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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 Croydon 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
Rank619
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching contract IT job ads198
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.008 %
As % of the category below40.43 %17.78 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£348£185
Average daily rate£359£185
% change on same period last year+93.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£369£185
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£308
% change on same period last year+4.49 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00-
Average hourly rate£13.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.73£20.19
% change on same period last year-2.31 %
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Croydon
Matching contract IT job ads4745
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.045 %
Daily rates quoted1416
Average minimum daily rate£400£297
Average daily rate£409£301
% change on same period last year+35.91 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£306
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£355
% change on same period last year+1.00 %
Hourly rates quoted25
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00£18.50
Average hourly rate£13.00£20.29
% change on same period last year-35.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00£22.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.38£24.36
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Microsoft LondonMicrosoft
London

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

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

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

Croydon 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 Croydon region.

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

Croydon Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

110 (25.64 %)MS Excel
29 (23.08 %)MS Office
29 (23.08 %)Finance
38 (20.51 %).NET
47 (17.95 %)SQL
47 (17.95 %)ASP.NET
47 (17.95 %)Microsoft Certification
56 (15.38 %)SQL Server
56 (15.38 %)MS Project
56 (15.38 %)C#
56 (15.38 %)ITIL
56 (15.38 %)CRM
56 (15.38 %)Insurance
56 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
65 (12.82 %)XML
65 (12.82 %)Visual Studio
65 (12.82 %)Project Management
74 (10.26 %)Mainframe
74 (10.26 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
74 (10.26 %)MCSE
74 (10.26 %)IBM
74 (10.26 %)Windows
74 (10.26 %)SharePoint
74 (10.26 %)Government
74 (10.26 %)Banking
74 (10.26 %)IBM Mainframe
83 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
83 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
83 (7.692 %)Service Management
83 (7.692 %)AIX

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (20.51 %).NET
27 (17.95 %)ASP.NET
35 (12.82 %)XML
42 (5.128 %).NET Framework
42 (5.128 %)WebServices
51 (2.564 %)ASP
51 (2.564 %)HTML
51 (2.564 %)AJAX
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (10.26 %)SharePoint
23 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (2.564 %)BizTalk Server
31 (2.564 %)Commerce Server
31 (2.564 %)IIS
31 (2.564 %)JBoss
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (25.64 %)MS Excel
29 (23.08 %)MS Office
36 (15.38 %)MS Project
41 (2.564 %)MS Visio
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.564 %)Microsoft CRM
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (7.692 %)Internet
22 (5.128 %)Firewall
22 (5.128 %)Intranet
31 (2.564 %)Wireless
31 (2.564 %)LAN
31 (2.564 %)WAN
31 (2.564 %)HTTP
31 (2.564 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.564 %)HTTPS
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (15.38 %)SQL Server
23 (7.692 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (5.128 %)MS Access
32 (5.128 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.564 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (2.564 %)RDBMS
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (12.82 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.564 %)Eclipse
21 (2.564 %)Subversion
21 (2.564 %)Visual Studio Team System
21 (2.564 %)Ant
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (23.08 %)Finance
26 (15.38 %)Insurance
34 (10.26 %)Banking
34 (10.26 %)Government
42 (5.128 %)Health
51 (2.564 %)Home Office
51 (2.564 %)Telecoms
51 (2.564 %)Marketing
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (23.08 %)Developer
26 (15.38 %)Project Manager
35 (12.82 %)Desktop Support
44 (10.26 %)Desktop Engineer
44 (10.26 %)Server Engineer
44 (10.26 %)Rollout Engineer
44 (10.26 %)Support Engineer
44 (10.26 %).NET Developer
53 (7.692 %)Desktop Support Engineer
53 (7.692 %)Technical Project Manager
53 (7.692 %)Technical Manager
53 (7.692 %)SharePoint Developer
62 (5.128 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (5.128 %)Technical Specialist
62 (5.128 %)Software Consultant
62 (5.128 %)Network Specialist
62 (5.128 %)Analyst
62 (5.128 %)Consultant
62 (5.128 %)2nd Line Support
71 (2.564 %)Desktop Support Analyst
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (10.26 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 (10.26 %)Mainframe
14 (10.26 %)IBM Mainframe
22 (5.128 %)NHS
31 (2.564 %)Statistics
31 (2.564 %)Computer Science
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (10.26 %)Windows
23 (7.692 %)AIX
23 (7.692 %)UNIX
32 (5.128 %)Windows XP
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (15.38 %)ITIL
16 (15.38 %)CRM
16 (15.38 %)Security Cleared
25 (12.82 %)Project Management
33 (7.692 %)Service Management
42 (5.128 %)Process Management
42 (5.128 %)PRINCE2
42 (5.128 %)Data Analysis
42 (5.128 %)SC Cleared
51 (2.564 %)CTC Cleared
51 (2.564 %)DV Cleared
51 (2.564 %)OOD
51 (2.564 %)PRINCE
51 (2.564 %)Business Analysis
51 (2.564 %)Incident Management
51 (2.564 %)Project Planning
51 (2.564 %)Web Development
51 (2.564 %)Email Marketing
51 (2.564 %)Digital Marketing
51 (2.564 %)Test Scripting
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (17.95 %)SQL
26 (15.38 %)C#
32 (5.128 %)VB
32 (5.128 %)JavaScript
41 (2.564 %)VB.NET
41 (2.564 %)VB6
41 (2.564 %)Java
41 (2.564 %)Transact-SQL
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (17.95 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (10.26 %)MCSE
32 (5.128 %)PRINCE2 Certification
32 (5.128 %)ITIL Certification
41 (2.564 %)Dell Certification
41 (2.564 %)Degree
41 (2.564 %)ISEB
41 (2.564 %)MCP
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (5.128 %)Active Directory
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (7.692 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Croydon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (10.26 %)IBM
22 (5.128 %)Oracle
31 (2.564 %)Cisco
31 (2.564 %)HP
31 (2.564 %)Dell