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

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5671
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching permanent IT job ads2515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below4.941 %2.459 %
Salaries quoted2514
Average minimum salary£34,703£28,929
Average salary£36,541£30,250
% change on same period last year+20.79 %
Average maximum salary£38,378£31,571
UK excluding London average salary£37,321£37,795
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Leicestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads506610
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.293 %0.262 %
Salaries quoted454461
Average minimum salary£32,845£31,970
Average salary£35,673£34,658
% change on same period last year+2.92 %
Average maximum salary£38,501£37,346
UK excluding London average salary£42,675£44,216
% change on same period last year-3.48 %
OOD East MidlandsOOD
East Midlands

OOD
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire OOD Salary Trend

OOD
Salary Histogram

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

Leicestershire 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 Leicestershire 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
LeicesterUp+3025£34,860-
LoughboroughNew entry-12£40,042-
OOD East MidlandsOOD
East Midlands

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

147 (97.92 %)UML
246 (95.83 %)C#
339 (81.25 %).NET
438 (79.17 %)C++
537 (77.08 %)Visual Studio
537 (77.08 %)ASP.NET
629 (60.42 %)OO
727 (56.25 %)HNC
815 (31.25 %)Oracle
913 (27.08 %)C
913 (27.08 %)Pensions
1012 (25.00 %)Windows
118 (16.67 %)SQL Server
118 (16.67 %)HTML
118 (16.67 %)JavaScript
118 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
118 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
127 (14.58 %)AJAX
127 (14.58 %)Degree
127 (14.58 %)WinForms
127 (14.58 %)VB
127 (14.58 %)Crystal Reports
136 (12.50 %)Embedded C
136 (12.50 %)Embedded C++
136 (12.50 %)Firmware
145 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
145 (10.42 %)Microsoft
154 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
163 (6.250 %)Electric
163 (6.250 %)Oracle 10g

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
139 (81.25 %).NET
237 (77.08 %)ASP.NET
38 (16.67 %)HTML
47 (14.58 %)WinForms
47 (14.58 %)AJAX
51 (2.083 %)CSS
51 (2.083 %)XML
51 (2.083 %)DOM
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.083 %)CMS
Leicestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (2.083 %)MS Excel
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.083 %)Internet
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (16.67 %)SQL Server
18 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
18 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
27 (14.58 %)Crystal Reports
33 (6.250 %)Oracle Reports
33 (6.250 %)Oracle 10g
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
137 (77.08 %)Visual Studio
Leicestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (27.08 %)Pensions
23 (6.250 %)Electric
31 (2.083 %)Health
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (70.83 %)Software Engineer
227 (56.25 %)Project Engineer
37 (14.58 %).NET Developer
46 (12.50 %)C++ Software Engineer
46 (12.50 %)Developer
46 (12.50 %)Embedded Software Engineer
46 (12.50 %)Embedded C++ Engineer
46 (12.50 %)Embedded C++ Software Engineer
53 (6.250 %)Embedded C Software Engineer
53 (6.250 %)Embedded C Engineer
53 (6.250 %)C Software Engineer
53 (6.250 %)Embedded C/C++ Engineer
53 (6.250 %)Embedded C/C++ Software Engineer
53 (6.250 %)C# Software Engineer
53 (6.250 %)C# Developer
62 (4.167 %)Lead Developer
62 (4.167 %)Analyst
62 (4.167 %)Software Developer
62 (4.167 %)Lead C# Developer
71 (2.083 %)WinForms Developer
Leicestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (12.50 %)Firmware
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (25.00 %)Windows
25 (10.42 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
147 (97.92 %)UML
229 (60.42 %)OO
34 (8.333 %)Software Engineering
42 (4.167 %)OOP
51 (2.083 %)OOA/OOD
51 (2.083 %)Web Development
51 (2.083 %)ERP
51 (2.083 %)Project Management
51 (2.083 %)Content Management
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (95.83 %)C#
238 (79.17 %)C++
313 (27.08 %)C
48 (16.67 %)JavaScript
57 (14.58 %)VB
66 (12.50 %)Embedded C
66 (12.50 %)Embedded C++
72 (4.167 %)VB.NET
72 (4.167 %)SQL
81 (2.083 %)Transact-SQL
81 (2.083 %)PHP
81 (2.083 %)PL/SQL
Leicestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
127 (56.25 %)HNC
27 (14.58 %)Degree
Leicestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.250 %)ISO9001
13 (6.250 %)QA
Leicestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (31.25 %)Oracle
25 (10.42 %)Microsoft