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This section looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the Manchester 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkCOM+ (COM Plus)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank182114
Rank change on same period last yearDown-68
Matching permanent IT job ads5108
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.044 %
As % of the category below0.264 %4.679 %
Salaries quoted4102
Average minimum salary£30,000£27,471
Average salary£32,500£30,814
% change on same period last year+5.47 %
Average maximum salary£35,000£34,157
UK excluding London average salary£35,012£34,338
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads18922308
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.999 %0.945 %
Salaries quoted16282053
Average minimum salary£29,354£32,801
Average salary£32,593£36,350
% change on same period last year-10.33 %
Average maximum salary£35,832£39,900
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
COM+ North WestCOM+
North West

COM+
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester COM+ Salary Trend

COM+
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing COM+ across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Manchester COM+ Salary Histogram

COM+
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COM+ within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
BoltonDown-113£40,000+45.45 %
StockportUp+42£25,000-6.83 %
COM+ North WestCOM+
North West

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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+.

110 (83.33 %).NET
27 (58.33 %)SQL Server
36 (50.00 %)VB
36 (50.00 %)SQL
36 (50.00 %)VB6
45 (41.67 %)C#
45 (41.67 %)C++
54 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
54 (33.33 %)XML
54 (33.33 %)OO
63 (25.00 %)Windows
63 (25.00 %)VB.NET
63 (25.00 %)MFC
63 (25.00 %)N-Tier
63 (25.00 %)ASP
72 (16.67 %)OLE
72 (16.67 %)VC++
72 (16.67 %)MS Excel
72 (16.67 %)RDBMS
72 (16.67 %)Microsoft
72 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
72 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
72 (16.67 %)Process Management
72 (16.67 %)Finance
81 (8.333 %)Health
81 (8.333 %)CMS
81 (8.333 %)WinForms
81 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
81 (8.333 %)TDD
81 (8.333 %)Pensions

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (83.33 %).NET
24 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
24 (33.33 %)XML
33 (25.00 %)MFC
33 (25.00 %)ASP
42 (16.67 %)OLE
51 (8.333 %)WinForms
51 (8.333 %)Windows SharePoint Services
51 (8.333 %)WCF
51 (8.333 %)WPF
51 (8.333 %)XSL
51 (8.333 %)OpenGL
51 (8.333 %)DirectX
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint
11 (8.333 %)BizTalk Server
11 (8.333 %)CMS
11 (8.333 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)MS Excel
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (58.33 %)SQL Server
22 (16.67 %)RDBMS
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)Visual Studio
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (16.67 %)Finance
21 (8.333 %)Health
21 (8.333 %)Pensions
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (75.00 %)Developer
24 (33.33 %)C++ Developer
33 (25.00 %)Software Developer
41 (8.333 %)Software Engineer
41 (8.333 %)VB Developer
41 (8.333 %)BizTalk Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Senior Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Consultant
41 (8.333 %)Senior Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (25.00 %)N-Tier
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (33.33 %)OO
22 (16.67 %)Process Management
31 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
31 (8.333 %)TDD
31 (8.333 %)UML
31 (8.333 %)OOA/OOD
31 (8.333 %)RAD
31 (8.333 %)RUP
31 (8.333 %)Data Modelling
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (50.00 %)SQL
16 (50.00 %)VB
16 (50.00 %)VB6
25 (41.67 %)C#
25 (41.67 %)C++
33 (25.00 %)VB.NET
42 (16.67 %)VC++
42 (16.67 %)Transact-SQL
51 (8.333 %)JavaScript
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (8.333 %)MSMQ
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft
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