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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX skills within the 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 ActiveX over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank104-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.353 %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£320£299
% change on same period last year+7.12 %
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£37.67£35.27
% change on same period last year+6.79 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads566912
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.914 %0.995 %
Daily rates quoted115216
Average minimum daily rate£302£315
Average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.15 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£334
% change on same period last year-3.29 %
Hourly rates quoted5856
Average minimum hourly rate£26.17£25.65
Average hourly rate£28.45£27.49
% change on same period last year+3.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.74£29.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.63£31.54
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
ActiveX EnglandActiveX
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.

ActiveX
Demand Trend

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

Yorkshire ActiveX Demand Trend

ActiveX
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ActiveX across the Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire ActiveX Daily Rate Trend

ActiveX
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Yorkshire ActiveX Hourly Rate Trend

ActiveX
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ActiveX within the Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 3 December 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
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
ActiveX EnglandActiveX
England

ActiveX
Top 7 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX.

12 (100.00 %)VBScript
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)ADO
12 (100.00 %)ERP
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
12 (100.00 %)VB6

ActiveX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Yorkshire region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)ADO
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server
12 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)VB Developer
12 (100.00 %)VB6 Developer
21 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server Developer
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)ERP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)VBScript
12 (100.00 %)VB
12 (100.00 %)VB6