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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft ActiveX skills across the UK 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 last 3 months to 9 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft ActiveX
Location
3 months to 9 May 2008Same period last year
Rank645569
Rank change on same period last yearDown-76
Matching permanent IT job ads318459
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.155 %0.205 %
As % of the category below0.483 %0.643 %
Salaries quoted290380
Average minimum salary£32,127£31,829
Average salary£35,416£34,609
% change on same period last year+2.33 %
Average maximum salary£38,705£37,388
UK excluding London average salary£34,202£33,232
% change on same period last year+2.91 %
Application Development UKApplication Development
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads6588071417
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled32.11 %31.91 %
Salaries quoted5587158773
Average minimum salary£37,334£38,453
Average salary£41,047£42,292
% change on same period last year-2.94 %
Average maximum salary£44,760£46,131
UK excluding London average salary£36,011£36,651
% change on same period last year-1.74 %

ActiveX
Demand Trend

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

ActiveX Demand Trend

ActiveX
Salary Trend

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

ActiveX Salary Trend

ActiveX
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing ActiveX across the UK over the past 3 months.

ActiveX Salary Histogram

ActiveX
Top 30 Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing ActiveX within the UK 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
1EnglandDown-75317£35,417+2.12 %
2South EastDown-29106£37,061-4.65 %
3LondonDown-450£45,129+15.20 %
4North WestUp+1447£31,340+8.61 %
5HampshireDown-444£31,821-22.56 %
6YorkshireDown-3841£30,337-4.11 %
7BerkshireDown-931£43,462+22.94 %
8SurreyUp+2829£35,346-6.39 %
8West MidlandsNo change029£38,672+56.93 %
9West YorkshireUp+325£30,920-1.49 %
10ManchesterNew entry-23£30,591-
11CheshireDown-320£32,025+18.03 %
11ReadingUp+1220£43,575+6.28 %
12East MidlandsDown-2419£33,789+40.19 %
13South WestDown-3814£28,357-0.60 %
14SouthamptonNew entry-13£27,333-
15Hemel HempsteadNew entry-12£34,083-
15BracknellUp+1212£47,364+66.18 %
15WiganNew entry-12£28,750-
15HerefordshireNew entry-12£34,083-
16East of EnglandDown-2811£32,545-2.92 %
16HertfordshireUp+611£32,545-12.37 %
16North YorkshireNew entry-11£31,042-
17NottinghamshireDown-2410£36,850+57.18 %
18LancashireNew entry-9£30,857-
18WokingDown-19£34,417-13.95 %
19PrestonNew entry-8£30,857-
20City of LondonDown-407£46,000+9.52 %
20YorkNew entry-7£27,000-
20BirminghamDown-117£42,143+56.08 %

ActiveX
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX.

1341 (61.33 %).NET
2276 (49.64 %)VB
3258 (46.40 %)C++
4228 (41.01 %)C#
5201 (36.15 %)SQL Server
6194 (34.89 %)VB6
7183 (32.91 %)XML
8177 (31.83 %)SQL
9157 (28.24 %)Windows
10114 (20.50 %)VB.NET
11110 (19.78 %)Degree
12108 (19.42 %)ASP
1397 (17.45 %)JavaScript
1494 (16.91 %)Finance
1590 (16.19 %)MFC
1590 (16.19 %)OO
1689 (16.01 %)Java
1787 (15.65 %)VBScript
1886 (15.47 %)HTML
1979 (14.21 %)VC++
2076 (13.67 %)Microsoft
2172 (12.95 %)ASP.NET
2263 (11.33 %)MS Access
2357 (10.25 %)Visual Studio
2454 (9.712 %)Computer Science
2553 (9.532 %)Internet
2652 (9.353 %)VSS/SourceSafe
2748 (8.633 %)WebServices
2846 (8.273 %)AJAX
2846 (8.273 %)Unix

ActiveX
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the UK citing ActiveX 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 ActiveX. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1341 (61.33 %).NET
2183 (32.91 %)XML
3108 (19.42 %)ASP
490 (16.19 %)MFC
586 (15.47 %)HTML
672 (12.95 %)ASP.NET
748 (8.633 %)WebServices
846 (8.273 %)AJAX
941 (7.374 %)JSP
1034 (6.115 %)ATL
1034 (6.115 %)COM
1133 (5.935 %).NET Framework
1230 (5.396 %)CSS
1329 (5.216 %)DirectX
1428 (5.036 %)WinForms
1526 (4.676 %)ADO
1622 (3.957 %)X-Windows
1622 (3.957 %)XHTML
1721 (3.777 %)STL
1819 (3.417 %)WPF
Application Platforms
143 (7.734 %)IIS
229 (5.216 %)Apache
320 (3.597 %)Tomcat
416 (2.878 %)CMS
56 (1.079 %)MTS
64 (0.719 %)SharePoint
72 (0.360 %)MS Exchange
81 (0.180 %)BizTalk Server
81 (0.180 %)MQSeries
81 (0.180 %)Exchange Server 5.5
81 (0.180 %)Exchange Server 2000
81 (0.180 %)Exchange Server 2003
Applications
133 (5.935 %)MS Excel
220 (3.597 %)Photoshop
316 (2.878 %)Acrobat
411 (1.978 %)MS Visio
58 (1.439 %)3ds Max
66 (1.079 %)MS Office
75 (0.899 %)MATLAB
82 (0.360 %)Fireworks
82 (0.360 %)ImageReady
Business Applications
18 (1.439 %)RMDS
Communications & Networking
153 (9.532 %)Internet
244 (7.914 %)TCP/IP
337 (6.655 %)Intranet
426 (4.676 %)HTTP
518 (3.237 %)LAN
518 (3.237 %)WAN
65 (0.899 %)CTI
74 (0.719 %)LDAP
74 (0.719 %)SSL
83 (0.540 %)WINS
92 (0.360 %)FTP
92 (0.360 %)Wireless
92 (0.360 %)Extranet
101 (0.180 %)Firewall
101 (0.180 %)Wi-Fi
101 (0.180 %)IPsec
101 (0.180 %)Nortel Meridian
101 (0.180 %)DNS
101 (0.180 %)PPP
101 (0.180 %)SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1201 (36.15 %)SQL Server
263 (11.33 %)MS Access
345 (8.094 %)SQL Server 2000
426 (4.676 %)SQL Server 2005
524 (4.317 %)SQL Server 7
618 (3.237 %)DTS
717 (3.058 %)MySQL
717 (3.058 %)Crystal Reports
815 (2.698 %)Datawarehouse
913 (2.338 %)SQL Server Integration Services
108 (1.439 %)ETL
117 (1.259 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
125 (0.899 %)OLAP
134 (0.719 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
143 (0.540 %)BusinessObjects
152 (0.360 %)Oracle 9i
152 (0.360 %)Crystal Enterprise
152 (0.360 %)RDBMS
152 (0.360 %)SQLPlus
152 (0.360 %)GIS
Development Applications
157 (10.25 %)Visual Studio
252 (9.353 %)VSS/SourceSafe
323 (4.137 %)Flash
49 (1.619 %)Dreamweaver
58 (1.439 %)LabVIEW
66 (1.079 %)Subversion
66 (1.079 %)InstallShield
75 (0.899 %)PowerBuilder
83 (0.540 %)WinRunner
83 (0.540 %)TestDirector
83 (0.540 %)QuickTest Pro
92 (0.360 %)PVCS
92 (0.360 %)C++Builder
101 (0.180 %)JUnit
101 (0.180 %)InterDev
101 (0.180 %)ClearCase
General
194 (16.91 %)Finance
230 (5.396 %)Education
328 (5.036 %)Manufacturing
427 (4.856 %)Games
526 (4.676 %)Pensions
623 (4.137 %)Banking
722 (3.957 %)Electronics
819 (3.417 %)Health
916 (2.878 %)Multimedia
916 (2.878 %)Investment Banking
1014 (2.518 %)Retail
118 (1.439 %)Front Office
118 (1.439 %)Automotive
127 (1.259 %)Financial Institution
127 (1.259 %)Insurance
136 (1.079 %)Legal
145 (0.899 %)Telecoms
154 (0.719 %)Aerospace
154 (0.719 %)3D Graphics
162 (0.360 %)Marketing
Job Titles
1343 (61.69 %)Developer
2115 (20.68 %)Software Engineer
3109 (19.60 %)VB Developer
484 (15.11 %).NET Developer
565 (11.69 %)C# Developer
648 (8.633 %)VB6 Developer
745 (8.094 %)VB.NET Developer
836 (6.475 %)Software Developer
933 (5.935 %)Programmer
1032 (5.755 %)C++ Developer
1032 (5.755 %)SQL Developer
1128 (5.036 %)C++ Software Engineer
1224 (4.317 %)Senior Developer
1224 (4.317 %)Applications Developer
1323 (4.137 %)Analyst
1420 (3.597 %)Web Developer
1519 (3.417 %)C# Application Developer
1617 (3.058 %)Project Manager
1716 (2.878 %)Systems Developer
1815 (2.698 %)Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
154 (9.712 %)Computer Science
240 (7.194 %)Multithreading
323 (4.137 %)EPoS
419 (3.417 %)Asset Management
513 (2.338 %)Mathematics
612 (2.158 %)N-Tier
711 (1.978 %)Physics
88 (1.439 %)MPEG
88 (1.439 %)Client/Server
88 (1.439 %)Device Driver
88 (1.439 %)Derivative
94 (0.719 %)CCTV
94 (0.719 %)Equities
94 (0.719 %)BBC
94 (0.719 %)RIA
103 (0.540 %)Smartcard
103 (0.540 %)Management Information System
112 (0.360 %)EMV
112 (0.360 %)Web 2.0
112 (0.360 %)Cryptography
Operating Systems
1157 (28.24 %)Windows
246 (8.273 %)Unix
324 (4.317 %)Linux
416 (2.878 %)Solaris
512 (2.158 %)Windows 2000
69 (1.619 %)Windows XP
69 (1.619 %)VxWorks
78 (1.439 %)Windows NT
84 (0.719 %)Windows Server 2003
92 (0.360 %)Windows CE
92 (0.360 %)Windows Vista
101 (0.180 %)Windows XP Embedded
101 (0.180 %)NetWare
101 (0.180 %)AIX
101 (0.180 %)HPUX
Processes & Methodologies
190 (16.19 %)OO
245 (8.094 %)Web Development
330 (5.396 %)Software Engineering
429 (5.216 %)OOD
525 (4.496 %)Requirements Analysis
620 (3.597 %)PRINCE2
620 (3.597 %)OOP
719 (3.417 %)Unit Testing
817 (3.058 %)Stakeholder Management
913 (2.338 %)Content Management
1011 (1.978 %)CRM
1011 (1.978 %)Project Management
119 (1.619 %)TDD
119 (1.619 %)Time Management
128 (1.439 %)OOA/OOD
137 (1.259 %)Change Management
137 (1.259 %)Integration Testing
146 (1.079 %)SOA
146 (1.079 %)UML
146 (1.079 %)Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1276 (49.64 %)VB
2258 (46.40 %)C++
3228 (41.01 %)C#
4194 (34.89 %)VB6
5177 (31.83 %)SQL
6114 (20.50 %)VB.NET
797 (17.45 %)JavaScript
889 (16.01 %)Java
987 (15.65 %)VBScript
1079 (14.21 %)VC++
1142 (7.554 %)C
1237 (6.655 %)Perl
1323 (4.137 %)Delphi
1419 (3.417 %)DHTML
1518 (3.237 %)PHP
1617 (3.058 %)Transact-SQL
1715 (2.698 %)Python
1811 (1.978 %)VBA
1910 (1.799 %)XAML
207 (1.259 %)PL/SQL
Qualifications
1110 (19.78 %)Degree
220 (3.597 %)PRINCE2 Certification
311 (1.978 %)HND
46 (1.079 %)Microsoft Certification
54 (0.719 %)PhD
54 (0.719 %)MCSD
63 (0.540 %)SAP Certification
72 (0.360 %)MCAD
81 (0.180 %)MCP
81 (0.180 %)MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
117 (3.058 %)QA
210 (1.799 %)HL7
210 (1.799 %)DICOM
32 (0.360 %)WCAG
41 (0.180 %)SLA
System Software
116 (2.878 %)Active Directory
21 (0.180 %)NDS
Systems Management
16 (1.079 %)SCOM
21 (0.180 %)OpenView
21 (0.180 %)Unicenter
21 (0.180 %)Tivoli NetView
21 (0.180 %)MOM
Vendors
176 (13.67 %)Microsoft
234 (6.115 %)Oracle
322 (3.957 %)Borland
418 (3.237 %)Adobe
516 (2.878 %)Tridion
516 (2.878 %)Google
612 (2.158 %)Citrix
78 (1.439 %)SAP
78 (1.439 %)Reuters
87 (1.259 %)Nortel
96 (1.079 %)HP
96 (1.079 %)Bloomberg
105 (0.899 %)Genesys
114 (0.719 %)ProClarity
123 (0.540 %)Red Hat
123 (0.540 %)Perforce
123 (0.540 %)Business Objects
132 (0.360 %)Compuware
132 (0.360 %)Cognos
132 (0.360 %)Novell
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