COM Jobs

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for COM skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited COM over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Component Object Model (COM) UK
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	789	774	704
Rank change year-on-year	-15	-70
Permanent jobs citing COM	101	158	282
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK	0.11%	0.16%	0.26%
As % of the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category	0.28%	0.41%	0.68%
Number of salaries quoted	78	136	179
Median salary	£40,000	£48,500	£42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-17.52%	+14.11%
90% offered a salary of more than	£26,400	£27,500	£27,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£85,000	£72,500	£69,500
UK excluding London median salary	£37,500	£45,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	-16.66%	+12.50%

COM is in the industry standards, technical specifications and software library and framework skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for industry standards, technical specifications and software library and framework skills.

Software Library & Framework Skills UK
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for industry standards, technical specifications and software library and framework skills	36421	38335	41712
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK	40.85%	38.93%	38.12%
Number of salaries quoted	30573	33333	35674
Median salary	£47,500	£45,000	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+5.55%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£31,000	£30,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£65,000	£70,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£40,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+6.25%	-

COM
Job Vacancy Trend

The job posting trend of jobs advertised citing COM as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards category.

COM
Salary Trend

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

COM
Salary Histogram

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing COM over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

COM
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing COM within the UK over the 3 months to 27 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
England	+7	99	£40,000	-16.66%	272
London	-5	41	£51,500	-6.36%	93
South East	+42	17	£51,250	+2.50%	35
North West	-31	16	£37,500	-25.00%	37
Manchester	-25	15	£37,500	-25.00%	27
City of London	+38	13	£52,500	-25.00%	18
Berkshire	+29	13	£77,500	+47.61%	10
West Midlands	+13	9	£42,500	-15.42%	26
Reading	+26	8	£25,500	-66.00%	3
South West	-3	8	£32,500	+53.06%	13
Bracknell	+26	5	£85,000	+61.90%	1
West Yorkshire	+14	5	£30,000	-33.33%	11
Yorkshire	0	5	£30,000	-33.33%	14
Hertfordshire	-2	4	£37,500	-	1
East of England	-11	4	£37,500	+33.92%	14
Birmingham	-	4	£50,750	-	8
Bath	-	4	-	-
Somerset	-	4	-	-	1
Hampshire	+10	3	£45,000	+63.63%	11
Bradford	-	3	£24,000	-
Staffordshire	+18	2	£36,250	-26.76%	2
Leeds	+8	2	£58,750	+34.28%	8
Bournemouth	+5	2	£30,000	-11.76%
Dorset	+1	2	£30,000	+41.29%
Gloucestershire	-5	2	£60,000	+50.00%	2
Hemel Hempstead	-	2	£37,500	-
Gloucester	-	2	£60,000	-
Stoke-on-Trent	-	2	£36,250	-
Stockport	-	2	-	-	5
South Wales	+7	1	-	-

COM
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing COM also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads with a requirement for COM.

1	220 (100.00%)	Microsoft
2	99 (45.00%)	SQL
3	97 (44.09%)	C#
4	81 (36.82%)	Windows
5	76 (34.55%)	.NET
6	70 (31.82%)	Degree
7	64 (29.09%)	SQL Server
8	58 (26.36%)	C++
9	55 (25.00%)	Visual Studio
9	55 (25.00%)	Software Engineering
10	53 (24.09%)	Agile Software Development
11	52 (23.64%)	Salesforce.com
12	50 (22.73%)	Marketing
12	50 (22.73%)	Multithreading
13	45 (20.45%)	TDD

13	45 (20.45%)	CRM
14	40 (18.18%)	Linux
15	37 (16.82%)	OO
15	37 (16.82%)	MVC
16	35 (15.91%)	.NET Framework
16	35 (15.91%)	Team Foundation Server
17	34 (15.45%)	Microsoft Office
18	33 (15.00%)	XML
18	33 (15.00%)	JavaScript
18	33 (15.00%)	Active Directory
19	32 (14.55%)	C
19	32 (14.55%)	Web Services
20	31 (14.09%)	Scrum
20	31 (14.09%)	Relational Database
20	31 (14.09%)	SDLC

COM
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	16 (7.27%)	MS Exchange
2	9 (4.09%)	IIS
3	6 (2.73%)	SharePoint
4	5 (2.27%)	Commerce Server
4	5 (2.27%)	WebSphere
5	4 (1.82%)	Apache
5	4 (1.82%)	CMS
5	4 (1.82%)	Exchange Server 2010
5	4 (1.82%)	Skype for Business
5	4 (1.82%)	Tomcat
5	4 (1.82%)	Umbraco
6	1 (0.45%)	BizTalk Server
6	1 (0.45%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
6	1 (0.45%)	Exchange Server 2013
6	1 (0.45%)	SharePoint 2010
6	1 (0.45%)	SharePoint 2013
6	1 (0.45%)	WebLogic

Applications
1	34 (15.45%)	Microsoft Office
2	25 (11.36%)	Microsoft Excel
3	18 (8.18%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	10 (4.55%)	Microsoft Project
5	4 (1.82%)	MS Visio
6	3 (1.36%)	Photoshop
7	1 (0.45%)	Spreadsheet

Business Applications
1	26 (11.82%)	Dynamics CRM
2	9 (4.09%)	NetSuite
3	5 (2.27%)	Relativity
3	5 (2.27%)	Salesforce.com CRM
4	4 (1.82%)	Dynamics AX
4	4 (1.82%)	Dynamics GP
4	4 (1.82%)	Payment Gateway
5	1 (0.45%)	Sage 200
5	1 (0.45%)	SAP Business One
5	1 (0.45%)	SAP CRM

Cloud Services
1	13 (5.91%)	Microsoft Azure
2	10 (4.55%)	Force.com
3	8 (3.64%)	Office 365
4	7 (3.18%)	SaaS
5	5 (2.27%)	Amazon AWS
6	2 (0.91%)	Azure Active Directory
6	2 (0.91%)	Dropbox
7	1 (0.45%)	Cloud Computing
7	1 (0.45%)	Google Cloud Platform
7	1 (0.45%)	Google Drive
7	1 (0.45%)	Yammer

Communications & Networking
1	28 (12.73%)	TCP/IP
2	17 (7.73%)	Ethernet
2	17 (7.73%)	RS-232
3	9 (4.09%)	SSL
4	8 (3.64%)	DNS
4	8 (3.64%)	Firewall
5	7 (3.18%)	Wireless
6	6 (2.73%)	WAN
7	5 (2.27%)	VPN
8	4 (1.82%)	LAN
8	4 (1.82%)	OSPF
9	3 (1.36%)	DHCP
9	3 (1.36%)	IPv4
9	3 (1.36%)	IPv6
9	3 (1.36%)	LDAP
9	3 (1.36%)	NAS
9	3 (1.36%)	RIP
9	3 (1.36%)	SAN
9	3 (1.36%)	Unified Communications
9	3 (1.36%)	VoIP

Database & Business Intelligence
1	64 (29.09%)	SQL Server
2	31 (14.09%)	Relational Database
3	24 (10.91%)	RDBMS
4	22 (10.00%)	SQL Server 2014
5	20 (9.09%)	SQL Server 2012
6	15 (6.82%)	SQL Server Integration Services
6	15 (6.82%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
7	9 (4.09%)	Data Warehouse
8	7 (3.18%)	Oracle Reports
9	6 (2.73%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
10	4 (1.82%)	OLTP
10	4 (1.82%)	Power BI
11	3 (1.36%)	BusinessObjects
11	3 (1.36%)	Data Lake
11	3 (1.36%)	Hadoop
11	3 (1.36%)	PostgreSQL
11	3 (1.36%)	QlikView
11	3 (1.36%)	SQL Server 2008
12	2 (0.91%)	Data Mart
12	2 (0.91%)	Microsoft Analysis Services

Development Applications
1	55 (25.00%)	Visual Studio
2	35 (15.91%)	Team Foundation Server
3	19 (8.64%)	MSTest
4	17 (7.73%)	Microsoft Blend
4	17 (7.73%)	MSI
4	17 (7.73%)	NuGet
4	17 (7.73%)	NUnit
4	17 (7.73%)	WiX
5	11 (5.00%)	Git (software)
6	6 (2.73%)	Jenkins
6	6 (2.73%)	VSS/SourceSafe
7	5 (2.27%)	Talend Open Studio
8	4 (1.82%)	Cucumber
8	4 (1.82%)	Oracle Forms
8	4 (1.82%)	SpecFlow
8	4 (1.82%)	Subversion
8	4 (1.82%)	Visual Studio Tools for Office
9	3 (1.36%)	FxCop
9	3 (1.36%)	StyleCop
10	2 (0.91%)	WebDriver

General
1	50 (22.73%)	Marketing
2	26 (11.82%)	Finance
3	10 (4.55%)	Manufacturing
4	9 (4.09%)	Law
4	9 (4.09%)	Retail
5	8 (3.64%)	Banking
6	7 (3.18%)	Investment Banking
7	6 (2.73%)	Financial Institution
8	5 (2.27%)	Advertising
8	5 (2.27%)	Automotive
8	5 (2.27%)	Legal
9	4 (1.82%)	Digital Economy
9	4 (1.82%)	General Ledger
10	3 (1.36%)	French Language
10	3 (1.36%)	Pharmaceutical
10	3 (1.36%)	Telecoms
11	2 (0.91%)	Front Office
11	2 (0.91%)	German Language
11	2 (0.91%)	Italian Language
11	2 (0.91%)	Spanish Language

Job Titles
1	56 (25.45%)	Developer
2	36 (16.36%)	Software Engineer
3	31 (14.09%)	C# Developer
3	31 (14.09%)	C++ Software Engineer
4	26 (11.82%)	.NET Developer
5	24 (10.91%)	Analyst
6	22 (10.00%)	C# .NET Developer
7	14 (6.36%)	Consultant
8	13 (5.91%)	Senior Software Engineer
9	12 (5.45%)	C# Software Engineer
9	12 (5.45%)	Senior C++ Software Engineer
10	11 (5.00%)	Support Analyst
10	11 (5.00%)	Support Engineer
11	10 (4.55%)	Architect
11	10 (4.55%)	Project Manager
11	10 (4.55%)	Senior Developer
12	9 (4.09%)	Administrator
12	9 (4.09%)	SQL Developer
13	8 (3.64%)	IT Manager
14	7 (3.18%)	2nd Line Support

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	76 (34.55%)	.NET
2	35 (15.91%)	.NET Framework
3	33 (15.00%)	XML
4	32 (14.55%)	Web Services
5	30 (13.64%)	HTML
6	27 (12.27%)	WCF
7	26 (11.82%)	ASP.NET
7	26 (11.82%)	WPF
8	24 (10.91%)	MFC
9	23 (10.45%)	Entity Framework
10	21 (9.55%)	Boost C++ Libraries
10	21 (9.55%)	LINQ
10	21 (9.55%)	Silverlight
10	21 (9.55%)	STL
11	20 (9.09%)	ASP.NET MVC
12	18 (8.18%)	XSD
13	17 (7.73%)	.NET Compact Framework
13	17 (7.73%)	LINQ to SQL
13	17 (7.73%)	NHibernate
13	17 (7.73%)	Unity DI Container

Miscellaneous
1	29 (13.18%)	Data Structures
2	19 (8.64%)	Computer Science
3	18 (8.18%)	Greenfield Project
4	17 (7.73%)	Industrial Internet of Things
4	17 (7.73%)	Internet of Things
5	14 (6.36%)	Enterprise Software
6	12 (5.45%)	Analytical Skills
7	7 (3.18%)	Algorithms
7	7 (3.18%)	Data Centre
8	5 (2.27%)	Clustering
9	4 (1.82%)	Mobile App
9	4 (1.82%)	PDA
9	4 (1.82%)	Social Media
9	4 (1.82%)	W3C
10	3 (1.36%)	Linux Command Line
10	3 (1.36%)	Management Information System
11	2 (0.91%)	Fintech
11	2 (0.91%)	iPad
11	2 (0.91%)	SCADA
12	1 (0.45%)	Smart City

Operating Systems
1	81 (36.82%)	Windows
2	40 (18.18%)	Linux
3	29 (13.18%)	Windows Server
4	20 (9.09%)	Mac OS
5	17 (7.73%)	Windows Embedded Compact
6	13 (5.91%)	Windows 7
7	10 (4.55%)	Windows 10
8	9 (4.09%)	Windows Server 2008
8	9 (4.09%)	Windows Server 2012
9	7 (3.18%)	Unix
10	4 (1.82%)	Windows Vista
11	3 (1.36%)	Mac OS X
12	2 (0.91%)	Android
12	2 (0.91%)	Windows 8
13	1 (0.45%)	AIX
13	1 (0.45%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13	1 (0.45%)	Windows Server 2003

Processes & Methodologies
1	55 (25.00%)	Software Engineering
2	53 (24.09%)	Agile Software Development
3	50 (22.73%)	Multithreading
4	45 (20.45%)	CRM
4	45 (20.45%)	TDD
5	37 (16.82%)	MVC
5	37 (16.82%)	OO
6	31 (14.09%)	Scrum
6	31 (14.09%)	SDLC
7	26 (11.82%)	Unit Testing
8	25 (11.36%)	Test Automation
9	22 (10.00%)	Project Management
10	20 (9.09%)	MVVM
11	19 (8.64%)	Presales
12	18 (8.18%)	Concurrent Programming
12	18 (8.18%)	Dependency Injection
12	18 (8.18%)	Inversion of Control
12	18 (8.18%)	Kanban
12	18 (8.18%)	UML
13	17 (7.73%)	RUP

Programming Languages
1	99 (45.00%)	SQL
2	97 (44.09%)	C#
3	58 (26.36%)	C++
4	33 (15.00%)	JavaScript
5	32 (14.55%)	C
6	19 (8.64%)	Java
7	17 (7.73%)	XAML
8	11 (5.00%)	PHP
8	11 (5.00%)	PowerShell
9	10 (4.55%)	VB
10	9 (4.09%)	Apex Code
10	9 (4.09%)	PL/SQL
10	9 (4.09%)	Python
11	7 (3.18%)	Fortran
11	7 (3.18%)	Perl
11	7 (3.18%)	T-SQL
12	6 (2.73%)	VB6
13	4 (1.82%)	VC++
14	3 (1.36%)	VB.NET
15	2 (0.91%)	VBA

Qualifications
1	70 (31.82%)	Degree
2	10 (4.55%)	Master's Degree
3	9 (4.09%)	Computer Science Degree
4	8 (3.64%)	Microsoft Certification
5	6 (2.73%)	ISEB
6	5 (2.27%)	ITIL Certification
7	4 (1.82%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
8	3 (1.36%)	Network+ Certification
9	2 (0.91%)	APMP
9	2 (0.91%)	BPSS Clearance
9	2 (0.91%)	CCNA
9	2 (0.91%)	Cisco Certification
9	2 (0.91%)	ISTQB
9	2 (0.91%)	MCSA
9	2 (0.91%)	MCSD
10	1 (0.45%)	CCNP
10	1 (0.45%)	MCSE
10	1 (0.45%)	PRINCE2 Certification
10	1 (0.45%)	SC Cleared
10	1 (0.45%)	Security Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	10 (4.55%)	QA
2	5 (2.27%)	Data Quality
3	4 (1.82%)	PCI DSS
4	2 (0.91%)	SLA

System Software
1	33 (15.00%)	Active Directory
2	10 (4.55%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	6 (2.73%)	Hyper-V
4	2 (0.91%)	Virtual Desktop
5	1 (0.45%)	Microsoft App-V
5	1 (0.45%)	Microsoft Virtual Server
5	1 (0.45%)	Terminal Server
5	1 (0.45%)	Virtual Servers
5	1 (0.45%)	vSphere

Systems Management
1	5 (2.27%)	SCCM
2	4 (1.82%)	Puppet
2	4 (1.82%)	WSUS
3	3 (1.36%)	Backup Exec
3	3 (1.36%)	Norton AntiVirus
4	2 (0.91%)	Systems Management Server (SMS)
5	1 (0.45%)	AirWatch
5	1 (0.45%)	Business Desktop Deployment
5	1 (0.45%)	Forefront Identity Manager
5	1 (0.45%)	Microsoft Intune
5	1 (0.45%)	PowerCLI
5	1 (0.45%)	SCOM
5	1 (0.45%)	vCenter Server
5	1 (0.45%)	vRealize

Vendors
1	220 (100.00%)	Microsoft
2	52 (23.64%)	Salesforce.com
3	20 (9.09%)	Oracle
4	16 (7.27%)	VMware
5	14 (6.36%)	SAP
6	6 (2.73%)	Informatica
7	5 (2.27%)	Cisco
7	5 (2.27%)	IBM
7	5 (2.27%)	Talend
8	4 (1.82%)	EMC
8	4 (1.82%)	Epicor
8	4 (1.82%)	Google
8	4 (1.82%)	ION Trading
8	4 (1.82%)	Tableau
9	3 (1.36%)	Alteryx
9	3 (1.36%)	Citrix
9	3 (1.36%)	NetApp
9	3 (1.36%)	QAD
9	3 (1.36%)	ServiceNow
9	3 (1.36%)	Symantec

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