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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Design (OOD) skills within the Buckinghamshire 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank123127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads2651
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.021 %
As % of the category below1.513 %2.329 %
Salaries quoted2647
Average minimum salary£38,462£31,979
Average salary£41,885£34,691
% change on same period last year+20.73 %
Average maximum salary£45,308£37,404
UK excluding London average salary£37,208£37,409
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17182190
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.954 %0.922 %
Salaries quoted14971855
Average minimum salary£39,640£40,021
Average salary£43,296£42,787
% change on same period last year+1.18 %
Average maximum salary£46,951£45,552
UK excluding London average salary£42,569£44,378
% change on same period last year-4.07 %
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 Buckinghamshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire OOD Salary Trend

OOD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOD across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
Milton KeynesDown-157£43,929+35.16 %
Gerrards CrossNew entry-7£37,000-
AylesburyUp+81£37,500+33.92 %
OOD South EastOOD
South East

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

130 (71.43 %)OO
222 (52.38 %)C++
319 (45.24 %)SQL Server
417 (40.48 %)C#
515 (35.71 %)Oracle
515 (35.71 %)Linux
515 (35.71 %)UML
613 (30.95 %)JavaScript
712 (28.57 %).NET
712 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
810 (23.81 %)WebSphere
810 (23.81 %)J2EE
810 (23.81 %)JSP
810 (23.81 %)Servlets
810 (23.81 %)OOP
810 (23.81 %)Windows
99 (21.43 %)SQL
99 (21.43 %)VB
99 (21.43 %)Degree
107 (16.67 %)Scrum
107 (16.67 %)MFC
107 (16.67 %)HTML
107 (16.67 %)Java
107 (16.67 %)DB2
107 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
107 (16.67 %)SOA
116 (14.29 %)RUP
116 (14.29 %)XHTML
116 (14.29 %)Solaris
116 (14.29 %)VC++

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (28.57 %).NET
210 (23.81 %)J2EE
210 (23.81 %)JSP
210 (23.81 %)Servlets
210 (23.81 %)WebSphere
37 (16.67 %)HTML
37 (16.67 %)MFC
46 (14.29 %)ADO
46 (14.29 %)XML
46 (14.29 %)CSS
46 (14.29 %)AJAX
46 (14.29 %)XHTML
46 (14.29 %)MVC
46 (14.29 %)LAMP
55 (11.90 %)ASP.NET
64 (9.524 %)EJB
64 (9.524 %)Struts
64 (9.524 %)WebServices
73 (7.143 %)ATL
73 (7.143 %)COM+
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (14.29 %)WebSphere Application Server
16 (14.29 %)JBoss
16 (14.29 %)CMS
23 (7.143 %)IIS
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (4.762 %)MS Visio
21 (2.381 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (7.143 %)Internet
13 (7.143 %)Firewall
13 (7.143 %)TETRA
21 (2.381 %)TCP/IP
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (45.24 %)SQL Server
27 (16.67 %)DB2
36 (14.29 %)MySQL
42 (4.762 %)Oracle Reports
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (14.29 %)Subversion
23 (7.143 %)InstallShield
31 (2.381 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (2.381 %)Eclipse
31 (2.381 %)ProC
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (7.143 %)Government
13 (7.143 %)Health
13 (7.143 %)Retail
22 (4.762 %)Pensions
31 (2.381 %)Marketing
31 (2.381 %)Education
31 (2.381 %)Insurance
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (66.67 %)Developer
210 (23.81 %)J2EE Developer
37 (16.67 %)Software Engineer
46 (14.29 %)Analyst
46 (14.29 %)Systems Analyst
46 (14.29 %)Software Development Engineer
46 (14.29 %)Developer Analyst
46 (14.29 %)LAMP Developer
55 (11.90 %)Software Manager
55 (11.90 %)Software Development Manager
55 (11.90 %)C++ Developer
55 (11.90 %)C# Developer
55 (11.90 %)Development Manager
63 (7.143 %)Senior Developer
63 (7.143 %)Team Leader
63 (7.143 %)J2EE Team Leader
63 (7.143 %)C Developer
72 (4.762 %)Graduate Developer
72 (4.762 %)Senior C++ Developer
72 (4.762 %).NET Software Engineer
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (14.29 %)Web 2.0
23 (7.143 %)Computer Science
32 (4.762 %)Biology
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (35.71 %)Linux
210 (23.81 %)Windows
36 (14.29 %)Solaris
43 (7.143 %)UNIX
52 (4.762 %)Mac OS X
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (71.43 %)OO
215 (35.71 %)UML
312 (28.57 %)Agile Software Development
410 (23.81 %)OOP
57 (16.67 %)E-Commerce
57 (16.67 %)SOA
57 (16.67 %)Scrum
66 (14.29 %)Extreme Programming
66 (14.29 %)Content Management
66 (14.29 %)RAD
66 (14.29 %)RUP
73 (7.143 %)OOA/OOD
73 (7.143 %)Workflow
73 (7.143 %)Software Engineering
73 (7.143 %)Computer Security
81 (2.381 %)Validation
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (52.38 %)C++
217 (40.48 %)C#
313 (30.95 %)JavaScript
49 (21.43 %)SQL
49 (21.43 %)VB
57 (16.67 %)Java
66 (14.29 %)PHP
66 (14.29 %)DHTML
66 (14.29 %)VC++
75 (11.90 %)C
83 (7.143 %)Perl
83 (7.143 %)VBScript
92 (4.762 %)XAML
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
19 (21.43 %)Degree
24 (9.524 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (9.524 %)MCAD
24 (9.524 %)MCSD
33 (7.143 %)HND
33 (7.143 %)PhD
33 (7.143 %)MCP
41 (2.381 %)GNVQ
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (7.143 %)ISO9001
13 (7.143 %)QA
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (35.71 %)Oracle
26 (14.29 %)Vignette
26 (14.29 %)Interwoven
32 (4.762 %)Microsoft