Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (OOA/OOD)
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring OOA/OOD skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited OOA/OOD over the 6 months leading up to 19 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 546 | 565 | 658 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | +93 | +159 |
| Contract jobs citing OOA/OOD | 10 | 16 | 17 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.030% | 0.038% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.034% | 0.045% | 0.034% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 13 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £365 | £336 | £418 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £413 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £410 | £489 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.16% | -4.59% | -14.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £538 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £445 | £734 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £368 | £489 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.85% | -6.86% | -12.50% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
OOA/OOD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 29,656 | 35,918 | 49,614 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.33% | 85.38% | 89.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,620 | 23,009 | 34,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £305 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,566 | 2,286 | 1,643 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £13.00 | £13.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.71 | £18.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £38.12 | £41.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.02% | -8.83% | +58.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.10 | £62.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £73.38 | £77.49 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.00 | £38.12 | £40.58 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.04% | -6.05% | +88.72% |
OOA/OOD
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing OOA/OOD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
OOA/OOD
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing OOA/OOD.
OOA/OOD
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing OOA/OOD over the 6 months to 19 July 2025.
OOA/OOD
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing OOA/OOD.
OOA/OOD
Top 7 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OOA/OOD within the UK over the 6 months to 19 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +36 | 8 | £425 | -13.09% | 12 |
| London | +47 | 7 | £425 | +11.84% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 7 | £410 | -16.16% | 10 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 2 | £368 | -24.85% | 9 |
| North of England | -1 | 1 | £410 | -16.16% | 1 |
| North West | -1 | 1 | £410 | -16.16% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £325 | - |
OOA/OOD
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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