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The table below looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Design (OOD) skills within the Suffolk 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Design (OOD)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank6488
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads34
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.867 %0.745 %
Salaries quoted34
Average minimum salary£35,000£35,000
Average salary£40,000£38,750
% change on same period last year+3.22 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£42,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,869£37,291
% change on same period last year-1.13 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads346537
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.240 %
Salaries quoted262438
Average minimum salary£32,754£35,857
Average salary£36,387£39,767
% change on same period last year-8.49 %
Average maximum salary£40,021£43,677
UK excluding London average salary£42,954£44,648
% change on same period last year-3.79 %
OOD East of EnglandOOD
East of England

OOD
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk OOD Salary Trend

OOD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOD across the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
IpswichUp+173£40,000-11.11 %
OOD East of EnglandOOD
East of England

OOD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

111 (78.57 %)OO
27 (50.00 %)C#
27 (50.00 %)C++
27 (50.00 %)STL
36 (42.86 %)XML
36 (42.86 %)SQL Server
36 (42.86 %).NET
36 (42.86 %)Client/Server
36 (42.86 %)Linux
36 (42.86 %)Internet
36 (42.86 %)WinForms
36 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (42.86 %)Data Protection Act
36 (42.86 %)Data Protection
45 (35.71 %).NET Framework
45 (35.71 %)Pensions
45 (35.71 %)WebServices
53 (21.43 %)MS Excel
53 (21.43 %)Business Intelligence
53 (21.43 %)Microsoft
53 (21.43 %)PMI
53 (21.43 %)E-business
53 (21.43 %)Health
62 (14.29 %)Finance
62 (14.29 %)Scrum
62 (14.29 %)SharePoint Portal Server
62 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
62 (14.29 %)Insurance
62 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
62 (14.29 %)DSDM

OOD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (50.00 %)STL
26 (42.86 %)XML
26 (42.86 %).NET
26 (42.86 %)WinForms
35 (35.71 %).NET Framework
35 (35.71 %)WebServices
41 (7.143 %)XHTML
41 (7.143 %)J2EE
41 (7.143 %)MFC
41 (7.143 %)ATL
41 (7.143 %)CSS
41 (7.143 %)AJAX
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (14.29 %)SharePoint Portal Server
21 (7.143 %)Oracle Workflow
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (21.43 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (42.86 %)Internet
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (42.86 %)SQL Server
16 (42.86 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (14.29 %)Crystal Reports
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (7.143 %)Eclipse
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (35.71 %)Pensions
23 (21.43 %)Health
32 (14.29 %)Insurance
32 (14.29 %)Finance
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (71.43 %)Developer
26 (42.86 %)C++ Developer
33 (21.43 %)C# Developer
33 (21.43 %)Software Developer
33 (21.43 %)CSharp Software Developer
41 (7.143 %).NET Web Developer
41 (7.143 %)Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Systems Analyst
41 (7.143 %)Web Developer
41 (7.143 %)Consultant
41 (7.143 %)Technical Consultant
41 (7.143 %).NET Developer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (42.86 %)Client/Server
16 (42.86 %)Data Protection Act
23 (21.43 %)PMI
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (42.86 %)Linux
22 (14.29 %)Windows
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (78.57 %)OO
26 (42.86 %)Data Protection
33 (21.43 %)Business Intelligence
33 (21.43 %)E-business
42 (14.29 %)DSDM
42 (14.29 %)UML
42 (14.29 %)OOP
42 (14.29 %)Scrum
42 (14.29 %)Agile Software Development
51 (7.143 %)Workflow
51 (7.143 %)Process Management
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (50.00 %)C#
17 (50.00 %)C++
22 (14.29 %)Transact-SQL
31 (7.143 %)VC++
31 (7.143 %)JavaScript
31 (7.143 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (21.43 %)Microsoft
21 (7.143 %)Oracle