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This section looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Scotland 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank161185
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads310
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.195 %0.447 %
Salaries quoted33
Average minimum salary£26,000£27,333
Average salary£27,667£33,000
% change on same period last year-16.16 %
Average maximum salary£29,333£38,667
UK excluding London average salary£38,044£36,645
% change on same period last year+3.81 %
Application Development ScotlandApplication Development
Scotland
Matching permanent IT job ads15372237
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.754 %0.990 %
Salaries quoted9951547
Average minimum salary£30,912£32,409
Average salary£34,393£35,370
% change on same period last year-2.76 %
Average maximum salary£37,874£38,330
UK excluding London average salary£35,972£36,627
% change on same period last year-1.78 %
COM UKCOM
UK

COM
Demand Trend

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

Scotland COM Demand Trend

COM
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing COM across the Scotland region.

Scotland COM Salary Trend

COM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing COM across the Scotland region over the past 3 months.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1EdinburghUp+173£27,667-16.16 %
COM UKCOM
UK

COM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland region citing COM also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing COM.

111 (100.00 %)Microsoft
210 (90.91 %)C++
38 (72.73 %)C#
38 (72.73 %).NET
38 (72.73 %)Windows
47 (63.64 %)C
47 (63.64 %)Degree
47 (63.64 %)Software Engineering
56 (54.55 %)Computer Science
56 (54.55 %)Subversion
56 (54.55 %)Visual Studio
56 (54.55 %)VSS/SourceSafe
56 (54.55 %)SQL
56 (54.55 %)GIS
56 (54.55 %)ESRI
64 (36.36 %)MS Excel
73 (27.27 %)OO
73 (27.27 %)VC++
73 (27.27 %)MFC
82 (18.18 %)VB
82 (18.18 %)STL
82 (18.18 %)Unix
82 (18.18 %)OOD
91 (9.091 %)SharePoint
91 (9.091 %)UML
91 (9.091 %)Health
91 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
91 (9.091 %)VB6
91 (9.091 %)XML
91 (9.091 %)XSL

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Scotland region citing COM also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing COM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
18 (72.73 %).NET
23 (27.27 %)MFC
32 (18.18 %)STL
41 (9.091 %)XML
41 (9.091 %)XSL
41 (9.091 %)DirectX
41 (9.091 %)ADO
41 (9.091 %)ASP
41 (9.091 %)ASP.NET
41 (9.091 %)CSS
Application Platforms
11 (9.091 %)ColdFusion MX
11 (9.091 %)IIS
11 (9.091 %)SharePoint
Applications
14 (36.36 %)MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
16 (54.55 %)GIS
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server
21 (9.091 %)SQL Server 2000
Development Applications
16 (54.55 %)Visual Studio
16 (54.55 %)VSS/SourceSafe
16 (54.55 %)Subversion
General
11 (9.091 %)Health
11 (9.091 %)Manufacturing
11 (9.091 %)Pensions
Job Titles
19 (81.82 %)Software Engineer
23 (27.27 %)Developer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Developer
31 (9.091 %).NET Developer
31 (9.091 %)C++ Developer
31 (9.091 %)C# Developer
31 (9.091 %)C++ Software Engineer
31 (9.091 %)ASP.NET Developer
31 (9.091 %)Senior Microsoft Developer
31 (9.091 %)Microsoft Developer
31 (9.091 %)C Developer
31 (9.091 %)C Software Engineer
31 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
31 (9.091 %)CSharp Software Developer
31 (9.091 %)Software Developer
Miscellaneous
16 (54.55 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
18 (72.73 %)Windows
22 (18.18 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
17 (63.64 %)Software Engineering
23 (27.27 %)OO
32 (18.18 %)OOD
41 (9.091 %)Configuration Management
41 (9.091 %)UML
Programming Languages
110 (90.91 %)C++
28 (72.73 %)C#
37 (63.64 %)C
46 (54.55 %)SQL
53 (27.27 %)VC++
62 (18.18 %)VB
71 (9.091 %)VB.NET
71 (9.091 %)VB6
71 (9.091 %)Delphi
71 (9.091 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
17 (63.64 %)Degree
Vendors
111 (100.00 %)Microsoft
26 (54.55 %)ESRI
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