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 Brighton 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-5
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads021
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.023 %
As % of the category below0.000 %43.75 %
Daily rates quoted06
Average minimum daily rate-£250
Average daily rate-£254
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£258
UK excluding London average daily rate£307£290
% change on same period last year+5.99 %
Hourly rates quoted08
Average minimum hourly rate-£9.55
Average hourly rate-£10.60
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£11.65
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.70£18.80
% change on same period last year-0.53 %
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Brighton
Matching contract IT job ads948
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.052 %
Daily rates quoted219
Average minimum daily rate£325£298
Average daily rate£388£308
% change on same period last year+26.01 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£317
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Hourly rates quoted214
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£14.18
Average hourly rate£21.00£14.85
% change on same period last year+41.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£15.51
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.89£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.42 %
Microsoft East SussexMicrosoft
East Sussex

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

Brighton 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 Brighton region.

Brighton Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Brighton Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Brighton 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.

18 (66.67 %)SQL
18 (66.67 %)SQL Server
23 (25.00 %)HTML
23 (25.00 %)Windows
23 (25.00 %)Internet
32 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
32 (16.67 %)Load Balancing
32 (16.67 %)Copywriting
32 (16.67 %)Clustering
32 (16.67 %)Web Design
32 (16.67 %)Active Directory
32 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (16.67 %)Terminal Services
32 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (16.67 %)SharePoint
32 (16.67 %).NET
32 (16.67 %)CSS
32 (16.67 %)Photoshop
41 (8.333 %)MS Office
41 (8.333 %)ASP
41 (8.333 %)COM
41 (8.333 %)JavaScript
41 (8.333 %)Transact-SQL
41 (8.333 %)XML
41 (8.333 %)C#
41 (8.333 %)Windows XP
41 (8.333 %)ColdFusion
41 (8.333 %)MS Excel
41 (8.333 %)Telecoms
41 (8.333 %)Government

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Brighton 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.

Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (25.00 %)HTML
22 (16.67 %).NET
22 (16.67 %)CSS
31 (8.333 %)XML
31 (8.333 %)ASP
31 (8.333 %)COM
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (16.67 %)SharePoint
21 (8.333 %)ColdFusion
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (16.67 %)Photoshop
21 (8.333 %)MS Office
21 (8.333 %)MS Excel
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (25.00 %)Internet
21 (8.333 %)Extranet
21 (8.333 %)IP Telephony
21 (8.333 %)Intranet
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (66.67 %)SQL Server
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (8.333 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Telecoms
11 (8.333 %)Government
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Developer
13 (25.00 %)Server Support
22 (16.67 %)Architect
22 (16.67 %)DBA
22 (16.67 %)Technical Architect
22 (16.67 %)Technical Support
22 (16.67 %)SQL DBA
31 (8.333 %)Technical Support Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Technical Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Web Designer
31 (8.333 %)IT Support Analyst
31 (8.333 %)SQL Developer
31 (8.333 %)Web Developer
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Support Analyst
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (16.67 %)Clustering
12 (16.67 %)Copywriting
21 (8.333 %)Handset
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (25.00 %)Windows
22 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (8.333 %)Windows Vista
31 (8.333 %)Windows XP
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (16.67 %)Web Design
12 (16.67 %)Technical Architecture
12 (16.67 %)Load Balancing
21 (8.333 %)Content Management
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (66.67 %)SQL
21 (8.333 %)Transact-SQL
21 (8.333 %)C#
21 (8.333 %)JavaScript
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (16.67 %)Microsoft Certification
Brighton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (16.67 %)Active Directory
12 (16.67 %)Terminal Services