Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
England > West Midlands
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring OOP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
134 |
107 |
114 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
+7 |
+52 |
| Contract jobs citing OOP |
4 |
2 |
4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands |
0.18% |
0.12% |
0.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
0.20% |
0.14% |
0.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£408 |
- |
£293 |
| 25th Percentile |
£417 |
£406 |
£343 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£439 |
£413 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.30% |
-8.33% |
-31.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£466 |
£419 |
£481 |
| 90th Percentile |
£479 |
- |
£485 |
| England median daily rate |
£473 |
£489 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.32% |
-11.14% |
-8.33% |
OOP 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 in the West Midlands.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
1,969 |
1,430 |
1,563 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands |
87.12% |
85.89% |
85.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1,244 |
903 |
1,062 |
| 10th Percentile |
£263 |
£223 |
£263 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£400 |
£395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£513 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.44% |
+2.50% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£582 |
£612 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£674 |
£713 |
£688 |
| England median daily rate |
£505 |
£525 |
£545 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.81% |
-3.67% |
-0.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
106 |
49 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.25 |
£14.70 |
£14.46 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.11 |
£16.75 |
£17.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.25 |
£22.00 |
£23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.95% |
-4.35% |
+29.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£27.21 |
£33.75 |
£55.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£38.01 |
£52.50 |
£67.75 |
| England median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£35.00 |
£44.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-28.14% |
-21.35% |
+23.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OOP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.
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Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing OOP.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing OOP.
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Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing OOP within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 December 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 |
| Warwickshire |
- |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
| Birmingham |
- |
1 |
£402 |
- |
|
| Shropshire |
- |
1 |
£475 |
- |
2 |
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England |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
