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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the South 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
Rank225251
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads2849
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.048 %
As % of the category below1.055 %1.218 %
Daily rates quoted1214
Average minimum daily rate£232£277
Average daily rate£249£284
% change on same period last year-12.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£265£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£268£327
% change on same period last year-18.25 %
Hourly rates quoted318
Average minimum hourly rate£35.67£38.95
Average hourly rate£37.17£40.50
% change on same period last year-8.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£38.67£42.05
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.93£41.58
% change on same period last year-18.40 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads26544024
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.588 %3.968 %
Daily rates quoted6961023
Average minimum daily rate£319£306
Average daily rate£338£325
% change on same period last year+4.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted246405
Average minimum hourly rate£33.36£33.41
Average hourly rate£35.48£35.78
% change on same period last year-0.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.59£38.16
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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South 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 South East region.

South East COM+ Daily Rate Trend

COM+
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing COM+ across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East COM+ Daily Rate Histogram

COM+
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing COM+ across the South East region.

South East COM+ Hourly Rate Trend

COM+
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing COM+ across the South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

South East COM+ Hourly Rate Histogram

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 South East region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
BerkshireUp+2317£259-13.85 %
SurreyUp+148£236-24.30 %
HampshireUp+211£250-
KentNew entry-1--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
COM+ EnglandCOM+
England

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

155 (90.16 %).NET
252 (85.25 %)SQL Server
345 (73.77 %)SQL
345 (73.77 %)ASP.NET
441 (67.21 %)JavaScript
540 (65.57 %)ASP
639 (63.93 %)Transact-SQL
738 (62.30 %)HTML
836 (59.02 %)XML
930 (49.18 %)XSL
930 (49.18 %)VB.NET
1029 (47.54 %)DHTML
1029 (47.54 %)VB
1126 (42.62 %)N-Tier
1126 (42.62 %)InterDev
1225 (40.98 %)Microsoft
1321 (34.43 %)C#
1415 (24.59 %)VB6
1511 (18.03 %)AJAX
1511 (18.03 %)OOP
1610 (16.39 %)CSS
1610 (16.39 %)System Testing
1610 (16.39 %)User Acceptance Testing
179 (14.75 %)SQL Server 2005
188 (13.11 %)Web Development
188 (13.11 %)DCOM
197 (11.48 %)Visual Studio
197 (11.48 %)C++
197 (11.48 %)Intranet
206 (9.836 %)OO

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (90.16 %).NET
245 (73.77 %)ASP.NET
340 (65.57 %)ASP
438 (62.30 %)HTML
536 (59.02 %)XML
630 (49.18 %)XSL
711 (18.03 %)AJAX
810 (16.39 %)CSS
98 (13.11 %)DCOM
104 (6.557 %)WebServices
112 (3.279 %)WebSphere
121 (1.639 %).NET Remoting
121 (1.639 %)WCF
121 (1.639 %)WPF
121 (1.639 %)WSDL
121 (1.639 %)OLE
121 (1.639 %)WinForms
121 (1.639 %)SOAP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (4.918 %)IIS
22 (3.279 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (1.639 %)MTS
31 (1.639 %)MS Exchange
31 (1.639 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (1.639 %)DotNetNuke
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (4.918 %)Photoshop
21 (1.639 %)MS Office
21 (1.639 %)MS Excel
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (11.48 %)Intranet
22 (3.279 %)TCP/IP
22 (3.279 %)DNS
31 (1.639 %)HTTPS
31 (1.639 %)SSL
31 (1.639 %)ICMP
31 (1.639 %)Firewall
31 (1.639 %)VoIP
31 (1.639 %)FTP
31 (1.639 %)HTTP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (85.25 %)SQL Server
29 (14.75 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (8.197 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (1.639 %)SQL Server 7
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
126 (42.62 %)InterDev
27 (11.48 %)Visual Studio
31 (1.639 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (1.639 %)ClearCase
31 (1.639 %)Rational Rose
31 (1.639 %)InstallShield
31 (1.639 %)Ant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.197 %)Marketing
22 (3.279 %)Automotive
22 (3.279 %)Banking
31 (1.639 %)Finance
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (86.89 %)Developer
224 (39.34 %)Applications Developer
322 (36.07 %).NET Developer
418 (29.51 %)ASP.NET Developer
514 (22.95 %).NET Applications Developer
612 (19.67 %)SQL Developer
612 (19.67 %)SQL Server Developer
711 (18.03 %)VB Developer
89 (14.75 %)C# Developer
98 (13.11 %)VB.NET Developer
98 (13.11 %)ASP Developer
98 (13.11 %)Web Developer
98 (13.11 %)VB6 Developer
98 (13.11 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
107 (11.48 %)Microsoft Developer
115 (8.197 %)Intranet Developer
122 (3.279 %)Consultant
131 (1.639 %)Analyst
131 (1.639 %)Technical Support
131 (1.639 %)Applications Consultant
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (42.62 %)N-Tier
22 (3.279 %)Computer Science
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (6.557 %)Windows
22 (3.279 %)Linux
22 (3.279 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (3.279 %)Red Hat Linux
31 (1.639 %)Windows 2000
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (18.03 %)OOP
210 (16.39 %)User Acceptance Testing
210 (16.39 %)System Testing
38 (13.11 %)Web Development
46 (9.836 %)OO
53 (4.918 %)Migration
62 (3.279 %)UML
71 (1.639 %)Unified Process
71 (1.639 %)Computer Forensics
71 (1.639 %)Problem Management
71 (1.639 %)Release Management
71 (1.639 %)RUP
71 (1.639 %)CRM
71 (1.639 %)DNA
71 (1.639 %)OOD
71 (1.639 %)Configuration Management
71 (1.639 %)Service Management
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (73.77 %)SQL
241 (67.21 %)JavaScript
339 (63.93 %)Transact-SQL
430 (49.18 %)VB.NET
529 (47.54 %)VB
529 (47.54 %)DHTML
621 (34.43 %)C#
715 (24.59 %)VB6
87 (11.48 %)C++
94 (6.557 %)Java
94 (6.557 %)VBScript
103 (4.918 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.279 %)Degree
21 (1.639 %)MCSE
21 (1.639 %)Microsoft Certification
South East IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (3.279 %)VMware ESX
21 (1.639 %)MSMQ
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (1.639 %)BMC PATROL
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
125 (40.98 %)Microsoft
23 (4.918 %)Motorola
32 (3.279 %)Red Hat
32 (3.279 %)VMware
32 (3.279 %)IBM
32 (3.279 %)HP
41 (1.639 %)Compaq
41 (1.639 %)BMC
41 (1.639 %)Cisco
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