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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) 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 COM+ over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOM+ (COM Plus)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-143
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.101 %
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£260£326
% change on same period last year-20.19 %
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£39.00£42.96
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads591988
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.937 %1.052 %
Daily rates quoted118232
Average minimum daily rate£303£315
Average daily rate£325£329
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£342
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£334
% change on same period last year-2.83 %
Hourly rates quoted6266
Average minimum hourly rate£25.86£26.38
Average hourly rate£28.17£28.29
% change on same period last year-0.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.49£30.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.72£31.64
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
COM+ EnglandCOM+
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.

COM+
Demand Trend

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

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 Yorkshire region.

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 Yorkshire region.

Yorkshire COM+ Hourly Rate Trend

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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+.

113 (72.22 %)SQL Server
211 (61.11 %)C#
211 (61.11 %)XML
310 (55.56 %).NET
49 (50.00 %)VB
49 (50.00 %)ASP
56 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
56 (33.33 %)ADO
56 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
56 (33.33 %)HTML
56 (33.33 %)UML
56 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
65 (27.78 %)Software Engineering
65 (27.78 %)TAPI
65 (27.78 %)OO
65 (27.78 %)VoIP
65 (27.78 %)TCP/IP
65 (27.78 %)SQL
65 (27.78 %)Delphi
65 (27.78 %)Windows
65 (27.78 %)DCOM
74 (22.22 %)IIS
74 (22.22 %)Hyperion
74 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (22.22 %)Client/Server
74 (22.22 %)Brio
74 (22.22 %).NET Framework
83 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (16.67 %)VB6

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the 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.

Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (61.11 %)XML
210 (55.56 %).NET
39 (50.00 %)ASP
46 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
46 (33.33 %)ADO
46 (33.33 %)ADO.NET
46 (33.33 %)HTML
55 (27.78 %)TAPI
55 (27.78 %)DCOM
64 (22.22 %).NET Framework
73 (16.67 %)WebServices
81 (5.556 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (22.22 %)IIS
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)VoIP
15 (27.78 %)TCP/IP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (72.22 %)SQL Server
24 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (33.33 %)Developer
25 (27.78 %).NET Developer
25 (27.78 %)Software Engineer
34 (22.22 %)Administrator
34 (22.22 %)ASP.NET Developer
34 (22.22 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
34 (22.22 %)C# Developer
34 (22.22 %)Senior Software Engineer
43 (16.67 %)Windows Administrator
52 (11.11 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Analyst
52 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
52 (11.11 %)2nd Line Support
61 (5.556 %)VB Developer
61 (5.556 %)VB6 Developer
61 (5.556 %)SQL Developer
61 (5.556 %)Server Administrator
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (22.22 %)Client/Server
22 (11.11 %)N-Tier
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (27.78 %)Windows
24 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (16.67 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
33 (16.67 %)Windows XP
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (33.33 %)UML
16 (33.33 %)Unit Testing
25 (27.78 %)OO
25 (27.78 %)Software Engineering
33 (16.67 %)Service Management
41 (5.556 %)ERD
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (61.11 %)C#
29 (50.00 %)VB
35 (27.78 %)Delphi
35 (27.78 %)SQL
43 (16.67 %)VB6
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (11.11 %)BMC Marimba
Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (22.22 %)Hyperion
14 (22.22 %)Brio
23 (16.67 %)Microsoft