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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the Kent 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOM+ (COM Plus)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads40
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.636 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£225-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£260£329
% change on same period last year-21.08 %
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£39.00£42.81
% change on same period last year-8.89 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads110134
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.177 %0.144 %
Daily rates quoted4536
Average minimum daily rate£269£301
Average daily rate£286£311
% change on same period last year-8.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£304£322
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted917
Average minimum hourly rate£29.73£22.33
Average hourly rate£32.89£23.32
% change on same period last year+41.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.05£24.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
COM+ South EastCOM+
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.

COM+
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent COM+ Hourly Rate Trend

COM+
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing COM+ within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SevenoaksNew entry-1£225-
COM+ South EastCOM+
South East

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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+.

15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (80.00 %)VB
24 (80.00 %).NET
24 (80.00 %)C#
24 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (80.00 %)XML
24 (80.00 %)VB6
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (60.00 %)NHibernate
33 (60.00 %).NET Framework
33 (60.00 %)WPF
33 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
33 (60.00 %)ADO
33 (60.00 %)HTML
33 (60.00 %)CRM
33 (60.00 %)Microsoft
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
42 (40.00 %)TDD
42 (40.00 %)Migration
42 (40.00 %)IIS
42 (40.00 %)ETL
42 (40.00 %)JavaScript
42 (40.00 %)VBScript
42 (40.00 %)ASP
42 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
42 (40.00 %)Insurance
42 (40.00 %)Data Migration
51 (20.00 %)Data Mapping

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent 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.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %).NET
14 (80.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (80.00 %)XML
23 (60.00 %)ADO
23 (60.00 %)NHibernate
23 (60.00 %).NET Framework
23 (60.00 %)WPF
23 (60.00 %)HTML
32 (40.00 %)ASP
41 (20.00 %)CSS
41 (20.00 %)XSD
41 (20.00 %)XSL
41 (20.00 %)XSLT
41 (20.00 %)ODBC
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)IIS
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (100.00 %)SQL Server
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
23 (60.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (40.00 %)ETL
41 (20.00 %)Crystal Reports
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (60.00 %)Visual Studio
21 (20.00 %)ClearCase
21 (20.00 %)InstallShield
21 (20.00 %)CruiseControl
21 (20.00 %)Ant
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Insurance
21 (20.00 %)Finance
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Developer
12 (40.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)Senior .NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)Senior Developer
21 (20.00 %)Programmer
21 (20.00 %)Coordinator
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
11 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)Agile Software Development
13 (60.00 %)CRM
22 (40.00 %)Migration
22 (40.00 %)Data Migration
22 (40.00 %)TDD
22 (40.00 %)Software Engineering
31 (20.00 %)Release Management
31 (20.00 %)Data Mapping
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (80.00 %)C#
14 (80.00 %)VB
14 (80.00 %)VB6
22 (40.00 %)JavaScript
22 (40.00 %)VBScript
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)MSMQ
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft