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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 Devon 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank45
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads3674
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.075 %
As % of the category below33.96 %36.63 %
Daily rates quoted188
Average minimum daily rate£327£213
Average daily rate£339£228
% change on same period last year+48.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£243
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£305
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Hourly rates quoted728
Average minimum hourly rate£10.57£15.93
Average hourly rate£11.93£17.54
% change on same period last year-31.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.29£19.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.67£20.05
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Devon
Matching contract IT job ads106202
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.204 %
Daily rates quoted3935
Average minimum daily rate£333£263
Average daily rate£346£278
% change on same period last year+24.82 %
Average maximum daily rate£360£292
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted1651
Average minimum hourly rate£15.63£22.13
Average hourly rate£17.71£23.64
% change on same period last year-25.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.79£25.16
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Microsoft South WestMicrosoft
South West

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

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Devon 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 Devon region.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Devon 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 Devon region over the 3 months to 10 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
PlymouthUp+322£344+244.03 %
ExeterDown-39--
SidmouthNew entry-2--
BuckfastleighNew entry-1--
Microsoft South WestMicrosoft
South West

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

132 (47.76 %)SQL
224 (35.82 %)VMware
321 (31.34 %).NET
420 (29.85 %)UNIX
420 (29.85 %)MS Excel
519 (28.36 %)Windows
519 (28.36 %)SQL Server
519 (28.36 %)Clustering
519 (28.36 %)VMware Server
617 (25.37 %)SharePoint
716 (23.88 %)MS Exchange
815 (22.39 %)Citrix
815 (22.39 %)Intranet
815 (22.39 %)Extranet
914 (20.90 %)MS Office
914 (20.90 %)Exchange Server 2007
1013 (19.40 %)OVPI
1013 (19.40 %)J2EE
1013 (19.40 %)Cisco Certification
1013 (19.40 %)Cisco
1013 (19.40 %)CCNA
1013 (19.40 %)BizTalk Server
1013 (19.40 %)ITSM
1112 (17.91 %)Content Management
1211 (16.42 %)Windows XP
1211 (16.42 %)Active Directory
139 (13.43 %)MS Project
147 (10.45 %)Windows Server 2003
147 (10.45 %)Migration
147 (10.45 %)JavaScript

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Devon 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.

Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (31.34 %).NET
213 (19.40 %)J2EE
36 (8.955 %)HTML
45 (7.463 %)XML
54 (5.970 %)ASP.NET
63 (4.478 %)ASP
63 (4.478 %)Middleware
63 (4.478 %)AJAX
63 (4.478 %)Windows SharePoint Services
72 (2.985 %)WebSphere
72 (2.985 %)ASP.NET 2.0
72 (2.985 %)XHTML
72 (2.985 %)CSS
81 (1.493 %)COM
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (25.37 %)SharePoint
216 (23.88 %)MS Exchange
314 (20.90 %)Exchange Server 2007
413 (19.40 %)BizTalk Server
54 (5.970 %)IIS
63 (4.478 %)Exchange Server 2003
63 (4.478 %)SharePoint Server 2007
63 (4.478 %)WebLogic
63 (4.478 %)Documentum
72 (2.985 %)ColdFusion
72 (2.985 %)WebSphere Application Server
72 (2.985 %)WebSphere MQ
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (29.85 %)MS Excel
214 (20.90 %)MS Office
39 (13.43 %)MS Project
43 (4.478 %)MS PowerPoint
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.493 %)Summit
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (22.39 %)Intranet
115 (22.39 %)Extranet
26 (8.955 %)TCP/IP
35 (7.463 %)Internet
44 (5.970 %)VPN
53 (4.478 %)LAN
53 (4.478 %)SMTP
53 (4.478 %)FTP
62 (2.985 %)WAN
62 (2.985 %)Firewall
71 (1.493 %)SSL
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (28.36 %)SQL Server
23 (4.478 %)DataStage
32 (2.985 %)Crystal Reports
41 (1.493 %)MS Access
41 (1.493 %)TOAD
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.493 %)Visual Studio
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (8.955 %)Telecoms
25 (7.463 %)Finance
33 (4.478 %)Health
41 (1.493 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.493 %)Criminal Justice
41 (1.493 %)Government
41 (1.493 %)Back Office
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (28.36 %)Consultant
211 (16.42 %)Analyst
211 (16.42 %)Implementation Consultant
310 (14.93 %)Technical Consultant
49 (13.43 %)Developer
58 (11.94 %)Administrator
67 (10.45 %)Support Engineer
67 (10.45 %)Systems Administrator
74 (5.970 %).NET Developer
74 (5.970 %)Microsoft Consultant
74 (5.970 %)2nd Line Support
83 (4.478 %)Business Analyst
83 (4.478 %)3rd Line Support
83 (4.478 %)Support Analyst
92 (2.985 %)VB Developer
92 (2.985 %)Operations Analyst
92 (2.985 %)IT Support Engineer
92 (2.985 %)ASP Developer
92 (2.985 %)ASP.NET Developer
92 (2.985 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
119 (28.36 %)Clustering
23 (4.478 %)NHS
31 (1.493 %)Thin Client
31 (1.493 %)Blackberry
31 (1.493 %)NPfIT
31 (1.493 %)Fat Client
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (29.85 %)UNIX
219 (28.36 %)Windows
311 (16.42 %)Windows XP
47 (10.45 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (5.970 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (1.493 %)Solaris
61 (1.493 %)Windows 2000
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (19.40 %)ITSM
212 (17.91 %)Content Management
37 (10.45 %)Migration
43 (4.478 %)Data Protection
43 (4.478 %)ITIL
43 (4.478 %)Project Management
43 (4.478 %)Service Management
52 (2.985 %)UML
52 (2.985 %)Security Cleared
61 (1.493 %)SC Cleared
61 (1.493 %)BC Cleared
61 (1.493 %)PRINCE2
61 (1.493 %)Business Analysis
61 (1.493 %)Requirements Analysis
61 (1.493 %)Project Planning
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
132 (47.76 %)SQL
27 (10.45 %)JavaScript
36 (8.955 %)Perl
45 (7.463 %)VB
53 (4.478 %)VB.NET
53 (4.478 %)VBScript
53 (4.478 %)C#
62 (2.985 %)C
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (19.40 %)CCNA
113 (19.40 %)Cisco Certification
25 (7.463 %)Microsoft Certification
33 (4.478 %)MCP
33 (4.478 %)MCSE
41 (1.493 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (1.493 %)Degree
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (28.36 %)VMware Server
211 (16.42 %)Active Directory
34 (5.970 %)VMware ESX
43 (4.478 %)Terminal Services
43 (4.478 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (1.493 %)NetBackup
51 (1.493 %)Backup Exec
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (19.40 %)OVPI
23 (4.478 %)BMC PATROL
23 (4.478 %)Tivoli
23 (4.478 %)Tivoli Remote Control
23 (4.478 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
32 (2.985 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Devon IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (35.82 %)VMware
215 (22.39 %)Citrix
313 (19.40 %)Cisco
46 (8.955 %)Intel
54 (5.970 %)HP
63 (4.478 %)BMC
63 (4.478 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.493 %)Nortel
71 (1.493 %)Novell
71 (1.493 %)Siemens
71 (1.493 %)VERITAS
71 (1.493 %)Remedy
71 (1.493 %)Oracle
71 (1.493 %)SAP