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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the Bristol region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank58-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£296
% change on same period last year+12.54 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.25£26.20
% change on same period last year-18.89 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads200248
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.267 %0.247 %
Daily rates quoted5473
Average minimum daily rate£294£303
Average daily rate£332£339
% change on same period last year-2.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£375
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted3440
Average minimum hourly rate£35.44£32.25
Average hourly rate£37.33£38.47
% change on same period last year-2.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.22£44.68
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
ADO South WestADO
South West

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ADO
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ADO across the Bristol region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Bristol ADO Demand Trend

ADO
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ADO across the Bristol region.

Bristol ADO Daily Rate Trend

ADO
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ADO across the Bristol region.

Bristol ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing ADO 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited ADO.

12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Delphi
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)GIS
12 (100.00 %)Government
12 (100.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)Unified Process
21 (50.00 %)RUP

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol region citing ADO also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ADO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)GIS
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (100.00 %)Government
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)C# Developer
12 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (50.00 %).NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET Developer
21 (50.00 %)VB Developer
21 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (50.00 %)GIS Developer
21 (50.00 %)GUI Developer
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)RUP
11 (50.00 %)Unified Process
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Delphi
12 (100.00 %)SQL
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB.NET