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This section looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank233280
Rank change on same period last yearUp+47
Matching contract IT job ads1515
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.015 %
As % of the category below0.539 %0.357 %
Daily rates quoted72
Average minimum daily rate£400£225
Average daily rate£450£256
% change on same period last year+75.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£288
UK excluding London average daily rate£408£326
% change on same period last year+24.97 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£39.50
Average hourly rate-£40.13
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£9.25£40.13
% change on same period last year-76.94 %
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching contract IT job ads27854200
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled3.712 %4.249 %
Daily rates quoted6831044
Average minimum daily rate£310£310
Average daily rate£328£328
% change on same period last year+0.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£345
UK excluding London average daily rate£340£336
% change on same period last year+1.20 %
Hourly rates quoted253429
Average minimum hourly rate£32.19£34.39
Average hourly rate£34.14£36.86
% change on same period last year-7.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.08£39.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.78£33.23
% change on same period last year-1.32 %
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 25 July 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
Contract Locations

This section 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 25 July 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
OxfordshireNew entry-11£450-
East SussexNew entry-1--
BerkshireUp+351--
Thames ValleyNew entry-1--
SurreyDown-71--
COM EnglandCOM
England

COM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 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.

123 (100.00 %)Microsoft
217 (73.91 %)C#
217 (73.91 %).NET
38 (34.78 %)SQL Server
38 (34.78 %)CRM
38 (34.78 %)salesforce.com
47 (30.43 %)Microsoft CRM
47 (30.43 %)SAP
47 (30.43 %)Marketing
47 (30.43 %)NetSuite
47 (30.43 %)SAP Business One
47 (30.43 %)Dynamics CRM
56 (26.09 %)VB
56 (26.09 %)XML
65 (21.74 %)XSLT
65 (21.74 %)ASP
65 (21.74 %)ASP.NET
65 (21.74 %)Windows
65 (21.74 %)OO
65 (21.74 %)VB6
74 (17.39 %)DCOM
74 (17.39 %)SQL
74 (17.39 %)C++
74 (17.39 %)Intranet
74 (17.39 %)Internet
74 (17.39 %)E-Commerce
74 (17.39 %)MTS
83 (13.04 %)Oracle
83 (13.04 %)MS Office
83 (13.04 %)ATL

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 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
117 (73.91 %).NET
26 (26.09 %)XML
35 (21.74 %)ASP
35 (21.74 %)ASP.NET
35 (21.74 %)XSLT
44 (17.39 %)DCOM
53 (13.04 %)ATL
62 (8.696 %)MFC
62 (8.696 %)STL
62 (8.696 %)WebServices
71 (4.348 %)XSD
71 (4.348 %)ADO.NET
71 (4.348 %)ActiveX
71 (4.348 %)WinForms
71 (4.348 %).NET Framework
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (17.39 %)MTS
22 (8.696 %)Lotus Notes
31 (4.348 %)MS Exchange
South East IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (13.04 %)MS Office
21 (4.348 %)MS Excel
21 (4.348 %)MS Visio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (30.43 %)Microsoft CRM
17 (30.43 %)Dynamics CRM
17 (30.43 %)SAP Business One
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (17.39 %)Intranet
14 (17.39 %)Internet
21 (4.348 %)3G
21 (4.348 %)UTRAN
21 (4.348 %)HSDPA
21 (4.348 %)HSUPA
21 (4.348 %)HTTP
21 (4.348 %)TCP/IP
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (34.78 %)SQL Server
22 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.348 %)Oracle 9i
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (8.696 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (8.696 %)QuickTest Pro
21 (4.348 %)InstallShield
21 (4.348 %)NUnit
21 (4.348 %)Visual Studio
South East IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (30.43 %)Marketing
22 (8.696 %)Aerospace
31 (4.348 %)Publishing
31 (4.348 %)Military
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (34.78 %)Consultant
27 (30.43 %)Developer
27 (30.43 %)CRM Consultant
34 (17.39 %)Software Engineer
43 (13.04 %).NET Developer
43 (13.04 %)C# Developer
43 (13.04 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Senior Test Analyst
51 (4.348 %)C# Software Engineer
51 (4.348 %)Team Leader
51 (4.348 %)SQL Developer
51 (4.348 %)Development Team Leader
51 (4.348 %)SQL DBA
51 (4.348 %).NET Team Leader
51 (4.348 %)Oracle Team Leader
51 (4.348 %)CSharp Software Developer
51 (4.348 %)Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Test Analyst
51 (4.348 %)Software Developer
51 (4.348 %)Tester
South East IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (8.696 %)N-Tier
21 (4.348 %)Blackberry
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (21.74 %)Windows
21 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
21 (4.348 %)Windows XP
21 (4.348 %)Windows Server 2003
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (34.78 %)CRM
25 (21.74 %)OO
34 (17.39 %)E-Commerce
43 (13.04 %)UML
52 (8.696 %)RUP
52 (8.696 %)Configuration Management
52 (8.696 %)Test Scripting
61 (4.348 %)Continuous Integration
61 (4.348 %)TDD
61 (4.348 %)Web Development
61 (4.348 %)Unit Testing
61 (4.348 %)OOA/OOD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (73.91 %)C#
26 (26.09 %)VB
35 (21.74 %)VB6
44 (17.39 %)SQL
44 (17.39 %)C++
52 (8.696 %)Transact-SQL
52 (8.696 %)VC++
61 (4.348 %)DHTML
61 (4.348 %)JavaScript
61 (4.348 %)PL/SQL
61 (4.348 %)C
South East IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (8.696 %)ISEB
12 (8.696 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (4.348 %)MCPD
21 (4.348 %)MCAD
21 (4.348 %)MCSD
South East IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
123 (100.00 %)Microsoft
28 (34.78 %)salesforce.com
37 (30.43 %)NetSuite
37 (30.43 %)SAP
43 (13.04 %)Oracle
52 (8.696 %)Lotus
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