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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Cambridge 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
Rank1220
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads3349
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.050 %
As % of the category below29.46 %23.90 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£293£240
Average daily rate£332£260
% change on same period last year+27.56 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£305
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Hourly rates quoted147
Average minimum hourly rate£16.18£21.86
Average hourly rate£17.46£24.14
% change on same period last year-27.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.75£26.43
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.67£20.05
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads112205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted2240
Average minimum daily rate£291£306
Average daily rate£311£317
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted2742
Average minimum hourly rate£22.38£31.35
Average hourly rate£24.64£33.15
% change on same period last year-25.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.89£34.95
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Microsoft CambridgeshireMicrosoft
Cambridgeshire

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

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region.

Cambridge 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 Cambridge region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Cambridge Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

173 (60.83 %)Windows
229 (24.17 %)MS Exchange
229 (24.17 %)Active Directory
327 (22.50 %)WAN
426 (21.67 %)Windows XP
426 (21.67 %)MS Office
525 (20.83 %).NET
525 (20.83 %)DNS
622 (18.33 %)Microsoft Certification
622 (18.33 %)Windows Server 2003
622 (18.33 %)Telecoms
721 (17.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
721 (17.50 %)MCSE
721 (17.50 %)SQL
820 (16.67 %)SharePoint
820 (16.67 %)LAN
919 (15.83 %)Linux
1017 (14.17 %)SQL Server
1017 (14.17 %)MS Excel
1116 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
1215 (12.50 %)MSI
1215 (12.50 %)WebServices
1215 (12.50 %)XML
1314 (11.67 %)C#
1413 (10.83 %)VoIP
1413 (10.83 %)Cisco
1413 (10.83 %)WCF
1512 (10.00 %)Firewall
1611 (9.167 %)InstallShield
1611 (9.167 %)MPLS

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (20.83 %).NET
216 (13.33 %)ASP.NET
315 (12.50 %)WebServices
315 (12.50 %)XML
413 (10.83 %)WCF
58 (6.667 %)WF
58 (6.667 %)COM+
67 (5.833 %)XSD
74 (3.333 %)J2ME
74 (3.333 %).NET Remoting
83 (2.500 %)HTML
83 (2.500 %)XML Schema
92 (1.667 %)ATL
92 (1.667 %)COM
92 (1.667 %)MFC
92 (1.667 %).NET Framework
101 (0.833 %)SOAP
101 (0.833 %)SVG
101 (0.833 %)WinForms
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (24.17 %)MS Exchange
221 (17.50 %)Exchange Server 2007
320 (16.67 %)SharePoint
49 (7.500 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (1.667 %)Exchange Server 2000
52 (1.667 %)GroupWise
52 (1.667 %)Apache
52 (1.667 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (0.833 %)Office Communications Server
61 (0.833 %)IIS
61 (0.833 %)Exchange Server 5.5
61 (0.833 %)Office Project Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
126 (21.67 %)MS Office
217 (14.17 %)MS Excel
33 (2.500 %)SPSS
33 (2.500 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (0.833 %)MS Project
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.667 %)Microsoft CRM
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
127 (22.50 %)WAN
225 (20.83 %)DNS
320 (16.67 %)LAN
413 (10.83 %)VoIP
512 (10.00 %)Firewall
611 (9.167 %)MPLS
710 (8.333 %)ADSL
87 (5.833 %)TCP/IP
94 (3.333 %)VPN
94 (3.333 %)3GPP
103 (2.500 %)DHCP
103 (2.500 %)TELNET
112 (1.667 %)Intranet
112 (1.667 %)GSM
112 (1.667 %)ISDN
112 (1.667 %)Intrusion Detection
121 (0.833 %)VLAN
121 (0.833 %)UWB
121 (0.833 %)Cisco PIX
121 (0.833 %)Ethernet
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
117 (14.17 %)SQL Server
26 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.667 %)Data Cleansing
32 (1.667 %)MySQL
32 (1.667 %)Crystal Reports
32 (1.667 %)MS Access
41 (0.833 %)Datawarehouse
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (12.50 %)MSI
211 (9.167 %)InstallShield
36 (5.000 %)Visual Studio
42 (1.667 %)PVCS
42 (1.667 %)Bugzilla
42 (1.667 %)Subversion
42 (1.667 %)FrontPage
51 (0.833 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
122 (18.33 %)Telecoms
27 (5.833 %)Manufacturing
36 (5.000 %)Banking
45 (4.167 %)Electronics
52 (1.667 %)Construction
52 (1.667 %)Health
52 (1.667 %)Legal
61 (0.833 %)Education
61 (0.833 %)Finance
61 (0.833 %)Pharmaceutical
61 (0.833 %)Back Office
61 (0.833 %)Billing
61 (0.833 %)Corporate Banking
61 (0.833 %)Marketing
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (24.17 %)Analyst
220 (16.67 %)Developer
316 (13.33 %)Support Analyst
413 (10.83 %)Desktop Support
512 (10.00 %)2nd Line Support
611 (9.167 %)Support Engineer
710 (8.333 %)Helpdesk Analyst
88 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support
96 (5.000 %)Installations Engineer
96 (5.000 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
96 (5.000 %)Applications Packager
105 (4.167 %)1st Line Support
105 (4.167 %)C# Developer
105 (4.167 %)Helpdesk Support
114 (3.333 %)Server Engineer
114 (3.333 %)Desktop Analyst
114 (3.333 %)MSI Packager
114 (3.333 %).NET Developer
114 (3.333 %)Desktop Support Analyst
123 (2.500 %)Web Developer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.333 %)Device Driver
14 (3.333 %)Cryptography
14 (3.333 %)Java Card
23 (2.500 %)Statistics
23 (2.500 %)Data Protection Act
32 (1.667 %)Mathematics
32 (1.667 %)Computer Science
32 (1.667 %)Arabic Language
32 (1.667 %)Multithreading
32 (1.667 %)Firmware
41 (0.833 %)Thin Client
41 (0.833 %)Blackberry
41 (0.833 %)Fat Client
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
173 (60.83 %)Windows
226 (21.67 %)Windows XP
322 (18.33 %)Windows Server 2003
419 (15.83 %)Linux
510 (8.333 %)Windows 2000
68 (6.667 %)UNIX
73 (2.500 %)Windows Vista
82 (1.667 %)Windows NT
82 (1.667 %)Solaris
82 (1.667 %)CentOS
82 (1.667 %)Red Hat Linux
91 (0.833 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (8.333 %)ITIL
26 (5.000 %)Configuration Management
35 (4.167 %)OO
35 (4.167 %)Workflow
44 (3.333 %)Project Management
44 (3.333 %)Continuous Integration
53 (2.500 %)Data Protection
53 (2.500 %)CRM
62 (1.667 %)ERP
62 (1.667 %)OOD
62 (1.667 %)Information Security Management
62 (1.667 %)Security Management
62 (1.667 %)Web Design
62 (1.667 %)Information Security
71 (0.833 %)Data Analysis
71 (0.833 %)Refactoring
71 (0.833 %)Contact Management
71 (0.833 %)Validation
71 (0.833 %)UML
71 (0.833 %)Business Intelligence
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
121 (17.50 %)SQL
214 (11.67 %)C#
37 (5.833 %)C++
37 (5.833 %)VB.NET
37 (5.833 %)PowerShell
46 (5.000 %)Java
53 (2.500 %)VC++
62 (1.667 %)JavaScript
62 (1.667 %)C
71 (0.833 %)VB6
71 (0.833 %)Transact-SQL
71 (0.833 %)VB
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (18.33 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (17.50 %)MCSE
36 (5.000 %)CCNA
36 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
45 (4.167 %)Degree
53 (2.500 %)MCSA
53 (2.500 %)MCP
62 (1.667 %)Network+ Certification
71 (0.833 %)HND
71 (0.833 %)CCNP
71 (0.833 %)A+ Certification
71 (0.833 %)ITIL Certification
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (5.000 %)SLA
22 (1.667 %)ISO27001
22 (1.667 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.833 %)GAMP
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (24.17 %)Active Directory
24 (3.333 %)MSMQ
32 (1.667 %)NFS
32 (1.667 %)VMware ESX
32 (1.667 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (0.833 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.833 %)Samba
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (6.667 %)DameWare
26 (5.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (1.667 %)OpenView
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (10.83 %)Cisco
28 (6.667 %)VMware
34 (3.333 %)Citrix
43 (2.500 %)HP
43 (2.500 %)Dell
52 (1.667 %)NetApp
52 (1.667 %)Red Hat
52 (1.667 %)Remedy
52 (1.667 %)McAfee Security
52 (1.667 %)MKS
52 (1.667 %)3Com
52 (1.667 %)Oracle
61 (0.833 %)ION Trading
61 (0.833 %)LANDesk
61 (0.833 %)Kaspersky
61 (0.833 %)Adobe