The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring COM+ skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
COM+ falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in the South East.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
684
660
861
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East
16.54%
16.09%
16.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
492
426
497
10th Percentile
£290
£319
£320
25th Percentile
£385
£409
£415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-9.52%
-
-4.55%
75th Percentile
£575
£638
£625
90th Percentile
£635
£675
£680
England median daily rate
£503
£550
£550
% change year-on-year
-8.55%
-
-4.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted
18
18
39
10th Percentile
£30.87
£46.56
£48.92
25th Percentile
£46.25
£60.03
£52.88
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£62.50
£60.00
Median % change year-on-year
-20.00%
+4.17%
-6.00%
75th Percentile
£72.50
£70.00
£73.27
90th Percentile
£81.00
£71.46
£78.00
England median hourly rate
£57.50
£65.00
£53.75
% change year-on-year
-11.54%
+20.93%
-17.31%
COM+ Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing COM+ relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.
COM+ Daily Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing COM+.
COM+ Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing COM+.
COM+ Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing COM+ also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the South East region with a requirement for COM+.
COM+ Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
