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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the Hertfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7284
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching contract IT job ads16
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.346 %1.161 %
Daily rates quoted13
Average minimum daily rate£350£433
Average daily rate£400£433
% change on same period last year-7.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£371£380
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
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£24.00£22.67
% change on same period last year+5.88 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads289517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.407 %0.522 %
Daily rates quoted115208
Average minimum daily rate£320£317
Average daily rate£338£335
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£329£333
% change on same period last year-1.25 %
Hourly rates quoted2023
Average minimum hourly rate£29.46£35.08
Average hourly rate£29.85£36.11
% change on same period last year-17.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.24£37.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.10£32.14
% change on same period last year-3.23 %
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 Hertfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire 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 Hertfordshire region.

Hertfordshire ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

17 (100.00 %)VB
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (57.14 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)Transact-SQL
24 (57.14 %)VBScript
24 (57.14 %)ADSI
24 (57.14 %)DHCP
24 (57.14 %)DNS
24 (57.14 %)Lotus Domino
24 (57.14 %)IBM
24 (57.14 %)Active Directory
24 (57.14 %)Citrix
24 (57.14 %)SAN
24 (57.14 %)Lotus
24 (57.14 %)Government
24 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
24 (57.14 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (57.14 %)WMI
33 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
33 (42.86 %)C#
33 (42.86 %)Retail
33 (42.86 %)Microsoft
33 (42.86 %).NET
33 (42.86 %)ASP
42 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
51 (14.29 %)WebServices
51 (14.29 %)UML

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (57.14 %)ADSI
14 (57.14 %)WMI
23 (42.86 %).NET
23 (42.86 %)ASP
31 (14.29 %)WebServices
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (57.14 %)Lotus Domino
21 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (57.14 %)DHCP
14 (57.14 %)DNS
14 (57.14 %)SAN
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (28.57 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (14.29 %)Datawarehouse
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Government
23 (42.86 %)Retail
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (42.86 %)Developer
13 (42.86 %).NET Developer
13 (42.86 %)C# Developer
21 (14.29 %).NET Designer
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
14 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
21 (14.29 %)UML
21 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)VB
24 (57.14 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)Transact-SQL
24 (57.14 %)VBScript
33 (42.86 %)C#
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (57.14 %)Active Directory
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (57.14 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)IBM
14 (57.14 %)Citrix
14 (57.14 %)Lotus
23 (42.86 %)Microsoft