The first table below looks at the demand for COM skills in IT jobs advertised for the Oxfordshire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COM over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Oxfordshire region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Component Object Model (COM)
Rank 117 101 98
Rank change year-on-year
-16 -3
Permanent jobs citing COM 7 1 7
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 0.377% 0.068% 0.439%
As % of the Application Development category 0.967% 0.149% 0.826%
Number of salaries quoted 7 1 5
Average salary £35,000 £45,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-22.22% +28.57%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -
All Application Development
Oxfordshire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
724 671 847
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Oxfordshire 38.95% 45.68% 53.14%
Number of salaries quoted 636 597 793
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £27,865 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
COM
South East

COM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing COM across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Oxfordshire COM Jobs Demand Trend

COM
Salary Trend

This 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
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 13 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 10 (76.92%) C#
3 9 (69.23%) .NET
3 9 (69.23%) SQL Server
4 8 (61.54%) E-Commerce
5 7 (53.85%) ISEB
5 7 (53.85%) VB
5 7 (53.85%) Web Services
5 7 (53.85%) Windows
5 7 (53.85%) EPoS
5 7 (53.85%) Agile Software Development
5 7 (53.85%) Software Testing
5 7 (53.85%) SQL Server 2005
5 7 (53.85%) Windows Vista
5 7 (53.85%) QA
5 7 (53.85%) Scalability Testing
5 7 (53.85%) Integration Testing
5 7 (53.85%) Windows Server 2008
5 7 (53.85%) SQL Server 2008
5 7 (53.85%) Windows 7
5 7 (53.85%) Selenium
5 7 (53.85%) Silverlight
5 7 (53.85%) Open Source
5 7 (53.85%) Continuous Improvement
5 7 (53.85%) Mobile App
5 7 (53.85%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
7 3 (23.08%) SQL
7 3 (23.08%) Rational Robot
7 3 (23.08%) Advertising

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 9 (69.23%) .NET
2 7 (53.85%) Web Services
2 7 (53.85%) Silverlight
3 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET
3 1 (7.692%) CSS
3 1 (7.692%) HTML
3 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (7.692%) jQuery
Applications
1 4 (30.77%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (15.38%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 2 (15.38%) HTTP
2 1 (7.692%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (69.23%) SQL Server
2 7 (53.85%) SQL Server 2005
2 7 (53.85%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 7 (53.85%) Selenium
2 3 (23.08%) Rational Robot
2 3 (23.08%) TestComplete
General
1 3 (23.08%) Advertising
2 1 (7.692%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 7 (53.85%) Analyst
1 7 (53.85%) QA Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Consultant
2 3 (23.08%) Dynamics NAV Consultant
2 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Senior QA Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Senior Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Developer
4 1 (7.692%) Software Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Lead Developer
4 1 (7.692%) .NET Developer
4 1 (7.692%) ASP.NET Developer
4 1 (7.692%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Navision Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) Software Development Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Functional Consultant
4 1 (7.692%) IT Support
4 1 (7.692%) Development Engineer
4 1 (7.692%) Lead .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 7 (53.85%) EPoS
1 7 (53.85%) Open Source
1 7 (53.85%) Mobile App
1 7 (53.85%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (15.38%) E-Learning
Operating Systems
1 7 (53.85%) Windows
1 7 (53.85%) Windows Vista
1 7 (53.85%) Windows Server 2008
1 7 (53.85%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) E-Commerce
2 7 (53.85%) Agile Software Development
2 7 (53.85%) Software Testing
2 7 (53.85%) Scalability Testing
2 7 (53.85%) Integration Testing
2 7 (53.85%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (7.692%) E-business
3 1 (7.692%) MVC
3 1 (7.692%) ERP
3 1 (7.692%) Logistics
3 1 (7.692%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 10 (76.92%) C#
2 7 (53.85%) VB
3 3 (23.08%) SQL
4 1 (7.692%) Java
4 1 (7.692%) JavaScript
4 1 (7.692%) X++
Qualifications
1 7 (53.85%) ISEB
2 1 (7.692%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (53.85%) QA
Vendors
1 13 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.692%) VMware
Oxfordshire, South East
You will have preferably studied to degree level or equivalent in a related subject and Microsoft Certifications will be a distinct advantage.The successful candidate will have previous...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Oxfordshire
The candidate will have experience with Microsoft product Technologies that are in the current support and product roadmap - specifically SQL server 2005, .net 4, IIS7 and Microsoft Office...
The Career Boutique
Salary: £0.00 - £1 per annum + Depending on Experience
Posted: 17 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
I am currently searching for an experienced Dynamics AX Finance Business analyst for a leading Microsoft dynamics end user in the Oxfordshire area. My client are looking to...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £55000 - £60000 per annum + Bonus, Car Allowance
Posted: 18 May 2013
Oxford, South East
Spring.NET, Razor, JQuery... - Working knowledge of data warehousing and mining design - Agile methodologies and engineering practices such as SCRUM / XP - Open Group architecture design standards such as...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum
Posted: 15 May 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
I am currently working with one of the foremost names in the British motor-sport industry, a company with a fantastic British heritage, who pride themselves on optimum...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £35000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus, pension, healthcare
Posted: 21 May 2013