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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX skills within the Buckinghamshire region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ActiveX over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7876
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads111
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.012 %
As % of the category below0.610 %3.385 %
Daily rates quoted010
Average minimum daily rate-£300
Average daily rate-£300
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£314£297
% change on same period last year+5.81 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£37.67£35.82
% change on same period last year+5.16 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Buckinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads164325
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.258 %0.348 %
Daily rates quoted4680
Average minimum daily rate£304£299
Average daily rate£325£314
% change on same period last year+3.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted1226
Average minimum hourly rate£31.57£31.23
Average hourly rate£35.55£32.24
% change on same period last year+10.25 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.52£33.26
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
ActiveX South EastActiveX
South East

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.

ActiveX
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire ActiveX Demand Trend

ActiveX
Daily Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire ActiveX Daily Rate Trend

ActiveX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Buckinghamshire ActiveX Hourly Rate Trend

ActiveX
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX.

18 (100.00 %)MFC
27 (87.50 %)SQL Server
27 (87.50 %)C#
27 (87.50 %).NET
27 (87.50 %)Electronics
36 (75.00 %)WinForms
36 (75.00 %)Windows
36 (75.00 %)OO
42 (25.00 %)LabVIEW
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (12.50 %)Mathematics
51 (12.50 %)Physics
51 (12.50 %)Chemistry
51 (12.50 %)Degree
51 (12.50 %)C++
51 (12.50 %)STL
51 (12.50 %)Automotive

ActiveX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (100.00 %)MFC
27 (87.50 %).NET
36 (75.00 %)WinForms
41 (12.50 %)STL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (25.00 %)LabVIEW
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (87.50 %)Electronics
21 (12.50 %)Automotive
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (62.50 %)Software Engineer
15 (62.50 %).NET Software Engineer
23 (37.50 %)C# Software Engineer
32 (25.00 %).NET Programmer
32 (25.00 %)GUI Programmer
32 (25.00 %)Programmer
41 (12.50 %)C++ Developer
41 (12.50 %)Developer
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Mathematics
11 (12.50 %)Physics
11 (12.50 %)Chemistry
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)Windows
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (75.00 %)OO
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (87.50 %)C#
21 (12.50 %)C++
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (12.50 %)Degree