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The table below looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Macclesfield 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 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below16.67 %0.000 %
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£295£450
% change on same period last year-34.55 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00-
Average hourly rate£32.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.60£27.50
% change on same period last year-36.00 %
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Macclesfield
Matching contract IT job ads66
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted44
Average minimum daily rate£188£285
Average daily rate£194£290
% change on same period last year-33.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£200£295
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£20.00
Average hourly rate£32.50£25.00
% change on same period last year+30.00 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
COM CheshireCOM
Cheshire

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

Macclesfield COM Demand 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 Macclesfield region.

Macclesfield COM Hourly Rate Trend

COM
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Macclesfield 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 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
11 (100.00 %)XPath
11 (100.00 %)Multithreading

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Macclesfield 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.

Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)XML
11 (100.00 %).NET Framework
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Manufacturing
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)C++ Developer
11 (100.00 %)C# Developer
11 (100.00 %)C Developer
11 (100.00 %)C++/C# Developer
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Multithreading
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)UML
11 (100.00 %)OO
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)SQL
11 (100.00 %)XPath
Macclesfield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft