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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the South West 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 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7851
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching contract IT job ads70155
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.100 %0.160 %
As % of the category below2.421 %4.680 %
Daily rates quoted761
Average minimum daily rate£360£328
Average daily rate£374£341
% change on same period last year+9.86 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£359
% change on same period last year-4.53 %
Hourly rates quoted712
Average minimum hourly rate£30.71£32.75
Average hourly rate£32.93£34.21
% change on same period last year-3.74 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.14£35.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£35.41£34.06
% change on same period last year+3.94 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching contract IT job ads28913312
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.120 %3.425 %
Daily rates quoted8751017
Average minimum daily rate£367£351
Average daily rate£389£370
% change on same period last year+4.96 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£370
% change on same period last year+1.93 %
Hourly rates quoted358369
Average minimum hourly rate£27.72£29.39
Average hourly rate£29.74£31.32
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.75£33.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£29.76
% change on same period last year-1.54 %
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West 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 South West region.

South West OO Hourly Rate Trend

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Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing OO across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West OO Hourly Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OO within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
DevonDown-316--
BristolDown-711--
WiltshireDown-1111£343-3.85 %
DorsetDown-48--
GloucestershireDown-66£350-
SomersetUp+23--
AvonUp+61--
OO EnglandOO
England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

159 (48.76 %)Java
248 (39.67 %)J2EE
341 (33.88 %)Sun Certification
440 (33.06 %)Sun
533 (27.27 %)XML
631 (25.62 %)Windows
729 (23.97 %)HTML
828 (23.14 %).NET
927 (22.31 %)C#
927 (22.31 %)Solaris
1026 (21.49 %)Ant
1125 (20.66 %)ATG
1125 (20.66 %)ATG Dynamo
1125 (20.66 %)Shell Script
1125 (20.66 %)Extranet
1125 (20.66 %)HTTP
1224 (19.83 %)SQL Server
1323 (19.01 %)Oracle
1422 (18.18 %)SQL
1422 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
1521 (17.36 %)C++
1620 (16.53 %)RUP
1719 (15.70 %)JSP
1719 (15.70 %)ClearCase
1818 (14.88 %)Configuration Management
1818 (14.88 %)DV Cleared
1818 (14.88 %)Unified Process
1917 (14.05 %)OOD
1917 (14.05 %)UML
2016 (13.22 %)WebServices

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
148 (39.67 %)J2EE
233 (27.27 %)XML
329 (23.97 %)HTML
428 (23.14 %).NET
519 (15.70 %)JSP
616 (13.22 %)WebServices
713 (10.74 %)Castor
713 (10.74 %)XSD
713 (10.74 %)ASP.NET
86 (4.959 %)CSS
86 (4.959 %).NET Framework
94 (3.306 %).NET Remoting
94 (3.306 %)XSLT
94 (3.306 %)WinForms
94 (3.306 %)XHTML
103 (2.479 %)ASP
103 (2.479 %)JSF
103 (2.479 %)AJAX
112 (1.653 %)WebSphere
112 (1.653 %)Ext JS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (20.66 %)ATG Dynamo
214 (11.57 %)Tomcat
33 (2.479 %)WebLogic
33 (2.479 %)Apache
42 (1.653 %)SharePoint
51 (0.826 %)CMS
51 (0.826 %)JBoss
South West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (0.826 %)MS Excel
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (20.66 %)HTTP
125 (20.66 %)Extranet
23 (2.479 %)Internet
32 (1.653 %)Wireless
32 (1.653 %)LAN
32 (1.653 %)WLAN
41 (0.826 %)LDAP
41 (0.826 %)UMTS
41 (0.826 %)DVB
41 (0.826 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
124 (19.83 %)SQL Server
213 (10.74 %)Oracle 9i
310 (8.264 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (3.306 %)MySQL
44 (3.306 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (0.826 %)DTS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (21.49 %)Ant
219 (15.70 %)ClearCase
313 (10.74 %)Eclipse
49 (7.438 %)Visual Studio
53 (2.479 %)Flash
62 (1.653 %)VSS/SourceSafe
62 (1.653 %)ARTiSAN
62 (1.653 %)C++Builder
62 (1.653 %)Oracle APEX
71 (0.826 %)JUnit
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (8.264 %)Finance
24 (3.306 %)Banking
33 (2.479 %)Investment Banking
33 (2.479 %)Insurance
33 (2.479 %)Government
33 (2.479 %)Manufacturing
42 (1.653 %)Games
42 (1.653 %)Electronics
42 (1.653 %)Telecoms
42 (1.653 %)Aerospace
42 (1.653 %)Education
51 (0.826 %)Electric
51 (0.826 %)Retail Banking
51 (0.826 %)Retail
51 (0.826 %)Multimedia
51 (0.826 %)Back Office
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
186 (71.07 %)Developer
226 (21.49 %)J2EE Developer
325 (20.66 %)Lead Developer
422 (18.18 %)Java Developer
515 (12.40 %)Software Engineer
515 (12.40 %)Java/J2EE Developer
69 (7.438 %).NET Developer
78 (6.612 %)Analyst
87 (5.785 %)Programmer
95 (4.132 %)Software Developer
95 (4.132 %)C# Developer
95 (4.132 %)VB.NET Developer
104 (3.306 %)Analyst Programmer
113 (2.479 %)Web Developer
113 (2.479 %)Business Analyst
113 (2.479 %)C++ Software Engineer
113 (2.479 %)Analyst Developer
113 (2.479 %)PHP Developer
113 (2.479 %)Flash Developer
122 (1.653 %)C++ Programmer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.479 %)Pocket PC
22 (1.653 %)PDA
22 (1.653 %)DTV
22 (1.653 %)Computer Science
22 (1.653 %)Multithreading
31 (0.826 %)IPTV
31 (0.826 %)Derivative
31 (0.826 %)Client/Server
31 (0.826 %)N-Tier
31 (0.826 %)MPEG
31 (0.826 %)Firmware
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
131 (25.62 %)Windows
227 (22.31 %)Solaris
313 (10.74 %)Windows NT
45 (4.132 %)UNIX
54 (3.306 %)Windows CE
54 (3.306 %)Linux
63 (2.479 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.826 %)Symbian OS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (18.18 %)Security Cleared
220 (16.53 %)RUP
318 (14.88 %)Configuration Management
318 (14.88 %)Unified Process
318 (14.88 %)DV Cleared
417 (14.05 %)OOD
417 (14.05 %)UML
513 (10.74 %)Extreme Programming
68 (6.612 %)OOA/OOD
76 (4.959 %)OOP
84 (3.306 %)Agile Software Development
84 (3.306 %)SC Cleared
93 (2.479 %)Web Development
93 (2.479 %)Refactoring
93 (2.479 %)Data Modelling
102 (1.653 %)SOA
102 (1.653 %)Data Analysis
102 (1.653 %)Software Engineering
102 (1.653 %)Migration
102 (1.653 %)Stakeholder Management
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
159 (48.76 %)Java
227 (22.31 %)C#
325 (20.66 %)Shell Script
422 (18.18 %)SQL
521 (17.36 %)C++
616 (13.22 %)C
713 (10.74 %)XPath
811 (9.091 %)VB.NET
99 (7.438 %)PHP
99 (7.438 %)JavaScript
108 (6.612 %)VC++
117 (5.785 %)VB
124 (3.306 %)VBA
124 (3.306 %)VB6
133 (2.479 %)Python
133 (2.479 %)Ada
133 (2.479 %)Perl
142 (1.653 %)Delphi
142 (1.653 %)Embedded C
142 (1.653 %)VBScript
South West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (33.88 %)Sun Certification
24 (3.306 %)Degree
South West IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (0.826 %)Active Directory
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (33.06 %)Sun
225 (20.66 %)ATG
323 (19.01 %)Oracle
44 (3.306 %)Microsoft
53 (2.479 %)Borland
53 (2.479 %)Pega
62 (1.653 %)Lagan
71 (0.826 %)Zend
71 (0.826 %)Sybase
71 (0.826 %)Symbian
71 (0.826 %)Cisco
71 (0.826 %)Calypso
71 (0.826 %)BEA
71 (0.826 %)Nokia