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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Design (OOD) skills within the Berkshire region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OOD over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank183168
Rank change on same period last yearDown-15
Matching permanent IT job ads57121
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.054 %
As % of the category below1.172 %1.794 %
Salaries quoted48118
Average minimum salary£32,060£37,581
Average salary£36,000£43,202
% change on same period last year-16.67 %
Average maximum salary£39,940£48,824
UK excluding London average salary£36,887£37,314
% change on same period last year-1.14 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads48656744
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.139 %3.019 %
Salaries quoted40095328
Average minimum salary£41,983£42,380
Average salary£45,756£46,189
% change on same period last year-0.93 %
Average maximum salary£49,530£49,997
UK excluding London average salary£43,011£44,526
% change on same period last year-3.40 %
OOD South EastOOD
South East

OOD
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire OOD Demand Trend

OOD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OOD across the Berkshire region.

Berkshire OOD Salary Trend

OOD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOD across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire OOD Salary Histogram

OOD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OOD within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SloughDown-421£33,857-24.56 %
ReadingUp+715£35,214-13.74 %
BracknellUp+2811£33,500-6.91 %
NewburyNew entry-1£27,500-
MaidenheadUp+221£45,000+20.80 %
WokinghamDown-161£25,000-45.94 %
OOD South EastOOD
South East

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing OOD 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OOD.

184 (66.67 %)OO
274 (58.73 %)C++
367 (53.17 %)Java
445 (35.71 %)J2EE
540 (31.75 %)Degree
638 (30.16 %)Linux
736 (28.57 %)C
830 (23.81 %)XML
929 (23.02 %)TCP/IP
1027 (21.43 %)JavaScript
1027 (21.43 %)SQL
1124 (19.05 %)HTML
1124 (19.05 %)UML
1221 (16.67 %)JBoss
1221 (16.67 %)Perl
1320 (15.87 %)Python
1320 (15.87 %)UNIX
1320 (15.87 %)Agile Software Development
1419 (15.08 %)Subversion
1419 (15.08 %)OOP
1419 (15.08 %).NET
1517 (13.49 %)Education
1517 (13.49 %)C#
1517 (13.49 %)EJB
1517 (13.49 %)Ant
1517 (13.49 %)Eclipse
1616 (12.70 %)Security Cleared
1715 (11.90 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
1715 (11.90 %)Tomcat
1715 (11.90 %)Apache

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing OOD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited OOD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
145 (35.71 %)J2EE
230 (23.81 %)XML
324 (19.05 %)HTML
419 (15.08 %).NET
517 (13.49 %)EJB
614 (11.11 %)JSP
614 (11.11 %)Struts
713 (10.32 %)Servlets
713 (10.32 %)ASP.NET
713 (10.32 %)Swing
713 (10.32 %)AWT
713 (10.32 %)MVC
811 (8.730 %)J2ME
811 (8.730 %)J2SE
910 (7.937 %)Middleware
107 (5.556 %)XSL
107 (5.556 %)XSLT
107 (5.556 %)Hibernate
115 (3.968 %)CSS
124 (3.175 %)OpenGL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (16.67 %)JBoss
215 (11.90 %)Apache
215 (11.90 %)Tomcat
310 (7.937 %)LiveLink
41 (0.794 %)SharePoint
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (7.143 %)MS Visio
21 (0.794 %)MS Office
21 (0.794 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (23.02 %)TCP/IP
210 (7.937 %)GPRS
210 (7.937 %)GSM
210 (7.937 %)UMTS
210 (7.937 %)Wireless
38 (6.349 %)IGMP
38 (6.349 %)NGN
42 (1.587 %)TETRA
42 (1.587 %)HTTP
42 (1.587 %)DNS
42 (1.587 %)Internet
51 (0.794 %)DVB
51 (0.794 %)SMTP
51 (0.794 %)FTP
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (11.11 %)SQL Server
210 (7.937 %)SQL Server 2000
210 (7.937 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (3.968 %)RDBMS
42 (1.587 %)MySQL
51 (0.794 %)SQL Server 7
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (15.08 %)Subversion
217 (13.49 %)Eclipse
217 (13.49 %)Ant
310 (7.937 %)Rational Rose
41 (0.794 %)NUnit
41 (0.794 %)JUnit
41 (0.794 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.794 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (13.49 %)Education
213 (10.32 %)Electronics
38 (6.349 %)Telecoms
44 (3.175 %)Finance
53 (2.381 %)Electric
53 (2.381 %)Government
62 (1.587 %)Health
62 (1.587 %)Retail
62 (1.587 %)Graphic Design
71 (0.794 %)Multimedia
71 (0.794 %)Pensions
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (61.11 %)Developer
245 (35.71 %)Software Engineer
328 (22.22 %)C++ Software Engineer
426 (20.63 %)Java Developer
519 (15.08 %)C++ Developer
613 (10.32 %).NET Developer
710 (7.937 %)Embedded Software Engineer
710 (7.937 %)Senior Software Engineer
710 (7.937 %)Lead Software Engineer
710 (7.937 %)Senior C++ Software Engineer
89 (7.143 %)C Software Engineer
89 (7.143 %)J2EE Developer
89 (7.143 %)C# Developer
89 (7.143 %)Software Developer
98 (6.349 %)Java/J2EE Developer
107 (5.556 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
107 (5.556 %)Integration Engineer
107 (5.556 %)Software Integration Engineer
107 (5.556 %)ASP.NET Developer
115 (3.968 %)Senior Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (11.90 %)Field-Programmable Gate Array
210 (7.937 %)Mainframe
210 (7.937 %)Management Information System
210 (7.937 %)Multithreading
39 (7.143 %)Mathematics
39 (7.143 %)Physics
48 (6.349 %)IPTV
57 (5.556 %)Computer Science
61 (0.794 %)Social Network
61 (0.794 %)RIA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
138 (30.16 %)Linux
220 (15.87 %)UNIX
314 (11.11 %)VxWorks
411 (8.730 %)Solaris
59 (7.143 %)Windows
62 (1.587 %)Symbian OS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
184 (66.67 %)OO
224 (19.05 %)UML
320 (15.87 %)Agile Software Development
419 (15.08 %)OOP
516 (12.70 %)Security Cleared
612 (9.524 %)Unit Testing
710 (7.937 %)Project Management
88 (6.349 %)Software Engineering
97 (5.556 %)OOA/OOD
106 (4.762 %)Web Development
106 (4.762 %)SC Cleared
112 (1.587 %)System Testing
112 (1.587 %)Yourdon
121 (0.794 %)Scrum
121 (0.794 %)Web Design
121 (0.794 %)Configuration Management
121 (0.794 %)Software Testing
121 (0.794 %)DV Cleared
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (58.73 %)C++
267 (53.17 %)Java
336 (28.57 %)C
427 (21.43 %)SQL
427 (21.43 %)JavaScript
521 (16.67 %)Perl
620 (15.87 %)Python
717 (13.49 %)C#
815 (11.90 %)PHP
914 (11.11 %)Ruby
104 (3.175 %)VB
104 (3.175 %)VB.NET
113 (2.381 %)Embedded C
113 (2.381 %)VB6
122 (1.587 %)PL/SQL
131 (0.794 %)VBScript
131 (0.794 %)Ada
131 (0.794 %)Fortran
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
140 (31.75 %)Degree
21 (0.794 %)MySQL Certification
21 (0.794 %)PhD
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (10.32 %)Oracle
26 (4.762 %)Syncfusion
35 (3.968 %)Sybase
42 (1.587 %)Symbian
42 (1.587 %)Microsoft
42 (1.587 %)Ericsson
42 (1.587 %)Perforce
51 (0.794 %)Trolltech
51 (0.794 %)Zend
51 (0.794 %)Sage
51 (0.794 %)Adobe