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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OOP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank145167
Rank change on same period last yearUp+22
Matching permanent IT job ads9259
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.049 %0.024 %
As % of the category below1.769 %1.272 %
Salaries quoted8759
Average minimum salary£24,812£27,780
Average salary£28,201£30,568
% change on same period last year-7.74 %
Average maximum salary£31,590£33,357
UK excluding London average salary£32,806£34,772
% change on same period last year-5.65 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads52004637
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.745 %1.899 %
Salaries quoted43663926
Average minimum salary£36,439£37,524
Average salary£39,972£40,608
% change on same period last year-1.56 %
Average maximum salary£43,504£43,691
UK excluding London average salary£42,567£44,524
% change on same period last year-4.39 %
OOP EnglandOOP
England

OOP
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands OOP Demand Trend

OOP
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands OOP Salary Trend

OOP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OOP across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

West Midlands OOP Salary Histogram

OOP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OOP within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
WarwickshireUp+1926£28,033-0.76 %
CoventryUp+525£27,060-17.37 %
BirminghamDown-420£29,947+6.21 %
StaffordshireUp+418£25,719-32.64 %
WolverhamptonDown-15£27,100+8.40 %
HerefordshireDown-154£46,667+60.57 %
WorcestershireDown-182£37,500+33.33 %
SolihullDown-111£40,000+41.59 %
SmethwickNew entry-1£37,000-
OOP EnglandOOP
England

OOP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing OOP 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 OOP.

188 (58.28 %)OO
275 (49.67 %).NET
374 (49.01 %)C#
456 (37.09 %)SQL
555 (36.42 %)SQL Server
650 (33.11 %)C++
741 (27.15 %)Java
839 (25.83 %)JavaScript
839 (25.83 %)PHP
936 (23.84 %)Degree
1035 (23.18 %)Pensions
1130 (19.87 %)CSS
1130 (19.87 %)XML
1228 (18.54 %)Windows
1228 (18.54 %)C
1325 (16.56 %)Health
1423 (15.23 %)ASP.NET
1522 (14.57 %)Finance
1621 (13.91 %)VB.NET
1720 (13.25 %)Perl
1819 (12.58 %)HTML
1819 (12.58 %)CRM
1918 (11.92 %).NET Framework
2017 (11.26 %)SQL Server 2005
2116 (10.60 %)Web Development
2215 (9.934 %)Computer Science
2215 (9.934 %)UML
2215 (9.934 %)XHTML
2314 (9.272 %)MySQL
2314 (9.272 %)Oracle

OOP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing OOP 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 OOP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
175 (49.67 %).NET
230 (19.87 %)CSS
230 (19.87 %)XML
323 (15.23 %)ASP.NET
419 (12.58 %)HTML
518 (11.92 %).NET Framework
615 (9.934 %)XHTML
712 (7.947 %)MFC
810 (6.623 %)J2EE
810 (6.623 %)OpenGL
99 (5.960 %)JSP
108 (5.298 %)WebServices
108 (5.298 %)AJAX
117 (4.636 %)Servlets
125 (3.311 %)WinForms
134 (2.649 %)ASP
143 (1.987 %)Spring
143 (1.987 %)JSF
143 (1.987 %)WebSphere
143 (1.987 %)Web Dynpro
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (8.609 %)CMS
24 (2.649 %)IIS
33 (1.987 %)Apache
42 (1.325 %)Tomcat
42 (1.325 %)WebSphere MQ
42 (1.325 %)WebSphere Application Server
51 (0.662 %)WebLogic
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (3.311 %)MS Excel
23 (1.987 %)MS Office
32 (1.325 %)Photoshop
32 (1.325 %)Adobe Illustrator
West Midlands IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (2.649 %)GraphTalk
23 (1.987 %)SAP CRM
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
111 (7.285 %)Internet
29 (5.960 %)TCP/IP
36 (3.974 %)Intranet
42 (1.325 %)DNS
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (36.42 %)SQL Server
217 (11.26 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (9.272 %)MySQL
48 (5.298 %)SQL Server 2000
55 (3.311 %)RDBMS
63 (1.987 %)DB2
63 (1.987 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.662 %)SQL Server Integration Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (7.947 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.325 %)Flash
22 (1.325 %)JUnit
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (23.18 %)Pensions
225 (16.56 %)Health
322 (14.57 %)Finance
412 (7.947 %)Insurance
511 (7.285 %)3D Graphics
511 (7.285 %)Games
69 (5.960 %)Education
76 (3.974 %)Financial Institution
85 (3.311 %)Telecoms
94 (2.649 %)Retail
103 (1.987 %)Marketing
103 (1.987 %)Automotive
112 (1.325 %)Back Office
112 (1.325 %)Manufacturing
112 (1.325 %)Graphic Design
121 (0.662 %)Animation
121 (0.662 %)Government
121 (0.662 %)Construction
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1112 (74.17 %)Developer
228 (18.54 %)C# Developer
323 (15.23 %)Software Developer
421 (13.91 %)Software Engineer
517 (11.26 %)Web Developer
615 (9.934 %)Java Developer
714 (9.272 %)PHP Developer
813 (8.609 %)C++ Developer
912 (7.947 %).NET Developer
912 (7.947 %)Senior Developer
1011 (7.285 %)Architect
1110 (6.623 %)Information Architect
128 (5.298 %)Programmer
128 (5.298 %)Analyst
137 (4.636 %)Consultant
137 (4.636 %)C++ Software Engineer
137 (4.636 %)J2EE Developer
137 (4.636 %)Java Software Engineer
137 (4.636 %)Java Web Developer
145 (3.311 %)ASP.NET Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (9.934 %)Computer Science
213 (8.609 %)Mathematics
34 (2.649 %)N-Tier
34 (2.649 %)VLE
42 (1.325 %)Physics
51 (0.662 %)Client/Server
51 (0.662 %)Web 2.0
51 (0.662 %)EPoS
51 (0.662 %)W3C
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
128 (18.54 %)Windows
29 (5.960 %)Mac OS X
35 (3.311 %)UNIX
43 (1.987 %)OS/400
43 (1.987 %)zOS
52 (1.325 %)Linux
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
188 (58.28 %)OO
219 (12.58 %)CRM
316 (10.60 %)Web Development
415 (9.934 %)UML
511 (7.285 %)Web Design
610 (6.623 %)OOD
79 (5.960 %)E-Commerce
86 (3.974 %)Content Management
95 (3.311 %)OOA/OOD
104 (2.649 %)Agile Software Development
113 (1.987 %)ERP
113 (1.987 %)Software Testing
122 (1.325 %)Investment Management
122 (1.325 %)Business Intelligence
131 (0.662 %)CAD
131 (0.662 %)Migration
131 (0.662 %)EAI
131 (0.662 %)Creative Marketing
131 (0.662 %)Use Case
131 (0.662 %)Digital Marketing
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
174 (49.01 %)C#
256 (37.09 %)SQL
350 (33.11 %)C++
441 (27.15 %)Java
539 (25.83 %)JavaScript
539 (25.83 %)PHP
628 (18.54 %)C
721 (13.91 %)VB.NET
820 (13.25 %)Perl
912 (7.947 %)PHP5
106 (3.974 %)Transact-SQL
114 (2.649 %)COBOL
123 (1.987 %)DHTML
123 (1.987 %)ABAP
123 (1.987 %)Smalltalk
123 (1.987 %)RPG
132 (1.325 %)PHP4
132 (1.325 %)ActionScript
132 (1.325 %)PL/SQL
132 (1.325 %)VBScript
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (23.84 %)Degree
24 (2.649 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (0.662 %)Sun Certification
31 (0.662 %)MCTS
31 (0.662 %)MCP
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.325 %)Tivoli
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (9.272 %)Oracle
213 (8.609 %)Microsoft
33 (1.987 %)Sybase
33 (1.987 %)SAP
41 (0.662 %)Sun
41 (0.662 %)Pegasus
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