices
18 (88.89 %)OOP
18 (88.89 %)OOD
26 (66.67 %)German Language
26 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
35 (55.56 %)OO
44 (44.44 %)Dutch Language
51 (11.11 %)Spring
51 (11.11 %)AJAX
51 (11.11 %)WebSphere
51 (11.11 %)RUP
51 (11.11 %)Tomcat
51 (11.11 %)JMS
51 (11.11 %)Java RMI
51 (11.11 %)Finance
51 (11.11 %)Hibernate
51 (11.11 %)JDBC
51 (11.11 %)JSP
51 (11.11 %)Servlets
51 (11.11 %)UML
51 (11.11 %)Struts
51 (11.11 %)J2EE
51 (11.11 %)Oracle
51 (11.11 %)SQL Server
51 (11.11 %)WebLogic
51 (11.11 %)C++
51 (11.11 %)Java

OOA/OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing OOA/OOD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited OOA/OOD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (88.89 %).NET
18 (88.89 %)SOAP
18 (88.89 %)WebServices
26 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
31 (11.11 %)Spring
31 (11.11 %)AJAX
31 (11.11 %)WebSphere
31 (11.11 %)JMS
31 (11.11 %)Java RMI
31 (11.11 %)Hibernate
31 (11.11 %)JDBC
31 (11.11 %)JSP
31 (11.11 %)Servlets
31 (11.11 %)Struts
31 (11.11 %)J2EE
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (11.11 %)Tomcat
11 (11.11 %)WebLogic
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (11.11 %)SQL Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (11.11 %)Finance
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (77.78 %)Developer
26 (66.67 %).NET Developer
34 (44.44 %)C# Developer
43 (33.33 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
43 (33.33 %)ASP.NET Developer
51 (11.11 %).NET Web Developer
51 (11.11 %)C# Web Developer
51 (11.11 %)J2EE Developer
51 (11.11 %)Web Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (66.67 %)German Language
24 (44.44 %)Dutch Language
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (88.89 %)OOP
18 (88.89 %)OOD
25 (55.56 %)OO
31 (11.11 %)RUP
31 (11.11 %)UML
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (88.89 %)C#
21 (11.11 %)C++
21 (11.11 %)Java
21 (11.11 %)JavaScript
21 (11.11 %)SQL
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (11.11 %)Oracle