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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the Reading region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-73
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.775 %
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£402£384
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
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£24.00£28.00
% change on same period last year-14.28 %
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Reading
Matching contract IT job ads191258
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.299 %0.281 %
Daily rates quoted45109
Average minimum daily rate£300£345
Average daily rate£319£365
% change on same period last year-12.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£386
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£333
% change on same period last year-1.91 %
Hourly rates quoted1410
Average minimum hourly rate£30.50£39.65
Average hourly rate£32.27£40.76
% change on same period last year-20.82 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.05£41.87
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.97£31.52
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
ADO BerkshireADO
Berkshire

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.

ADO
Demand Trend

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

Reading ADO Demand Trend

ADO
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading ADO Daily Rate Trend

ADO
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing ADO 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 ADO.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)Retail
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Reading region citing ADO 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 ADO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)HTML
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)WebServices
11 (100.00 %)AJAX
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Retail
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %).NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)C# Developer
Reading IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#