Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

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

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank185226
Rank change on same period last yearUp+41
Matching contract IT job ads5973
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.079 %0.073 %
As % of the category below0.813 %0.833 %
Daily rates quoted117
Average minimum daily rate£318£300
Average daily rate£341£306
% change on same period last year+11.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£364£311
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£370
% change on same period last year-11.37 %
Hourly rates quoted1423
Average minimum hourly rate£37.20£36.74
Average hourly rate£39.93£37.70
% change on same period last year+5.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£42.67£38.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£39.04£37.11
% change on same period last year+5.19 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South East
Matching contract IT job ads72588765
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled9.674 %8.744 %
Daily rates quoted21032551
Average minimum daily rate£352£358
Average daily rate£374£379
% change on same period last year-1.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£379£376
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Hourly rates quoted666857
Average minimum hourly rate£29.35£30.17
Average hourly rate£31.02£32.12
% change on same period last year-3.42 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.69£34.06
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.35£30.32
% change on same period last year+0.10 %
OOD EnglandOOD
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.

OOD
Demand Trend

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

South East 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 South East region.

South East 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 South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East 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 South East region.

South East OOD Hourly Rate Trend

OOD
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OOD across the South East region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

South East OOD Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South East 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
SurreyUp+315£312-14.02 %
HampshireUp+2412£325-
BuckinghamshireUp+411£351-
BerkshireUp+398£375+26.54 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-3--
OxfordshireNew entry-3£303-
M4 CorridorNew entry-3--
MiddlesexNew entry-2--
East SussexNew entry-1--
OOD EnglandOOD
England

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

178 (62.90 %)OO
258 (46.77 %)UML
342 (33.87 %)C++
441 (33.06 %)SQL
537 (29.84 %).NET
537 (29.84 %)C#
636 (29.03 %)SQL Server
732 (25.81 %)HTML
732 (25.81 %)Java
828 (22.58 %)XML
926 (20.97 %)Windows
1025 (20.16 %)OOA/OOD
1123 (18.55 %)JavaScript
1123 (18.55 %)C
1219 (15.32 %)ASP.NET
1318 (14.52 %)WebServices
1417 (13.71 %)Ada
1516 (12.90 %)Unit Testing
1615 (12.10 %)XSLT
1615 (12.10 %)Oracle
1615 (12.10 %)JSP
1615 (12.10 %)Transact-SQL
1714 (11.29 %)CORBA
1714 (11.29 %)Avionics
1714 (11.29 %)Military
1714 (11.29 %)Software Engineering
1813 (10.48 %)Security Cleared
1912 (9.677 %)SC Cleared
1912 (9.677 %)AJAX
1912 (9.677 %)WebSphere

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (29.84 %).NET
232 (25.81 %)HTML
328 (22.58 %)XML
419 (15.32 %)ASP.NET
518 (14.52 %)WebServices
615 (12.10 %)JSP
615 (12.10 %)XSLT
714 (11.29 %)CORBA
812 (9.677 %)AJAX
812 (9.677 %)WebSphere
812 (9.677 %)MFC
910 (8.065 %)J2EE
910 (8.065 %)JSF
910 (8.065 %)XSL
108 (6.452 %)WinForms
108 (6.452 %)CSS
108 (6.452 %)WCF
108 (6.452 %)WPF
117 (5.645 %)SOAP
117 (5.645 %)XHTML
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (4.032 %)ColdFusion
24 (3.226 %)IIS
33 (2.419 %)WebLogic
33 (2.419 %)ESB
42 (1.613 %)WebLogic Portal
42 (1.613 %)SharePoint
51 (0.806 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (0.806 %)ColdFusion MX
51 (0.806 %)Apache
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.613 %)3ds Max
21 (0.806 %)MS Excel
21 (0.806 %)Maya
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (5.645 %)HTTP
17 (5.645 %)TCP/IP
24 (3.226 %)FTP
32 (1.613 %)Broadband
32 (1.613 %)VoIP
41 (0.806 %)Bluetooth
41 (0.806 %)GPRS
41 (0.806 %)Intranet
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (29.03 %)SQL Server
26 (4.839 %)RDBMS
26 (4.839 %)Oracle 10g
35 (4.032 %)MySQL
42 (1.613 %)Ingres
42 (1.613 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.806 %)GIS
51 (0.806 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.806 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (0.806 %)Oracle 8/8i
51 (0.806 %)Oracle 9i
51 (0.806 %)DTS
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (9.677 %)Eclipse
112 (9.677 %)ARTiSAN
24 (3.226 %)ClearCase
33 (2.419 %)Visual Studio
33 (2.419 %)Subversion
42 (1.613 %)Flash
42 (1.613 %)PowerBuilder
42 (1.613 %)Ant
42 (1.613 %)JUnit
51 (0.806 %)VSS/SourceSafe
51 (0.806 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
51 (0.806 %)Rational Rose
51 (0.806 %)Dreamweaver
51 (0.806 %)InstallShield
51 (0.806 %)NUnit
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (11.29 %)Military
114 (11.29 %)Avionics
29 (7.258 %)Finance
38 (6.452 %)Government
45 (4.032 %)Aerospace
54 (3.226 %)Electronics
63 (2.419 %)3D Graphics
63 (2.419 %)Automotive
63 (2.419 %)Construction
72 (1.613 %)Games
72 (1.613 %)Marketing
72 (1.613 %)Animation
81 (0.806 %)Back Office
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
183 (66.94 %)Developer
228 (22.58 %)Software Engineer
326 (20.97 %)C# Developer
422 (17.74 %).NET Developer
519 (15.32 %)Software Developer
616 (12.90 %)Java Developer
712 (9.677 %)ASP.NET Developer
712 (9.677 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
810 (8.065 %)CSharp Software Developer
97 (5.645 %)Architect
106 (4.839 %)C++ Developer
115 (4.032 %)ColdFusion Developer
124 (3.226 %)C++ Software Engineer
124 (3.226 %)Server Engineer
133 (2.419 %)J2EE Consultant
133 (2.419 %)Senior J2EE Consultant
133 (2.419 %)Ab Initio Developer
133 (2.419 %)Technical Consultant
133 (2.419 %)Web Developer
133 (2.419 %)Senior Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.226 %)Mathematics
23 (2.419 %)Multithreading
32 (1.613 %)Physics
32 (1.613 %)DTV
41 (0.806 %)Handset
41 (0.806 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
41 (0.806 %)Web 2.0
41 (0.806 %)Pocket PC
41 (0.806 %)PDA
41 (0.806 %)Computer Science
41 (0.806 %)Social Network
41 (0.806 %)N-Tier
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (20.97 %)Windows
29 (7.258 %)UNIX
33 (2.419 %)Linux
33 (2.419 %)Windows CE
33 (2.419 %)VxWorks
42 (1.613 %)Windows Mobile
42 (1.613 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.806 %)Windows 2000
51 (0.806 %)Windows XP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
178 (62.90 %)OO
258 (46.77 %)UML
325 (20.16 %)OOA/OOD
416 (12.90 %)Unit Testing
514 (11.29 %)Software Engineering
613 (10.48 %)Security Cleared
712 (9.677 %)SC Cleared
811 (8.871 %)Configuration Management
910 (8.065 %)Workflow
107 (5.645 %)OOP
116 (4.839 %)Project Management
125 (4.032 %)Data Modelling
125 (4.032 %)ITIL
125 (4.032 %)Use Case
134 (3.226 %)Web Development
134 (3.226 %)TDD
143 (2.419 %)Release Management
143 (2.419 %)RAD
143 (2.419 %)RUP
143 (2.419 %)E-Commerce
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (33.87 %)C++
241 (33.06 %)SQL
337 (29.84 %)C#
432 (25.81 %)Java
523 (18.55 %)JavaScript
523 (18.55 %)C
617 (13.71 %)Ada
715 (12.10 %)Transact-SQL
86 (4.839 %)VB.NET
95 (4.032 %)Shell Script
104 (3.226 %)Embedded C
104 (3.226 %)VB
113 (2.419 %)PHP
113 (2.419 %)Korn
113 (2.419 %)VC++
122 (1.613 %)PHP5
131 (0.806 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.806 %)DHTML
131 (0.806 %)ActionScript
131 (0.806 %)Ruby
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (4.839 %)Sun Certification
23 (2.419 %)Degree
31 (0.806 %)Microsoft Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (4.839 %)ISO9001
16 (4.839 %)TickIT
23 (2.419 %)QA
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.806 %)MSMQ
11 (0.806 %)Active Directory
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (12.10 %)Oracle
27 (5.645 %)Microsoft
34 (3.226 %)Adobe
43 (2.419 %)Ab Initio
43 (2.419 %)Google
51 (0.806 %)Trolltech
51 (0.806 %)IBM
51 (0.806 %)Sun
51 (0.806 %)Perforce