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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Herefordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1531
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads7946
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.020 %
As % of the category below13.96 %9.407 %
Salaries quoted7943
Average minimum salary£36,329£38,698
Average salary£40,445£42,012
% change on same period last year-3.72 %
Average maximum salary£44,561£45,326
UK excluding London average salary£36,775£37,669
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Herefordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads566489
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.328 %0.210 %
Salaries quoted453440
Average minimum salary£38,252£37,648
Average salary£41,421£39,951
% change on same period last year+3.68 %
Average maximum salary£44,591£42,254
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
OO West MidlandsOO
West Midlands

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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 Herefordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire OO Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OO across the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Herefordshire OO Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OO within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
Hemel HempsteadUp+1055£43,800-1.63 %
BorehamwoodNew entry-12£28,833-
HerefordUp+711£36,045+10.90 %
LedburyNew entry-3£35,000-
HarpendenNew entry-1£60,000-
OO West MidlandsOO
West Midlands

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

175 (58.59 %)C#
271 (55.47 %)C++
271 (55.47 %).NET
271 (55.47 %)SQL Server
369 (53.91 %)Finance
455 (42.97 %).NET Framework
538 (29.69 %)XML
635 (27.34 %)WinForms
730 (23.44 %)UML
827 (21.09 %)MySQL
926 (20.31 %)Pensions
926 (20.31 %)Health
1025 (19.53 %)PHP
1124 (18.75 %)PHP5
1223 (17.97 %)WebServices
1322 (17.19 %)SOAP
1420 (15.63 %)SQL
1420 (15.63 %)Java
1518 (14.06 %)CSS
1617 (13.28 %)HTML
1716 (12.50 %)HTTP
1815 (11.72 %)Data Modelling
1815 (11.72 %)JavaScript
1913 (10.16 %)J2EE
1913 (10.16 %)XSLT
1913 (10.16 %)XHTML
1913 (10.16 %)WebSphere
2012 (9.375 %)PHP4
2012 (9.375 %)LAMP
2111 (8.594 %)Linux

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
171 (55.47 %).NET
255 (42.97 %).NET Framework
338 (29.69 %)XML
435 (27.34 %)WinForms
523 (17.97 %)WebServices
622 (17.19 %)SOAP
718 (14.06 %)CSS
817 (13.28 %)HTML
913 (10.16 %)XSLT
913 (10.16 %)XHTML
913 (10.16 %)J2EE
913 (10.16 %)WebSphere
1012 (9.375 %)LAMP
1110 (7.813 %)JSP
1110 (7.813 %)Servlets
128 (6.250 %)ASP.NET
128 (6.250 %)Zend Framework
136 (4.688 %)EJB
144 (3.125 %)WAP
144 (3.125 %)JSF
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (5.469 %)WebSphere MQ
26 (4.688 %)WebSphere Application Server
26 (4.688 %)WebLogic
35 (3.906 %)WebSphere Message Broker
44 (3.125 %)JBoss
44 (3.125 %)WebLogic Portal
52 (1.563 %)Apache
61 (0.781 %)BizTalk Server
61 (0.781 %)IIS
61 (0.781 %)ArcGIS
61 (0.781 %)ArcIMS
61 (0.781 %)CMS
61 (0.781 %)ArcSDE
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (12.50 %)HTTP
26 (4.688 %)FTP
34 (3.125 %)TCP/IP
43 (2.344 %)GPRS
52 (1.563 %)Internet
61 (0.781 %)SMTP
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
171 (55.47 %)SQL Server
227 (21.09 %)MySQL
35 (3.906 %)DB2
43 (2.344 %)RDBMS
52 (1.563 %)DTS
61 (0.781 %)GIS
61 (0.781 %)SQL Server 2005
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (3.906 %)Ant
21 (0.781 %)JUnit
Herefordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
169 (53.91 %)Finance
226 (20.31 %)Health
226 (20.31 %)Pensions
36 (4.688 %)Insurance
45 (3.906 %)Retail
54 (3.125 %)Telecoms
63 (2.344 %)Manufacturing
72 (1.563 %)Education
81 (0.781 %)Government
81 (0.781 %)Advertising
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1113 (88.28 %)Developer
253 (41.41 %)Senior Developer
339 (30.47 %)C# Developer
432 (25.00 %)Senior C# Developer
527 (21.09 %)GUI Developer
614 (10.94 %)Web Developer
710 (7.813 %)PHP Developer
89 (7.031 %)Java Developer
97 (5.469 %)PHP Web Developer
97 (5.469 %)J2EE Developer
106 (4.688 %)Analyst
106 (4.688 %)Business Analyst
106 (4.688 %)Java/J2EE Developer
115 (3.906 %)Senior Java/J2EE Developer
115 (3.906 %)Senior Java Developer
124 (3.125 %)Senior J2EE Developer
124 (3.125 %)Software Developer
124 (3.125 %)Technical Analyst
124 (3.125 %)Technical Business Analyst
133 (2.344 %)WebSphere Developer
Herefordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.906 %)IVR
15 (3.906 %)Speech Recognition
23 (2.344 %)Derivative
23 (2.344 %)Fixed Income
23 (2.344 %)Spread Betting
32 (1.563 %)Data Protection Act
32 (1.563 %)N-Tier
41 (0.781 %)Computer Science
41 (0.781 %)Contract for Difference
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (8.594 %)Linux
26 (4.688 %)UNIX
35 (3.906 %)Windows
43 (2.344 %)Windows CE
51 (0.781 %)VxWorks
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (23.44 %)UML
215 (11.72 %)Data Modelling
310 (7.813 %)OOD
49 (7.031 %)OOP
57 (5.469 %)EAI
57 (5.469 %)Web Development
66 (4.688 %)PRINCE2
66 (4.688 %)Security Cleared
75 (3.906 %)SC Cleared
75 (3.906 %)Regression Testing
83 (2.344 %)Resource Management
83 (2.344 %)Use Case
83 (2.344 %)User Acceptance Testing
83 (2.344 %)OOA/OOD
83 (2.344 %)System Testing
92 (1.563 %)Data Protection
92 (1.563 %)RUP
92 (1.563 %)E-Commerce
92 (1.563 %)Web Testing
101 (0.781 %)Scrum
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
175 (58.59 %)C#
271 (55.47 %)C++
325 (19.53 %)PHP
424 (18.75 %)PHP5
520 (15.63 %)SQL
520 (15.63 %)Java
615 (11.72 %)JavaScript
712 (9.375 %)PHP4
810 (7.813 %)C
93 (2.344 %)Embedded C
102 (1.563 %)VB
111 (0.781 %)VB.NET
111 (0.781 %)VC++
111 (0.781 %)Delphi
111 (0.781 %)Embedded C++
Herefordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.906 %)Degree
Herefordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (2.344 %)AquaLogic
Herefordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.563 %)Tivoli
Herefordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (7.813 %)Oracle
29 (7.031 %)Sybase
29 (7.031 %)Zend
36 (4.688 %)IBM
43 (2.344 %)BEA
52 (1.563 %)Microsoft
61 (0.781 %)ESRI