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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ActiveX over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank127143
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.342 %0.198 %
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£280£305
% change on same period last year-8.33 %
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£35.50£37.13
% change on same period last year-4.37 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads8771008
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.225 %1.013 %
Daily rates quoted158151
Average minimum daily rate£291£309
Average daily rate£308£332
% change on same period last year-7.31 %
Average maximum daily rate£325£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£333
% change on same period last year-0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted8386
Average minimum hourly rate£25.23£25.80
Average hourly rate£28.10£28.15
% change on same period last year-0.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.97£30.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.32£32.24
% change on same period last year-2.87 %
ActiveX EnglandActiveX
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.

ActiveX
Demand Trend

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

North West ActiveX Demand Trend

ActiveX
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West ActiveX Daily Rate Trend

ActiveX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West ActiveX Hourly Rate Trend

ActiveX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ActiveX within the North West region over the 3 months to 6 October 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
CheshireNew entry-3--
ActiveX EnglandActiveX
England

ActiveX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX.

15 (100.00 %)SQL
24 (80.00 %).NET
24 (80.00 %)PRINCE2
33 (60.00 %)Project Management
33 (60.00 %)C#
42 (40.00 %)Java
42 (40.00 %)JavaScript
42 (40.00 %)SQL Server
42 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
42 (40.00 %)GIS
42 (40.00 %)ArcGIS
42 (40.00 %)ArcIMS
42 (40.00 %)ArcObjects
42 (40.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
51 (20.00 %)Windows
51 (20.00 %)OO
51 (20.00 %)Tomcat
51 (20.00 %)Flash
51 (20.00 %)TOAD
51 (20.00 %)Network Load Balancing
51 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
51 (20.00 %)Jetty
51 (20.00 %)Workflow
51 (20.00 %)Hibernate
51 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
51 (20.00 %)ArcSDE
51 (20.00 %)VB6
51 (20.00 %)Data Analysis
51 (20.00 %)Spring

ActiveX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (80.00 %).NET
22 (40.00 %)ArcObjects
22 (40.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (20.00 %)JSP
31 (20.00 %)Struts
31 (20.00 %)XML
31 (20.00 %)Hibernate
31 (20.00 %)Spring
31 (20.00 %)HTML
31 (20.00 %)J2EE
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (40.00 %)ArcGIS
12 (40.00 %)ArcIMS
21 (20.00 %)ArcSDE
21 (20.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (20.00 %)Jetty
21 (20.00 %)Tomcat
North West IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (40.00 %)SQL Server
12 (40.00 %)GIS
21 (20.00 %)TOAD
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (20.00 %)JUnit
11 (20.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
11 (20.00 %)Flash
North West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Pensions
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Business Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Systems Support
21 (20.00 %)Applications Support
21 (20.00 %)J2EE Developer
21 (20.00 %)VB Developer
21 (20.00 %)GIS Developer
21 (20.00 %)HTML Developer
21 (20.00 %)VB6 Developer
21 (20.00 %)Software Developer
21 (20.00 %)Business Analyst
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (20.00 %)Windows
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (80.00 %)PRINCE2
23 (60.00 %)Project Management
31 (20.00 %)Workflow
31 (20.00 %)Agile Software Development
31 (20.00 %)Data Analysis
31 (20.00 %)Network Load Balancing
31 (20.00 %)OO
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (60.00 %)C#
32 (40.00 %)Java
32 (40.00 %)JavaScript
41 (20.00 %)VB
41 (20.00 %)VB6
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (20.00 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (40.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)Oracle