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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills within the Preston 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank248
Rank change on same period last yearDown-16
Matching permanent IT job ads2844
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.018 %
As % of the category below10.49 %19.82 %
Salaries quoted2342
Average minimum salary£34,000£31,095
Average salary£36,674£34,214
% change on same period last year+7.18 %
Average maximum salary£39,348£37,333
UK excluding London average salary£37,027£37,356
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Preston
Matching permanent IT job ads267222
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.144 %0.093 %
Salaries quoted226181
Average minimum salary£32,118£31,494
Average salary£35,654£34,102
% change on same period last year+4.54 %
Average maximum salary£39,189£36,711
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %
OO LancashireOO
Lancashire

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

Preston 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 Preston region.

Preston OO Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

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

Preston OO Salary Histogram

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

127 (71.05 %)SQL Server
224 (63.16 %)SQL
320 (52.63 %)HTML
419 (50.00 %)JavaScript
516 (42.11 %)UML
614 (36.84 %)VB
614 (36.84 %)Data Modelling
614 (36.84 %)VB6
712 (31.58 %).NET
712 (31.58 %)C#
811 (28.95 %)XML
97 (18.42 %)Oracle
97 (18.42 %)Java
97 (18.42 %)Delphi
97 (18.42 %)Internet
97 (18.42 %)Auditing
106 (15.79 %)PL/SQL
106 (15.79 %)Windows
115 (13.16 %)OOD
124 (10.53 %)Microsoft
124 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
124 (10.53 %)MS Excel
124 (10.53 %)OOA/OOD
124 (10.53 %)Transact-SQL
133 (7.895 %)J2EE
133 (7.895 %)MFC
133 (7.895 %)C++
133 (7.895 %)VC++
133 (7.895 %)Apache
133 (7.895 %)RUP

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Preston 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.

Preston IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (52.63 %)HTML
212 (31.58 %).NET
311 (28.95 %)XML
43 (7.895 %)XSL
43 (7.895 %)Hibernate
43 (7.895 %)WinForms
43 (7.895 %)Spring
43 (7.895 %)WebSphere
43 (7.895 %)J2EE
43 (7.895 %)MFC
43 (7.895 %)ADO.NET
43 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
43 (7.895 %)JSP
43 (7.895 %)Struts
43 (7.895 %)WebServices
52 (5.263 %)CSS
Preston IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (7.895 %)Apache
Preston IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (10.53 %)MS Excel
Preston IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (18.42 %)Internet
Preston IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
127 (71.05 %)SQL Server
24 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (5.263 %)MySQL
41 (2.632 %)DB2
Preston IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (5.263 %)Flash
Preston IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (18.42 %)Auditing
23 (7.895 %)Pensions
23 (7.895 %)Finance
23 (7.895 %)Health
23 (7.895 %)Retail
32 (5.263 %)Multimedia
Preston IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (78.95 %)Developer
212 (31.58 %)Software Developer
36 (15.79 %)Architect
45 (13.16 %)Team Leader
54 (10.53 %)Senior Developer
63 (7.895 %)Systems Architect
63 (7.895 %)Java Developer
63 (7.895 %)C++ Developer
63 (7.895 %)C# Developer
63 (7.895 %)Java Team Leader
63 (7.895 %).NET Team Leader
72 (5.263 %)Senior Flash Developer
72 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst Developer
72 (5.263 %)Flash Developer
72 (5.263 %)Analyst Developer
72 (5.263 %)Technical Team Leader
72 (5.263 %)Development Team Leader
72 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst
72 (5.263 %)Analyst
72 (5.263 %)Technical Architect
Preston IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (7.895 %)N-Tier
22 (5.263 %)E-Learning
31 (2.632 %)Mainframe
Preston IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (15.79 %)Windows
Preston IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (42.11 %)UML
214 (36.84 %)Data Modelling
35 (13.16 %)OOD
44 (10.53 %)OOA/OOD
53 (7.895 %)RUP
53 (7.895 %)E-Commerce
53 (7.895 %)Asset Management
53 (7.895 %)Web Development
53 (7.895 %)Unit Testing
53 (7.895 %)SC Cleared
53 (7.895 %)Security Cleared
61 (2.632 %)Enterprise Architecture
61 (2.632 %)RAD
Preston IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (63.16 %)SQL
219 (50.00 %)JavaScript
314 (36.84 %)VB
314 (36.84 %)VB6
412 (31.58 %)C#
57 (18.42 %)Delphi
57 (18.42 %)Java
66 (15.79 %)PL/SQL
74 (10.53 %)Transact-SQL
83 (7.895 %)C++
83 (7.895 %)VC++
92 (5.263 %)ActionScript
92 (5.263 %)PHP
Preston IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (18.42 %)Oracle
24 (10.53 %)Microsoft
32 (5.263 %)Adobe