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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD) skills within the South West region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OOA/OOD over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank15694
Rank change on same period last yearDown-62
Matching permanent IT job ads97220
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.057 %0.097 %
As % of the category below1.518 %3.369 %
Salaries quoted94205
Average minimum salary£32,104£32,227
Average salary£34,536£35,709
% change on same period last year-3.28 %
Average maximum salary£36,969£39,191
UK excluding London average salary£37,845£38,347
% change on same period last year-1.30 %
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads63906530
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled3.735 %2.869 %
Salaries quoted55455486
Average minimum salary£35,702£37,475
Average salary£39,012£40,476
% change on same period last year-3.61 %
Average maximum salary£42,322£43,478
UK excluding London average salary£42,627£44,249
% change on same period last year-3.66 %
OOA/OOD EnglandOOA/OOD
England

OOA/OOD
Demand Trend

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

South West OOA/OOD Demand Trend

OOA/OOD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OOA/OOD across the South West region.

South West OOA/OOD Salary Trend

OOA/OOD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOA/OOD across the South West region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

South West OOA/OOD Salary Histogram

OOA/OOD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OOA/OOD within the South West region over the 3 months to 15 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
BristolDown-1645£35,818-6.59 %
DevonUp+528£33,946-0.54 %
WiltshireDown-458£25,438-21.63 %
GloucestershireDown-96£44,750+20.79 %
SomersetDown-401£38,500+11.77 %
AvonUp+131£38,500-10.94 %
DorsetUp+31£35,000-1.90 %
OOA/OOD EnglandOOA/OOD
England

OOA/OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing OOA/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 OOA/OOD.

1112 (50.45 %)C++
2103 (46.40 %)SQL
3100 (45.05 %)OO
498 (44.14 %)SQL Server
589 (40.09 %)Java
684 (37.84 %)C#
774 (33.33 %)OOD
870 (31.53 %)Finance
969 (31.08 %)UML
1060 (27.03 %)Windows
1157 (25.68 %).NET
1254 (24.32 %)Oracle
1350 (22.52 %)Degree
1447 (21.17 %)VC++
1543 (19.37 %).NET Framework
1640 (18.02 %)C
1640 (18.02 %)Microsoft
1737 (16.67 %)Sybase
1835 (15.77 %)Project Management
1930 (13.51 %)XML
2028 (12.61 %)HTML
2028 (12.61 %)J2EE
2028 (12.61 %)MS Excel
2028 (12.61 %)Pensions
2126 (11.71 %)Transact-SQL
2225 (11.26 %)WebLogic
2324 (10.81 %)VB
2422 (9.910 %)VB.NET
2521 (9.459 %)UNIX
2619 (8.559 %)Eclipse

OOA/OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing OOA/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 OOA/OOD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
157 (25.68 %).NET
243 (19.37 %).NET Framework
330 (13.51 %)XML
428 (12.61 %)J2EE
428 (12.61 %)HTML
517 (7.658 %)JDBC
517 (7.658 %)WebSphere
616 (7.207 %)Spring
715 (6.757 %)Struts
814 (6.306 %)XSLT
913 (5.856 %)JSP
1011 (4.955 %)JMS
118 (3.604 %)STL
118 (3.604 %)JavaSpaces
118 (3.604 %)WinForms
127 (3.153 %)EJB
127 (3.153 %)MFC
136 (2.703 %)Servlets
136 (2.703 %)Jini
145 (2.252 %)Hibernate
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (11.26 %)WebLogic
217 (7.658 %)JBoss
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (12.61 %)MS Excel
21 (0.450 %)S-PLUS
South West IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.901 %)Summit
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (2.703 %)LDAP
16 (2.703 %)DNS
21 (0.450 %)DVB
21 (0.450 %)UPnP
21 (0.450 %)TCP/IP
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
198 (44.14 %)SQL Server
212 (5.405 %)RDBMS
34 (1.802 %)MySQL
43 (1.351 %)Informix
52 (0.901 %)Oracle 8/8i
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (8.559 %)Eclipse
216 (7.207 %)Ant
311 (4.955 %)Subversion
46 (2.703 %)JUnit
55 (2.252 %)Visual Studio
64 (1.802 %)PowerBuilder
72 (0.901 %)Rational Rose
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
170 (31.53 %)Finance
228 (12.61 %)Pensions
313 (5.856 %)Health
47 (3.153 %)Banking
55 (2.252 %)Electronics
55 (2.252 %)Education
64 (1.802 %)Aerospace
64 (1.802 %)Manufacturing
64 (1.802 %)Games
73 (1.351 %)Insurance
81 (0.450 %)Military
81 (0.450 %)Government
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
195 (42.79 %)Software Engineer
272 (32.43 %)Developer
335 (15.77 %)C++ Developer
432 (14.41 %)Software Developer
527 (12.16 %)Project Manager
620 (9.009 %)Java Software Engineer
717 (7.658 %)C++ Software Developer
814 (6.306 %)Java Developer
814 (6.306 %)Principal Engineer
913 (5.856 %)Business Analyst
913 (5.856 %)Analyst
1012 (5.405 %)C# Developer
1012 (5.405 %)Systems Engineer
1012 (5.405 %)Principal Systems Engineer
118 (3.604 %)Senior Software Engineer
127 (3.153 %)Senior Developer
127 (3.153 %)Principal Software Engineer
127 (3.153 %)C++/C# Developer
136 (2.703 %)Principal Architect
136 (2.703 %)Software Manager
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (4.505 %)Computer Science
26 (2.703 %)N-Tier
26 (2.703 %)Grid Computing
32 (0.901 %)Mathematics
32 (0.901 %)Physics
41 (0.450 %)IPTV
41 (0.450 %)DTV
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
160 (27.03 %)Windows
221 (9.459 %)UNIX
33 (1.351 %)Linux
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1100 (45.05 %)OO
274 (33.33 %)OOD
369 (31.08 %)UML
435 (15.77 %)Project Management
518 (8.108 %)Data Modelling
613 (5.856 %)RUP
711 (4.955 %)Use Case
711 (4.955 %)User Acceptance Testing
88 (3.604 %)PRINCE2
88 (3.604 %)Business Development
88 (3.604 %)Security Cleared
88 (3.604 %)Workflow
88 (3.604 %)Validation
97 (3.153 %)Scrum
97 (3.153 %)Requirements Analysis
106 (2.703 %)Time Management
115 (2.252 %)Software Engineering
124 (1.802 %)OOP
124 (1.802 %)EDA
133 (1.351 %)SC Cleared
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1112 (50.45 %)C++
2103 (46.40 %)SQL
389 (40.09 %)Java
484 (37.84 %)C#
547 (21.17 %)VC++
640 (18.02 %)C
726 (11.71 %)Transact-SQL
824 (10.81 %)VB
922 (9.910 %)VB.NET
1012 (5.405 %)JavaScript
118 (3.604 %)Ada
124 (1.802 %)Delphi
133 (1.351 %)PHP
141 (0.450 %)Shell Script
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (22.52 %)Degree
22 (0.901 %)Postgraduate
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.901 %)TickIT
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (24.32 %)Oracle
240 (18.02 %)Microsoft
337 (16.67 %)Sybase
48 (3.604 %)GigaSpaces
52 (0.901 %)BEA