Microsoft Contracts in Cambridgeshire
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Cambridgeshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Cambridgeshire region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 3 7 6
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 81 93 75
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 14.81% 13.56% 14.18%
As % of the Vendors category 29.56% 28.70% 37.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 46 26
Average daily rate £300 £303 £313
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-0.82% -3.20%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £176 £219 £175
10% offered a daily rate of more than £415 £413 £406
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 7 25
Average hourly rate £16.75 £11.65 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+43.77% -13.70%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £9.75 £11.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £28.50 £27.88 £23.60
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
Search 66 Microsoft jobs in Cambridgeshire
All Vendors
Cambridgeshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category		 274 324 201
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Cambridgeshire 50.09% 47.23% 38.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 159 78
Average daily rate £325 £325 £310
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- +4.83%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £223 £219 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £413
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 31 50
Average hourly rate £17.50 £35.75 £13.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-51.04% +164.81%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £10.50 £10.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £37.50 £47.50 £27.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Microsoft
East of England

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft across the Cambridgeshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Cambridgeshire Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Cambridgeshire Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

This 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

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

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 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Cambridge +4 53 £300 -0.82%
Peterborough -5 8 £183 -36.52%
Huntingdon +4 2 - -
Microsoft
East of England

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

1 97 (50.79%) Windows
2 75 (39.27%) Active Directory
3 57 (29.84%) SQL
4 55 (28.80%) SQL Server
5 54 (28.27%) MS Office
6 43 (22.51%) MS Excel
7 42 (21.99%) Oracle
8 40 (20.94%) MS Exchange
9 39 (20.42%) T-SQL
10 36 (18.85%) VMware
10 36 (18.85%) Citrix
11 31 (16.23%) ITIL
12 28 (14.66%) SQL Server 2008
12 28 (14.66%) Exchange Server 2010
13 25 (13.09%) Linux
13 25 (13.09%) DNS
13 25 (13.09%) Windows Server 2008
14 24 (12.57%) SQL Server 2005
14 24 (12.57%) Windows XP
15 22 (11.52%) TCP/IP
15 22 (11.52%) DHCP
16 21 (10.99%) Business Intelligence
16 21 (10.99%) Windows Server 2003
16 21 (10.99%) PL/SQL
17 20 (10.47%) Red Hat
17 20 (10.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
17 20 (10.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
17 20 (10.47%) SCOM
17 20 (10.47%) Windows 7
18 19 (9.948%) XenApp

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 18 (9.424%) .NET
2 6 (3.141%) HTML5
3 5 (2.618%) CSS
3 5 (2.618%) ASP.NET
3 5 (2.618%) WCF
4 4 (2.094%) COM
4 4 (2.094%) J2EE
5 3 (1.571%) Flash
5 3 (1.571%) HTML
5 3 (1.571%) Web Services
5 3 (1.571%) Silverlight
6 2 (1.047%) GWT
6 2 (1.047%) Apache Flex
6 2 (1.047%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.047%) Hibernate
6 2 (1.047%) Spring
7 1 (0.524%) XML
7 1 (0.524%) STL
7 1 (0.524%) ADO.NET
7 1 (0.524%) Middleware
Application Platforms
1 40 (20.94%) MS Exchange
2 28 (14.66%) Exchange Server 2010
3 13 (6.806%) Exchange Server 2003
4 12 (6.283%) Lync
5 8 (4.188%) SharePoint
6 7 (3.665%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 7 (3.665%) Exchange Server 2007
7 6 (3.141%) Apache
8 5 (2.618%) SharePoint 2010
9 4 (2.094%) IIS
10 2 (1.047%) Confluence
10 2 (1.047%) Documentum
10 2 (1.047%) Lotus Notes
11 1 (0.524%) BizTalk Server
11 1 (0.524%) GroupWise
11 1 (0.524%) Mathematica
11 1 (0.524%) ESB
11 1 (0.524%) Windows Azure
11 1 (0.524%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 54 (28.27%) MS Office
2 43 (22.51%) MS Excel
3 3 (1.571%) Acrobat
4 2 (1.047%) MS PowerPoint
5 1 (0.524%) MS Project
5 1 (0.524%) RoboHelp
5 1 (0.524%) FrameMaker
5 1 (0.524%) Adobe Captivate
Business Applications
1 6 (3.141%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (1.047%) Dynamics AX
2 2 (1.047%) Changepoint
3 1 (0.524%) Adaptiv
3 1 (0.524%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.524%) Google Analytics
3 1 (0.524%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 25 (13.09%) DNS
2 22 (11.52%) TCP/IP
2 22 (11.52%) DHCP
3 11 (5.759%) LAN
4 10 (5.236%) WAN
4 10 (5.236%) VPN
5 9 (4.712%) Firewall
6 7 (3.665%) Intranet
6 7 (3.665%) Internet
6 7 (3.665%) Wireless
7 5 (2.618%) HTTP
7 5 (2.618%) Cisco ASA
7 5 (2.618%) Unified Communications
7 5 (2.618%) NetScaler
8 4 (2.094%) VLAN
9 3 (1.571%) Ethernet
9 3 (1.571%) Broadband
9 3 (1.571%) xDSL
10 2 (1.047%) NAS
10 2 (1.047%) Cisco IOS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (28.80%) SQL Server
2 28 (14.66%) SQL Server 2008
3 24 (12.57%) SQL Server 2005
4 20 (10.47%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 20 (10.47%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 19 (9.948%) SQL Server Analysis Services
6 6 (3.141%) OLAP
7 3 (1.571%) Crystal Reports
8 2 (1.047%) Oracle BI EE
8 2 (1.047%) Oracle OWB
9 1 (0.524%) MS Access
9 1 (0.524%) VLDB
9 1 (0.524%) dBASE
Development Applications
1 14 (7.330%) MSI
2 12 (6.283%) InstallShield
3 7 (3.665%) Visual Studio
4 5 (2.618%) AdminStudio
5 3 (1.571%) Subversion
6 2 (1.047%) Team Foundation Server
6 2 (1.047%) Atlassian Bamboo
6 2 (1.047%) JIRA
7 1 (0.524%) Git (software)
7 1 (0.524%) GCC
7 1 (0.524%) GDB
General
1 13 (6.806%) Telecoms
2 7 (3.665%) Finance
3 3 (1.571%) Advertising
4 2 (1.047%) Danish Language
4 2 (1.047%) French Language
4 2 (1.047%) German Language
4 2 (1.047%) Hebrew Language
4 2 (1.047%) Swedish Language
4 2 (1.047%) Manufacturing
4 2 (1.047%) Front Office
5 1 (0.524%) Local Government
5 1 (0.524%) Banking
5 1 (0.524%) Back Office
5 1 (0.524%) Financial Institution
5 1 (0.524%) Legal
5 1 (0.524%) Publishing
5 1 (0.524%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 39 (20.42%) Analyst
1 39 (20.42%) Support Engineer
2 26 (13.61%) Administrator
3 19 (9.948%) Support Analyst
3 19 (9.948%) Systems Administrator
4 14 (7.330%) Applications Packager
5 12 (6.283%) IT Support
6 9 (4.712%) Developer
6 9 (4.712%) Architect
7 7 (3.665%) Service Desk Analyst
7 7 (3.665%) 3rd Line Support
7 7 (3.665%) Service Analyst
7 7 (3.665%) 2nd Line Support
8 6 (3.141%) Consultant
8 6 (3.141%) IT Support Analyst
8 6 (3.141%) .NET Developer
9 5 (2.618%) IT Support Engineer
9 5 (2.618%) Solutions Architect
9 5 (2.618%) Project Manager
9 5 (2.618%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.853%) PKI
2 13 (6.806%) Blackberry
3 6 (3.141%) Clustering
4 5 (2.618%) Thin Client
4 5 (2.618%) Fat Client
5 3 (1.571%) Streaming Media
5 3 (1.571%) Computer Science
6 2 (1.047%) PDA
6 2 (1.047%) NHS
7 1 (0.524%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.524%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.524%) CMDB
7 1 (0.524%) Contract for Difference
7 1 (0.524%) Mathematics
7 1 (0.524%) Physics
7 1 (0.524%) Market Risk
7 1 (0.524%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 97 (50.79%) Windows
2 25 (13.09%) Linux
2 25 (13.09%) Windows Server 2008
3 24 (12.57%) Windows XP
4 21 (10.99%) Windows Server 2003
5 20 (10.47%) Windows 7
6 19 (9.948%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 6 (3.141%) UNIX
8 4 (2.094%) HPUX
9 2 (1.047%) Windows Vista
10 1 (0.524%) Solaris
10 1 (0.524%) Windows 2000
10 1 (0.524%) Windows 2000 Server
10 1 (0.524%) Windows 8
10 1 (0.524%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (16.23%) ITIL
2 21 (10.99%) Business Intelligence
3 12 (6.283%) Migration
4 11 (5.759%) Validation
5 9 (4.712%) Data Analysis
6 7 (3.665%) Service Delivery
6 7 (3.665%) Change Control
7 6 (3.141%) Build Automation
7 6 (3.141%) Incident Management
7 6 (3.141%) Disaster Recovery
7 6 (3.141%) ERP
7 6 (3.141%) OO
8 5 (2.618%) SOA
8 5 (2.618%) Project Management
8 5 (2.618%) Release Management
8 5 (2.618%) Problem Management
9 4 (2.094%) Capacity Planning
9 4 (2.094%) Test Automation
9 4 (2.094%) Load Balancing
9 4 (2.094%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 57 (29.84%) SQL
2 39 (20.42%) T-SQL
3 21 (10.99%) PL/SQL
4 13 (6.806%) VB
4 13 (6.806%) C#
5 11 (5.759%) VBScript
6 10 (5.236%) Java
7 7 (3.665%) C++
7 7 (3.665%) PowerShell
8 6 (3.141%) C
8 6 (3.141%) Perl
9 4 (2.094%) VB.NET
10 3 (1.571%) Python
11 2 (1.047%) Haskell
11 2 (1.047%) Erlang
11 2 (1.047%) Lisp
11 2 (1.047%) JavaScript
12 1 (0.524%) VC++
12 1 (0.524%) PHP
12 1 (0.524%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 19 (9.948%) Microsoft Certification
2 15 (7.853%) Degree
3 14 (7.330%) MCSE
4 7 (3.665%) Security Cleared
5 6 (3.141%) OCP
5 6 (3.141%) Oracle Certification
5 6 (3.141%) RHCE
5 6 (3.141%) MCP
6 3 (1.571%) MCSA
6 3 (1.571%) Citrix Certification
6 3 (1.571%) CCEE
7 2 (1.047%) CCNP
7 2 (1.047%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.524%) PhD
8 1 (0.524%) CCNA
8 1 (0.524%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (0.524%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 1 (0.524%) CISSP
8 1 (0.524%) ISEB
8 1 (0.524%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (8.377%) SLA
2 2 (1.047%) GAMP
2 2 (1.047%) GxP
3 1 (0.524%) QA
System Software
1 75 (39.27%) Active Directory
2 19 (9.948%) XenApp
3 18 (9.424%) VMware Infrastructure
4 16 (8.377%) Hyper-V
4 16 (8.377%) Microsoft App-V
5 13 (6.806%) vSphere
6 8 (4.188%) Oracle RMAN
6 8 (4.188%) Terminal Services
7 7 (3.665%) XenDesktop
8 6 (3.141%) XenServer
9 5 (2.618%) VMware ESX
9 5 (2.618%) IAG
10 3 (1.571%) NFS
11 1 (0.524%) Samba
11 1 (0.524%) VMware Workstation
11 1 (0.524%) VMware Server
11 1 (0.524%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.524%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 20 (10.47%) SCOM
2 15 (7.853%) SCCM
3 10 (5.236%) WSUS
4 7 (3.665%) Backup Exec
5 6 (3.141%) EMC NetWorker
5 6 (3.141%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
5 6 (3.141%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 2 (1.047%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.524%) BMC PATROL
7 1 (0.524%) ARCserve
7 1 (0.524%) AppManager
7 1 (0.524%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.524%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 42 (21.99%) Oracle
2 36 (18.85%) VMware
2 36 (18.85%) Citrix
3 20 (10.47%) Red Hat
4 18 (9.424%) Cisco
5 12 (6.283%) Remedy
6 11 (5.759%) HP
7 10 (5.236%) Symantec
8 9 (4.712%) Adobe
8 9 (4.712%) AppSense
9 8 (4.188%) EMC
9 8 (4.188%) SAP
10 6 (3.141%) Wyse
11 5 (2.618%) Altiris
11 5 (2.618%) Exinda
11 5 (2.618%) Riverbed
12 4 (2.094%) CheckPoint
12 4 (2.094%) NetApp
13 3 (1.571%) Dell
14 2 (1.047%) Twitter
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