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The table below looks at the demand for Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited DCOM over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkDistributed Component Object Model (DCOM)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank408463
Rank change on same period last yearUp+55
Matching contract IT job ads1419
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.019 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.165 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted1013
Average minimum daily rate£386£394
Average daily rate£416£410
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Average maximum daily rate£446£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£317
% change on same period last year-8.50 %
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£32.50£43.33
% change on same period last year-24.99 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
London
Matching contract IT job ads847312188
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled11.42 %12.19 %
Daily rates quoted38464751
Average minimum daily rate£372£396
Average daily rate£401£425
% change on same period last year-5.68 %
Average maximum daily rate£430£454
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.74 %
Hourly rates quoted266354
Average minimum hourly rate£31.02£29.73
Average hourly rate£33.19£32.80
% change on same period last year+1.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.36£35.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.45£33.05
% change on same period last year-1.82 %
DCOM EnglandDCOM
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.

DCOM
Demand Trend

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

London DCOM Demand Trend

DCOM
Daily Rate Trend

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

London DCOM Daily Rate Trend

DCOM
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing DCOM across the London region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

London DCOM Daily Rate Histogram

DCOM
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London DCOM Hourly Rate Trend

DCOM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing DCOM within the London region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
City of LondonNew entry-5£558-
Docklands, LondonUp+273£255-16.39 %
DCOM EnglandDCOM
England

DCOM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing DCOM 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 DCOM.

133 (62.26 %)COM+
232 (60.38 %)SQL
330 (56.60 %)Windows
426 (49.06 %)IIS
523 (43.40 %)Microsoft
523 (43.40 %)Finance
622 (41.51 %).NET
622 (41.51 %)C++
622 (41.51 %)XML
721 (39.62 %)OO
817 (32.08 %)C#
916 (30.19 %)VB
1015 (28.30 %)Oracle
1114 (26.42 %)HTML
1114 (26.42 %)ActiveX
1114 (26.42 %)OOD
1114 (26.42 %)VB6
1213 (24.53 %)LAN
1213 (24.53 %)WAN
1213 (24.53 %)Oracle 9i
1213 (24.53 %)PL/SQL
1312 (22.64 %)Visual Studio
1312 (22.64 %)VBA
1312 (22.64 %)MCSE
1312 (22.64 %)UML
1312 (22.64 %)Microsoft Certification
1411 (20.75 %)Citrix
1411 (20.75 %)POP3
1411 (20.75 %)SMTP
1411 (20.75 %)MS Office

DCOM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing DCOM 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 DCOM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
133 (62.26 %)COM+
222 (41.51 %).NET
222 (41.51 %)XML
314 (26.42 %)HTML
314 (26.42 %)ActiveX
411 (20.75 %)ODBC
510 (18.87 %)ASP
68 (15.09 %).NET Framework
76 (11.32 %)ASP.NET
85 (9.434 %)ADO
85 (9.434 %)ADO.NET
85 (9.434 %)XHTML
85 (9.434 %)WinForms
85 (9.434 %)NHibernate
85 (9.434 %)WCF
93 (5.660 %)Spring
102 (3.774 %)WebServices
102 (3.774 %)WebSphere
111 (1.887 %)Application Packaging
111 (1.887 %)Software Packaging
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (49.06 %)IIS
25 (9.434 %)SharePoint Portal Server
31 (1.887 %)WebLogic
31 (1.887 %)Lotus Notes
31 (1.887 %)Apache
31 (1.887 %)Documentum
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (20.75 %)MS Office
26 (11.32 %)MS Excel
32 (3.774 %)MS Project
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (24.53 %)LAN
113 (24.53 %)WAN
211 (20.75 %)POP3
211 (20.75 %)SMTP
310 (18.87 %)SAN
42 (3.774 %)TCP/IP
42 (3.774 %)DNS
51 (1.887 %)SSL
51 (1.887 %)SNA
51 (1.887 %)HTTP
51 (1.887 %)Intranet
51 (1.887 %)Internet
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (24.53 %)Oracle 9i
25 (9.434 %)TOAD
25 (9.434 %)SQL Navigator
25 (9.434 %)Oracle 10g
34 (7.547 %)MS Access
43 (5.660 %)SQL Server
52 (3.774 %)SQL Server 2000
52 (3.774 %)SQL Server 2005
61 (1.887 %)Oracle 8/8i
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (22.64 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.887 %)Rational Rose
21 (1.887 %)Eclipse
21 (1.887 %)LoadRunner
21 (1.887 %)RequisitePro
21 (1.887 %)ClearQuest
21 (1.887 %)NUnit
21 (1.887 %)FrontPage
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (43.40 %)Finance
29 (16.98 %)Banking
36 (11.32 %)Investment Banking
43 (5.660 %)Financial Institution
51 (1.887 %)Back Office
51 (1.887 %)Retail
51 (1.887 %)Retail Banking
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (37.74 %)Developer
214 (26.42 %)Architect
39 (16.98 %)Server Engineer
39 (16.98 %).NET Architect
48 (15.09 %)VB Developer
48 (15.09 %)Oracle Developer
57 (13.21 %)Technical Architect
66 (11.32 %)Senior Developer
75 (9.434 %)Infrastructure Specialist
84 (7.547 %)SQL Developer
84 (7.547 %)PL/SQL Developer
84 (7.547 %)Administrator
84 (7.547 %)Systems Administrator
84 (7.547 %)Development Specialist
84 (7.547 %)Server Specialist
93 (5.660 %)VB6 Developer
102 (3.774 %)Windows Systems Administrator
102 (3.774 %)Oracle DBA
102 (3.774 %)DBA
102 (3.774 %)C++ Developer
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (5.660 %)Computer Science
22 (3.774 %)Multithreading
31 (1.887 %)Client/Server
31 (1.887 %)W3C
31 (1.887 %)Firmware
31 (1.887 %)Derivative
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (56.60 %)Windows
210 (18.87 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (13.21 %)Windows 2000
37 (13.21 %)Windows XP
43 (5.660 %)UNIX
52 (3.774 %)Linux
61 (1.887 %)Windows 2000 Server
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (39.62 %)OO
214 (26.42 %)OOD
312 (22.64 %)UML
48 (15.09 %)Agile Software Development
48 (15.09 %)TDD
56 (11.32 %)PRINCE2
65 (9.434 %)Workflow
74 (7.547 %)Problem Management
82 (3.774 %)Incident Management
82 (3.774 %)ITIL
82 (3.774 %)PRINCE
91 (1.887 %)Project Management
91 (1.887 %)Regression Testing
91 (1.887 %)OOA/OOD
91 (1.887 %)Enterprise Architecture
91 (1.887 %)Business Desktop Deployment
91 (1.887 %)Scrum
91 (1.887 %)RUP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (60.38 %)SQL
222 (41.51 %)C++
317 (32.08 %)C#
416 (30.19 %)VB
514 (26.42 %)VB6
613 (24.53 %)PL/SQL
712 (22.64 %)VBA
88 (15.09 %)Java
94 (7.547 %)Transact-SQL
103 (5.660 %)JavaScript
112 (3.774 %)VBScript
112 (3.774 %)VC++
121 (1.887 %)C
121 (1.887 %)Perl
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (22.64 %)MCSE
112 (22.64 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (5.660 %)Degree
32 (3.774 %)Postgraduate
41 (1.887 %)MCSA
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.887 %)ISO9001
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (16.98 %)Active Directory
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.887 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (43.40 %)Microsoft
215 (28.30 %)Oracle
311 (20.75 %)Citrix
410 (18.87 %)VMware
54 (7.547 %)MicroStrategy
62 (3.774 %)Sun
62 (3.774 %)IBM
71 (1.887 %)Macromedia
71 (1.887 %)HP
71 (1.887 %)BEA
71 (1.887 %)Lotus
71 (1.887 %)Reuters
71 (1.887 %)Bloomberg
71 (1.887 %)NetIQ
71 (1.887 %)Altova