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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 Cambridgeshire 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 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank818
Rank change on same period last yearUp+10
Matching contract IT job ads7281
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.102 %0.082 %
As % of the category below29.15 %20.61 %
Daily rates quoted1210
Average minimum daily rate£271£222
Average daily rate£285£240
% change on same period last year+18.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£299£258
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£308
% change on same period last year+4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted2123
Average minimum hourly rate£16.12£25.43
Average hourly rate£17.55£26.60
% change on same period last year-34.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.98£27.76
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.73£20.19
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Cambridgeshire
Matching contract IT job ads247393
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.397 %
Daily rates quoted4662
Average minimum daily rate£308£299
Average daily rate£331£311
% change on same period last year+6.21 %
Average maximum daily rate£353£324
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted4889
Average minimum hourly rate£21.29£27.25
Average hourly rate£23.27£28.68
% change on same period last year-18.87 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.24£30.11
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

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

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region.

Cambridgeshire 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 Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Cambridgeshire Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CambridgeUp+1134£332+30.49 %
PeterboroughUp+1116£220-34.81 %
HuntingdonUp+15--
ElyNew entry-1--
Microsoft East of EnglandMicrosoft
East of England

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

1114 (52.05 %)Windows
252 (23.74 %)MS Office
347 (21.46 %)Active Directory
446 (21.00 %)MS Exchange
544 (20.09 %).NET
643 (19.63 %)Windows XP
741 (18.72 %)MS Excel
834 (15.53 %)SQL
834 (15.53 %)Windows Server 2003
933 (15.07 %)SQL Server
933 (15.07 %)SharePoint
1032 (14.61 %)Microsoft Certification
1032 (14.61 %)DNS
1130 (13.70 %)Exchange Server 2007
1229 (13.24 %)MCSE
1328 (12.79 %)WAN
1328 (12.79 %)Telecoms
1427 (12.33 %)Windows 2000
1525 (11.42 %)XML
1624 (10.96 %)ASP.NET
1723 (10.50 %)Linux
1723 (10.50 %)LAN
1820 (9.132 %)VMware
1919 (8.676 %)MSI
2018 (8.219 %)C#
2117 (7.763 %)WebServices
2117 (7.763 %)Exchange Server 2003
2216 (7.306 %)TCP/IP
2216 (7.306 %)Cisco
2314 (6.393 %)InstallShield

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Cambridgeshire 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.

Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
144 (20.09 %).NET
225 (11.42 %)XML
324 (10.96 %)ASP.NET
417 (7.763 %)WebServices
513 (5.936 %)WCF
68 (3.653 %)COM+
68 (3.653 %)WF
77 (3.196 %)XSD
86 (2.740 %)HTML
94 (1.826 %)J2ME
94 (1.826 %).NET Remoting
103 (1.370 %)Application Packaging
103 (1.370 %)MFC
103 (1.370 %)XML Schema
112 (0.913 %)ATL
112 (0.913 %)COM
112 (0.913 %)ASP
112 (0.913 %)SOAP
112 (0.913 %)WinForms
112 (0.913 %).NET Framework
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
146 (21.00 %)MS Exchange
233 (15.07 %)SharePoint
330 (13.70 %)Exchange Server 2007
417 (7.763 %)Exchange Server 2003
511 (5.023 %)Lotus Notes
64 (1.826 %)IIS
73 (1.370 %)SharePoint Server 2007
82 (0.913 %)GroupWise
82 (0.913 %)Apache
82 (0.913 %)Exchange Server 5.5
82 (0.913 %)Exchange Server 2000
91 (0.457 %)Office Communications Server
91 (0.457 %)Office Project Server
91 (0.457 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.457 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
152 (23.74 %)MS Office
241 (18.72 %)MS Excel
37 (3.196 %)MS PowerPoint
46 (2.740 %)MS Visio
54 (1.826 %)SPSS
63 (1.370 %)MS Project
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.283 %)Dynamics AX
24 (1.826 %)SoftGrid
33 (1.370 %)Microsoft CRM
33 (1.370 %)Axapta
41 (0.457 %)Oracle 11i
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
132 (14.61 %)DNS
228 (12.79 %)WAN
323 (10.50 %)LAN
416 (7.306 %)TCP/IP
513 (5.936 %)Firewall
513 (5.936 %)VoIP
612 (5.479 %)MPLS
711 (5.023 %)ADSL
87 (3.196 %)DHCP
96 (2.740 %)VPN
104 (1.826 %)3GPP
104 (1.826 %)Internet
113 (1.370 %)TELNET
113 (1.370 %)ISDN
122 (0.913 %)DVB
122 (0.913 %)Intranet
122 (0.913 %)GSM
122 (0.913 %)Intrusion Detection
122 (0.913 %)VLAN
131 (0.457 %)UWB
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
133 (15.07 %)SQL Server
213 (5.936 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (3.196 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
37 (3.196 %)Datawarehouse
46 (2.740 %)ETL
46 (2.740 %)SQL Server Integration Services
55 (2.283 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
55 (2.283 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
55 (2.283 %)OLAP
55 (2.283 %)Crystal Reports
64 (1.826 %)MS Access
72 (0.913 %)MySQL
72 (0.913 %)Data Cleansing
81 (0.457 %)MSDE
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
119 (8.676 %)MSI
214 (6.393 %)InstallShield
39 (4.110 %)Visual Studio
42 (0.913 %)LoadRunner
42 (0.913 %)PVCS
42 (0.913 %)Subversion
42 (0.913 %)Bugzilla
42 (0.913 %)FrontPage
51 (0.457 %)Selenium
51 (0.457 %)Firebug
51 (0.457 %)MorphX
51 (0.457 %)Flash
51 (0.457 %)JUnit
51 (0.457 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (12.79 %)Telecoms
212 (5.479 %)Finance
310 (4.566 %)Manufacturing
47 (3.196 %)Electronics
56 (2.740 %)Banking
65 (2.283 %)Insurance
73 (1.370 %)Construction
73 (1.370 %)Government
82 (0.913 %)Pharmaceutical
82 (0.913 %)Back Office
82 (0.913 %)Health
82 (0.913 %)Legal
91 (0.457 %)Pensions
91 (0.457 %)Corporate Banking
91 (0.457 %)Marketing
91 (0.457 %)Education
91 (0.457 %)Front Office
91 (0.457 %)Billing
91 (0.457 %)Retail
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (20.09 %)Analyst
230 (13.70 %)Developer
230 (13.70 %)Support Engineer
329 (13.24 %)Desktop Support
425 (11.42 %)Support Analyst
524 (10.96 %)2nd Line Support
614 (6.393 %)Desktop Support Engineer
614 (6.393 %)Desktop Engineer
711 (5.023 %)Helpdesk Analyst
711 (5.023 %)1st Line Support
711 (5.023 %)Consultant
810 (4.566 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
99 (4.110 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
99 (4.110 %)Helpdesk Support
108 (3.653 %)3rd Line Support
117 (3.196 %)Applications Packager
126 (2.740 %)Desktop Analyst
126 (2.740 %)Installations Engineer
126 (2.740 %)Desktop Support Analyst
126 (2.740 %)Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (1.826 %)Cryptography
14 (1.826 %)Device Driver
14 (1.826 %)Java Card
23 (1.370 %)Multithreading
23 (1.370 %)Statistics
23 (1.370 %)Data Protection Act
23 (1.370 %)Blackberry
32 (0.913 %)MPEG
32 (0.913 %)DTV
32 (0.913 %)Firmware
32 (0.913 %)Thin Client
32 (0.913 %)Mathematics
32 (0.913 %)IPTV
32 (0.913 %)Fat Client
32 (0.913 %)Computer Science
32 (0.913 %)Arabic Language
41 (0.457 %)Dutch Language
41 (0.457 %)Data Integration
41 (0.457 %)Biotechnology
41 (0.457 %)AS400
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1114 (52.05 %)Windows
243 (19.63 %)Windows XP
334 (15.53 %)Windows Server 2003
427 (12.33 %)Windows 2000
523 (10.50 %)Linux
610 (4.566 %)UNIX
78 (3.653 %)Windows NT
84 (1.826 %)Windows Vista
92 (0.913 %)NetWare
92 (0.913 %)Solaris
92 (0.913 %)Embedded Linux
92 (0.913 %)CentOS
92 (0.913 %)Red Hat Linux
101 (0.457 %)Windows 2000 Server
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (5.479 %)ITIL
29 (4.110 %)Project Management
29 (4.110 %)CRM
38 (3.653 %)OO
47 (3.196 %)Migration
47 (3.196 %)Configuration Management
56 (2.740 %)Security Cleared
65 (2.283 %)Workflow
65 (2.283 %)ERP
74 (1.826 %)Knowledge Management
74 (1.826 %)Continuous Integration
74 (1.826 %)SC Cleared
74 (1.826 %)BC Cleared
83 (1.370 %)Data Protection
83 (1.370 %)Problem Management
83 (1.370 %)Time Management
92 (0.913 %)Business Intelligence
92 (0.913 %)OOD
92 (0.913 %)Data Analysis
92 (0.913 %)Web Design
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (15.53 %)SQL
218 (8.219 %)C#
312 (5.479 %)PowerShell
312 (5.479 %)VB.NET
410 (4.566 %)C++
58 (3.653 %)Transact-SQL
67 (3.196 %)Java
75 (2.283 %)VBA
84 (1.826 %)VC++
84 (1.826 %)C
84 (1.826 %)JavaScript
92 (0.913 %)Embedded C
92 (0.913 %)Embedded C++
92 (0.913 %)VBScript
92 (0.913 %)VB
101 (0.457 %)X++
101 (0.457 %)VB6
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
132 (14.61 %)Microsoft Certification
229 (13.24 %)MCSE
38 (3.653 %)Cisco Certification
38 (3.653 %)CCNA
38 (3.653 %)MCP
45 (2.283 %)Degree
54 (1.826 %)Citrix Certification
54 (1.826 %)MCSA
62 (0.913 %)Network+ Certification
71 (0.457 %)HND
71 (0.457 %)A+ Certification
71 (0.457 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.457 %)CCNP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (4.566 %)SLA
22 (0.913 %)ISO27001
22 (0.913 %)PCI DSS
31 (0.457 %)GAMP
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
147 (21.46 %)Active Directory
29 (4.110 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (2.740 %)VMware ESX
44 (1.826 %)NDS
44 (1.826 %)Terminal Server
44 (1.826 %)MSMQ
44 (1.826 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (0.913 %)NFS
52 (0.913 %)Backup Exec
61 (0.457 %)Samba
61 (0.457 %)Terminal Services
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (4.566 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
28 (3.653 %)DameWare
35 (2.283 %)OpenView
44 (1.826 %)SCCM
52 (0.913 %)OVSD
61 (0.457 %)MOM
61 (0.457 %)ZENworks
61 (0.457 %)CiscoWorks
Cambridgeshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (9.132 %)VMware
216 (7.306 %)Cisco
313 (5.936 %)Citrix
411 (5.023 %)Lotus
510 (4.566 %)HP
69 (4.110 %)Novell
76 (2.740 %)Oracle
84 (1.826 %)Dell
84 (1.826 %)ProClarity
84 (1.826 %)AppSense
93 (1.370 %)Remedy
102 (0.913 %)McAfee Security
102 (0.913 %)NetApp
102 (0.913 %)Red Hat
102 (0.913 %)MKS
102 (0.913 %)3Com
111 (0.457 %)Kaspersky
111 (0.457 %)LANDesk
111 (0.457 %)Northgate
111 (0.457 %)BT