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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the North East 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOM+ (COM Plus)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5360
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.699 %0.483 %
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£268£327
% change on same period last year-18.25 %
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£33.93£41.58
% change on same period last year-18.40 %
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North East
Matching contract IT job ads143207
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.193 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted2523
Average minimum daily rate£302£353
Average daily rate£316£369
% change on same period last year-14.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£331£384
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted1922
Average minimum hourly rate£29.42£31.56
Average hourly rate£31.19£32.85
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.95£34.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
COM+ EnglandCOM+
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 North East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North East 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 North East region.

North East 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 North East region.

North East COM+ Hourly Rate Trend

COM+
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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+.

13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)VB
13 (100.00 %).NET
22 (66.67 %)VB.NET
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)VB6
22 (66.67 %)C
31 (33.33 %)Business Analysis
31 (33.33 %)InterDev
31 (33.33 %)VBScript
31 (33.33 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)Java
31 (33.33 %)JavaScript
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)IIS
31 (33.33 %)MS Office
31 (33.33 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)XML
31 (33.33 %)Windows
31 (33.33 %)VC++
31 (33.33 %)ActiveX
31 (33.33 %)MTS
31 (33.33 %)Client/Server
31 (33.33 %)Intranet
31 (33.33 %)Internet

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)WebServices
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)ActiveX
21 (33.33 %)HTML
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)IIS
11 (33.33 %)MTS
North East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (33.33 %)MS Office
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)Intranet
11 (33.33 %)Internet
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (33.33 %)InterDev
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)C# Developer
12 (66.67 %)VB.NET Developer
12 (66.67 %)VB Developer
12 (66.67 %)Developer
12 (66.67 %).NET Developer
12 (66.67 %)VB6 Developer
21 (33.33 %)C Developer
21 (33.33 %)C++/C# Developer
21 (33.33 %)C++ Developer
21 (33.33 %)SQL Developer
North East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)Client/Server
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)Business Analysis
North East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (100.00 %)C#
13 (100.00 %)C++
13 (100.00 %)VB
22 (66.67 %)VB.NET
22 (66.67 %)SQL
22 (66.67 %)C
22 (66.67 %)VB6
31 (33.33 %)VBScript
31 (33.33 %)VC++
31 (33.33 %)Java
31 (33.33 %)JavaScript