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The table below looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Wiltshire 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 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank68-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.667 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£400-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£300£361
% change on same period last year-16.81 %
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£13.06£38.75
% change on same period last year-66.30 %
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Wiltshire
Matching contract IT job ads120199
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.242 %0.244 %
Daily rates quoted2053
Average minimum daily rate£322£321
Average daily rate£350£346
% change on same period last year+1.06 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£372
UK excluding London average daily rate£318£334
% change on same period last year-4.99 %
Hourly rates quoted2227
Average minimum hourly rate£17.86£31.92
Average hourly rate£20.88£34.89
% change on same period last year-40.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.90£37.85
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.38£31.41
% change on same period last year-9.62 %
COM South WestCOM
South West

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

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire 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 Wiltshire region.

Wiltshire COM Hourly Rate Trend

COM
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Oracle Application Server
22 (66.67 %)Requirements Management
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
22 (66.67 %)Java
22 (66.67 %)UML
31 (33.33 %)Intergraph
31 (33.33 %)TETRA
31 (33.33 %)Cisco
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)Business Objects
31 (33.33 %)ITIL
31 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
31 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Wiltshire 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.

Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %).NET
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (66.67 %)Oracle Application Server
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)TETRA
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)BusinessObjects
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Systems Manager
21 (33.33 %)Business Consultant
21 (33.33 %)Systems Architect
21 (33.33 %)Business Systems Manager
21 (33.33 %)Business Manager
21 (33.33 %)Architect
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (66.67 %)UML
12 (66.67 %)Requirements Management
21 (33.33 %)ITIL
21 (33.33 %)PRINCE2
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (66.67 %)Java
Wiltshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Oracle
31 (33.33 %)Business Objects
31 (33.33 %)Cisco
31 (33.33 %)Intergraph