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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) skills within the South Wales 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.211 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£377
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
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£40.50£34.20
% change on same period last year+18.42 %
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South Wales
Matching contract IT job ads473410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.624 %0.408 %
Daily rates quoted13794
Average minimum daily rate£335£398
Average daily rate£364£429
% change on same period last year-15.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£393£459
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted7350
Average minimum hourly rate£34.77£19.48
Average hourly rate£35.88£21.60
% change on same period last year+66.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.99£23.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
OOA/OOD WalesOOA/OOD
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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 South Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales 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 South Wales region over the 3 months to 20 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
CardiffNew entry-1--
OOA/OOD WalesOOA/OOD
Wales

OOA/OOD
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

12 (100.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)OO
21 (50.00 %)RUP
21 (50.00 %)ColdFusion
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (50.00 %)RequisitePro
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Government
21 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (50.00 %)Use Case
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2

OOA/OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Wales 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.

South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)ColdFusion
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (50.00 %)RequisitePro
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Government
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Business Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Systems Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Technical Project Manager
11 (50.00 %)Technical Manager
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)OO
21 (50.00 %)RUP
21 (50.00 %)Project Management
21 (50.00 %)Systems Analysis
21 (50.00 %)Business Analysis
21 (50.00 %)Use Case
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)Java
South Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification