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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Design (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 OOD over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6160
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads91
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.579 %0.253 %
Daily rates quoted60
Average minimum daily rate£317-
Average daily rate£333-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£383
% change on same period last year-15.97 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£42.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£45.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.02£35.18
% change on same period last year+10.89 %
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cheshire
Matching contract IT job ads570395
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.400 %
Daily rates quoted183124
Average minimum daily rate£340£313
Average daily rate£352£328
% change on same period last year+7.37 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5718
Average minimum hourly rate£24.87£20.99
Average hourly rate£26.69£22.40
% change on same period last year+19.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.51£23.81
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
OOD North WestOOD
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.

OOD
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire OOD Demand Trend

OOD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cheshire OOD Daily Rate Trend

OOD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OOD across the Cheshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cheshire OOD Daily Rate Histogram

OOD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cheshire OOD Hourly Rate Trend

OOD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OOD within the Cheshire 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Alderley EdgeNew entry-5£333-
MacclesfieldNew entry-1£325-
OOD North WestOOD
North West

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing 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 OOD.

111 (84.62 %)WebServices
29 (69.23 %)XML
29 (69.23 %)Java
29 (69.23 %)J2EE
29 (69.23 %)OO
29 (69.23 %)SOA
37 (53.85 %)MS Exchange
37 (53.85 %)MS Office
37 (53.85 %)JavaScript
46 (46.15 %).NET
46 (46.15 %)Oracle
46 (46.15 %)CSS
46 (46.15 %)Microsoft
55 (38.46 %)e-GIF
55 (38.46 %)UNIX
64 (30.77 %)TDD
64 (30.77 %)Windows
64 (30.77 %)HTML
64 (30.77 %)SQL Server
64 (30.77 %)C#
64 (30.77 %)XHTML
64 (30.77 %)OOP
73 (23.08 %)OOA/OOD
73 (23.08 %)SSADM
73 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
73 (23.08 %)SOAP
73 (23.08 %)UML
73 (23.08 %)Subversion
73 (23.08 %)WCAG
73 (23.08 %)WAI

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cheshire region citing 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 OOD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (84.62 %)WebServices
29 (69.23 %)XML
29 (69.23 %)J2EE
36 (46.15 %).NET
36 (46.15 %)CSS
44 (30.77 %)HTML
44 (30.77 %)XHTML
53 (23.08 %)ASP.NET
53 (23.08 %)SOAP
62 (15.38 %)Servlets
62 (15.38 %)AJAX
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (53.85 %)MS Exchange
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (53.85 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (30.77 %)SQL Server
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (23.08 %)Subversion
21 (7.692 %)Oracle APEX
21 (7.692 %)Oracle Forms
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Education
12 (15.38 %)Government
21 (7.692 %)Health
21 (7.692 %)Local Government
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (61.54 %)Developer
25 (38.46 %)Programmer
25 (38.46 %)Java Programmer
34 (30.77 %).NET Developer
34 (30.77 %)C# Developer
43 (23.08 %)Java Developer
43 (23.08 %)ASP.NET Developer
43 (23.08 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (15.38 %)J2EE Developer
61 (7.692 %)Delphi Developer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Java Developer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Senior Java Programmer
61 (7.692 %)Java/J2EE Developer
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.692 %)RIA
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (38.46 %)UNIX
24 (30.77 %)Windows
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (69.23 %)OO
19 (69.23 %)SOA
25 (38.46 %)e-GIF
34 (30.77 %)OOP
34 (30.77 %)TDD
43 (23.08 %)Agile Software Development
43 (23.08 %)OOA/OOD
43 (23.08 %)SSADM
43 (23.08 %)UML
52 (15.38 %)Migration
61 (7.692 %)Validation
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (69.23 %)Java
27 (53.85 %)JavaScript
34 (30.77 %)C#
41 (7.692 %)Delphi
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (23.08 %)WCAG
13 (23.08 %)WAI
Cheshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (46.15 %)Oracle
16 (46.15 %)Microsoft
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