OOD Job Trends in the North West

Object-Oriented Design (OOD)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring OOD skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 178 200 193
Rank change year-on-year +22 -7 +91
Permanent jobs citing OOD 6 8 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.094% 0.16% 0.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.17% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile £51,378 - £30,025
25th Percentile £56,921 £48,869 £36,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,055 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +19.87% +2.68% -37.10%
75th Percentile £60,625 £51,240 £61,250
90th Percentile £61,749 - £63,500
England median annual salary £63,750 £67,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.56% +12.50% -3.36%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

OOD falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 5,198 4,623 3,899
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 81.05% 91.29% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 2,569 2,267 3,029
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,114 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £66,445 £68,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing OOD relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

OOD job vacancy trend in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing OOD.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing OOD

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Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing OOD in the North West over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for OOD in the North West

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OOD within the North West region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Lancashire +16 4 £55,091 +10.06%
Manchester +23 2 £60,000 - 1
OOD
England

OOD
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 4 (66.67%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineer
2 3 (50.00%) Senior
2 3 (50.00%) Senior Systems Engineer
3 2 (33.33%) Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Salesforce Developer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) OO
2 4 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
3 3 (50.00%) Agile
3 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (50.00%) Validation
3 3 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Software Engineering
5 1 (16.67%) Coaching
5 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
5 1 (16.67%) Cryptography
5 1 (16.67%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (16.67%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 1 (16.67%) Programme Delivery
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
1 4 (66.67%) HNC
1 4 (66.67%) HND
2 1 (16.67%) CEH
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Salesforce