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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Midlands 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
Rank5554
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads2031
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.031 %
As % of the category below2.869 %3.799 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£360-
Average daily rate£360-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£360-
UK excluding London average daily rate£348£364
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.50
Average hourly rate-£26.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.61£33.71
% change on same period last year+11.56 %
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads697816
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.929 %0.826 %
Daily rates quoted164157
Average minimum daily rate£389£374
Average daily rate£409£395
% change on same period last year+3.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£429£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted2361
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£28.21
Average hourly rate£27.35£29.23
% change on same period last year-6.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.69£30.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
OO EnglandOO
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.

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

Midlands OO Demand Trend

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Daily Rate Trend

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

Midlands 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 Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Midlands 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 Midlands region.

Midlands 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 Midlands 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.

119 (48.72 %).NET
119 (48.72 %)ASP.NET
217 (43.59 %)Oracle
316 (41.03 %)C#
414 (35.90 %)Java
512 (30.77 %)J2EE
611 (28.21 %)VB.NET
611 (28.21 %)SQL
79 (23.08 %)XML
79 (23.08 %)UML
88 (20.51 %)Oracle 10g
88 (20.51 %)WebServices
97 (17.95 %)SQL Server
97 (17.95 %)Microsoft
97 (17.95 %)Spring
106 (15.38 %)Hibernate
106 (15.38 %)WebSphere
106 (15.38 %)Web Development
106 (15.38 %)Oracle 11g
106 (15.38 %)VB
106 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
115 (12.82 %)JavaScript
115 (12.82 %)Ant
115 (12.82 %)SOAP
115 (12.82 %)SQL Server 7
115 (12.82 %)WinForms
115 (12.82 %)AJAX
115 (12.82 %)Agile Software Development
124 (10.26 %)MVC
124 (10.26 %)Finance

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Midlands 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.

Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (48.72 %).NET
119 (48.72 %)ASP.NET
212 (30.77 %)J2EE
39 (23.08 %)XML
48 (20.51 %)WebServices
57 (17.95 %)Spring
66 (15.38 %)WebSphere
66 (15.38 %)Hibernate
75 (12.82 %)WinForms
75 (12.82 %)AJAX
75 (12.82 %)SOAP
84 (10.26 %)Struts
84 (10.26 %)MVC
93 (7.692 %)ASP.NET 2.0
93 (7.692 %)XSL
93 (7.692 %)HTML
93 (7.692 %)XHTML
93 (7.692 %)CSS
102 (5.128 %)JSP
102 (5.128 %)Servlets
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.26 %)Tomcat
22 (5.128 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (2.564 %)WebLogic
31 (2.564 %)IIS
31 (2.564 %)WebLogic Portal
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (7.692 %)MS Excel
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (5.128 %)Internet
21 (2.564 %)Intranet
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (20.51 %)Oracle 10g
27 (17.95 %)SQL Server
36 (15.38 %)Oracle 11g
45 (12.82 %)SQL Server 7
53 (7.692 %)Oracle 9i
53 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (5.128 %)Crystal Reports
62 (5.128 %)Oracle Reports
71 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2000
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (12.82 %)Ant
23 (7.692 %)Subversion
32 (5.128 %)JUnit
32 (5.128 %)Visual Studio
32 (5.128 %)QuickTest Pro
32 (5.128 %)LoadRunner
41 (2.564 %)HttpUnit
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.26 %)Finance
23 (7.692 %)Banking
31 (2.564 %)Marketing
31 (2.564 %)Government
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (74.36 %)Developer
210 (25.64 %)VB.NET Developer
36 (15.38 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
36 (15.38 %)Java Developer
36 (15.38 %).NET Developer
36 (15.38 %)ASP.NET Developer
36 (15.38 %)SQL Developer
36 (15.38 %)PL/SQL Developer
45 (12.82 %)Web Developer
54 (10.26 %)C# Developer
63 (7.692 %)J2EE Developer
63 (7.692 %)Oracle Developer
63 (7.692 %)Java/J2EE Developer
72 (5.128 %)Flex Developer
72 (5.128 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
72 (5.128 %)Senior J2EE Developer
72 (5.128 %)Senior Java Developer
72 (5.128 %)Senior Developer
72 (5.128 %)Technical Architect
72 (5.128 %)Architect
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.692 %)W3C
22 (5.128 %)NHS
31 (2.564 %)N-Tier
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)Windows
22 (5.128 %)Windows Server 2003
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (23.08 %)UML
26 (15.38 %)Web Development
35 (12.82 %)Agile Software Development
44 (10.26 %)OOD
44 (10.26 %)SOA
53 (7.692 %)Scrum
53 (7.692 %)OOP
62 (5.128 %)TDD
62 (5.128 %)Content Management
62 (5.128 %)RUP
62 (5.128 %)Performance Testing
62 (5.128 %)Unit Testing
71 (2.564 %)SC Cleared
71 (2.564 %)Security Cleared
71 (2.564 %)OOA/OOD
71 (2.564 %)RAD
71 (2.564 %)Extreme Programming
71 (2.564 %)Web Design
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (41.03 %)C#
214 (35.90 %)Java
311 (28.21 %)SQL
311 (28.21 %)VB.NET
46 (15.38 %)VB
46 (15.38 %)PL/SQL
55 (12.82 %)JavaScript
63 (7.692 %)C++
72 (5.128 %)C
72 (5.128 %)VB6
81 (2.564 %)ABAP
Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (43.59 %)Oracle
27 (17.95 %)Microsoft
32 (5.128 %)Adobe
41 (2.564 %)Sybase
41 (2.564 %)SAP
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