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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the West 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 OO over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank22-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads50
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below4.762 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£432-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£463-
UK excluding London average daily rate£344£363
% change on same period last year-5.44 %
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£38.35£33.34
% change on same period last year+15.00 %
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Wales
Matching contract IT job ads105102
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.139 %0.102 %
Daily rates quoted5244
Average minimum daily rate£378£375
Average daily rate£396£408
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£415£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£380£377
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£14.00£16.75
% change on same period last year-16.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£17.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.34£30.18
% change on same period last year+0.55 %
OO WalesOO
Wales

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 West Wales region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Wales 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 West Wales region.

West Wales 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 West Wales region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

West Wales OO Daily Rate Histogram

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Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OO within the West 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
SwanseaNew entry-5£432-
OO WalesOO
Wales

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

121 (100.00 %)Java
121 (100.00 %)J2EE
218 (85.71 %)XML
317 (80.95 %)JUnit
414 (66.67 %)Web Development
414 (66.67 %)Unit Testing
513 (61.90 %)Struts
612 (57.14 %)UML
612 (57.14 %)SOA
612 (57.14 %)WebLogic
710 (47.62 %)Oracle
710 (47.62 %)WebServices
88 (38.10 %)BEA
97 (33.33 %)UNIX
97 (33.33 %)SQL
106 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
106 (28.57 %)WebLogic Portal
106 (28.57 %)Ant
115 (23.81 %)Eclipse
115 (23.81 %)CTC Cleared
123 (14.29 %)Telecoms
123 (14.29 %)Cactus
132 (9.524 %)WebSphere
132 (9.524 %)CheckStyle
132 (9.524 %)Government
132 (9.524 %)CruiseControl
132 (9.524 %)WebSphere MQ
132 (9.524 %)EJB
132 (9.524 %)JDBC
132 (9.524 %)SOAP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (100.00 %)J2EE
218 (85.71 %)XML
313 (61.90 %)Struts
410 (47.62 %)WebServices
52 (9.524 %)WebSphere
52 (9.524 %)EJB
52 (9.524 %)JDBC
52 (9.524 %)SOAP
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (57.14 %)WebLogic
26 (28.57 %)WebLogic Portal
32 (9.524 %)WebSphere MQ
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (80.95 %)JUnit
26 (28.57 %)Ant
35 (23.81 %)Eclipse
43 (14.29 %)Cactus
52 (9.524 %)CheckStyle
52 (9.524 %)CruiseControl
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (14.29 %)Telecoms
22 (9.524 %)Government
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (90.48 %)Developer
210 (47.62 %)Java Developer
38 (38.10 %)J2EE Developer
38 (38.10 %)Senior Developer
47 (33.33 %)Applications Developer
47 (33.33 %)Java/J2EE Developer
55 (23.81 %)Senior Java Developer
64 (19.05 %)Senior J2EE Developer
72 (9.524 %)Java Applications Developer
72 (9.524 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
72 (9.524 %)Junior Applications Developer
72 (9.524 %)Junior
72 (9.524 %)Junior Developer
81 (4.762 %)Java Consultant
81 (4.762 %)Senior Consultant
81 (4.762 %)Consultant
81 (4.762 %)J2EE Consultant
81 (4.762 %)Senior J2EE Consultant
81 (4.762 %)Senior Java Consultant
81 (4.762 %)J2EE Applications Developer
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (33.33 %)UNIX
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (66.67 %)Web Development
114 (66.67 %)Unit Testing
212 (57.14 %)UML
212 (57.14 %)SOA
36 (28.57 %)Security Cleared
45 (23.81 %)CTC Cleared
51 (4.762 %)Continuous Integration
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (100.00 %)Java
27 (33.33 %)SQL
West Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (47.62 %)Oracle
28 (38.10 %)BEA