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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX skills within the South East region with a comparison to our Application Development category. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited ActiveX over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank345393
Rank change on same period last yearUp+48
Matching permanent IT job ads92119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.060 %0.053 %
As % of the category below0.907 %0.838 %
Salaries quoted79103
Average minimum salary£37,225£32,589
Average salary£40,475£36,000
% change on same period last year+12.43 %
Average maximum salary£43,725£39,411
UK excluding London average salary£36,317£33,175
% change on same period last year+9.46 %
South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South East
Matching permanent IT job ads1014214207
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled6.564 %6.335 %
Salaries quoted888411933
Average minimum salary£35,499£34,902
Average salary£39,123£38,384
% change on same period last year+1.92 %
Average maximum salary£42,748£41,865
UK excluding London average salary£36,028£36,569
% change on same period last year-1.48 %
ActiveX EnglandActiveX
England

ActiveX
Demand Trend

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

South East ActiveX Demand Trend

ActiveX
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing ActiveX across the South East region.

South East ActiveX Salary Trend

ActiveX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ActiveX across the South East region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

South East ActiveX Salary Histogram

ActiveX
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ActiveX within the South East region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
SurreyUp+7660£42,912+13.48 %
BerkshireUp+2413£34,538-4.14 %
HampshireDown-1810£37,500+8.39 %
BuckinghamshireUp+223£38,500+1.31 %
OxfordshireUp+92£35,000-5.40 %
KentNew entry-2£34,000-
ActiveX EnglandActiveX
England

ActiveX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX.

1114 (75.50 %)C#
2108 (71.52 %).NET
3102 (67.55 %)SQL Server
496 (63.58 %)VB
572 (47.68 %)C++
670 (46.36 %)VB6
757 (37.75 %)Windows
848 (31.79 %)SQL
947 (31.13 %)Microsoft
1043 (28.48 %)MFC
1141 (27.15 %)VC++
1238 (25.17 %)XML
1238 (25.17 %)Multithreading
1337 (24.50 %)SQL Server 2000
1435 (23.18 %)ASP.NET
1435 (23.18 %)Degree
1533 (21.85 %)ADO
1631 (20.53 %)Visual Studio
1631 (20.53 %).NET Framework
1730 (19.87 %)Oracle
1829 (19.21 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1927 (17.88 %)Transact-SQL
1927 (17.88 %)UML
1927 (17.88 %)Oracle 9i
1927 (17.88 %)Computer Science
2025 (16.56 %)SQL Server 2005
2025 (16.56 %)PL/SQL
2123 (15.23 %)ASP
2222 (14.57 %)COM
2222 (14.57 %)TCP/IP

ActiveX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the South East region citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1108 (71.52 %).NET
243 (28.48 %)MFC
338 (25.17 %)XML
435 (23.18 %)ASP.NET
533 (21.85 %)ADO
631 (20.53 %).NET Framework
723 (15.23 %)ASP
822 (14.57 %)COM
920 (13.25 %)ADO.NET
920 (13.25 %)WinForms
1017 (11.26 %)HTML
1017 (11.26 %)STL
1017 (11.26 %)ODBC
1116 (10.60 %)X-Windows
1116 (10.60 %)XHTML
1213 (8.609 %)XSL
1312 (7.947 %)WebServices
1312 (7.947 %)AJAX
1410 (6.623 %)Middleware
1410 (6.623 %)CSS
South East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (7.947 %)IIS
211 (7.285 %)Apache
38 (5.298 %)CMS
47 (4.636 %)Tomcat
52 (1.325 %)SharePoint
61 (0.662 %)SharePoint Server 2007
South East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (12.58 %)MS Visio
27 (4.636 %)Photoshop
27 (4.636 %)Acrobat
36 (3.974 %)MS Excel
41 (0.662 %)Doxygen
South East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (14.57 %)TCP/IP
28 (5.298 %)Internet
37 (4.636 %)Intranet
45 (3.311 %)LAN
45 (3.311 %)WAN
53 (1.987 %)DHCP
53 (1.987 %)DNS
South East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1102 (67.55 %)SQL Server
237 (24.50 %)SQL Server 2000
327 (17.88 %)Oracle 9i
425 (16.56 %)SQL Server 2005
59 (5.960 %)SQL Server 2008
62 (1.325 %)Oracle 10g
62 (1.325 %)Oracle 8/8i
62 (1.325 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
62 (1.325 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (1.325 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.662 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.662 %)DTS
South East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
131 (20.53 %)Visual Studio
229 (19.21 %)VSS/SourceSafe
311 (7.285 %)InstallShield
43 (1.987 %)WebSpeed
51 (0.662 %)Subversion
South East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (11.26 %)Games
216 (10.60 %)Automotive
313 (8.609 %)Finance
411 (7.285 %)Aerospace
411 (7.285 %)Health
510 (6.623 %)Multimedia
69 (5.960 %)Pensions
76 (3.974 %)Electronics
76 (3.974 %)Publishing
85 (3.311 %)Government
85 (3.311 %)Legal
85 (3.311 %)Advertising
94 (2.649 %)Education
101 (0.662 %)Telecoms
South East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (64.90 %)Developer
232 (21.19 %)Software Developer
329 (19.21 %)C# Developer
421 (13.91 %).NET Developer
516 (10.60 %)C++ Developer
516 (10.60 %)Software Engineer
614 (9.272 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
713 (8.609 %)CSharp Software Developer
713 (8.609 %)Technical Consultant
713 (8.609 %)Consultant
810 (6.623 %)Delphi Developer
810 (6.623 %)ASP.NET Developer
810 (6.623 %)Team Leader
810 (6.623 %)Development Team Leader
810 (6.623 %)C++/C# Developer
99 (5.960 %).NET Consultant
99 (5.960 %)VB Developer
108 (5.298 %)Senior Developer
108 (5.298 %)JavaScript Developer
117 (4.636 %)Senior C# Developer
South East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
138 (25.17 %)Multithreading
227 (17.88 %)Computer Science
39 (5.960 %)Mathematics
44 (2.649 %)Tandem
51 (0.662 %)Client/Server
51 (0.662 %)Replication
South East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
157 (37.75 %)Windows
212 (7.947 %)Windows Server 2003
310 (6.623 %)UNIX
49 (5.960 %)Windows Vista
49 (5.960 %)Windows XP
55 (3.311 %)Windows Server 2008
64 (2.649 %)Linux
64 (2.649 %)Windows 2000
South East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
127 (17.88 %)UML
221 (13.91 %)OO
319 (12.58 %)OOA/OOD
417 (11.26 %)Requirements Analysis
516 (10.60 %)Software Engineering
615 (9.934 %)Scrum
711 (7.285 %)Agile Software Development
810 (6.623 %)CRM
810 (6.623 %)EAI
810 (6.623 %)ERP
97 (4.636 %)Migration
105 (3.311 %)PRINCE2
105 (3.311 %)Workflow
105 (3.311 %)Stakeholder Management
114 (2.649 %)Web Development
123 (1.987 %)Project Management
132 (1.325 %)OOD
132 (1.325 %)Document Management
132 (1.325 %)Data Analysis
132 (1.325 %)Unit Testing
South East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1114 (75.50 %)C#
296 (63.58 %)VB
372 (47.68 %)C++
470 (46.36 %)VB6
548 (31.79 %)SQL
641 (27.15 %)VC++
727 (17.88 %)Transact-SQL
825 (16.56 %)PL/SQL
918 (11.92 %)VBScript
1016 (10.60 %)JavaScript
1114 (9.272 %)VB.NET
1213 (8.609 %)Delphi
1310 (6.623 %)Perl
1310 (6.623 %)Java
146 (3.974 %)C
155 (3.311 %)DHTML
164 (2.649 %)PHP
173 (1.987 %)Progress 4GL
South East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (23.18 %)Degree
219 (12.58 %)Microsoft Certification
39 (5.960 %)MCAD
39 (5.960 %)MCSD
47 (4.636 %)MCPD
55 (3.311 %)PRINCE2 Certification
62 (1.325 %)HND
62 (1.325 %)MCP
South East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.662 %)HL7
11 (0.662 %)DICOM
11 (0.662 %)QA
South East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (7.947 %)Active Directory
211 (7.285 %)Terminal Services
South East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
147 (31.13 %)Microsoft
230 (19.87 %)Oracle
311 (7.285 %)Borland
47 (4.636 %)Google
47 (4.636 %)Tridion
47 (4.636 %)Adobe
54 (2.649 %)Citrix
63 (1.987 %)Progress