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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OOP over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8991
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads4144
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.019 %
As % of the category below3.116 %3.298 %
Salaries quoted3638
Average minimum salary£34,750£35,066
Average salary£37,792£40,461
% change on same period last year-6.59 %
Average maximum salary£40,833£45,855
UK excluding London average salary£33,794£35,792
% change on same period last year-5.58 %
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads13161334
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.764 %0.574 %
Salaries quoted11061115
Average minimum salary£35,410£36,322
Average salary£38,908£39,350
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum salary£42,407£42,378
UK excluding London average salary£42,657£44,229
% change on same period last year-3.55 %
OOP CambridgeshireOOP
Cambridgeshire

OOP
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge OOP Demand Trend

OOP
Salary Trend

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

Cambridge OOP Salary Trend

OOP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOP across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Cambridge OOP Salary Histogram

OOP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OOP.

140 (43.96 %).NET
236 (39.56 %)Oracle
236 (39.56 %)C#
236 (39.56 %)OO
335 (38.46 %)JavaScript
429 (31.87 %)Linux
528 (30.77 %)CSS
626 (28.57 %)PHP
626 (28.57 %)SQL
725 (27.47 %)DHTML
725 (27.47 %)MVC
824 (26.37 %)LAMP
824 (26.37 %)Agile Software Development
824 (26.37 %)C++
824 (26.37 %)XHTML
922 (24.18 %)MySQL
1021 (23.08 %)Computer Science
1120 (21.98 %)HTML
1120 (21.98 %)N-Tier
1219 (20.88 %)Java
1318 (19.78 %)Apache
1318 (19.78 %)PHP5
1318 (19.78 %)Unit Testing
1417 (18.68 %)XML
1516 (17.58 %)Degree
1615 (16.48 %)AJAX
1714 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
1714 (15.38 %)ISEB
1714 (15.38 %)Test Management
1813 (14.29 %)E-Commerce

OOP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridge 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OOP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
140 (43.96 %).NET
228 (30.77 %)CSS
325 (27.47 %)MVC
424 (26.37 %)LAMP
424 (26.37 %)XHTML
520 (21.98 %)HTML
617 (18.68 %)XML
715 (16.48 %)AJAX
814 (15.38 %)ASP.NET
910 (10.99 %)WPF
108 (8.791 %)WebServices
117 (7.692 %)J2EE
117 (7.692 %)WCF
126 (6.593 %)JSTL
126 (6.593 %)LINQ
126 (6.593 %)JSP
126 (6.593 %)Struts
126 (6.593 %)ActiveX
134 (4.396 %)WinForms
143 (3.297 %)Ruby on Rails
Cambridge IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
118 (19.78 %)Apache
23 (3.297 %)ColdFusion
31 (1.099 %)JBoss
Cambridge IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (5.495 %)MS Excel
22 (2.198 %)Photoshop
Cambridge IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (3.297 %)HTTP
13 (3.297 %)TCP/IP
22 (2.198 %)Bluetooth
22 (2.198 %)Internet
31 (1.099 %)Intranet
Cambridge IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
122 (24.18 %)MySQL
213 (14.29 %)SQL Server
311 (12.09 %)Oracle 8/8i
410 (10.99 %)Oracle 10g
59 (9.890 %)Oracle 9i
67 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
76 (6.593 %)Oracle OLAP
76 (6.593 %)SQL Server 2008
76 (6.593 %)Datawarehouse
76 (6.593 %)RDBMS
76 (6.593 %)OLAP
84 (4.396 %)GIS
91 (1.099 %)SQL Server 2000
Cambridge IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (12.09 %)Visual Studio
210 (10.99 %)Subversion
32 (2.198 %)Flash
Cambridge IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (12.09 %)Retail
210 (10.99 %)Finance
32 (2.198 %)Health
32 (2.198 %)Pensions
32 (2.198 %)Marketing
41 (1.099 %)Music
41 (1.099 %)Banking
Cambridge IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
158 (63.74 %)Developer
214 (15.38 %)Test Manager
313 (14.29 %)PHP Developer
412 (13.19 %)Web Developer
511 (12.09 %)Software Developer
68 (8.791 %)Software Engineer
68 (8.791 %)Programmer
68 (8.791 %).NET Developer
76 (6.593 %)C# Developer
84 (4.396 %)Junior
84 (4.396 %)Applications Developer
84 (4.396 %)Senior Developer
84 (4.396 %)C++ Developer
84 (4.396 %)Junior Developer
84 (4.396 %)Web Applications Developer
84 (4.396 %)C++/C# Developer
93 (3.297 %)Software Programmer
93 (3.297 %)PHP Web Developer
93 (3.297 %)Analyst Programmer
93 (3.297 %)Analyst
Cambridge IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (23.08 %)Computer Science
220 (21.98 %)N-Tier
311 (12.09 %)Client/Server
47 (7.692 %)Mathematics
52 (2.198 %)Management Information System
52 (2.198 %)BBC
Cambridge IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (31.87 %)Linux
26 (6.593 %)Windows
35 (5.495 %)UNIX
Cambridge IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
136 (39.56 %)OO
224 (26.37 %)Agile Software Development
318 (19.78 %)Unit Testing
414 (15.38 %)Test Management
513 (14.29 %)E-Commerce
611 (12.09 %)UML
79 (9.890 %)Scrum
79 (9.890 %)Web Development
88 (8.791 %)OOD
97 (7.692 %)Performance Testing
106 (6.593 %)Process Management
114 (4.396 %)Project Management
123 (3.297 %)DSDM
123 (3.297 %)Computer Forensics
132 (2.198 %)Software Engineering
132 (2.198 %)Software Testing
132 (2.198 %)SEO
132 (2.198 %)Test Scripting
141 (1.099 %)Investment Management
141 (1.099 %)Security Cleared
Cambridge IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
136 (39.56 %)C#
235 (38.46 %)JavaScript
326 (28.57 %)PHP
326 (28.57 %)SQL
425 (27.47 %)DHTML
524 (26.37 %)C++
619 (20.88 %)Java
718 (19.78 %)PHP5
810 (10.99 %)PL/SQL
97 (7.692 %)C
105 (5.495 %)Perl
113 (3.297 %)Ruby
113 (3.297 %)PHP4
113 (3.297 %)Python
122 (2.198 %)Embedded C++
122 (2.198 %)Objective-C
122 (2.198 %)VC++
Cambridge IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (17.58 %)Degree
214 (15.38 %)ISEB
39 (9.890 %)ISTQB
46 (6.593 %)PhD
Cambridge IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.099 %)Active Directory
Cambridge IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (39.56 %)Oracle
25 (5.495 %)Microsoft
32 (2.198 %)Google
32 (2.198 %)Symbian