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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) 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 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
Rank125-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.252 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£298-
Average daily rate£298-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£298-
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 %
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching contract IT job ads794950
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.276 %1.020 %
Daily rates quoted124129
Average minimum daily rate£284£306
Average daily rate£303£322
% change on same period last year-5.67 %
Average maximum daily rate£323£337
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Hourly rates quoted10083
Average minimum hourly rate£22.29£24.58
Average hourly rate£24.89£27.20
% change on same period last year-8.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.49£29.82
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.57£31.61
% change on same period last year-9.61 %
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 West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

North West 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 West region.

North West 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 West region.

North West 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 North West 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
CheshireNew entry-2£298-
COM+ EnglandCOM+
England

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)IIS
12 (100.00 %)SOAP
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)SSL
12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)SAN
12 (100.00 %)Peregrine
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)Tivoli
12 (100.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
12 (100.00 %)FrontPage
12 (100.00 %)MCTS
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
12 (100.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
12 (100.00 %).NET Framework
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
12 (100.00 %)ServiceCenter
12 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
12 (100.00 %)Firewall

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North West 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 West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)SOAP
12 (100.00 %)WebServices
12 (100.00 %)Windows SharePoint Services
12 (100.00 %).NET Framework
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (100.00 %)IIS
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Portal Server
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (100.00 %)LAN
12 (100.00 %)WAN
12 (100.00 %)TCP/IP
12 (100.00 %)SSL
12 (100.00 %)SAN
12 (100.00 %)Firewall
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (100.00 %)FrontPage
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Administrator
12 (100.00 %)SharePoint Administrator
21 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (50.00 %)Technical Administrator
North West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (100.00 %)Clustering
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
12 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)ITIL
North West IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)MCTS
North West IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (100.00 %)Tivoli
12 (100.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
12 (100.00 %)ServiceCenter
North West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)IBM
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)Peregrine