Component Object Model (COM)
South West > Somerset
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring COM skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing COM | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset | 0.48% | - | - |
| As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category | 3.94% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £70,000 | £62,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +12.00% | - | - |
All Software Libraries and Frameworks
Somerset
COM falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Somerset.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills | 127 | 32 | 84 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 12.22% | 10.39% | 9.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 27 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £26,500 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £33,750 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.29% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £62,500 | £56,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £80,250 | £65,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -3.64% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing COM relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Salary Trend in Somerset
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing COM.
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Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COM within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 20 July 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Taunton | - | 5 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
| COM South West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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: