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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the Essex 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank-61
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.442 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£323
% change on same period last year+2.90 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.00
Average hourly rate-£28.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.25£25.17
% change on same period last year-15.56 %
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads164226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.223 %
Daily rates quoted5772
Average minimum daily rate£376£364
Average daily rate£397£390
% change on same period last year+1.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£418£417
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1659
Average minimum hourly rate£31.37£30.91
Average hourly rate£33.50£31.29
% change on same period last year+7.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.63£31.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
ADO East of EnglandADO
East of England

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 Essex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex 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 Essex region.

Essex ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex 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.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ADO.NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)SharePoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Developer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft