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The table below looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Swindon 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank44-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.797 %0.000 %
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£376£327
% change on same period last year+15.10 %
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£27.81£35.00
% change on same period last year-20.53 %
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Swindon
Matching contract IT job ads7985
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.107 %0.084 %
Daily rates quoted1522
Average minimum daily rate£286£308
Average daily rate£300£331
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£338£336
% change on same period last year+0.34 %
Hourly rates quoted113
Average minimum hourly rate£32.64£55.00
Average hourly rate£34.32£60.00
% change on same period last year-42.80 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.00£65.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£32.82
% change on same period last year-0.97 %
COM WiltshireCOM
Wiltshire

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 Swindon region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Swindon COM Demand Trend

COM
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
13 (100.00 %)Internet
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Banking
13 (100.00 %)Online Banking
22 (66.67 %)Enterprise Architecture
22 (66.67 %)MS Visio
22 (66.67 %)Migration
22 (66.67 %)SAP
31 (33.33 %)ERP
31 (33.33 %)Marketing

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Swindon 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.

Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (100.00 %).NET
13 (100.00 %)WebServices
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Visio
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (100.00 %)Internet
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (100.00 %)Finance
13 (100.00 %)Banking
13 (100.00 %)Online Banking
21 (33.33 %)Marketing
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (100.00 %)Architect
13 (100.00 %)Enterprise Architect
21 (33.33 %)Applications Architect
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (100.00 %)Mainframe
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)Migration
12 (66.67 %)Enterprise Architecture
21 (33.33 %)ERP
Swindon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)SAP