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This section looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) 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 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
Rank254173
Rank change on same period last yearDown-81
Matching permanent IT job ads19120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.049 %
As % of the category below0.475 %2.612 %
Salaries quoted11109
Average minimum salary£27,769£27,523
Average salary£31,962£30,858
% change on same period last year+3.57 %
Average maximum salary£36,154£34,193
UK excluding London average salary£35,012£34,338
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
North West
Matching permanent IT job ads39974594
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.110 %1.881 %
Salaries quoted34723952
Average minimum salary£29,752£31,523
Average salary£32,816£34,621
% change on same period last year-5.21 %
Average maximum salary£35,880£37,719
UK excluding London average salary£35,873£36,830
% change on same period last year-2.59 %
COM+ EnglandCOM+
England

COM+
Demand Trend

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

North West 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 North West region.

North West COM+ Salary Trend

COM+
Salary Histogram

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

North West 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 North West 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
LancashireDown-711£34,300+24.72 %
ManchesterDown-685£32,500+5.47 %
MerseysideNo change04£28,500-5.00 %
COM+ EnglandCOM+
England

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

151 (94.44 %).NET
247 (87.04 %)VB
341 (75.93 %)VB.NET
439 (72.22 %)VB6
537 (68.52 %)SQL Server
635 (64.81 %)XML
734 (62.96 %)SQL
825 (46.30 %)ASP.NET
921 (38.89 %)N-Tier
1018 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
1115 (27.78 %)Windows
1212 (22.22 %)ASP
1212 (22.22 %)Crystal Reports
1311 (20.37 %)Oracle
1311 (20.37 %)Oracle Reports
149 (16.67 %)C#
149 (16.67 %).NET Framework
157 (12.96 %)JavaScript
157 (12.96 %)Degree
165 (9.259 %)Microsoft
165 (9.259 %)C++
165 (9.259 %)HTML
165 (9.259 %)WCF
174 (7.407 %)Visual Studio
174 (7.407 %)OO
174 (7.407 %)MS Excel
183 (5.556 %)UML
183 (5.556 %)IIS
183 (5.556 %)MFC
183 (5.556 %)DHTML

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

North West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (94.44 %).NET
235 (64.81 %)XML
325 (46.30 %)ASP.NET
412 (22.22 %)ASP
59 (16.67 %).NET Framework
65 (9.259 %)WCF
65 (9.259 %)HTML
73 (5.556 %)MFC
82 (3.704 %)ADO
82 (3.704 %)ADO.NET
82 (3.704 %)OLE
91 (1.852 %)WinForms
91 (1.852 %)Windows SharePoint Services
91 (1.852 %)WebServices
91 (1.852 %)WPF
91 (1.852 %)ASP.NET 2.0
91 (1.852 %)XSL
91 (1.852 %)OpenGL
91 (1.852 %)DirectX
North West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (5.556 %)IIS
21 (1.852 %)SharePoint
21 (1.852 %)BizTalk Server
21 (1.852 %)CMS
21 (1.852 %)SharePoint Server 2007
North West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (7.407 %)MS Excel
North West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.852 %)VoIP
11 (1.852 %)MD110
11 (1.852 %)IP Telephony
North West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (68.52 %)SQL Server
212 (22.22 %)Crystal Reports
311 (20.37 %)Oracle Reports
42 (3.704 %)RDBMS
51 (1.852 %)SQL Server 2005
North West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (7.407 %)Visual Studio
North West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (3.704 %)Finance
21 (1.852 %)Health
21 (1.852 %)Pensions
21 (1.852 %)Telecoms
North West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
149 (90.74 %)Developer
221 (38.89 %)VB Developer
315 (27.78 %)Software Developer
48 (14.81 %)Senior Developer
56 (11.11 %).NET Developer
56 (11.11 %)Senior Software Developer
65 (9.259 %)Junior Developer
65 (9.259 %)Junior Software Developer
65 (9.259 %)Junior
74 (7.407 %)C++ Developer
83 (5.556 %)VB.NET Developer
92 (3.704 %)Senior Consultant
92 (3.704 %)Consultant
101 (1.852 %)Software Engineer
101 (1.852 %)VB6 Developer
101 (1.852 %)BizTalk Consultant
101 (1.852 %)Solutions Consultant
101 (1.852 %)Senior .NET Developer
North West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
121 (38.89 %)N-Tier
North West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (27.78 %)Windows
North West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (7.407 %)OO
23 (5.556 %)UML
32 (3.704 %)Process Management
32 (3.704 %)Unit Testing
32 (3.704 %)ERD
41 (1.852 %)Agile Software Development
41 (1.852 %)TDD
41 (1.852 %)OOA/OOD
41 (1.852 %)RAD
41 (1.852 %)RUP
41 (1.852 %)DNA
41 (1.852 %)Data Modelling
North West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (87.04 %)VB
241 (75.93 %)VB.NET
339 (72.22 %)VB6
434 (62.96 %)SQL
518 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
69 (16.67 %)C#
77 (12.96 %)JavaScript
85 (9.259 %)C++
93 (5.556 %)DHTML
93 (5.556 %)VBScript
102 (3.704 %)VC++
111 (1.852 %)C
North West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (12.96 %)Degree
21 (1.852 %)CCNP
21 (1.852 %)CCNA
21 (1.852 %)Cisco Certification
North West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.852 %)MSMQ
North West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (20.37 %)Oracle
25 (9.259 %)Microsoft
31 (1.852 %)Ericsson
31 (1.852 %)Mitel
31 (1.852 %)Cisco
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