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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) skills within the Cambridge region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MSI over the 3 months to 8 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Location
3 months to
8 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3352
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads96
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.006 %
As % of the category below15.25 %4.800 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£315-
Average daily rate£335-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£355-
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£311
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£30.00
Average hourly rate-£30.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.71£23.50
% change on same period last year+39.18 %
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Cambridge
Matching contract IT job ads59125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.128 %
Daily rates quoted1521
Average minimum daily rate£273£262
Average daily rate£290£271
% change on same period last year+6.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£280
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.28 %
Hourly rates quoted1122
Average minimum hourly rate£31.50£34.90
Average hourly rate£33.25£37.37
% change on same period last year-11.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00£39.83
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.62£31.41
% change on same period last year+3.85 %
MSI CambridgeshireMSI
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.

MSI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

Cambridge MSI Demand Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Trend

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

Cambridge MSI Daily Rate Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MSI across the Cambridge region over the 3 months to 8 October 2008.

Cambridge MSI Daily Rate Histogram

MSI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Cambridge MSI Hourly Rate Trend

MSI
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing MSI 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 MSI.

115 (78.95 %)Microsoft
213 (68.42 %)InstallShield
312 (63.16 %)Windows
410 (52.63 %)XML
59 (47.37 %)SharePoint
68 (42.11 %)ASP.NET
68 (42.11 %)COM+
68 (42.11 %)WebServices
68 (42.11 %)SQL
68 (42.11 %).NET
68 (42.11 %)SQL Server
68 (42.11 %)WCF
68 (42.11 %)WF
77 (36.84 %)PowerShell
77 (36.84 %)XSD
85 (26.32 %)Workflow
94 (21.05 %)Continuous Integration
103 (15.79 %)XML Schema
112 (10.53 %)Configuration Management
112 (10.53 %)Ant
121 (5.263 %)MS Excel

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridge region citing MSI 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 MSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (52.63 %)XML
28 (42.11 %)WCF
28 (42.11 %)WF
28 (42.11 %).NET
28 (42.11 %)ASP.NET
28 (42.11 %)COM+
28 (42.11 %)WebServices
37 (36.84 %)XSD
43 (15.79 %)XML Schema
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (47.37 %)SharePoint
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.263 %)MS Excel
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (42.11 %)SQL Server
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
113 (68.42 %)InstallShield
22 (10.53 %)Ant
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (47.37 %)Applications Packager
27 (36.84 %)Installations Engineer
34 (21.05 %)MSI Packager
41 (5.263 %)Deployment Engineer
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (63.16 %)Windows
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)Workflow
24 (21.05 %)Continuous Integration
32 (10.53 %)Configuration Management
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (42.11 %)SQL
27 (36.84 %)PowerShell
Cambridge IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (78.95 %)Microsoft