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This section looks at the demand for Object-Oriented (OO) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Processes & Methodologies category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited OO over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkObject-Oriented (OO)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank2825
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads951114261
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled5.120 %5.944 %
As % of the category below8.755 %10.63 %
Salaries quoted815011514
Average minimum salary£39,605£42,127
Average salary£43,838£46,633
% change on same period last year-5.99 %
Average maximum salary£48,071£51,140
UK excluding London average salary£37,027£37,356
% change on same period last year-0.88 %
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads108630134109
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled58.48 %55.90 %
Salaries quoted88900105887
Average minimum salary£43,019£44,892
Average salary£47,090£48,929
% change on same period last year-3.75 %
Average maximum salary£51,160£52,966
UK excluding London average salary£42,487£44,463
% change on same period last year-4.44 %

OO
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing OO within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Processes & Methodologies category.

OO Demand Trend

OO
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing OO within the UK.

OO Salary Trend

OO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing OO over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 within the UK.

OO Salary Histogram

OO
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing OO within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 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
EnglandDown-39244£44,003-6.36 %
LondonDown-34691£51,682-7.28 %
South EastDown-61591£39,531+0.61 %
City of LondonDown-41310£54,362-9.18 %
East of EnglandDown-2707£40,743+3.55 %
South WestDown-2648£35,015+2.66 %
North WestDown-2566£31,762-6.88 %
YorkshireDown-7515£35,027-4.96 %
BerkshireUp+3430£41,578-2.24 %
West MidlandsDown-3349£35,238-5.86 %
West YorkshireDown-8345£34,515-6.83 %
SurreyDown-19344£36,880-9.71 %
CambridgeshireDown-6302£38,019+3.58 %
ManchesterUp+1297£31,102-11.17 %
HampshireDown-9292£40,989+8.78 %
LeedsDown-8227£33,495-12.18 %
OxfordshireUp+20219£37,472+13.50 %
HertfordshireDown-7209£42,652+1.39 %
CambridgeDown-5208£37,018-4.96 %
East MidlandsDown-26187£33,194+1.13 %
ScotlandDown-15168£33,208-6.09 %
OxfordUp+19147£36,450+9.53 %
CheshireDown-17145£30,230-5.66 %
GloucestershireDown-3123£39,833+20.24 %
DorsetUp+8120£32,668-17.87 %
ReadingDown-8115£41,750-6.73 %
DevonUp+25113£31,882+9.87 %
WiltshireDown-8113£37,098+9.08 %
BristolDown-27102£34,351-0.75 %
North YorkshireDown-598£36,530-10.64 %

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Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

18213 (41.07 %).NET
27970 (39.85 %)C#
37408 (37.04 %)Java
46068 (30.34 %)SQL
56034 (30.17 %)C++
65655 (28.28 %)SQL Server
75638 (28.19 %)XML
84698 (23.49 %)Finance
93992 (19.96 %)ASP.NET
103607 (18.04 %)UML
113557 (17.79 %)JavaScript
123384 (16.92 %)Degree
133256 (16.28 %)HTML
143121 (15.61 %)Oracle
152879 (14.40 %)Windows
162825 (14.13 %)J2EE
172605 (13.03 %)Microsoft
182590 (12.95 %)CSS
192473 (12.37 %)WebServices
202432 (12.16 %)UNIX
212289 (11.45 %)Banking
222250 (11.25 %)Linux
232174 (10.87 %)OOD
241928 (9.640 %)AJAX
251845 (9.225 %)VB.NET
261840 (9.200 %)VB
271740 (8.700 %)PHP
281671 (8.355 %)MySQL
291558 (7.790 %)C
291558 (7.790 %)OOP

OO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18213 (41.07 %).NET
25638 (28.19 %)XML
33992 (19.96 %)ASP.NET
43256 (16.28 %)HTML
52825 (14.13 %)J2EE
62590 (12.95 %)CSS
72473 (12.37 %)WebServices
81928 (9.640 %)AJAX
91386 (6.930 %).NET Framework
101329 (6.645 %)Spring
111233 (6.165 %)XHTML
121170 (5.850 %)XSLT
131124 (5.620 %)WinForms
141093 (5.465 %)JSP
151066 (5.330 %)ASP
161058 (5.290 %)Hibernate
17815 (4.075 %)Servlets
18782 (3.910 %)WebSphere
19674 (3.370 %)SOAP
20626 (3.130 %)Struts
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1943 (4.715 %)Apache
2628 (3.140 %)WebLogic
3514 (2.570 %)Tomcat
4468 (2.340 %)IIS
5432 (2.160 %)JBoss
6382 (1.910 %)BizTalk Server
7355 (1.775 %)SharePoint
8282 (1.410 %)CMS
9198 (0.990 %)MQSeries
10157 (0.785 %)WebSphere Application Server
11139 (0.695 %)SharePoint Server 2007
12128 (0.640 %)WebSphere MQ
1352 (0.260 %)ColdFusion
1451 (0.255 %)Oracle Application Server
1547 (0.235 %)Resin
1645 (0.225 %)WebLogic Portal
1739 (0.195 %)Rendezvous
1739 (0.195 %)Commerce Server
1837 (0.185 %)Jetty
1934 (0.170 %)ATG Dynamo
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11179 (5.895 %)MS Excel
2298 (1.490 %)MS Office
3224 (1.120 %)MS Visio
4135 (0.675 %)Photoshop
5104 (0.520 %)MATLAB
660 (0.300 %)Spreadsheet
754 (0.270 %)MS Project
843 (0.215 %)Adobe Illustrator
926 (0.130 %)MS PowerPoint
1021 (0.105 %)Quicktime
1119 (0.095 %)Fireworks
1217 (0.085 %)3ds Max
139 (0.045 %)AutoCAD
148 (0.040 %)SPSS
157 (0.035 %)CA Clarity
166 (0.030 %)InfoPath
173 (0.015 %)FrameMaker
182 (0.010 %)InDesign
182 (0.010 %)QuarkXPress
182 (0.010 %)ImageReady
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
189 (0.445 %)SAP CRM
245 (0.225 %)Axapta
334 (0.170 %)Dynamics AX
430 (0.150 %)Endur
528 (0.140 %)Oracle Financials
626 (0.130 %)Summit
725 (0.125 %)Staffware
822 (0.110 %)FRONT ARENA
915 (0.075 %)Capstone
915 (0.075 %)Kondor+
1014 (0.070 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
1112 (0.060 %)Dynamics CRM
1112 (0.060 %)BASE24
1211 (0.055 %)Sophis RISQUE
139 (0.045 %)Monis
139 (0.045 %)SunGard Panorama
148 (0.040 %)Oracle Applications
148 (0.040 %)Google Analytics
157 (0.035 %)SAP SD
157 (0.035 %)SAP Oil and Gas
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11133 (5.665 %)Internet
2422 (2.110 %)TCP/IP
3338 (1.690 %)HTTP
4269 (1.345 %)Intranet
5103 (0.515 %)SMS
697 (0.485 %)SMTP
793 (0.465 %)FTP
885 (0.425 %)Wireless
981 (0.405 %)DVB
1063 (0.315 %)DOCSIS
1162 (0.310 %)DNS
1257 (0.285 %)Broadband
1257 (0.285 %)GSM
1353 (0.265 %)Extranet
1452 (0.260 %)GPRS
1452 (0.260 %)SNMP
1549 (0.245 %)RTP
1647 (0.235 %)SSL
1740 (0.200 %)RTSP
1838 (0.190 %)Ethernet
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15655 (28.28 %)SQL Server
21671 (8.355 %)MySQL
31310 (6.550 %)SQL Server 2005
4928 (4.640 %)RDBMS
5850 (4.250 %)SQL Server 2000
6297 (1.485 %)DB2
7241 (1.205 %)Oracle 10g
8203 (1.015 %)Crystal Reports
9185 (0.925 %)Datawarehouse
10172 (0.860 %)DTS
11151 (0.755 %)Oracle 9i
12143 (0.715 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
13133 (0.665 %)PostgreSQL
14104 (0.520 %)OLAP
1599 (0.495 %)GIS
1694 (0.470 %)ETL
1793 (0.465 %)Oracle 8/8i
1890 (0.450 %)Oracle Reports
1980 (0.400 %)SQL Server Integration Services
2069 (0.345 %)MS Access
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11252 (6.260 %)Visual Studio
2848 (4.240 %)Flash
3578 (2.890 %)Eclipse
4532 (2.660 %)Subversion
5492 (2.460 %)JUnit
6449 (2.245 %)Ant
7213 (1.065 %)NUnit
8192 (0.960 %)VSS/SourceSafe
9190 (0.950 %)ClearCase
10174 (0.870 %)Rational Rose
1185 (0.425 %)WebSphere Studio Application Developer
1259 (0.295 %)Log4j
1357 (0.285 %)FitNesse
1456 (0.280 %)Selenium
1554 (0.270 %)Dreamweaver
1652 (0.260 %)CruiseControl
1750 (0.250 %)IntelliJ
1848 (0.240 %)PowerBuilder
1947 (0.235 %)JDeveloper
1947 (0.235 %)JBuilder
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14698 (23.49 %)Finance
22289 (11.45 %)Banking
31459 (7.295 %)Front Office
4981 (4.905 %)Investment Banking
5874 (4.370 %)Pensions
6779 (3.895 %)Insurance
7661 (3.305 %)Games
8632 (3.160 %)Health
9586 (2.930 %)Telecoms
10579 (2.895 %)Education
11472 (2.360 %)Marketing
12458 (2.290 %)Retail
13271 (1.355 %)Back Office
14204 (1.020 %)Publishing
15203 (1.015 %)Government
16155 (0.775 %)Financial Institution
17146 (0.730 %)Online Games
18129 (0.645 %)3D Graphics
19126 (0.630 %)Electronics
20118 (0.590 %)Advertising
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113646 (68.23 %)Developer
22944 (14.72 %)C# Developer
32898 (14.49 %).NET Developer
42814 (14.07 %)Java Developer
52230 (11.15 %)Senior Developer
62027 (10.14 %)Software Engineer
71664 (8.320 %)Analyst
81478 (7.390 %)Software Developer
91391 (6.955 %)Web Developer
101362 (6.810 %)C++ Developer
111045 (5.225 %)Programmer
12986 (4.930 %)Architect
13875 (4.375 %)ASP.NET Developer
14759 (3.795 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
15749 (3.745 %)PHP Developer
16690 (3.450 %)Java/J2EE Developer
17587 (2.935 %)Team Leader
18565 (2.825 %)Senior Java Developer
19554 (2.770 %)J2EE Developer
20553 (2.765 %)Graduate
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11378 (6.890 %)Derivative
21020 (5.100 %)Computer Science
3697 (3.485 %)Mathematics
4692 (3.460 %)N-Tier
5689 (3.445 %)Equities
6653 (3.265 %)Multithreading
7647 (3.235 %)Fixed Income
8603 (3.015 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
9392 (1.960 %)Equity Derivative
10387 (1.935 %)Client/Server
11211 (1.055 %)Web 2.0
12164 (0.820 %)Grid Computing
13162 (0.810 %)Physics
14161 (0.805 %)W3C
15153 (0.765 %)Credit Derivative
16140 (0.700 %)Social Network
17111 (0.555 %)MPEG
1890 (0.450 %)Mainframe
1988 (0.440 %)Device Driver
1988 (0.440 %)Credit Risk
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12879 (14.40 %)Windows
22432 (12.16 %)UNIX
32250 (11.25 %)Linux
4360 (1.800 %)Solaris
5204 (1.020 %)Windows XP
6160 (0.800 %)Windows Server 2003
7156 (0.780 %)Windows 2000
8112 (0.560 %)Windows NT
9108 (0.540 %)Windows Mobile
10100 (0.500 %)Symbian OS
1198 (0.490 %)VMS
1294 (0.470 %)Windows Vista
1377 (0.385 %)VxWorks
1470 (0.350 %)HPUX
1567 (0.335 %)AIX
1665 (0.325 %)Red Hat Linux
1736 (0.180 %)Mac OS X
1831 (0.155 %)Windows CE
1928 (0.140 %)Windows 2000 Server
2019 (0.095 %)Windows XP Embedded
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13607 (18.04 %)UML
22174 (10.87 %)OOD
31558 (7.790 %)OOP
41456 (7.280 %)Agile Software Development
51200 (6.000 %)Web Development
61191 (5.955 %)E-Commerce
7932 (4.660 %)OOA/OOD
8865 (4.325 %)Software Engineering
9830 (4.150 %)SOA
10744 (3.720 %)Unit Testing
11733 (3.665 %)RUP
12699 (3.495 %)TDD
13632 (3.160 %)Project Management
14560 (2.800 %)Scrum
15445 (2.225 %)Risk Management
16419 (2.095 %)Data Modelling
17403 (2.015 %)CRM
18320 (1.600 %)Workflow
19312 (1.560 %)RAD
20299 (1.495 %)Use Case
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17970 (39.85 %)C#
27408 (37.04 %)Java
36068 (30.34 %)SQL
46034 (30.17 %)C++
53557 (17.79 %)JavaScript
61845 (9.225 %)VB.NET
71840 (9.200 %)VB
81740 (8.700 %)PHP
91558 (7.790 %)C
101011 (5.055 %)Transact-SQL
11928 (4.640 %)Perl
12698 (3.490 %)VB6
13692 (3.460 %)ActionScript
14593 (2.965 %)VC++
15571 (2.855 %)PL/SQL
16534 (2.670 %)Python
17514 (2.570 %)PHP5
18454 (2.270 %)DHTML
19440 (2.200 %)Delphi
20412 (2.060 %)VBA
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13384 (16.92 %)Degree
2439 (2.195 %)Microsoft Certification
3265 (1.325 %)MCSD
4200 (1.000 %)PhD
5177 (0.885 %)MCAD
6144 (0.720 %)MCP
796 (0.480 %)Sun Certification
893 (0.465 %)ISEB
939 (0.195 %)HND
1035 (0.175 %)HNC
1035 (0.175 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1123 (0.115 %)IBM Certification
1215 (0.075 %)MCPD
1313 (0.065 %)Postgraduate
1411 (0.055 %)MCSE
1411 (0.055 %)ICAEW
159 (0.045 %)ISTQB
165 (0.025 %)MCTS
174 (0.020 %)MCDST
174 (0.020 %)PMP
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
1396 (1.980 %)QA
260 (0.300 %)ISO9001
348 (0.240 %)WAI
433 (0.165 %)WCAG
514 (0.070 %)ISO9000
611 (0.055 %)Basel II
78 (0.040 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
86 (0.030 %)HL7
95 (0.025 %)JTAG
95 (0.025 %)TickIT
104 (0.020 %)ISO14001
104 (0.020 %)SLA
112 (0.010 %)ISO7816
121 (0.005 %)PCI DSS
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
161 (0.305 %)MSMQ
239 (0.195 %)AquaLogic
338 (0.190 %)Active Directory
415 (0.075 %)NFS
55 (0.025 %)NDS
64 (0.020 %)Samba
73 (0.015 %)NetBackup
73 (0.015 %)Oracle RMAN
73 (0.015 %)Oracle RAC
82 (0.010 %)Terminal Services
91 (0.005 %)Orbix
91 (0.005 %)Cronacle
91 (0.005 %)MailMarshal
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
133 (0.165 %)SCOM
216 (0.080 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
312 (0.060 %)AutoSys
411 (0.055 %)MOM
59 (0.045 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
62 (0.010 %)Tivoli
62 (0.010 %)Nagios
71 (0.005 %)AllFusion Endevor
71 (0.005 %)CONTROL-M
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13121 (15.61 %)Oracle
22605 (13.03 %)Microsoft
3748 (3.740 %)Sybase
4354 (1.770 %)TIBCO
5328 (1.640 %)IBM
6213 (1.065 %)SAP
7209 (1.045 %)Symbian
8191 (0.955 %)Adobe
9160 (0.800 %)Sun
10140 (0.700 %)BEA
1195 (0.475 %)Red Hat
1268 (0.340 %)Zend
1360 (0.300 %)Perforce
1459 (0.295 %)Yahoo!
1459 (0.295 %)Business Objects
1548 (0.240 %)ATG
1643 (0.215 %)Bloomberg
1739 (0.195 %)Vitria
1836 (0.180 %)Pega
1935 (0.175 %)Google