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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Design (OOD) skills within the Scotland 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
Rank98121
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching contract IT job ads27
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.007 %
As % of the category below0.181 %0.438 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£200£400
Average daily rate£250£450
% change on same period last year-44.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£500
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£383
% change on same period last year-15.97 %
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£39.02£35.18
% change on same period last year+10.89 %
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads11031600
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.470 %1.619 %
Daily rates quoted285344
Average minimum daily rate£297£324
Average daily rate£319£339
% change on same period last year-5.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£341£354
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£376
% change on same period last year+1.21 %
Hourly rates quoted5269
Average minimum hourly rate£20.71£24.82
Average hourly rate£22.79£26.42
% change on same period last year-13.73 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.87£28.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.33£30.16
% change on same period last year-2.72 %
OOD UKOOD
UK

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland OOD Daily Rate Trend

OOD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland 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
AberdeenNew entry-1--
West LothianNew entry-1£250-
OOD UKOOD
UK

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (66.67 %).NET
112 (66.67 %)WebServices
211 (61.11 %)OO
211 (61.11 %)C#
37 (38.89 %)SQL
37 (38.89 %)SQL Server
46 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
46 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
46 (33.33 %)Continuous Integration
55 (27.78 %)Windows
55 (27.78 %)UML
55 (27.78 %)XML
64 (22.22 %)Oracle
64 (22.22 %)Transact-SQL
64 (22.22 %)Java
64 (22.22 %)Internet
64 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
64 (22.22 %)ASP.NET 2.0
64 (22.22 %)WCF
64 (22.22 %).NET Framework
64 (22.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
73 (16.67 %)Use Case
73 (16.67 %)Derivative
73 (16.67 %)Interest Rate Derivative
73 (16.67 %)Hibernate
73 (16.67 %)TopLink
73 (16.67 %)UNIX
73 (16.67 %)Spring
73 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
73 (16.67 %)Delphi

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (66.67 %).NET
112 (66.67 %)WebServices
26 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
35 (27.78 %)XML
44 (22.22 %).NET Framework
44 (22.22 %)WCF
44 (22.22 %)ASP.NET 2.0
53 (16.67 %)HTML
53 (16.67 %)CSS
53 (16.67 %)J2EE
53 (16.67 %)Java RMI
53 (16.67 %)Hibernate
53 (16.67 %)TopLink
53 (16.67 %)Spring
62 (11.11 %)SWT
62 (11.11 %)XSL
71 (5.556 %)AJAX
71 (5.556 %).NET Remoting
71 (5.556 %)SOAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (22.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (5.556 %)BizTalk Server
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (22.22 %)Internet
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (38.89 %)SQL Server
23 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (5.556 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (5.556 %)Crystal Reports
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (11.11 %)Eclipse
21 (5.556 %)Visual Studio
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (11.11 %)Finance
21 (5.556 %)Education
21 (5.556 %)Government
21 (5.556 %)Banking
21 (5.556 %)Investment Banking
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (94.44 %)Developer
28 (44.44 %).NET Developer
33 (16.67 %)Senior Developer
33 (16.67 %)Software Developer
33 (16.67 %)Java Developer
41 (5.556 %)Data Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Systems Designer
41 (5.556 %)Delphi Developer
41 (5.556 %)SQL Developer
41 (5.556 %)SQL Server Developer
41 (5.556 %)Senior Java Developer
41 (5.556 %)Developer Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Server Analyst
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (16.67 %)W3C
13 (16.67 %)Derivative
13 (16.67 %)Interest Rate Derivative
21 (5.556 %)Computer Science
21 (5.556 %)NHS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (27.78 %)Windows
23 (16.67 %)UNIX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (61.11 %)OO
26 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
26 (33.33 %)Continuous Integration
35 (27.78 %)UML
44 (22.22 %)Business Analysis
53 (16.67 %)RAD
53 (16.67 %)Use Case
62 (11.11 %)Data Modelling
62 (11.11 %)Web Development
71 (5.556 %)OOA/OOD
71 (5.556 %)Software Engineering
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (61.11 %)C#
27 (38.89 %)SQL
34 (22.22 %)Transact-SQL
34 (22.22 %)Java
43 (16.67 %)Delphi
52 (11.11 %)VB.NET
61 (5.556 %)VB
61 (5.556 %)JavaScript
61 (5.556 %)PL/SQL
61 (5.556 %)C++
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (11.11 %)Degree
21 (5.556 %)HND
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)MSMQ
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Oracle
22 (11.11 %)Sybase
22 (11.11 %)Microsoft
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