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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Thames Valley 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3241
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below3.468 %4.237 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£500£325
Average daily rate£550£325
% change on same period last year+69.23 %
Average maximum daily rate£600£325
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£360
% change on same period last year-
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£35.58£33.81
% change on same period last year+5.23 %
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Thames Valley
Matching contract IT job ads173236
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.242 %0.237 %
Daily rates quoted2635
Average minimum daily rate£343£368
Average daily rate£366£393
% change on same period last year-6.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£418
UK excluding London average daily rate£378£372
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Hourly rates quoted413
Average minimum hourly rate£37.50£32.40
Average hourly rate£38.33£35.45
% change on same period last year+8.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.17£38.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.30£30.27
% change on same period last year-3.20 %
OO South EastOO
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.

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

Thames Valley 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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley OO Daily Rate Trend

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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 Thames Valley region.

Thames Valley OO Hourly Rate Trend

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

110 (52.63 %)C#
28 (42.11 %)C++
28 (42.11 %).NET
35 (26.32 %)SQL Server
35 (26.32 %)ASP.NET
44 (21.05 %)XML
44 (21.05 %)Windows
44 (21.05 %)VC++
44 (21.05 %)OOD
44 (21.05 %)AJAX
53 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
53 (15.79 %)C
53 (15.79 %)UML
53 (15.79 %)STL
53 (15.79 %)WebServices
53 (15.79 %)MFC
53 (15.79 %)DHTML
53 (15.79 %)HTML
53 (15.79 %)JavaScript
62 (10.53 %)PHP
62 (10.53 %)MySQL
62 (10.53 %)CSS
62 (10.53 %)SOAP
62 (10.53 %)VB
62 (10.53 %)VB.NET
62 (10.53 %)Linux
62 (10.53 %)Finance
62 (10.53 %)Aerospace
62 (10.53 %)Military
62 (10.53 %)WinForms

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Thames Valley 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.

Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (42.11 %).NET
25 (26.32 %)ASP.NET
34 (21.05 %)XML
34 (21.05 %)AJAX
43 (15.79 %)HTML
43 (15.79 %)MFC
43 (15.79 %)STL
43 (15.79 %)WebServices
52 (10.53 %)CSS
52 (10.53 %)SOAP
52 (10.53 %)WinForms
61 (5.263 %)XHTML
61 (5.263 %)OpenGL
61 (5.263 %)SAP XI
61 (5.263 %)COM
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (5.263 %)IIS
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (5.263 %)HTTP
11 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (26.32 %)SQL Server
23 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (10.53 %)MySQL
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
11 (5.263 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (5.263 %)InstallShield
11 (5.263 %)LSMW
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (10.53 %)Finance
12 (10.53 %)Aerospace
12 (10.53 %)Military
21 (5.263 %)Avionics
21 (5.263 %)Back Office
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (52.63 %)Developer
24 (21.05 %)C++ Developer
24 (21.05 %)C# Developer
32 (10.53 %)Technical Architect
32 (10.53 %)Architect
32 (10.53 %)Senior Developer
32 (10.53 %).NET Developer
32 (10.53 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
41 (5.263 %)Technical Consultant
41 (5.263 %)Lead Developer
41 (5.263 %)Software Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Web Developer
41 (5.263 %)Consultant
41 (5.263 %)SAP Consultant
41 (5.263 %)ASP.NET Developer
41 (5.263 %)PHP Developer
41 (5.263 %)Senior C# Developer
41 (5.263 %)Senior C++ Developer
41 (5.263 %)WinForms Developer
41 (5.263 %)C Developer
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Mathematics
11 (5.263 %)Computer Science
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (21.05 %)Windows
22 (10.53 %)Linux
31 (5.263 %)Mac OS X
31 (5.263 %)Windows CE
31 (5.263 %)Windows Mobile
31 (5.263 %)UNIX
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)OOD
23 (15.79 %)UML
32 (10.53 %)Technical Architecture
32 (10.53 %)SOA
32 (10.53 %)Security Cleared
41 (5.263 %)Configuration Management
41 (5.263 %)Content Management
41 (5.263 %)Business Analysis
41 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
41 (5.263 %)BC Cleared
41 (5.263 %)OOP
41 (5.263 %)RAD
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (52.63 %)C#
28 (42.11 %)C++
34 (21.05 %)VC++
43 (15.79 %)DHTML
43 (15.79 %)JavaScript
43 (15.79 %)C
52 (10.53 %)PHP
52 (10.53 %)VB
52 (10.53 %)VB.NET
61 (5.263 %)ABAP
61 (5.263 %)PHP5
61 (5.263 %)SQL
61 (5.263 %)Transact-SQL
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.263 %)MCSD
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (5.263 %)Degree
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.263 %)QA
Thames Valley IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (5.263 %)Oracle
11 (5.263 %)SAP
11 (5.263 %)Microsoft