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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) 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 OOP over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)
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£277£343
% change on same period last year-19.20 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£31.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£32.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£36.79£33.15
% change on same period last year+10.95 %
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 %
OOP West MidlandsOOP
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.

OOP
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire 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 Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire OOP Hourly Rate Trend

OOP
Top 8 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)ActionScript
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)Flash
14 (100.00 %)XHTML
14 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
14 (100.00 %)Health
14 (100.00 %)E-Learning

OOP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)CSS
14 (100.00 %)XHTML
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (100.00 %)Flash
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (100.00 %)Pharmaceutical
14 (100.00 %)Health
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
14 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (100.00 %)E-Learning
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)JavaScript
14 (100.00 %)ActionScript