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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the South 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 ADO over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank131158
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.467 %0.413 %
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 quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.00
Average hourly rate-£36.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£36.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.00£33.67
% change on same period last year-28.71 %
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching contract IT job ads8561211
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled1.348 %1.298 %
Daily rates quoted208284
Average minimum daily rate£296£326
Average daily rate£322£344
% change on same period last year-6.25 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£334
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Hourly rates quoted135178
Average minimum hourly rate£25.22£30.62
Average hourly rate£27.44£33.38
% change on same period last year-17.79 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.66£36.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.92£31.53
% change on same period last year-8.25 %
ADO EnglandADO
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.

ADO
Demand Trend

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

South West 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 South West region.

South West 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 South West region.

South West ADO Hourly Rate Trend

ADO
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ADO within the South West region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
BristolUp+64--
ADO EnglandADO
England

ADO
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

16 (100.00 %)Delphi
16 (100.00 %)SQL
16 (100.00 %).NET
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
16 (100.00 %)C#
24 (66.67 %)Client/Server
24 (66.67 %)Borland
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 7
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (33.33 %)GIS
32 (33.33 %)Government
32 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
32 (33.33 %)WebServices
32 (33.33 %)VB
32 (33.33 %)VB.NET
32 (33.33 %)C++
32 (33.33 %).NET Framework
41 (16.67 %)RUP
41 (16.67 %)Unified Process

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South West 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.

South West IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (100.00 %).NET
22 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
22 (33.33 %)WebServices
22 (33.33 %).NET Framework
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 7
24 (66.67 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (33.33 %)GIS
South West IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Government
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (100.00 %)Developer
24 (66.67 %)Software Developer
32 (33.33 %)C# Developer
32 (33.33 %)Delphi Developer
41 (16.67 %)SQL Developer
41 (16.67 %)GIS Developer
41 (16.67 %)GUI Developer
41 (16.67 %)VB.NET Developer
41 (16.67 %)VB Developer
41 (16.67 %).NET Developer
South West IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (66.67 %)Client/Server
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)RUP
11 (16.67 %)Unified Process
South West IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (100.00 %)Delphi
16 (100.00 %)SQL
16 (100.00 %)C#
22 (33.33 %)C++
22 (33.33 %)VB
22 (33.33 %)VB.NET
South West IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Borland