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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 Chelmsford 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank47
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.010 %
As % of the category below66.67 %45.45 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£350
Average daily rate£388£375
% change on same period last year+3.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£314
% change on same period last year+2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£15.75£10.00
Average hourly rate£16.38£10.00
% change on same period last year+63.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£20.72
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Chelmsford
Matching contract IT job ads1222
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£300£340
Average daily rate£329£353
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£365
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted54
Average minimum hourly rate£17.90£13.33
Average hourly rate£18.15£17.12
% change on same period last year+5.98 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.40£20.92
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Microsoft EssexMicrosoft
Essex

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

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region.

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region.

Chelmsford 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 Chelmsford region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Chelmsford Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

112 (63.16 %)Windows
26 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (26.32 %)Project Management
35 (26.32 %)MS Office
35 (26.32 %)Microsoft Certification
44 (21.05 %)Cisco
44 (21.05 %)MCSE
53 (15.79 %)MS Excel
53 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
53 (15.79 %)Active Directory
62 (10.53 %)Citrix
62 (10.53 %)ISDN
62 (10.53 %)DHCP
62 (10.53 %)DNS
62 (10.53 %)MCSA
62 (10.53 %)SQL
62 (10.53 %)VB
62 (10.53 %)MCP
62 (10.53 %)SQL Server
62 (10.53 %)ASP
62 (10.53 %)Windows XP
62 (10.53 %)Citrix Certification
62 (10.53 %)Firewall
62 (10.53 %)Summit
62 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (10.53 %)Tandberg
62 (10.53 %)Video Conferencing
71 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
71 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
71 (5.263 %)Project Planning

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford 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.

Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %)ASP
21 (5.263 %)ASP.NET
21 (5.263 %).NET Framework
21 (5.263 %)HTML
21 (5.263 %).NET
21 (5.263 %)ADO
21 (5.263 %)ADO.NET
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (15.79 %)MS Exchange
22 (10.53 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.263 %)SharePoint
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (26.32 %)MS Office
23 (15.79 %)MS Excel
31 (5.263 %)MS Project
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (10.53 %)Summit
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (10.53 %)ISDN
12 (10.53 %)DHCP
12 (10.53 %)DNS
12 (10.53 %)Firewall
21 (5.263 %)TETRA
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (10.53 %)SQL Server
21 (5.263 %)MS Access
21 (5.263 %)SQL Server 2005
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (5.263 %)Visual Studio
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (5.263 %)Telecoms
11 (5.263 %)Government
11 (5.263 %)Local Government
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (21.05 %)Support Engineer
23 (15.79 %)Project Manager
23 (15.79 %)Analyst
32 (10.53 %)3rd Line Support
32 (10.53 %)Server Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Server Support
32 (10.53 %)Server Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Database Specialist
41 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (5.263 %)PC Support Analyst
41 (5.263 %)PC Support
41 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support
41 (5.263 %)Administrator
41 (5.263 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Desktop Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Installations Engineer
41 (5.263 %)Web Developer
41 (5.263 %)DBA
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.53 %)Video Conferencing
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (63.16 %)Windows
26 (31.58 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (10.53 %)Windows XP
41 (5.263 %)Linux
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)Project Management
21 (5.263 %)Migration
21 (5.263 %)Project Planning
21 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
21 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
21 (5.263 %)PRINCE2
21 (5.263 %)UML
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.53 %)SQL
12 (10.53 %)VB
21 (5.263 %)C#
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (26.32 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (21.05 %)MCSE
32 (10.53 %)MCSA
32 (10.53 %)MCP
32 (10.53 %)Citrix Certification
41 (5.263 %)CCA
41 (5.263 %)Degree
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (15.79 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)Xen
21 (5.263 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (21.05 %)Cisco
22 (10.53 %)Citrix
22 (10.53 %)Tandberg
31 (5.263 %)VMware