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This section looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) 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 COM over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-95
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads03
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.602 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£343
Average daily rate-£388
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£433
UK excluding London average daily rate£391£335
% change on same period last year+16.63 %
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£27.81£39.33
% change on same period last year-29.29 %
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Hertfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads367498
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.489 %0.497 %
Daily rates quoted166213
Average minimum daily rate£356£325
Average daily rate£384£348
% change on same period last year+10.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£412£371
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£337
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1922
Average minimum hourly rate£30.86£30.97
Average hourly rate£32.09£32.31
% change on same period last year-0.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.33£33.64
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.55£33.03
% change on same period last year-1.44 %
COM East of EnglandCOM
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.

COM
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire COM Demand Trend

COM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire COM Daily Rate Trend

COM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hertfordshire COM Hourly Rate Trend

COM
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing COM 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 COM.

11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Games

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing COM 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 COM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Project
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Finance
11 (100.00 %)Games
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)PRINCE2
Hertfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft