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The table below looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Bedford region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COM over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3934
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads21
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.681 %1.429 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£45,000£45,000
Average salary£45,000£57,500
% change on same period last year-21.73 %
Average maximum salary£45,000£70,000
UK excluding London average salary£40,072£43,407
% change on same period last year-7.68 %
Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads11970
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.032 %
Salaries quoted11563
Average minimum salary£31,962£29,363
Average salary£34,858£32,241
% change on same period last year+8.11 %
Average maximum salary£37,754£35,119
UK excluding London average salary£36,032£36,570
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
COM BedfordshireCOM
Bedfordshire

COM
Demand Trend

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

Bedford COM Demand Trend

COM
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing COM across the Bedford region.

Bedford COM Salary Trend

COM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing COM across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Bedford COM Salary Histogram

COM
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited COM.

12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)OOP
12 (100.00 %)OO
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
12 (100.00 %)WinForms
21 (50.00 %)Java
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford 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 IT job ads sampled that cited COM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)WinForms
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
12 (100.00 %)Senior Developer
12 (100.00 %)C# Developer
12 (100.00 %)Software Developer
12 (100.00 %)Senior Software Developer
12 (100.00 %)Senior C# Developer
12 (100.00 %)CSharp Software Developer
21 (50.00 %)Senior C# Software Engineer
21 (50.00 %)Software Engineer
21 (50.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
21 (50.00 %)C# Software Engineer
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (100.00 %)OOP
12 (100.00 %)OO
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %)C++
21 (50.00 %)Java
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft