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This section looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the Merseyside 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
Rank8585
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads44
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.998 %0.935 %
Salaries quoted44
Average minimum salary£23,250£25,000
Average salary£28,500£30,000
% change on same period last year-5.00 %
Average maximum salary£33,750£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,012£34,338
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Merseyside
Matching permanent IT job ads401428
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.212 %0.175 %
Salaries quoted354358
Average minimum salary£30,898£27,067
Average salary£33,286£29,633
% change on same period last year+12.32 %
Average maximum salary£35,675£32,199
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 Merseyside region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside COM+ Salary Trend

COM+
Salary Histogram

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside 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
LiverpoolDown-62£25,000-16.66 %
COM+ North WestCOM+
North West

COM+
Top 28 Related IT Skills

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

115 (100.00 %)VB
115 (100.00 %).NET
115 (100.00 %)XML
213 (86.67 %)VB6
213 (86.67 %)VB.NET
213 (86.67 %)SQL
39 (60.00 %)Oracle
39 (60.00 %)Windows
39 (60.00 %)Crystal Reports
39 (60.00 %)Oracle Reports
47 (46.67 %).NET Framework
56 (40.00 %)Degree
56 (40.00 %)SQL Server
65 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
74 (26.67 %)N-Tier
74 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
82 (13.33 %)C#
82 (13.33 %)HTML
82 (13.33 %)UML
82 (13.33 %)ADO
82 (13.33 %)ADO.NET
82 (13.33 %)ASP
82 (13.33 %)WCF
82 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
82 (13.33 %)ERD
82 (13.33 %)Microsoft
82 (13.33 %)MS Excel
91 (6.667 %)C

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Merseyside IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (100.00 %).NET
115 (100.00 %)XML
27 (46.67 %).NET Framework
35 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
42 (13.33 %)HTML
42 (13.33 %)WCF
42 (13.33 %)ADO
42 (13.33 %)ADO.NET
42 (13.33 %)ASP
Merseyside IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (13.33 %)MS Excel
Merseyside IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (60.00 %)Crystal Reports
19 (60.00 %)Oracle Reports
26 (40.00 %)SQL Server
Merseyside IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (100.00 %)Developer
29 (60.00 %)Software Developer
35 (33.33 %)Senior Developer
35 (33.33 %)Senior Software Developer
44 (26.67 %)Junior Software Developer
44 (26.67 %)VB Developer
44 (26.67 %)Junior Developer
44 (26.67 %)Junior
52 (13.33 %).NET Developer
Merseyside IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (26.67 %)N-Tier
Merseyside IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (60.00 %)Windows
Merseyside IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)UML
12 (13.33 %)Unit Testing
12 (13.33 %)ERD
Merseyside IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
115 (100.00 %)VB
213 (86.67 %)VB.NET
213 (86.67 %)VB6
213 (86.67 %)SQL
34 (26.67 %)Transact-SQL
42 (13.33 %)C#
51 (6.667 %)C
Merseyside IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (40.00 %)Degree
Merseyside IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (60.00 %)Oracle
22 (13.33 %)Microsoft
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