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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Devon region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OO over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1542
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads11129
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.012 %
As % of the category below27.01 %11.24 %
Salaries quoted10628
Average minimum salary£29,241£25,107
Average salary£31,991£29,125
% change on same period last year+9.83 %
Average maximum salary£34,741£33,143
UK excluding London average salary£36,983£37,318
% change on same period last year-0.89 %
Devon IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Devon
Matching permanent IT job ads411258
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.224 %0.108 %
Salaries quoted369224
Average minimum salary£27,576£31,704
Average salary£30,236£34,211
% change on same period last year-11.61 %
Average maximum salary£32,896£36,718
UK excluding London average salary£42,478£44,432
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
OO South WestOO
South West

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Demand Trend

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

Devon OO Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

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

Devon OO Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OO across the Devon region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Devon OO Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OO within the Devon region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
ExeterUp+2855£32,230+11.32 %
ExmouthNew entry-23£31,609-
PlymouthNew entry-1£25,000-
TorquayNew entry-1£28,500-
OO South WestOO
South West

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Devon 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OO.

1120 (61.54 %)C++
2119 (61.03 %)SQL Server
3114 (58.46 %)C#
4109 (55.90 %)VC++
598 (50.26 %).NET
690 (46.15 %)Windows
786 (44.10 %)VB
881 (41.54 %)VB.NET
973 (37.44 %)SQL
1059 (30.26 %)VB6
1156 (28.72 %)Transact-SQL
1254 (27.69 %)HTML
1346 (23.59 %)Java
1440 (20.51 %)Microsoft
1539 (20.00 %)Finance
1636 (18.46 %)Spring
1733 (16.92 %)MS Excel
1832 (16.41 %)OOD
1929 (14.87 %)OOA/OOD
2028 (14.36 %)Agile Software Development
2127 (13.85 %)Hibernate
2127 (13.85 %).NET Framework
2127 (13.85 %)Unit Testing
2127 (13.85 %)Struts
2225 (12.82 %)Pensions
2319 (9.744 %)Degree
2416 (8.205 %)XML
2514 (7.179 %)JavaScript
2613 (6.667 %)Apache
2712 (6.154 %)AJAX

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Devon 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 IT job ads sampled that cited OO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Devon IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
198 (50.26 %).NET
254 (27.69 %)HTML
336 (18.46 %)Spring
427 (13.85 %)Hibernate
427 (13.85 %)Struts
427 (13.85 %).NET Framework
516 (8.205 %)XML
612 (6.154 %)AJAX
710 (5.128 %)JSP
710 (5.128 %)J2EE
85 (2.564 %)MFC
85 (2.564 %)WinForms
93 (1.538 %)LAMP
102 (1.026 %)WebServices
102 (1.026 %)CSS
111 (0.513 %)ADO.NET
111 (0.513 %)ASP.NET
111 (0.513 %)XSLT
Devon IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (6.667 %)Apache
29 (4.615 %)Tomcat
Devon IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (16.92 %)MS Excel
21 (0.513 %)MS Office
Devon IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (4.615 %)Summit
Devon IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (1.538 %)SNMP
21 (0.513 %)HTTPS
21 (0.513 %)Internet
21 (0.513 %)Firewall
21 (0.513 %)Reverse Proxy
Devon IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1119 (61.03 %)SQL Server
25 (2.564 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (2.051 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.538 %)RDBMS
43 (1.538 %)MySQL
52 (1.026 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (0.513 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.513 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Devon IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (4.615 %)Flash
23 (1.538 %)Visual Studio
31 (0.513 %)JUnit
31 (0.513 %)Eclipse
31 (0.513 %)Subversion
Devon IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
139 (20.00 %)Finance
225 (12.82 %)Pensions
39 (4.615 %)Advertising
42 (1.026 %)Billing
51 (0.513 %)Banking
Devon IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1115 (58.97 %)Software Engineer
2101 (51.79 %)Developer
348 (24.62 %)Software Developer
440 (20.51 %)Java Developer
520 (10.26 %)C++ Developer
618 (9.231 %)Senior Developer
618 (9.231 %)C++ Software Engineer
717 (8.718 %)C++ Software Developer
814 (7.179 %)C# Software Engineer
912 (6.154 %)Senior Java Developer
1011 (5.641 %)C# Developer
119 (4.615 %)Java/J2EE Developer
119 (4.615 %)CSharp Software Developer
127 (3.590 %)VB Software Engineer
136 (3.077 %)Senior Software Engineer
136 (3.077 %)Analyst
136 (3.077 %)Senior Software Developer
145 (2.564 %)Business Analyst
145 (2.564 %)J2EE Developer
153 (1.538 %)VB Developer
Devon IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.026 %)Data Protection Act
21 (0.513 %)DTV
21 (0.513 %)Interactive TV
21 (0.513 %)IPTV
Devon IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
190 (46.15 %)Windows
26 (3.077 %)Linux
33 (1.538 %)VxWorks
Devon IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
132 (16.41 %)OOD
229 (14.87 %)OOA/OOD
328 (14.36 %)Agile Software Development
427 (13.85 %)Unit Testing
59 (4.615 %)OOP
66 (3.077 %)UML
66 (3.077 %)Project Management
75 (2.564 %)Requirements Analysis
83 (1.538 %)Time Management
83 (1.538 %)Migration
83 (1.538 %)E-Commerce
92 (1.026 %)Data Protection
101 (0.513 %)Content Management
101 (0.513 %)Mobile Commerce
Devon IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1120 (61.54 %)C++
2114 (58.46 %)C#
3109 (55.90 %)VC++
486 (44.10 %)VB
581 (41.54 %)VB.NET
673 (37.44 %)SQL
759 (30.26 %)VB6
856 (28.72 %)Transact-SQL
946 (23.59 %)Java
1014 (7.179 %)JavaScript
119 (4.615 %)DHTML
125 (2.564 %)C
134 (2.051 %)PHP
141 (0.513 %)Ruby
Devon IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (9.744 %)Degree
Devon IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.513 %)QA
Devon IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (20.51 %)Microsoft
23 (1.538 %)Oracle