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This section looks at the demand for Component Object Model (COM) skills within the Worcester 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkComponent Object Model (COM)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank33-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below5.769 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted60
Average minimum salary£30,833-
Average salary£32,833-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£34,833-
UK excluding London average salary£39,333£37,714
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Worcester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
Worcester
Matching permanent IT job ads10488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.037 %
Salaries quoted9877
Average minimum salary£31,835£28,351
Average salary£34,570£30,959
% change on same period last year+11.66 %
Average maximum salary£37,304£33,566
UK excluding London average salary£35,949£36,837
% change on same period last year-2.40 %
COM WorcestershireCOM
Worcestershire

COM
Demand Trend

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

Worcester 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 Worcester region.

Worcester COM Salary Trend

COM
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing COM across the Worcester region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Worcester COM Salary Histogram

COM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

17 (100.00 %)C++
17 (100.00 %)Windows
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft
17 (100.00 %)Degree
25 (71.43 %)C
25 (71.43 %)Assembly Language
25 (71.43 %)Windows CE
25 (71.43 %)Retail
25 (71.43 %)Windows Mobile
25 (71.43 %)Smartphone
25 (71.43 %)Pocket PC
25 (71.43 %)Visual Studio
32 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
32 (28.57 %)CSS
32 (28.57 %)WebServices
32 (28.57 %)HTML
32 (28.57 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)JavaScript
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET
32 (28.57 %).NET
32 (28.57 %)Linux
32 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
32 (28.57 %)OOA/OOD
32 (28.57 %)OO
32 (28.57 %)VC++
32 (28.57 %)E-Commerce
32 (28.57 %)Windows XP
32 (28.57 %)Dreamweaver
32 (28.57 %)Pensions
32 (28.57 %)Insurance

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Worcester 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.

Worcester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (28.57 %)HTML
12 (28.57 %).NET
12 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
12 (28.57 %)CSS
12 (28.57 %)WebServices
12 (28.57 %)NetBeans
Worcester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (71.43 %)Visual Studio
22 (28.57 %)Dreamweaver
Worcester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (71.43 %)Retail
22 (28.57 %)Insurance
22 (28.57 %)Pensions
22 (28.57 %)Finance
Worcester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (28.57 %)Lead Developer
Worcester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (71.43 %)Smartphone
15 (71.43 %)Pocket PC
22 (28.57 %)Mainframe
Worcester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (100.00 %)Windows
25 (71.43 %)Windows CE
25 (71.43 %)Windows Mobile
32 (28.57 %)Windows Vista
32 (28.57 %)Linux
32 (28.57 %)Windows 2000
32 (28.57 %)Windows XP
Worcester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)OOA/OOD
12 (28.57 %)OO
12 (28.57 %)E-Commerce
Worcester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (100.00 %)C++
25 (71.43 %)C
25 (71.43 %)Assembly Language
32 (28.57 %)C#
32 (28.57 %)Java
32 (28.57 %)JavaScript
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET
32 (28.57 %)VC++
Worcester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (100.00 %)Degree
22 (28.57 %)CIW
Worcester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)Sun