Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Alderley Edge 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads80
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.000 %
As % of the category below47.06 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted40
Average minimum daily rate£193-
Average daily rate£193-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£193-
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£305
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.67£20.05
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Alderley Edge
Matching contract IT job ads170
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted100
Average minimum daily rate£212-
Average daily rate£222-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£233-
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Microsoft CheshireMicrosoft
Cheshire

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 Alderley Edge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Alderley Edge 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 Alderley Edge region.

Alderley Edge 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 Alderley Edge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Alderley Edge 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 Alderley Edge region.

Alderley Edge Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Alderley Edge 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.

110 (83.33 %)MS Office
26 (50.00 %)HTML
26 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
35 (41.67 %)XML
35 (41.67 %)Windows
35 (41.67 %)Web Development
44 (33.33 %)Project Management
44 (33.33 %)OO
44 (33.33 %)OOD
44 (33.33 %)SOA
44 (33.33 %)Java
44 (33.33 %)J2EE
44 (33.33 %)WebServices
44 (33.33 %)UNIX
53 (25.00 %)JavaScript
53 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
53 (25.00 %)Document Management
62 (16.67 %)AJAX
62 (16.67 %)FrontPage
62 (16.67 %)Content Management
62 (16.67 %)Oracle
62 (16.67 %)CSS
62 (16.67 %)Documentum
62 (16.67 %)MS Excel
62 (16.67 %)TELNET
71 (8.333 %)Education
71 (8.333 %)Government
71 (8.333 %)Health
71 (8.333 %)Validation
71 (8.333 %)Stakeholder Management

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Alderley Edge 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.

Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (50.00 %)HTML
25 (41.67 %)XML
34 (33.33 %)WebServices
34 (33.33 %)J2EE
42 (16.67 %)CSS
42 (16.67 %)AJAX
51 (8.333 %)XHTML
51 (8.333 %)Servlets
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)Documentum
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (83.33 %)MS Office
22 (16.67 %)MS Excel
31 (8.333 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (8.333 %)MS Project
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (16.67 %)TELNET
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (16.67 %)FrontPage
21 (8.333 %)Oracle APEX
21 (8.333 %)Oracle Forms
21 (8.333 %)Subversion
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (8.333 %)Education
21 (8.333 %)Government
21 (8.333 %)Health
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Systems Support
22 (16.67 %)Programmer
22 (16.67 %)Project Manager
22 (16.67 %)Developer
22 (16.67 %)Java Developer
22 (16.67 %)Java Programmer
31 (8.333 %)Senior Java Developer
31 (8.333 %)Java/J2EE Developer
31 (8.333 %)J2EE Developer
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Senior Developer
31 (8.333 %)Process Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Data Analyst
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)RIA
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (41.67 %)Windows
24 (33.33 %)UNIX
33 (25.00 %)Windows Vista
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (41.67 %)Web Development
24 (33.33 %)OO
24 (33.33 %)OOD
24 (33.33 %)SOA
24 (33.33 %)Project Management
33 (25.00 %)Document Management
42 (16.67 %)Content Management
51 (8.333 %)PRINCE2
51 (8.333 %)Business Development
51 (8.333 %)Validation
51 (8.333 %)Stakeholder Management
51 (8.333 %)Agile Software Development
51 (8.333 %)TDD
51 (8.333 %)e-GIF
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (33.33 %)Java
23 (25.00 %)JavaScript
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (8.333 %)WCAG
11 (8.333 %)WAI
Alderley Edge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (16.67 %)Oracle