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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) skills within the East of England region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MSI over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank129145
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.009 %
As % of the category below2.242 %1.434 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£350-
Average daily rate£350-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£350-
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£268
% change on same period last year+24.22 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£30.00£25.33
Average hourly rate£33.75£25.33
% change on same period last year+33.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.50£25.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£31.45£21.45
% change on same period last year+46.67 %
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads223558
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.362 %0.609 %
Daily rates quoted68197
Average minimum daily rate£262£298
Average daily rate£287£316
% change on same period last year-9.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£333
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£324
% change on same period last year-3.91 %
Hourly rates quoted2564
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£32.89
Average hourly rate£36.35£34.23
% change on same period last year+6.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£37.69£35.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.65£30.81
% change on same period last year-0.51 %
MSI EnglandMSI
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.

MSI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

East of England MSI Demand Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MSI across the East of England region.

East of England MSI Daily Rate Trend

MSI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the East of England region.

East of England MSI Hourly Rate Trend

MSI
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MSI across the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 December 2008.

East of England MSI Hourly Rate Histogram

MSI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSI within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
CambridgeshireUp+115£350-
MSI EnglandMSI
England

MSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MSI 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 MSI.

129 (78.38 %)Windows
222 (59.46 %)Windows XP
317 (45.95 %)InstallShield
415 (40.54 %)SMS
514 (37.84 %)Microsoft
68 (21.62 %)XML
77 (18.92 %)SQL
77 (18.92 %)SharePoint
86 (16.22 %)Active Directory
86 (16.22 %)ASP.NET
86 (16.22 %).NET
86 (16.22 %)Workflow
95 (13.51 %)SQL Server
95 (13.51 %)COM+
95 (13.51 %)WebServices
95 (13.51 %)WCF
95 (13.51 %)WF
104 (10.81 %)Continuous Integration
104 (10.81 %)PowerShell
104 (10.81 %)VBScript
104 (10.81 %)VB
104 (10.81 %)XSD
104 (10.81 %)Health
104 (10.81 %)Configuration Management
104 (10.81 %)Windows Server 2003
104 (10.81 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
113 (8.108 %)Intranet
113 (8.108 %)VMware
113 (8.108 %)MS Excel
113 (8.108 %)DNS

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MSI 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 MSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (21.62 %)XML
26 (16.22 %).NET
26 (16.22 %)ASP.NET
35 (13.51 %)COM+
35 (13.51 %)WebServices
35 (13.51 %)WCF
35 (13.51 %)WF
44 (10.81 %)XSD
53 (8.108 %)XML Schema
53 (8.108 %)Application Packaging
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (18.92 %)SharePoint
21 (2.703 %)Lotus Domino
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (8.108 %)MS Excel
21 (2.703 %)MS Office
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (40.54 %)SMS
23 (8.108 %)DHCP
23 (8.108 %)DNS
23 (8.108 %)Intranet
23 (8.108 %)LAN
32 (5.405 %)WAN
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (13.51 %)SQL Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (45.95 %)InstallShield
22 (5.405 %)Ant
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (10.81 %)Health
22 (5.405 %)Manufacturing
22 (5.405 %)Local Government
22 (5.405 %)Government
31 (2.703 %)Telecoms
31 (2.703 %)Finance
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (24.32 %)Applications Packager
28 (21.62 %)Analyst
34 (10.81 %)Systems Support
34 (10.81 %)Installations Engineer
43 (8.108 %)Desktop Support
52 (5.405 %)Server Support
52 (5.405 %)Applications Support
52 (5.405 %)Desktop Analyst
52 (5.405 %)Deployment Engineer
52 (5.405 %)Desktop Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Implementation Analyst
61 (2.703 %)PC Support
61 (2.703 %)PC Support Engineer
61 (2.703 %)MSI Packager
61 (2.703 %)PC Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Applications Consultant
61 (2.703 %)3rd Line Support
61 (2.703 %)Infrastructure Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Desktop Support Engineer
61 (2.703 %)Consultant
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (78.38 %)Windows
222 (59.46 %)Windows XP
34 (10.81 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (5.405 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.703 %)Windows NT
51 (2.703 %)NetWare
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (16.22 %)Workflow
24 (10.81 %)Continuous Integration
24 (10.81 %)Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (18.92 %)SQL
24 (10.81 %)VBScript
24 (10.81 %)VB
24 (10.81 %)PowerShell
32 (5.405 %)C
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.703 %)MCSE
11 (2.703 %)ISEB
11 (2.703 %)Microsoft Certification
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (16.22 %)Active Directory
22 (5.405 %)Citrix Presentation Server
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (10.81 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (5.405 %)ZENworks
31 (2.703 %)SCCM
31 (2.703 %)OpenView Configuration Management
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (37.84 %)Microsoft
23 (8.108 %)Citrix
23 (8.108 %)VMware
23 (8.108 %)IBM
32 (5.405 %)HP
41 (2.703 %)Novell
41 (2.703 %)Altiris