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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the West Yorkshire 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
Rank8196
Rank change on same period last yearUp+15
Matching contract IT job ads123
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.003 %
As % of the category below2.135 %0.527 %
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£268£327
% change on same period last year-18.25 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00-
Average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.93£41.58
% change on same period last year-18.40 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads562569
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.760 %0.561 %
Daily rates quoted9993
Average minimum daily rate£289£324
Average daily rate£311£347
% change on same period last year-10.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£334£369
UK excluding London average daily rate£339£336
% change on same period last year+0.73 %
Hourly rates quoted4649
Average minimum hourly rate£27.77£28.80
Average hourly rate£30.78£29.67
% change on same period last year+3.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.80£30.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.38£32.95
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
COM+ YorkshireCOM+
Yorkshire

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

West Yorkshire 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 West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire COM+ Daily Rate Trend

COM+
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Yorkshire COM+ Hourly Rate Trend

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 West Yorkshire 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
BradfordNew entry-4--
HalifaxDown-93--
LeedsDown-43--
BatleyNew entry-1--
COM+ YorkshireCOM+
Yorkshire

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

117 (80.95 %)VB
216 (76.19 %)SQL Server
313 (61.90 %).NET
412 (57.14 %)ASP
59 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
59 (42.86 %)XML
59 (42.86 %)C#
59 (42.86 %)HTML
59 (42.86 %)ADO
59 (42.86 %)ADO.NET
59 (42.86 %)Unit Testing
68 (38.10 %)VB6
77 (33.33 %)Microsoft
77 (33.33 %).NET Framework
86 (28.57 %)SQL
95 (23.81 %)OO
104 (19.05 %)UML
104 (19.05 %)Brio
104 (19.05 %)ERD
104 (19.05 %)Hyperion
104 (19.05 %)Windows Server 2003
104 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2000
104 (19.05 %)MS Excel
104 (19.05 %)Client/Server
104 (19.05 %)Windows
104 (19.05 %)IIS
113 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
113 (14.29 %)WebServices
113 (14.29 %)Windows XP
113 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
113 (61.90 %).NET
212 (57.14 %)ASP
39 (42.86 %)ASP.NET
39 (42.86 %)ADO
39 (42.86 %)ADO.NET
39 (42.86 %)XML
39 (42.86 %)HTML
47 (33.33 %).NET Framework
53 (14.29 %)WebServices
61 (4.762 %)ASP.NET 2.0
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (19.05 %)IIS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (19.05 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
116 (76.19 %)SQL Server
24 (19.05 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (4.762 %)Finance
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (61.90 %)Developer
28 (38.10 %).NET Developer
36 (28.57 %)C# Developer
45 (23.81 %)VB Developer
45 (23.81 %)VB6 Developer
54 (19.05 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
54 (19.05 %)Administrator
54 (19.05 %)ASP.NET Developer
63 (14.29 %)Windows Administrator
72 (9.524 %)2nd Line Support
72 (9.524 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
72 (9.524 %)Analyst
72 (9.524 %)Support Analyst
81 (4.762 %)Applications Support
81 (4.762 %)Team Leader
81 (4.762 %)SQL Developer
81 (4.762 %)Support Team Leader
81 (4.762 %)Server Administrator
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (19.05 %)Client/Server
22 (9.524 %)N-Tier
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (19.05 %)Windows
14 (19.05 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
23 (14.29 %)Windows 2000
23 (14.29 %)Windows XP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (42.86 %)Unit Testing
25 (23.81 %)OO
34 (19.05 %)ERD
34 (19.05 %)UML
43 (14.29 %)Service Management
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (80.95 %)VB
29 (42.86 %)C#
38 (38.10 %)VB6
46 (28.57 %)SQL
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.524 %)BMC Marimba
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (33.33 %)Microsoft
24 (19.05 %)Hyperion
24 (19.05 %)Brio