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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Leeds region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OO over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6046
Rank change on same period last yearDown-14
Matching contract IT job ads1825
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.025 %
As % of the category below2.456 %4.153 %
Daily rates quoted34
Average minimum daily rate£283£338
Average daily rate£317£358
% change on same period last year-11.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£364
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
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£37.61£33.71
% change on same period last year+11.56 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads733602
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.977 %0.609 %
Daily rates quoted224120
Average minimum daily rate£332£356
Average daily rate£357£375
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£382£394
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted1532
Average minimum hourly rate£22.58£27.18
Average hourly rate£24.76£28.39
% change on same period last year-12.77 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.94£29.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
OO West YorkshireOO
West Yorkshire

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.

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Demand Trend

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

Leeds OO Demand Trend

OO
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leeds OO Daily Rate Trend

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Daily Rate Histogram

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

Leeds OO Daily Rate Histogram

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Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leeds OO Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (60.71 %).NET
216 (57.14 %)XML
312 (42.86 %)C#
411 (39.29 %)HTML
411 (39.29 %)SQL Server
58 (28.57 %)J2EE
58 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
67 (25.00 %)SQL
67 (25.00 %)VB
67 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
67 (25.00 %)Microsoft
76 (21.43 %)WebServices
76 (21.43 %)VB.NET
76 (21.43 %)VB6
85 (17.86 %)ATG
85 (17.86 %)ATG Dynamo
85 (17.86 %)Java
85 (17.86 %)JavaScript
85 (17.86 %)Ant
85 (17.86 %)Solaris
85 (17.86 %)COM+
85 (17.86 %)CSS
85 (17.86 %)Sun
85 (17.86 %)HTTP
85 (17.86 %)Sun Certification
85 (17.86 %)Extranet
85 (17.86 %)Shell Script
94 (14.29 %)Windows
94 (14.29 %)IIS
94 (14.29 %)UML

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (60.71 %).NET
216 (57.14 %)XML
311 (39.29 %)HTML
48 (28.57 %)J2EE
57 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
66 (21.43 %)WebServices
75 (17.86 %)COM+
75 (17.86 %)CSS
83 (10.71 %)XSLT
92 (7.143 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
101 (3.571 %)XSL
101 (3.571 %)CORBA
101 (3.571 %)XHTML
101 (3.571 %)Middleware
101 (3.571 %)OLE DB
101 (3.571 %)AJAX
101 (3.571 %).NET Framework
101 (3.571 %)ADO
101 (3.571 %)ASP
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.86 %)ATG Dynamo
24 (14.29 %)IIS
32 (7.143 %)BizTalk Server
41 (3.571 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (3.571 %)Lotus Notes
41 (3.571 %)Lotus Domino
41 (3.571 %)Tuxedo
41 (3.571 %)SharePoint
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (17.86 %)HTTP
15 (17.86 %)Extranet
22 (7.143 %)Internet
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (39.29 %)SQL Server
24 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (7.143 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (3.571 %)BusinessObjects
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (28.57 %)Visual Studio
25 (17.86 %)Ant
32 (7.143 %)Visual Studio Team System
41 (3.571 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (3.571 %)Finance
11 (3.571 %)Insurance
11 (3.571 %)Graphic Design
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (78.57 %)Developer
29 (32.14 %).NET Developer
35 (17.86 %)Lead Developer
35 (17.86 %)VB Developer
35 (17.86 %)J2EE Developer
35 (17.86 %)VB6 Developer
44 (14.29 %)C# Developer
53 (10.71 %)Senior Developer
62 (7.143 %)Project Manager
62 (7.143 %)VB.NET Developer
62 (7.143 %)Senior .NET Developer
62 (7.143 %)ASP.NET Developer
71 (3.571 %)Team Leader
71 (3.571 %)Development Team Leader
71 (3.571 %)Senior C# Developer
71 (3.571 %)Senior C++ Developer
71 (3.571 %)Architect
71 (3.571 %)Web Developer
71 (3.571 %)Solutions Architect
71 (3.571 %)C++ Developer
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (7.143 %)Computer Science
21 (3.571 %)Client/Server
21 (3.571 %)N-Tier
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (17.86 %)Solaris
24 (14.29 %)Windows
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (14.29 %)UML
23 (10.71 %)OOP
32 (7.143 %)B2B
32 (7.143 %)Configuration Management
32 (7.143 %)Regression Testing
32 (7.143 %)Workflow
32 (7.143 %)Agile Software Development
32 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
32 (7.143 %)Software Testing
32 (7.143 %)User Acceptance Testing
32 (7.143 %)Unit Testing
32 (7.143 %)Time Management
32 (7.143 %)PRINCE2
41 (3.571 %)Web Development
41 (3.571 %)Scrum
41 (3.571 %)RAD
41 (3.571 %)RUP
41 (3.571 %)Data Modelling
41 (3.571 %)OOD
41 (3.571 %)SOA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (42.86 %)C#
27 (25.00 %)SQL
27 (25.00 %)VB
36 (21.43 %)VB.NET
36 (21.43 %)VB6
45 (17.86 %)Shell Script
45 (17.86 %)Java
45 (17.86 %)JavaScript
53 (10.71 %)C++
61 (3.571 %)Transact-SQL
61 (3.571 %)VBScript
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (17.86 %)Sun Certification
23 (10.71 %)Degree
31 (3.571 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (7.143 %)QA
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (3.571 %)Active Directory
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (25.00 %)Microsoft
25 (17.86 %)Sun
25 (17.86 %)ATG
33 (10.71 %)Oracle
41 (3.571 %)Business Objects
41 (3.571 %)Lotus
41 (3.571 %)webMethods
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