Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region with a comparison to our Vendors category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank210
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads4127
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.029 %
As % of the category below34.17 %26.21 %
Daily rates quoted42
Average minimum daily rate£369£108
Average daily rate£388£108
% change on same period last year+260.46 %
Average maximum daily rate£406£108
UK excluding London average daily rate£313£294
% change on same period last year+6.34 %
Hourly rates quoted136
Average minimum hourly rate£24.08£14.30
Average hourly rate£24.46£14.40
% change on same period last year+69.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.85£14.49
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.88£19.04
% change on same period last year-0.82 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads120103
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.187 %0.112 %
Daily rates quoted77
Average minimum daily rate£281£226
Average daily rate£296£239
% change on same period last year+23.41 %
Average maximum daily rate£310£253
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£348
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Hourly rates quoted3716
Average minimum hourly rate£26.63£16.47
Average hourly rate£27.63£17.33
% change on same period last year+59.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.63£18.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.15£24.41
% change on same period last year-1.04 %
Microsoft ScotlandMicrosoft
Scotland

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

These figures represent the IT job market and are NOT representative of employment within the Microsoft Corporation.

Microsoft
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Aberdeen Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Aberdeen Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 19 November 2008.

Aberdeen Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Microsoft 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 contract IT job ads sampled that cited Microsoft.

156 (56.00 %)Windows
235 (35.00 %)Active Directory
329 (29.00 %)Windows Server 2003
421 (21.00 %)MS Excel
518 (18.00 %)Cisco
616 (16.00 %)VMware
715 (15.00 %)MS Project
715 (15.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
814 (14.00 %)Citrix
814 (14.00 %)Migration
913 (13.00 %)Windows XP
913 (13.00 %)MS Exchange
1011 (11.00 %)MS Office
1011 (11.00 %)ITIL
1110 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
128 (8.000 %)Remedy
137 (7.000 %)Backup Exec
137 (7.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
146 (6.000 %)Clustering
146 (6.000 %)NetBackup
146 (6.000 %)VERITAS
146 (6.000 %)Axapta
146 (6.000 %)Windows 2000
155 (5.000 %)PBX
155 (5.000 %)Avaya
164 (4.000 %)Project Management
164 (4.000 %)SAN
164 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
164 (4.000 %)IBM
164 (4.000 %)Adobe

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Microsoft also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited Microsoft. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (1.000 %).NET
11 (1.000 %)ASP.NET
11 (1.000 %)XML
11 (1.000 %)WCF
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (13.00 %)MS Exchange
210 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (2.000 %)SharePoint
32 (2.000 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (2.000 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.000 %)IIS
41 (1.000 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.000 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (21.00 %)MS Excel
215 (15.00 %)MS Project
311 (11.00 %)MS Office
42 (2.000 %)Acrobat
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (6.000 %)Axapta
23 (3.000 %)Dynamics AX
32 (2.000 %)MAXIMO
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (5.000 %)PBX
24 (4.000 %)LAN
24 (4.000 %)Internet
24 (4.000 %)SAN
33 (3.000 %)IP Telephony
33 (3.000 %)Cisco IPT
33 (3.000 %)VPN
33 (3.000 %)WAN
42 (2.000 %)DHCP
42 (2.000 %)TCP/IP
42 (2.000 %)DNS
42 (2.000 %)Intranet
42 (2.000 %)Extranet
51 (1.000 %)MPLS
51 (1.000 %)Firewall
51 (1.000 %)Network Security
51 (1.000 %)ADSL
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (3.000 %)SQL Server
22 (2.000 %)MS Access
31 (1.000 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (1.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (3.000 %)Finance
22 (2.000 %)Health
22 (2.000 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (2.000 %)Telecoms
22 (2.000 %)Banking
22 (2.000 %)General Ledger
22 (2.000 %)Insurance
31 (1.000 %)Home Office
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (17.00 %)Server Engineer
215 (15.00 %)Desktop Support
215 (15.00 %)Support Engineer
310 (10.00 %)Desktop Engineer
49 (9.000 %)Trainer
58 (8.000 %)Analyst
58 (8.000 %)Consultant
67 (7.000 %)Desktop Support Engineer
75 (5.000 %)Junior
75 (5.000 %)Developer
84 (4.000 %)Support Analyst
84 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Support
84 (4.000 %)Applications Support
84 (4.000 %)Axapta Developer
93 (3.000 %)Deployment Engineer
93 (3.000 %)Programme Office Manager
93 (3.000 %)Applications Support Engineer
93 (3.000 %)Helpdesk Engineer
93 (3.000 %)1st Line Support
93 (3.000 %)Server Support
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (6.000 %)Clustering
23 (3.000 %)Client/Server
23 (3.000 %)Blackberry
32 (2.000 %)PDA
32 (2.000 %)Video Conferencing
41 (1.000 %)N-Tier
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
156 (56.00 %)Windows
229 (29.00 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (15.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
413 (13.00 %)Windows XP
56 (6.000 %)Windows 2000
64 (4.000 %)Windows Server 2008
73 (3.000 %)Linux
82 (2.000 %)UNIX
82 (2.000 %)Windows Vista
91 (1.000 %)NetWare
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (14.00 %)Migration
211 (11.00 %)ITIL
34 (4.000 %)Project Management
43 (3.000 %)PRINCE2
43 (3.000 %)Incident Management
52 (2.000 %)ITSM
52 (2.000 %)Asset Management
61 (1.000 %)Network Design
61 (1.000 %)Supplier Management
61 (1.000 %)Problem Management
61 (1.000 %)Code Coverage
61 (1.000 %)Configuration Management
61 (1.000 %)Service Management
61 (1.000 %)Quality Management
61 (1.000 %)Service Delivery
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (2.000 %)SQL
21 (1.000 %)PowerShell
21 (1.000 %)C#
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (4.000 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (3.000 %)Degree
23 (3.000 %)MCP
32 (2.000 %)Cisco Certification
41 (1.000 %)CNA
41 (1.000 %)Novell Certification
41 (1.000 %)MCSE
41 (1.000 %)CCIE
41 (1.000 %)CCNP
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
135 (35.00 %)Active Directory
27 (7.000 %)Backup Exec
27 (7.000 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (6.000 %)NetBackup
43 (3.000 %)MetaFrame
52 (2.000 %)Terminal Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (4.000 %)ARCserve
23 (3.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (2.000 %)MOM
41 (1.000 %)OpenView
41 (1.000 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (18.00 %)Cisco
216 (16.00 %)VMware
314 (14.00 %)Citrix
48 (8.000 %)Remedy
56 (6.000 %)VERITAS
65 (5.000 %)Avaya
74 (4.000 %)IBM
74 (4.000 %)Adobe
83 (3.000 %)HP
92 (2.000 %)Symantec
101 (1.000 %)Altiris
101 (1.000 %)Novell
101 (1.000 %)Lotus
101 (1.000 %)NetIQ
101 (1.000 %)Intel
101 (1.000 %)Oracle
101 (1.000 %)SAP
101 (1.000 %)Sun