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The table below looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Oxfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank137118
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads520
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below0.439 %1.634 %
Salaries quoted518
Average minimum salary£74,400£39,222
Average salary£75,700£40,667
% change on same period last year+86.14 %
Average maximum salary£77,000£42,111
UK excluding London average salary£38,548£41,450
% change on same period last year-7.00 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads11391224
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.659 %0.527 %
Salaries quoted10411112
Average minimum salary£33,851£31,334
Average salary£37,060£34,218
% change on same period last year+8.30 %
Average maximum salary£40,268£37,102
UK excluding London average salary£35,990£36,664
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
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 Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire COM Salary Trend

COM
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire COM Salary Histogram

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 Oxfordshire 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
AbingdonNew entry-2£111,750-
OxfordUp+51£65,000+85.71 %
COM South EastCOM
South East

COM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

118 (100.00 %)Microsoft
214 (77.78 %).NET
313 (72.22 %)SQL Server
313 (72.22 %)ASP
313 (72.22 %)VB
313 (72.22 %)XML
313 (72.22 %)VB6
412 (66.67 %)Intranet
412 (66.67 %)Internet
412 (66.67 %)Intel
412 (66.67 %)XSLT
412 (66.67 %)DCOM
412 (66.67 %)MTS
412 (66.67 %)E-Commerce
511 (61.11 %)MS Excel
511 (61.11 %)UML
511 (61.11 %)OO
511 (61.11 %)JavaScript
511 (61.11 %)C#
610 (55.56 %)HTML
610 (55.56 %)Java
610 (55.56 %)Visual Studio
610 (55.56 %)VBScript
610 (55.56 %)RUP
78 (44.44 %).NET Framework
83 (16.67 %)Microsoft CRM
83 (16.67 %)salesforce.com
83 (16.67 %)CRM
92 (11.11 %)Dynamics CRM
92 (11.11 %)VC++

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (77.78 %).NET
213 (72.22 %)ASP
213 (72.22 %)XML
312 (66.67 %)XSLT
312 (66.67 %)DCOM
410 (55.56 %)HTML
58 (44.44 %).NET Framework
62 (11.11 %)ASP.NET
62 (11.11 %)MFC
71 (5.556 %)ATL
71 (5.556 %)ActiveX
71 (5.556 %)OpenGL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (66.67 %)MTS
21 (5.556 %)SharePoint
21 (5.556 %)IIS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (61.11 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (16.67 %)Microsoft CRM
22 (11.11 %)Dynamics CRM
31 (5.556 %)GoldMine
31 (5.556 %)SAP Business One
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (66.67 %)Intranet
112 (66.67 %)Internet
21 (5.556 %)Ethernet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (72.22 %)SQL Server
21 (5.556 %)MS Access
21 (5.556 %)RDBMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (55.56 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.556 %)Back Office
11 (5.556 %)Pensions
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
113 (72.22 %)Software Engineer
210 (55.56 %)Developer
38 (44.44 %)Software Developer
41 (5.556 %)Account Manager
41 (5.556 %)Senior Developer
41 (5.556 %)C++ Software Engineer
41 (5.556 %)Microsoft Developer
41 (5.556 %)Dynamics CRM Developer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.556 %)N-Tier
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (11.11 %)Windows
21 (5.556 %)Windows 2000
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (66.67 %)E-Commerce
211 (61.11 %)UML
211 (61.11 %)OO
310 (55.56 %)RUP
43 (16.67 %)CRM
51 (5.556 %)Business Intelligence
51 (5.556 %)Project Management
51 (5.556 %)Security Cleared
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (72.22 %)VB
113 (72.22 %)VB6
211 (61.11 %)C#
211 (61.11 %)JavaScript
310 (55.56 %)Java
310 (55.56 %)VBScript
42 (11.11 %)SQL
42 (11.11 %)C++
42 (11.11 %)VC++
51 (5.556 %)Transact-SQL
51 (5.556 %)VB.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (5.556 %)MCSD
11 (5.556 %)Microsoft Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (5.556 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (100.00 %)Microsoft
212 (66.67 %)Intel
33 (16.67 %)salesforce.com
41 (5.556 %)NetSuite
41 (5.556 %)Oracle
41 (5.556 %)SAP
41 (5.556 %)Siebel