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This section looks at the demand for Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) skills within the London 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 over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject Linking and Embedding (OLE)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank618710
Rank change on same period last yearUp+92
Matching permanent IT job ads2021
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.079 %0.061 %
Salaries quoted1817
Average minimum salary£38,678£37,471
Average salary£39,574£39,206
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Average maximum salary£40,469£40,941
UK excluding London average salary£33,429£37,667
% change on same period last year-11.25 %
London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching permanent IT job ads2544934526
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled13.70 %14.39 %
Salaries quoted2204627494
Average minimum salary£43,026£45,101
Average salary£47,117£49,817
% change on same period last year-5.41 %
Average maximum salary£51,209£54,532
UK excluding London average salary£35,926£36,840
% change on same period last year-2.48 %
OLE EnglandOLE
England

OLE
Demand Trend

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

London OLE Demand Trend

OLE
Salary Trend

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

London OLE Salary Trend

OLE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OLE across the London region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

London OLE Salary Histogram

OLE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OLE within the London region over the 3 months to 20 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
City of LondonDown-104£39,106-4.61 %
OLE EnglandOLE
England

OLE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing OLE 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.

122 (84.62 %)SQL
122 (84.62 %)VBA
221 (80.77 %)VB
319 (73.08 %)ODBC
418 (69.23 %)Transact-SQL
418 (69.23 %)SQL Server
418 (69.23 %)ADO
418 (69.23 %)SQL Server 2000
418 (69.23 %)DAO
418 (69.23 %)SQL Server 2005
517 (65.38 %)OLE DB
615 (57.69 %)Client/Server
710 (38.46 %)DTS
710 (38.46 %)SQL Server Integration Services
85 (19.23 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
85 (19.23 %)Active Directory
85 (19.23 %)Windows Server 2003
85 (19.23 %)Windows
85 (19.23 %)Windows 2000
85 (19.23 %).NET
94 (15.38 %)XML
94 (15.38 %)Finance
94 (15.38 %)Data Management
94 (15.38 %)Migration
94 (15.38 %)Degree
94 (15.38 %)Data Migration
103 (11.54 %)VB6
103 (11.54 %)VB.NET
103 (11.54 %)HTML
103 (11.54 %)RAD

OLE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the London region citing OLE 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. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (73.08 %)ODBC
218 (69.23 %)ADO
218 (69.23 %)DAO
317 (65.38 %)OLE DB
45 (19.23 %).NET
54 (15.38 %)XML
63 (11.54 %)HTML
71 (3.846 %)CSS
71 (3.846 %)WebServices
71 (3.846 %)XSL
71 (3.846 %)XHTML
London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
12 (7.692 %)Lotus Domino
21 (3.846 %)SharePoint
21 (3.846 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.846 %)SAS
21 (3.846 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (3.846 %)IIS
London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (7.692 %)MS Office
21 (3.846 %)MS Excel
21 (3.846 %)InfoPath
London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (69.23 %)SQL Server
118 (69.23 %)SQL Server 2000
118 (69.23 %)SQL Server 2005
210 (38.46 %)SQL Server Integration Services
210 (38.46 %)DTS
35 (19.23 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (3.846 %)Crystal Reports
41 (3.846 %)MS Access
London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (3.846 %)Visual Studio
11 (3.846 %)Flash
London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (15.38 %)Finance
22 (7.692 %)Government
31 (3.846 %)Insurance
31 (3.846 %)Marketing
31 (3.846 %)Education
London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
116 (61.54 %)Developer
210 (38.46 %)SQL Developer
39 (34.62 %)SQL DBA
39 (34.62 %)DBA
48 (30.77 %)Software Engineer
48 (30.77 %)Senior Software Engineer
53 (11.54 %)VB Developer
53 (11.54 %)VBA Developer
53 (11.54 %)VB6 Developer
53 (11.54 %)Excel Developer
53 (11.54 %)Excel Specialist
53 (11.54 %)Excel VBA Developer
53 (11.54 %)RAD Developer
62 (7.692 %)Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Senior Developer
62 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
62 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes Developer
71 (3.846 %)Desktop Support Analyst
71 (3.846 %).NET Developer
71 (3.846 %)Web Developer
London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (57.69 %)Client/Server
21 (3.846 %)Management Information System
London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (19.23 %)Windows
15 (19.23 %)Windows 2000
15 (19.23 %)Windows Server 2003
London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (15.38 %)Migration
14 (15.38 %)Data Management
14 (15.38 %)Data Migration
23 (11.54 %)RAD
31 (3.846 %)UML
31 (3.846 %)Internet Marketing
London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
122 (84.62 %)SQL
122 (84.62 %)VBA
221 (80.77 %)VB
318 (69.23 %)Transact-SQL
43 (11.54 %)VB.NET
43 (11.54 %)VB6
52 (7.692 %)DHTML
52 (7.692 %)Java
52 (7.692 %)JavaScript
London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (15.38 %)Degree
London IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (19.23 %)Active Directory
London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (7.692 %)Lotus
21 (3.846 %)Microsoft
21 (3.846 %)Citrix