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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) skills within the Surrey region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited OOP over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank81112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+31
Matching contract IT job ads135
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.005 %
As % of the category below1.307 %0.397 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£263-
Average daily rate£281-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£293£346
% change on same period last year-15.29 %
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£37.61£34.31
% change on same period last year+9.62 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads9951260
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.390 %1.266 %
Daily rates quoted282400
Average minimum daily rate£338£343
Average daily rate£358£361
% change on same period last year-1.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£377£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted77120
Average minimum hourly rate£31.19£23.03
Average hourly rate£33.57£24.67
% change on same period last year+36.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.94£26.30
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
OOP South EastOOP
South East

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.

OOP
Demand Trend

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

Surrey OOP Demand Trend

OOP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Surrey OOP Daily Rate Trend

OOP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey OOP Hourly Rate Trend

OOP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OOP within the Surrey region over the 3 months to 6 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
Sunbury-on-ThamesNew entry-11£313-
GuildfordUp+71£250-
OOP South EastOOP
South East

OOP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing OOP 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 OOP.

133 (89.19 %).NET
232 (86.49 %)C#
331 (83.78 %)SQL Server
425 (67.57 %)OO
524 (64.86 %)XML
618 (48.65 %)Windows
618 (48.65 %)WebServices
717 (45.95 %)WinForms
816 (43.24 %)SQL Server 2000
816 (43.24 %)Microsoft
816 (43.24 %)JavaScript
915 (40.54 %)SQL Server 2005
1014 (37.84 %)WSDL
1014 (37.84 %)Microsoft Certification
1014 (37.84 %)ASP.NET
1014 (37.84 %)SOAP
1014 (37.84 %)XSLT
1113 (35.14 %)HTML
1212 (32.43 %)CSS
1311 (29.73 %)MS Excel
1311 (29.73 %)COM+
1311 (29.73 %)NHibernate
1311 (29.73 %)NUnit
1311 (29.73 %)AJAX
149 (24.32 %)Intranet
156 (16.22 %)SQL
165 (13.51 %)ActionScript
165 (13.51 %)Flash
165 (13.51 %)C
165 (13.51 %)Games

OOP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey region citing OOP 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 OOP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (89.19 %).NET
224 (64.86 %)XML
318 (48.65 %)WebServices
417 (45.95 %)WinForms
514 (37.84 %)XSLT
514 (37.84 %)WSDL
514 (37.84 %)SOAP
514 (37.84 %)ASP.NET
613 (35.14 %)HTML
712 (32.43 %)CSS
811 (29.73 %)COM+
811 (29.73 %)AJAX
811 (29.73 %)NHibernate
92 (5.405 %)ASP
101 (2.703 %)Adobe Flex
101 (2.703 %)Adobe AIR
101 (2.703 %)MVC
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (8.108 %)Apache
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (29.73 %)MS Excel
23 (8.108 %)Photoshop
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (5.405 %)SAP Oil and Gas
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (24.32 %)Intranet
22 (5.405 %)Internet
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (83.78 %)SQL Server
216 (43.24 %)SQL Server 2000
315 (40.54 %)SQL Server 2005
43 (8.108 %)MySQL
52 (5.405 %)BusinessObjects
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (29.73 %)NUnit
25 (13.51 %)Flash
31 (2.703 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (13.51 %)Games
24 (10.81 %)Flash Games
32 (5.405 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (5.405 %)Electric
41 (2.703 %)Animation
41 (2.703 %)Online Games
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (97.30 %)Developer
218 (48.65 %)C# Developer
39 (24.32 %)Web Developer
45 (13.51 %)Flash Developer
45 (13.51 %)Intranet Developer
54 (10.81 %)ActionScript Developer
54 (10.81 %).NET Developer
63 (8.108 %)Flash Games Developer
63 (8.108 %)Games Developer
72 (5.405 %)ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.703 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (48.65 %)Windows
22 (5.405 %)UNIX
31 (2.703 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (2.703 %)Windows 2000 Server
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
125 (67.57 %)OO
22 (5.405 %)ERP
22 (5.405 %)EAI
22 (5.405 %)SOA
22 (5.405 %)Business Intelligence
22 (5.405 %)Project Management
22 (5.405 %)Business Analysis
22 (5.405 %)Technical Architecture
22 (5.405 %)UML
31 (2.703 %)TDD
31 (2.703 %)OOD
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (86.49 %)C#
216 (43.24 %)JavaScript
36 (16.22 %)SQL
45 (13.51 %)ActionScript
45 (13.51 %)C
53 (8.108 %)PHP
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (37.84 %)Microsoft Certification
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
116 (43.24 %)Microsoft
22 (5.405 %)Oracle
22 (5.405 %)Business Objects
22 (5.405 %)PeopleSoft
22 (5.405 %)SAP
22 (5.405 %)Cognos
31 (2.703 %)Adobe