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The table below looks at the demand for Object Linking and Embedding for Databases (OLE DB) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OLE DB over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject Linking and Embedding for Databases (OLE DB)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank834962
Rank change on same period last yearUp+128
Matching permanent IT job ads3429
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.060 %0.041 %
Salaries quoted3227
Average minimum salary£42,214£36,185
Average salary£42,815£38,611
% change on same period last year+10.88 %
Average maximum salary£43,415£41,037
UK excluding London average salary£29,400£36,921
% change on same period last year-20.37 %
England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
England
Matching permanent IT job ads5644771006
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled31.34 %29.91 %
Salaries quoted4902058675
Average minimum salary£37,002£38,682
Average salary£40,584£42,499
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Average maximum salary£44,166£46,315
UK excluding London average salary£35,934£36,786
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
OLE DB UKOLE DB
UK

OLE DB
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing OLE DB across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

England OLE DB Demand Trend

OLE DB
Salary Trend

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

England OLE DB Salary Trend

OLE DB
Salary Histogram

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

England OLE DB Salary Histogram

OLE DB
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OLE DB within the England 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
LondonUp+10429£44,978+5.52 %
South WestUp+104£24,875-0.50 %
South EastUp+631£47,500+15.38 %
OLE DB UKOLE DB
UK

OLE DB
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing OLE DB 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 OLE DB.

174 (94.87 %)SQL Server
260 (76.92 %)SQL
353 (67.95 %)ADO
447 (60.26 %)ODBC
544 (56.41 %)C++
642 (53.85 %).NET
739 (50.00 %)Windows
836 (46.15 %)XML
935 (44.87 %)Oracle
935 (44.87 %)WebServices
1034 (43.59 %)Client/Server
1034 (43.59 %)VB
1129 (37.18 %)MFC
1129 (37.18 %)C#
1228 (35.90 %)STL
1228 (35.90 %)VC++
1228 (35.90 %)XSL
1228 (35.90 %)UML
1327 (34.62 %)HTML
1425 (32.05 %)Transact-SQL
1425 (32.05 %)SQL Server 2000
1524 (30.77 %)OO
1524 (30.77 %)OLE
1524 (30.77 %)Agile Software Development
1620 (25.64 %)DAO
1719 (24.36 %)Investment Banking
1719 (24.36 %)Banking
1719 (24.36 %)SQL Server 2005
1719 (24.36 %)Finance
1818 (23.08 %)VBA

OLE DB
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the England region citing OLE DB 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 OLE DB. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (67.95 %)ADO
247 (60.26 %)ODBC
342 (53.85 %).NET
436 (46.15 %)XML
535 (44.87 %)WebServices
629 (37.18 %)MFC
728 (35.90 %)STL
728 (35.90 %)XSL
827 (34.62 %)HTML
924 (30.77 %)OLE
1020 (25.64 %)DAO
1117 (21.79 %)ASP.NET
1212 (15.38 %)ASP
1212 (15.38 %)TAPI
1311 (14.10 %)COM+
1410 (12.82 %)DCOM
159 (11.54 %)SOAP
168 (10.26 %)ATL
176 (7.692 %)J2EE
176 (7.692 %)WCF
England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (17.95 %)IIS
21 (1.282 %)SharePoint
21 (1.282 %)SharePoint Server 2007
England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (2.564 %)MS Office
12 (2.564 %)MS Excel
21 (1.282 %)InfoPath
England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.128 %)TCP/IP
23 (3.846 %)TETRA
31 (1.282 %)VoIP
31 (1.282 %)VPN
31 (1.282 %)DNS
31 (1.282 %)Intranet
31 (1.282 %)Internet
31 (1.282 %)DDNS
31 (1.282 %)Firewall
England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
174 (94.87 %)SQL Server
225 (32.05 %)SQL Server 2000
319 (24.36 %)SQL Server 2005
410 (12.82 %)SQL Server Integration Services
410 (12.82 %)DTS
55 (6.410 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
63 (3.846 %)RDBMS
71 (1.282 %)Crystal Reports
England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (17.95 %)InstallShield
28 (10.26 %)Visual Studio
33 (3.846 %)VSS/SourceSafe
England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
119 (24.36 %)Finance
119 (24.36 %)Banking
119 (24.36 %)Investment Banking
29 (11.54 %)Back Office
34 (5.128 %)Government
43 (3.846 %)Pensions
51 (1.282 %)Telecoms
51 (1.282 %)Health
51 (1.282 %)Police
England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
159 (75.64 %)Developer
223 (29.49 %)C++ Developer
316 (20.51 %).NET Developer
412 (15.38 %)Software Engineer
511 (14.10 %)C# Developer
511 (14.10 %)Software Developer
610 (12.82 %)SQL Developer
79 (11.54 %)SQL DBA
79 (11.54 %)DBA
79 (11.54 %)Senior Software Engineer
84 (5.128 %)Development Manager
84 (5.128 %)Software Manager
84 (5.128 %)Software Development Manager
84 (5.128 %)CSharp Software Developer
93 (3.846 %)Software Test Engineer
93 (3.846 %)ASP Developer
93 (3.846 %)Test Engineer
102 (2.564 %)ASP.NET Developer
102 (2.564 %)Analyst Programmer
102 (2.564 %)Programmer
England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
134 (43.59 %)Client/Server
21 (1.282 %)Thin Client
21 (1.282 %)Management Information System
21 (1.282 %)PKI
21 (1.282 %)SCADA
21 (1.282 %)Fat Client
England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (50.00 %)Windows
26 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (5.128 %)Windows 2000
43 (3.846 %)Linux
52 (2.564 %)Windows Vista
52 (2.564 %)Windows XP
52 (2.564 %)Solaris
England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (35.90 %)UML
224 (30.77 %)OO
224 (30.77 %)Agile Software Development
36 (7.692 %)Workflow
36 (7.692 %)Unit Testing
36 (7.692 %)Process Management
44 (5.128 %)Data Migration
44 (5.128 %)Migration
44 (5.128 %)Data Management
53 (3.846 %)OOD
53 (3.846 %)SOA
61 (1.282 %)Service Delivery
61 (1.282 %)CRM
61 (1.282 %)ERP
61 (1.282 %)Software Engineering
61 (1.282 %)Software Testing
England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
160 (76.92 %)SQL
244 (56.41 %)C++
334 (43.59 %)VB
429 (37.18 %)C#
528 (35.90 %)VC++
625 (32.05 %)Transact-SQL
718 (23.08 %)VBA
813 (16.67 %)JavaScript
912 (15.38 %)VBScript
106 (7.692 %)PL/SQL
106 (7.692 %)Java
113 (3.846 %)C
113 (3.846 %)VB6
113 (3.846 %)VB.NET
England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (5.128 %)Degree
England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (8.974 %)Active Directory
22 (2.564 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.282 %)Terminal Server
31 (1.282 %)ISA Server
England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.282 %)MOM
11 (1.282 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (1.282 %)WSUS
England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (44.87 %)Oracle
213 (16.67 %)Microsoft
32 (2.564 %)VMware
41 (1.282 %)Citrix