The first table below looks at the demand for OO skills in IT jobs advertised for the West Midlands region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OO over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Processes & Methodologies category for the West Midlands region.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Object-Oriented (OO)
Rank 44 50 44
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -6
Permanent jobs citing OO 258 203 179
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 4.873% 4.281% 4.113%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.512% 6.089% 5.900%
Number of salaries quoted 238 192 170
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -12.50%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £24,500 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £47,200 £52,500 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £37,500
All Processes & Methodologies
West Midlands
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Processes & Methodologies category
3962 3334 3034
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the West Midlands 74.84% 70.31% 69.72%
Number of salaries quoted 3326 2875 2555
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £40,000
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £27,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £61,500 £62,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £41,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-2.43% +2.50%
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England

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Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing OO across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

West Midlands OO Jobs Demand Trend

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Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OO across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands OO Salary Trend

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Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OO across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013.

West Midlands OO Salary Histogram

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Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OO within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 18 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
Birmingham +3 85 £37,500 -5.06% 6
Warwickshire +19 46 £37,500 -18.91% 2
Staffordshire +9 32 £32,500 +16.07% 10
Coventry -4 31 £28,500 -18.57% 4
Worcestershire +16 22 £32,500 -16.12% 1
Walsall -4 13 £25,000 -37.50% 1
Solihull -6 6 £26,750 -23.57%
Sutton Coldfield - 5 £25,000 -
West Bromwich -2 4 £40,000 -50.00%
Shropshire -6 4 £31,250 -17.76% 1
Wolverhampton 0 3 £37,001 -24.10% 1
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England

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

1 262 (52.19%) .NET
2 255 (50.80%) C#
3 237 (47.21%) SQL
4 221 (44.02%) SQL Server
5 215 (42.83%) JavaScript
5 215 (42.83%) CSS
6 199 (39.64%) HTML
7 160 (31.87%) ASP.NET
8 136 (27.09%) Java
9 134 (26.69%) Agile Software Development
10 132 (26.29%) jQuery
10 132 (26.29%) MVC
11 123 (24.50%) XML
12 118 (23.51%) Web Services
13 109 (21.71%) Degree
14 105 (20.92%) PHP
15 92 (18.33%) VB.NET
16 88 (17.53%) MySQL
17 82 (16.33%) Windows
18 76 (15.14%) TDD
19 70 (13.94%) Oracle
20 69 (13.75%) Microsoft
20 69 (13.75%) Scrum
20 69 (13.75%) HTML5
21 68 (13.55%) J2EE
21 68 (13.55%) WCF
22 66 (13.15%) Ajax
23 65 (12.95%) Unit Testing
24 63 (12.55%) SQL Server 2008
25 62 (12.35%) T-SQL

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Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 June 2013, IT jobs across the West Midlands 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.

Application Development
1 262 (52.19%) .NET
2 215 (42.83%) CSS
3 199 (39.64%) HTML
4 160 (31.87%) ASP.NET
5 132 (26.29%) jQuery
6 123 (24.50%) XML
7 118 (23.51%) Web Services
8 69 (13.75%) HTML5
9 68 (13.55%) J2EE
9 68 (13.55%) WCF
10 66 (13.15%) Ajax
11 47 (9.363%) ASP.NET MVC
12 42 (8.367%) Silverlight
13 40 (7.968%) .NET Framework
14 38 (7.570%) XSLT
15 36 (7.171%) SOAP
16 32 (6.375%) Spring
17 24 (4.781%) LAMP
17 24 (4.781%) Razor View Engine
17 24 (4.781%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Application Platforms
1 47 (9.363%) SharePoint
2 34 (6.773%) Tomcat
3 26 (5.179%) Apache
4 22 (4.382%) NetWeaver
5 21 (4.183%) BizTalk Server
6 18 (3.586%) IIS
7 13 (2.590%) SAP Portal
8 11 (2.191%) SharePoint 2010
9 10 (1.992%) SharePoint Foundation
9 10 (1.992%) nginx
10 9 (1.793%) Drupal
10 9 (1.793%) WordPress
10 9 (1.793%) SharePoint Server
11 7 (1.394%) CMS
11 7 (1.394%) WebLogic
11 7 (1.394%) Amazon AWS
12 5 (0.996%) Joomla!
13 3 (0.598%) SugarCRM
13 3 (0.598%) Documentum
13 3 (0.598%) Windows Azure
Applications
1 28 (5.578%) MS Excel
2 15 (2.988%) Photoshop
3 13 (2.590%) MS Office
4 10 (1.992%) InfoPath
5 7 (1.394%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (0.797%) SPSS
7 3 (0.598%) MS Visio
8 2 (0.398%) DOC1
8 2 (0.398%) PrintSoft PReS
Business Applications
1 8 (1.594%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.398%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (0.398%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.199%) Bond Adapt
3 1 (0.199%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.199%) SAP CRM
3 1 (0.199%) SAP MDM
3 1 (0.199%) SAP PM
3 1 (0.199%) ENOVIA
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.378%) Internet
2 21 (4.183%) HTTP
3 9 (1.793%) TCP/IP
4 6 (1.195%) Intranet
5 1 (0.199%) LDAP
5 1 (0.199%) DNS
5 1 (0.199%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 221 (44.02%) SQL Server
2 88 (17.53%) MySQL
3 63 (12.55%) SQL Server 2008
4 30 (5.976%) SQL Server 2005
5 20 (3.984%) Oracle Reports
5 20 (3.984%) JasperReports
6 16 (3.187%) SQL Server 2012
7 15 (2.988%) DB2
7 15 (2.988%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 10 (1.992%) RDBMS
9 9 (1.793%) OLTP
9 9 (1.793%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 7 (1.394%) Oracle 11g
11 6 (1.195%) PostgreSQL
11 6 (1.195%) Oracle 8/8i
11 6 (1.195%) Data Warehouse
12 5 (0.996%) MS Access
13 4 (0.797%) OLAP
13 4 (0.797%) Oracle OLAP
13 4 (0.797%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 59 (11.75%) Subversion
2 55 (10.96%) Visual Studio
3 32 (6.375%) Eclipse
4 26 (5.179%) NUnit
5 24 (4.781%) VSS/SourceSafe
6 19 (3.785%) Maven
6 19 (3.785%) Selenium
7 18 (3.586%) FitNesse
7 18 (3.586%) TeamCity
7 18 (3.586%) Apache Continuum
8 13 (2.590%) Git (software)
8 13 (2.590%) Team Foundation Server
8 13 (2.590%) CruiseControl
8 13 (2.590%) Xcode
9 11 (2.191%) Visual Studio Team System
9 11 (2.191%) MSBuild
9 11 (2.191%) Rhino Mocks
10 8 (1.594%) Flash Builder
11 6 (1.195%) NetBeans
11 6 (1.195%) Zend Studio
General
1 43 (8.566%) Finance
2 31 (6.175%) Retail
3 15 (2.988%) Telecoms
4 14 (2.789%) Manufacturing
5 13 (2.590%) Billing
6 12 (2.390%) Legal
7 10 (1.992%) Aerospace
7 10 (1.992%) Pharmaceutical
7 10 (1.992%) Music Industry
8 8 (1.594%) Marketing
9 7 (1.394%) Games
10 5 (0.996%) Front Office
11 3 (0.598%) German Language
12 2 (0.398%) Banking
12 2 (0.398%) Advertising
12 2 (0.398%) Back Office
12 2 (0.398%) Automotive
13 1 (0.199%) Electronics
13 1 (0.199%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 381 (75.90%) Developer
2 126 (25.10%) .NET Developer
3 77 (15.34%) PHP Developer
4 71 (14.14%) Senior Developer
5 56 (11.16%) C# Developer
6 51 (10.16%) Web Developer
7 49 (9.761%) C# .NET Developer
8 46 (9.163%) Software Engineer
9 43 (8.566%) Java Developer
10 41 (8.167%) Software Developer
11 29 (5.777%) ASP.NET Developer
12 26 (5.179%) Programmer
12 26 (5.179%) PHP Web Developer
13 25 (4.980%) Senior Java Developer
14 24 (4.781%) Analyst
14 24 (4.781%) Designer
15 21 (4.183%) C# ASP.NET Developer
16 20 (3.984%) Graduate
17 18 (3.586%) Junior
17 18 (3.586%) PHP MySQL Developer
Miscellaneous
1 36 (7.171%) Computer Science
2 22 (4.382%) N-Tier
3 21 (4.183%) Digital Media
4 15 (2.988%) Blackberry
5 13 (2.590%) Graphic Design
5 13 (2.590%) Mobile App
6 11 (2.191%) Social Network
7 10 (1.992%) Mathematics
7 10 (1.992%) Physics
8 9 (1.793%) Firmware
9 8 (1.594%) Enterprise Software
10 7 (1.394%) Semantic Web
11 5 (0.996%) VLE
11 5 (0.996%) Blog
12 4 (0.797%) Client/Server
12 4 (0.797%) Visualisation
12 4 (0.797%) Open Source
12 4 (0.797%) Social Media
13 3 (0.598%) iPhone
13 3 (0.598%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 82 (16.33%) Windows
2 45 (8.964%) Linux
3 24 (4.781%) Android
4 13 (2.590%) UNIX
4 13 (2.590%) Windows Phone 7
4 13 (2.590%) Windows Phone
5 8 (1.594%) Apple iOS
6 4 (0.797%) Windows Mobile
7 2 (0.398%) Solaris
7 2 (0.398%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.199%) AIX
8 1 (0.199%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 134 (26.69%) Agile Software Development
2 132 (26.29%) MVC
3 76 (15.14%) TDD
4 69 (13.75%) Scrum
5 65 (12.95%) Unit Testing
6 53 (10.56%) OOD
7 50 (9.960%) OOP
8 36 (7.171%) CRM
9 30 (5.976%) Continuous Integration
9 30 (5.976%) Web Development
10 28 (5.578%) SOA
10 28 (5.578%) UML
11 25 (4.980%) E-Commerce
11 25 (4.980%) Software Engineering
12 24 (4.781%) Project Management
13 20 (3.984%) Multithreading
13 20 (3.984%) Web Application Development
14 19 (3.785%) BDD
14 19 (3.785%) Workflow
15 17 (3.386%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 255 (50.80%) C#
2 237 (47.21%) SQL
3 215 (42.83%) JavaScript
4 136 (27.09%) Java
5 105 (20.92%) PHP
6 92 (18.33%) VB.NET
7 62 (12.35%) T-SQL
8 57 (11.35%) VB
9 55 (10.96%) C++
10 34 (6.773%) PHP5
11 29 (5.777%) VB6
12 20 (3.984%) XPath
13 19 (3.785%) ABAP
14 16 (3.187%) Delphi
15 14 (2.789%) Python
16 10 (1.992%) C
16 10 (1.992%) PL/SQL
17 8 (1.594%) Perl
17 8 (1.594%) ActionScript
17 8 (1.594%) VBA
Qualifications
1 109 (21.71%) Degree
2 24 (4.781%) Microsoft Certification
3 22 (4.382%) MCSD
4 21 (4.183%) MCAD
4 21 (4.183%) MCTS
5 20 (3.984%) MCP
6 15 (2.988%) Security Cleared
7 11 (2.191%) SC Cleared
7 11 (2.191%) DV Cleared
8 6 (1.195%) HND
9 2 (0.398%) OCA
9 2 (0.398%) Oracle Certification
9 2 (0.398%) ISEB
10 1 (0.199%) CISSP
10 1 (0.199%) MCPD
10 1 (0.199%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.199%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.988%) QA
2 1 (0.199%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.199%) ISO/IEC 17799
2 1 (0.199%) SLA
2 1 (0.199%) COBIT
System Software
1 5 (0.996%) Terminal Server
2 4 (0.797%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.199%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.199%) Plesk
Vendors
1 70 (13.94%) Oracle
2 69 (13.75%) Microsoft
3 48 (9.562%) SAP
4 27 (5.378%) Adobe
5 24 (4.781%) Sybase
6 20 (3.984%) JBoss
7 17 (3.386%) Zend
8 6 (1.195%) Borland
9 5 (0.996%) Citrix
10 4 (0.797%) Mapinfo
10 4 (0.797%) Pega
10 4 (0.797%) Telerik
10 4 (0.797%) Twitter
11 3 (0.598%) Sage
11 3 (0.598%) webMethods
12 2 (0.398%) Salesforce.com
12 2 (0.398%) Apple
12 2 (0.398%) BEA
12 2 (0.398%) HP
13 1 (0.199%) EMC
Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire
vb.net/ asp.net/ c#/ software developer/ web applications developer/ stoke on trent/ staffordshire/ 45k... The skills required for this role include: 3+ years .NET (VB.NET) some...
Circle Recruitment
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + amazing benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Web Developer/C#/ASP.Net Coventry £27-32kGreywood Associates are delighted to be working on behalf of a Software Company based in Coventry, easily commutable from Birmingham, Rugby &...
greywood
Salary: £27000 - £32000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 29 May 2013
Coventry, West Midlands (County)
The successful candidate will have: -Solid .NET experience including team leadership or architecture -Strong object oriented experience in .NET 3.5 - 4.0 utilising C# -Understanding of ASP...
Computer People
Salary: £40000.00 - £50000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Telford, West Midlands
We are currently working with a client in Telford to recruit a Java Developer to work on a permanent basis- The focus of this role will be on...
GSA Techsource
Salary: GBP0 per annum + Benefits: Excellent package
Posted: 5 June 2013
West Midlands
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Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £28000.00 - £31000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
West Midlands
HAYS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Salary: £28000.00 - £31000.00 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £18000 - £22000 per annum + excellent benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Kingfisher Consultancy
Salary: £30000 - £36000 per annum + pension, private medical ins.
Posted: 13 June 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
Zero-One Design Limited
Salary: £20,000 per annum Negotiable, depending upon experience.
Posted: 28 May 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Anderson Cole Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £40,000 to £55,000 per annum Bonus + share options + pension + he
Posted: 14 June 2013
Warwickshire
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £40000 - £50000 per annum
Posted: 14 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Edgar Cowen
Salary: Very Good Salary + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 10 June 2013
Warwickshire
Asc Recruitment
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum To £35k (possibly bit more ) + excel
Posted: 12 June 2013
STOKE, West Midlands
Provisio Solutions
Salary: £30,000 - £35,000 per year
Posted: 14 June 2013
Coventry, West Midlands
Hudson
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + extensive benefits
Posted: 24 May 2013
Tamworth, Staffordshire
IT Connections
Salary: £25,000 to £35,000
Posted: 14 June 2013
West Midlands
Amoria Bond
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum + Pension, Bonus, Healthcare and PMI
Posted: 1 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Big Red Recruitment
Salary: From £25,000 to £30,000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted: 14 June 2013
Walsall, West Midlands (County)
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
STAFFORDSHIRE, West Midlands
Provisio Solutions
Salary: £25,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 14 June 2013
Birmingham, West Midlands (County)
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £20000 - £24000 per annum + + Benefits + Formal training
Posted: 17 June 2013
Staffordshire, West Midlands
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 per annum
Posted: 17 June 2013
Stafford, West Midlands
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £30000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
Staffordshire
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £30000 per annum
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