The first table below looks at the demand for COM skills in IT jobs advertised for the Worcestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited COM over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all of the Application Development category for the Worcestershire region.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Component Object Model (COM)
Rank 39 37 -
Rank change year-on-year
-2 -
Permanent jobs citing COM 2 11 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 0.930% 3.873% -
As % of the Application Development category 1.515% 7.285% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 0
Average salary £27,500 £32,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-15.38% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £40,000 £40,000
% change year-on-year
-6.25% -
All Application Development
Worcestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Application Development category
132 151 105
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 61.40% 53.17% 53.03%
Number of salaries quoted 122 135 99
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £34,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% -4.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £25,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
COM
West Midlands

COM
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing COM across the Worcestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Development category.

Worcestershire COM Jobs Demand Trend

COM
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing COM across the Worcestershire region.

Worcestershire COM Salary Trend

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 Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Worcester - 2 £27,500 -
COM
West Midlands

COM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

1 21 (100.00%) Java
1 21 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 20 (95.24%) C#
2 20 (95.24%) .NET
3 19 (90.48%) Oracle
3 19 (90.48%) PL/SQL
3 19 (90.48%) SQL
3 19 (90.48%) C++
3 19 (90.48%) Windows
4 17 (80.95%) QA
5 16 (76.19%) Software Engineering
5 16 (76.19%) WebLogic
5 16 (76.19%) TOAD
5 16 (76.19%) JBoss
5 16 (76.19%) Tomcat
5 16 (76.19%) SQLPlus
6 12 (57.14%) Linux
7 7 (33.33%) UNIX
8 3 (14.29%) ISEB
8 3 (14.29%) Degree
8 3 (14.29%) Automation Testing
8 3 (14.29%) Performance Testing
8 3 (14.29%) Test Scripting
9 2 (9.524%) JavaScript
10 1 (4.762%) HTML
10 1 (4.762%) SQL Server
10 1 (4.762%) ASP.NET
10 1 (4.762%) Web Services
10 1 (4.762%) XML
10 1 (4.762%) Sun

COM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Application Development
1 20 (95.24%) .NET
2 1 (4.762%) HTML
2 1 (4.762%) ASP.NET
2 1 (4.762%) Web Services
2 1 (4.762%) XML
Application Platforms
1 16 (76.19%) WebLogic
1 16 (76.19%) Tomcat
Business Applications
1 1 (4.762%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.762%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (76.19%) TOAD
1 16 (76.19%) SQLPlus
2 1 (4.762%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 9 (42.86%) Support Engineer
1 9 (42.86%) Software Engineer
1 9 (42.86%) Developer
1 9 (42.86%) Software Support Engineer
2 7 (33.33%) Junior Developer
2 7 (33.33%) Graduate Software Developer
2 7 (33.33%) Graduate Developer
2 7 (33.33%) Junior Software Developer
2 7 (33.33%) Software Developer
2 7 (33.33%) Junior
2 7 (33.33%) Graduate
3 3 (14.29%) Analyst
3 3 (14.29%) Test Analyst
4 1 (4.762%) Senior Developer
4 1 (4.762%) Java Developer
4 1 (4.762%) QA Analyst
Operating Systems
1 19 (90.48%) Windows
2 12 (57.14%) Linux
3 7 (33.33%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (76.19%) Software Engineering
2 3 (14.29%) Automation Testing
2 3 (14.29%) Performance Testing
2 3 (14.29%) Test Scripting
3 1 (4.762%) CRM
3 1 (4.762%) E-Commerce
3 1 (4.762%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 21 (100.00%) Java
2 20 (95.24%) C#
3 19 (90.48%) PL/SQL
3 19 (90.48%) SQL
3 19 (90.48%) C++
4 2 (9.524%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (14.29%) ISEB
1 3 (14.29%) Degree
2 1 (4.762%) CIW
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (80.95%) QA
Vendors
1 21 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 19 (90.48%) Oracle
3 16 (76.19%) JBoss
4 1 (4.762%) Sun
4 1 (4.762%) Twitter