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The table below looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the Berkshire 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOM+ (COM Plus)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank227264
Rank change on same period last yearUp+37
Matching permanent IT job ads314
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.117 %0.387 %
Salaries quoted111
Average minimum salary£40,000£32,273
Average salary£41,000£35,455
% change on same period last year+15.64 %
Average maximum salary£42,000£38,636
UK excluding London average salary£35,521£36,051
% change on same period last year-1.46 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads25563616
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.730 %1.643 %
Salaries quoted22293053
Average minimum salary£37,242£37,165
Average salary£41,002£40,833
% change on same period last year+0.41 %
Average maximum salary£44,763£44,500
UK excluding London average salary£36,052£36,567
% change on same period last year-1.40 %
COM+ South EastCOM+
South East

COM+
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire COM+ Salary Trend

COM+
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COM+ within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 4 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SloughNew entry-1--
COM+ South EastCOM+
South East

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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+.

112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
112 (100.00 %)XML
210 (83.33 %)JavaScript
39 (75.00 %)HTML
39 (75.00 %)VB
48 (66.67 %)VB.NET
48 (66.67 %).NET
48 (66.67 %)ASP
48 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
48 (66.67 %)Microsoft
48 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
56 (50.00 %)System Testing
56 (50.00 %)InterDev
56 (50.00 %)DHTML
56 (50.00 %)SQL
56 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
56 (50.00 %)XSL
56 (50.00 %)N-Tier
62 (16.67 %)MSMQ
62 (16.67 %)CRM
62 (16.67 %)Windows
62 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
62 (16.67 %)DNS
62 (16.67 %)Java
62 (16.67 %)Oracle
62 (16.67 %)SOAP
62 (16.67 %)WebServices
62 (16.67 %)Finance
62 (16.67 %)Onyx
62 (16.67 %)WebSphere

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (100.00 %)XML
29 (75.00 %)HTML
38 (66.67 %).NET
38 (66.67 %)ASP
38 (66.67 %)ASP.NET
46 (50.00 %)XSL
52 (16.67 %)WebSphere
52 (16.67 %)SOAP
52 (16.67 %)WebServices
61 (8.333 %)CSS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)WebLogic
11 (8.333 %)IIS
11 (8.333 %)Apache
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)TCP/IP
12 (16.67 %)DNS
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)DB2
21 (8.333 %)Datawarehouse
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (50.00 %)InterDev
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (83.33 %)Developer
28 (66.67 %).NET Developer
28 (66.67 %)ASP.NET Developer
36 (50.00 %)SQL Developer
36 (50.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
36 (50.00 %)VB.NET Developer
36 (50.00 %)ASP Developer
41 (8.333 %)Technical Support Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
41 (8.333 %)Technical Support
41 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
41 (8.333 %)Technical Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (50.00 %)N-Tier
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (16.67 %)Windows
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (66.67 %)User Acceptance Testing
26 (50.00 %)System Testing
32 (16.67 %)CRM
41 (8.333 %)DNA
41 (8.333 %)Business Intelligence
41 (8.333 %)Requirements Analysis
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (83.33 %)JavaScript
29 (75.00 %)VB
38 (66.67 %)VB.NET
46 (50.00 %)SQL
46 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
46 (50.00 %)DHTML
52 (16.67 %)Java
61 (8.333 %)VB6
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (16.67 %)MSMQ
21 (8.333 %)Active Directory
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (16.67 %)Onyx
22 (16.67 %)Oracle
31 (8.333 %)Sybase
31 (8.333 %)IBM