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This section looks at the demand for COM+ (COM Plus) skills within the South 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
Rank203209
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching permanent IT job ads5646
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.019 %
As % of the category below1.396 %1.378 %
Salaries quoted5246
Average minimum salary£31,296£29,457
Average salary£34,000£32,152
% change on same period last year+5.74 %
Average maximum salary£36,704£34,848
UK excluding London average salary£35,012£34,338
% change on same period last year+1.96 %
South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads40123337
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.118 %1.366 %
Salaries quoted36302900
Average minimum salary£30,101£30,524
Average salary£33,277£33,741
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Average maximum salary£36,453£36,958
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 South West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

South 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 South West region.

South West COM+ Salary Trend

COM+
Salary Histogram

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

South 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 South 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
GloucestershireDown-1933£32,288-3.11 %
BristolDown-717£38,031+12.91 %
WiltshireDown-135£32,400+13.68 %
DevonNew entry-3--
COM+ EnglandCOM+
England

COM+
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1119 (100.00 %).NET
2116 (97.48 %)ASP.NET
3112 (94.12 %)SQL Server
4109 (91.60 %)VB.NET
599 (83.19 %)XML
694 (78.99 %)VB
782 (68.91 %)VB6
876 (63.87 %)C#
949 (41.18 %)SQL Server 2005
1045 (37.82 %)UML
1144 (36.97 %)MSMQ
1243 (36.13 %)Microsoft
1243 (36.13 %)SQL Server 2000
1341 (34.45 %)ASP
1436 (30.25 %)XSLT
1535 (29.41 %)SQL
1633 (27.73 %)C++
1721 (17.65 %)MS Excel
1820 (16.81 %)Games
1914 (11.76 %)Migration
2013 (10.92 %)Internet
2013 (10.92 %)Marketing
2112 (10.08 %)Pensions
2211 (9.244 %)Content Management
2211 (9.244 %)Service Delivery
2211 (9.244 %)CMS
2211 (9.244 %)Windows
239 (7.563 %)Multimedia
239 (7.563 %)JavaScript
239 (7.563 %)Telecoms

COM+
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1119 (100.00 %).NET
2116 (97.48 %)ASP.NET
399 (83.19 %)XML
441 (34.45 %)ASP
536 (30.25 %)XSLT
66 (5.042 %)HTML
66 (5.042 %).NET Framework
73 (2.521 %)ADO
73 (2.521 %)ODBC
81 (0.840 %)AJAX
81 (0.840 %)WCF
81 (0.840 %)WF
81 (0.840 %)Silverlight
81 (0.840 %)WebServices
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (9.244 %)CMS
23 (2.521 %)IIS
32 (1.681 %)MTS
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (17.65 %)MS Excel
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (10.92 %)Internet
23 (2.521 %)Firewall
23 (2.521 %)iSCSI
23 (2.521 %)SMTP
23 (2.521 %)FTP
23 (2.521 %)DNS
23 (2.521 %)SSL
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1112 (94.12 %)SQL Server
249 (41.18 %)SQL Server 2005
343 (36.13 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (5.882 %)DTS
51 (0.840 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (0.840 %)SQL Server Integration Services
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (3.361 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.521 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (16.81 %)Games
213 (10.92 %)Marketing
312 (10.08 %)Pensions
49 (7.563 %)Telecoms
49 (7.563 %)Multimedia
58 (6.723 %)Music
64 (3.361 %)Retail
64 (3.361 %)Finance
64 (3.361 %)Automotive
73 (2.521 %)Health
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
198 (82.35 %)Developer
244 (36.97 %).NET Developer
322 (18.49 %)VB.NET Developer
418 (15.13 %)Software Engineer
517 (14.29 %)Lead Developer
614 (11.76 %)Systems Developer
614 (11.76 %)Senior Developer
713 (10.92 %)Software Developer
713 (10.92 %)VB Developer
713 (10.92 %)Senior .NET Developer
810 (8.403 %)VB6 Developer
97 (5.882 %)Service Manager
97 (5.882 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
97 (5.882 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
105 (4.202 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
105 (4.202 %)ASP.NET Developer
113 (2.521 %)Administrator
113 (2.521 %)Analyst
113 (2.521 %)Analyst Programmer
113 (2.521 %)Programmer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (5.042 %)N-Tier
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (9.244 %)Windows
23 (2.521 %)Linux
23 (2.521 %)Windows Server 2003
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
145 (37.82 %)UML
214 (11.76 %)Migration
311 (9.244 %)Content Management
311 (9.244 %)Service Delivery
47 (5.882 %)Direct Marketing
53 (2.521 %)Logistics
53 (2.521 %)E-Commerce
62 (1.681 %)Agile Software Development
71 (0.840 %)Software Engineering
71 (0.840 %)Unit Testing
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1109 (91.60 %)VB.NET
294 (78.99 %)VB
382 (68.91 %)VB6
476 (63.87 %)C#
535 (29.41 %)SQL
633 (27.73 %)C++
79 (7.563 %)JavaScript
88 (6.723 %)C
97 (5.882 %)Transact-SQL
101 (0.840 %)XAML
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (5.042 %)Degree
23 (2.521 %)MCP
23 (2.521 %)MCSD
23 (2.521 %)Microsoft Certification
South West IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.840 %)QA
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
144 (36.97 %)MSMQ
23 (2.521 %)Active Directory
23 (2.521 %)VMware ESX
23 (2.521 %)VMware Infrastructure
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
143 (36.13 %)Microsoft
23 (2.521 %)VMware
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