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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Worcestershire 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1012
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads41
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.001 %
As % of the category below9.756 %3.704 %
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£322£338
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£31.67-
Average hourly rate£33.83-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.59£33.64
% change on same period last year-0.14 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads4127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.029 %
Daily rates quoted124
Average minimum daily rate£377£197
Average daily rate£413£209
% change on same period last year+97.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£449£222
UK excluding London average daily rate£381£373
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£27.76£21.13
Average hourly rate£29.62£22.69
% change on same period last year+30.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.47£24.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.30£29.57
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
OO West MidlandsOO
West Midlands

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
WorcesterUp+42--
MalvernNew entry-1--
OO West MidlandsOO
West Midlands

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

15 (83.33 %)Java
15 (83.33 %)XML
15 (83.33 %)UML
24 (66.67 %)Quality Management
24 (66.67 %)SUSE
24 (66.67 %)Fedora
24 (66.67 %)Software Engineering
24 (66.67 %)TDD
24 (66.67 %)Multithreading
24 (66.67 %)CORBA
24 (66.67 %)ClearCase
24 (66.67 %)XSLT
24 (66.67 %)Linux
24 (66.67 %)C++
33 (50.00 %)UNIX
42 (33.33 %)C#
42 (33.33 %).NET
51 (16.67 %)Aerospace
51 (16.67 %)CMS
51 (16.67 %)JNI
51 (16.67 %)Knowledge Management
51 (16.67 %)Web Development
51 (16.67 %)Degree
51 (16.67 %)SQL Server
51 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
51 (16.67 %)WebServices
51 (16.67 %)HTML
51 (16.67 %)JavaScript
51 (16.67 %)SQL
51 (16.67 %)N-Tier

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (83.33 %)XML
24 (66.67 %)XSLT
24 (66.67 %)CORBA
32 (33.33 %).NET
41 (16.67 %)ASP.NET
41 (16.67 %)WebServices
41 (16.67 %)HTML
41 (16.67 %)JNI
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (16.67 %)CMS
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (16.67 %)SQL Server
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (66.67 %)ClearCase
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Aerospace
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (83.33 %)Software Engineer
22 (33.33 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Java Software Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Developer
31 (16.67 %)Web Developer
31 (16.67 %)Embedded Software Engineer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)Multithreading
21 (16.67 %)N-Tier
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Linux
14 (66.67 %)SUSE
14 (66.67 %)Fedora
23 (50.00 %)UNIX
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (83.33 %)UML
24 (66.67 %)Quality Management
24 (66.67 %)TDD
24 (66.67 %)Software Engineering
31 (16.67 %)Knowledge Management
31 (16.67 %)Web Development
31 (16.67 %)Project Management
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (83.33 %)Java
24 (66.67 %)C++
32 (33.33 %)C#
41 (16.67 %)JavaScript
41 (16.67 %)SQL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (16.67 %)Degree