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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO) skills within the North West region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ADO over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX Data Objects (ADO)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank235213
Rank change on same period last yearDown-22
Matching permanent IT job ads1967
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.029 %
As % of the category below0.515 %1.447 %
Salaries quoted1759
Average minimum salary£24,353£26,189
Average salary£26,324£28,996
% change on same period last year-9.21 %
Average maximum salary£28,294£31,803
UK excluding London average salary£34,221£32,456
% change on same period last year+5.43 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads36874631
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.134 %1.993 %
Salaries quoted32463922
Average minimum salary£29,253£31,651
Average salary£32,067£35,086
% change on same period last year-8.60 %
Average maximum salary£34,880£38,521
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
ADO EnglandADO
England

ADO
Demand Trend

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

North West ADO Demand Trend

ADO
Salary Trend

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

North West ADO Salary Trend

ADO
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ADO across the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

North West ADO Salary Histogram

ADO
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ADO within the North West region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CheshireDown-27£26,929-20.79 %
ManchesterUp+117£25,167-14.71 %
MerseysideDown-234£27,000-3.45 %
LancashireNew entry-1--
ADO EnglandADO
England

ADO
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing ADO 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 ADO.

140 (80.00 %)VB
235 (70.00 %)SQL
329 (58.00 %).NET
329 (58.00 %)SQL Server
427 (54.00 %)XML
524 (48.00 %)VBA
622 (44.00 %)Pensions
719 (38.00 %)MS Excel
815 (30.00 %)Visual Studio
815 (30.00 %)VB6
914 (28.00 %)ASP
1013 (26.00 %)MS Access
1112 (24.00 %)WebServices
1112 (24.00 %)Transact-SQL
1112 (24.00 %)C#
1211 (22.00 %)Insurance
1211 (22.00 %)HTML
1211 (22.00 %)Finance
1211 (22.00 %)EDI
1310 (20.00 %)Health
149 (18.00 %)SQL Server 2000
149 (18.00 %)JavaScript
149 (18.00 %)ODBC
158 (16.00 %)Crystal Reports
167 (14.00 %)CSS
167 (14.00 %)Microsoft Certification
167 (14.00 %).NET Framework
167 (14.00 %)Degree
176 (12.00 %)Release Management
176 (12.00 %)Change Management

ADO
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the North West region citing ADO 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 ADO. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
129 (58.00 %).NET
227 (54.00 %)XML
314 (28.00 %)ASP
412 (24.00 %)WebServices
511 (22.00 %)HTML
511 (22.00 %)EDI
69 (18.00 %)ODBC
77 (14.00 %).NET Framework
77 (14.00 %)CSS
85 (10.00 %)ASP.NET
85 (10.00 %)DAO
93 (6.000 %)COM+
93 (6.000 %)ADO.NET
93 (6.000 %)J2EE
101 (2.000 %)MFC
101 (2.000 %)AJAX
101 (2.000 %)XHTML
101 (2.000 %)XSL
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (2.000 %)SharePoint
11 (2.000 %)SharePoint Portal Server
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (38.00 %)MS Excel
26 (12.00 %)MS Office
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.000 %)Intranet
11 (2.000 %)Internet
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (58.00 %)SQL Server
213 (26.00 %)MS Access
39 (18.00 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (16.00 %)Crystal Reports
56 (12.00 %)DTS
63 (6.000 %)MySQL
71 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (30.00 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (44.00 %)Pensions
211 (22.00 %)Finance
211 (22.00 %)Insurance
310 (20.00 %)Health
44 (8.000 %)Marketing
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (98.00 %)Developer
221 (42.00 %)VB Developer
312 (24.00 %)Team Leader
312 (24.00 %)SQL Developer
312 (24.00 %).NET Developer
312 (24.00 %)Access Developer
312 (24.00 %)VBA Developer
410 (20.00 %)SQL Server Developer
59 (18.00 %)Software Developer
67 (14.00 %)C# Developer
75 (10.00 %)Senior Developer
75 (10.00 %)Senior Software Developer
83 (6.000 %)PHP Developer
92 (4.000 %)ASP.NET Developer
92 (4.000 %)CSharp Software Developer
92 (4.000 %)VB.NET Developer
101 (2.000 %)C++ Developer
101 (2.000 %)Junior Developer
101 (2.000 %)Systems Developer
101 (2.000 %)Graduate
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (6.000 %)Management Information System
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (2.000 %)Windows
11 (2.000 %)Windows Server 2003
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.00 %)Change Management
16 (12.00 %)Release Management
24 (8.000 %)Direct Marketing
33 (6.000 %)Time Management
33 (6.000 %)Unit Testing
42 (4.000 %)Integration Testing
42 (4.000 %)ERD
42 (4.000 %)UML
42 (4.000 %)CRM
42 (4.000 %)Migration
51 (2.000 %)TDD
51 (2.000 %)Information Management
51 (2.000 %)Data Analysis
51 (2.000 %)Web Development
51 (2.000 %)Project Management
51 (2.000 %)OO
51 (2.000 %)SEO
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (80.00 %)VB
235 (70.00 %)SQL
324 (48.00 %)VBA
415 (30.00 %)VB6
512 (24.00 %)Transact-SQL
512 (24.00 %)C#
69 (18.00 %)JavaScript
76 (12.00 %)VBScript
85 (10.00 %)VB.NET
93 (6.000 %)PHP
93 (6.000 %)PL/SQL
101 (2.000 %)C++
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (14.00 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (14.00 %)Degree
26 (12.00 %)MCSA
32 (4.000 %)HND
North West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.000 %)SLA
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (12.00 %)Microsoft
23 (6.000 %)ESRI