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The table below looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank232225
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads1748
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.021 %
As % of the category below0.472 %1.239 %
Salaries quoted1748
Average minimum salary£32,391£34,065
Average salary£36,783£35,367
% change on same period last year+4.00 %
Average maximum salary£41,174£36,669
UK excluding London average salary£39,795£43,335
% change on same period last year-8.16 %
South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads36013875
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled2.408 %1.729 %
Salaries quoted33103375
Average minimum salary£31,262£33,119
Average salary£34,252£35,841
% change on same period last year-4.43 %
Average maximum salary£37,243£38,562
UK excluding London average salary£36,023£36,564
% change on same period last year-1.47 %
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 2 December 2008.

South West 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 South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DorsetUp+406£36,500+16.80 %
GloucestershireDown-155£30,500-9.93 %
SomersetNew entry-5£42,857-
BristolNew entry-1£28,500-
COM EnglandCOM
England

COM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 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.

155 (100.00 %)Microsoft
240 (72.73 %).NET
331 (56.36 %)XML
429 (52.73 %)VC++
525 (45.45 %)JavaScript
624 (43.64 %)C#
719 (34.55 %)C++
719 (34.55 %)ASP.NET
817 (30.91 %)WebServices
817 (30.91 %)MS Excel
916 (29.09 %)OO
1015 (27.27 %)ASP
1015 (27.27 %)Visual Studio
1114 (25.45 %)Web Development
1114 (25.45 %)Time Management
1213 (23.64 %)OOD
1312 (21.82 %)SQL Server
1411 (20.00 %)Windows
1510 (18.18 %)UML
1510 (18.18 %)ATL
1510 (18.18 %)STL
1510 (18.18 %)HTML
1510 (18.18 %)SQL
1510 (18.18 %)VBScript
169 (16.36 %)XSL
169 (16.36 %)TCP/IP
177 (12.73 %)RDBMS
186 (10.91 %)C
186 (10.91 %)Degree
195 (9.091 %).NET Framework

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 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
140 (72.73 %).NET
231 (56.36 %)XML
319 (34.55 %)ASP.NET
417 (30.91 %)WebServices
515 (27.27 %)ASP
610 (18.18 %)HTML
610 (18.18 %)ATL
610 (18.18 %)STL
79 (16.36 %)XSL
85 (9.091 %)OLE
85 (9.091 %).NET Framework
94 (7.273 %)MFC
94 (7.273 %)ADO
103 (5.455 %)ADO.NET
103 (5.455 %)OLE DB
103 (5.455 %)SOAP
103 (5.455 %)XSD
112 (3.636 %)ODBC
112 (3.636 %)MAPI
121 (1.818 %)WinForms
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.273 %)SharePoint
22 (3.636 %)Lotus Notes
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (30.91 %)MS Excel
21 (1.818 %)MS Office
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.36 %)TCP/IP
22 (3.636 %)VoIP
31 (1.818 %)WAN
31 (1.818 %)Firewall
31 (1.818 %)LAN
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (21.82 %)SQL Server
27 (12.73 %)RDBMS
33 (5.455 %)Crystal Reports
33 (5.455 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (1.818 %)SQL Server 2000
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (27.27 %)Visual Studio
25 (9.091 %)VSS/SourceSafe
34 (7.273 %)InstallShield
41 (1.818 %)TestPartner
41 (1.818 %)WinRunner
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.455 %)Finance
22 (3.636 %)Pensions
22 (3.636 %)Telemarketing
31 (1.818 %)Construction
31 (1.818 %)Law
31 (1.818 %)Electronics
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (49.09 %)Developer
212 (21.82 %)Software Developer
212 (21.82 %)Software Engineer
39 (16.36 %)C++ Developer
48 (14.55 %)Senior Developer
57 (12.73 %)Senior Software Engineer
57 (12.73 %)ASP.NET Developer
57 (12.73 %).NET Developer
57 (12.73 %)Senior C++ Developer
65 (9.091 %)Junior
74 (7.273 %)Consultant
83 (5.455 %)Junior Software Engineer
92 (3.636 %)Telemarketer
92 (3.636 %)C++ Software Developer
92 (3.636 %)Junior Developer
92 (3.636 %)Analyst
101 (1.818 %)Business Systems Analyst
101 (1.818 %)Systems Analyst
101 (1.818 %)Graduate
101 (1.818 %)Business Analyst
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (9.091 %)Client/Server
21 (1.818 %)Mathematics
21 (1.818 %)Computer Science
21 (1.818 %)iSeries
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (20.00 %)Windows
23 (5.455 %)UNIX
31 (1.818 %)Linux
31 (1.818 %)Windows XP
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
116 (29.09 %)OO
214 (25.45 %)Web Development
214 (25.45 %)Time Management
313 (23.64 %)OOD
410 (18.18 %)UML
55 (9.091 %)ERP
64 (7.273 %)Process Management
73 (5.455 %)Scrum
73 (5.455 %)Agile Software Development
73 (5.455 %)TDD
73 (5.455 %)Unit Testing
82 (3.636 %)Data Modelling
82 (3.636 %)OOA/OOD
91 (1.818 %)CRM
91 (1.818 %)Project Management
91 (1.818 %)Test Scripting
91 (1.818 %)System Testing
91 (1.818 %)Document Management
91 (1.818 %)Software Testing
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (52.73 %)VC++
225 (45.45 %)JavaScript
324 (43.64 %)C#
419 (34.55 %)C++
510 (18.18 %)SQL
510 (18.18 %)VBScript
66 (10.91 %)C
74 (7.273 %)VB
83 (5.455 %)VB.NET
83 (5.455 %)Transact-SQL
83 (5.455 %)VB6
91 (1.818 %)RPG
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (10.91 %)Degree
21 (1.818 %)PhD
South West IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (1.818 %)Active Directory
11 (1.818 %)Terminal Services
11 (1.818 %)Backup Exec
11 (1.818 %)VMware Infrastructure
South West IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (3.636 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
155 (100.00 %)Microsoft
24 (7.273 %)Progress
33 (5.455 %)Oracle
33 (5.455 %)Citrix
42 (3.636 %)Lotus
42 (3.636 %)SAP
51 (1.818 %)Cisco
51 (1.818 %)VMware
51 (1.818 %)HP