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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8097
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads21
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.228 %0.104 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£290-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£405£375
% change on same period last year+8.04 %
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£36.28£33.59
% change on same period last year+7.99 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads878960
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.170 %0.958 %
Daily rates quoted320404
Average minimum daily rate£379£352
Average daily rate£406£373
% change on same period last year+8.93 %
Average maximum daily rate£434£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted9595
Average minimum hourly rate£29.89£27.69
Average hourly rate£30.61£29.50
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.34£31.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
OOA/OOD East of EnglandOOA/OOD
East of England

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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire OOA/OOD Hourly Rate Trend

OOA/OOD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OOA/OOD within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
RickmansworthNew entry-2£290-
OOA/OOD East of EnglandOOA/OOD
East of England

OOA/OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

15 (83.33 %)Java
15 (83.33 %)J2EE
15 (83.33 %)WebLogic
24 (66.67 %)Oracle
24 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
24 (66.67 %)SQL
24 (66.67 %)BEA
24 (66.67 %)Hibernate
33 (50.00 %)Spring
33 (50.00 %)WebServices
33 (50.00 %)XML
42 (33.33 %)UNIX
42 (33.33 %)Shell Script
42 (33.33 %)ClearQuest
42 (33.33 %)ClearCase
42 (33.33 %)OO
42 (33.33 %)RUP
42 (33.33 %)Rational Rose
42 (33.33 %)Eclipse
42 (33.33 %)FitNesse
42 (33.33 %)JUnit
42 (33.33 %)Scrum
42 (33.33 %)CheckStyle
42 (33.33 %)Enterprise Architecture
42 (33.33 %)Java EE
42 (33.33 %)JIRA
51 (16.67 %)AJAX
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (16.67 %)AquaLogic
51 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development

OOA/OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %)J2EE
24 (66.67 %)Hibernate
33 (50.00 %)Spring
33 (50.00 %)WebServices
33 (50.00 %)XML
42 (33.33 %)Java EE
51 (16.67 %)AJAX
51 (16.67 %)HTML
51 (16.67 %).NET
51 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
51 (16.67 %)EJB
51 (16.67 %)CSS
51 (16.67 %)Servlets
51 (16.67 %)SOAP
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (83.33 %)WebLogic
21 (16.67 %)MQSeries
21 (16.67 %)Commerce Server
21 (16.67 %)WebLogic Portal
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2008
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (33.33 %)JUnit
12 (33.33 %)ClearCase
12 (33.33 %)Rational Rose
12 (33.33 %)Eclipse
12 (33.33 %)ClearQuest
12 (33.33 %)CheckStyle
12 (33.33 %)JIRA
12 (33.33 %)FitNesse
21 (16.67 %)NUnit
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Finance
11 (16.67 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Architect
12 (33.33 %)Developer
12 (33.33 %)Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Solutions Architect
12 (33.33 %)Technical Analyst
21 (16.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (16.67 %).NET Web Developer
21 (16.67 %)C# Web Developer
21 (16.67 %)Java/J2EE Developer
21 (16.67 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
21 (16.67 %)Java Developer
21 (16.67 %).NET Developer
21 (16.67 %)C# Developer
21 (16.67 %)J2EE Developer
21 (16.67 %)Web Developer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)N-Tier
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (33.33 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)OO
12 (33.33 %)RUP
12 (33.33 %)Scrum
12 (33.33 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (16.67 %)UML
21 (16.67 %)Agile Software Development
21 (16.67 %)TDD
21 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
21 (16.67 %)OOD
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)Java
24 (66.67 %)PL/SQL
24 (66.67 %)SQL
32 (33.33 %)Shell Script
41 (16.67 %)C#
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (16.67 %)AquaLogic
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Oracle
14 (66.67 %)BEA
21 (16.67 %)Microsoft