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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the East Sussex 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank107
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads2037
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.037 %
As % of the category below27.40 %35.58 %
Daily rates quoted27
Average minimum daily rate£320£364
Average daily rate£320£404
% change on same period last year-20.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£316
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Hourly rates quoted87
Average minimum hourly rate£15.61£18.00
Average hourly rate£16.11£21.24
% change on same period last year-24.13 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.61£24.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.87£20.89
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
East Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads73104
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.104 %
Daily rates quoted2032
Average minimum daily rate£386£292
Average daily rate£395£310
% change on same period last year+27.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£405£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted1412
Average minimum hourly rate£15.89£18.77
Average hourly rate£16.89£20.95
% change on same period last year-19.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.89£23.14
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
South East

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

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region.

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region.

East Sussex 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 East Sussex region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

East Sussex Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the East Sussex region over the 3 months to 21 August 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
BrightonNo change015£320-22.26 %
HoveUp+32--
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
South East

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

118 (38.30 %)Windows
214 (29.79 %)MS Office
313 (27.66 %)SQL Server
412 (25.53 %)SQL
510 (21.28 %)MS Excel
69 (19.15 %)Windows XP
69 (19.15 %)Windows Server 2003
78 (17.02 %).NET
87 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
96 (12.77 %)HTML
105 (10.64 %)Photoshop
105 (10.64 %)ASP.NET
105 (10.64 %)XML
105 (10.64 %)CSS
105 (10.64 %)Active Directory
105 (10.64 %)MS PowerPoint
114 (8.511 %)Degree
114 (8.511 %)MS Exchange
114 (8.511 %)Project Management
114 (8.511 %)ASP
114 (8.511 %)Windows 2000
114 (8.511 %)IIS
114 (8.511 %)JavaScript
114 (8.511 %)Transact-SQL
114 (8.511 %)C#
123 (6.383 %)XHTML
123 (6.383 %)XSL
123 (6.383 %)Internet
123 (6.383 %)WAN
123 (6.383 %)TCP/IP

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Sussex 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.

East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (17.02 %).NET
26 (12.77 %)HTML
35 (10.64 %)ASP.NET
35 (10.64 %)XML
35 (10.64 %)CSS
44 (8.511 %)ASP
53 (6.383 %)XHTML
53 (6.383 %)XSL
62 (4.255 %).NET Framework
62 (4.255 %)WinForms
62 (4.255 %)WebServices
71 (2.128 %)COM
71 (2.128 %)ADO.NET
71 (2.128 %)Software Packaging
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (8.511 %)MS Exchange
14 (8.511 %)IIS
22 (4.255 %)SharePoint
31 (2.128 %)ColdFusion
31 (2.128 %)CMS
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (29.79 %)MS Office
210 (21.28 %)MS Excel
35 (10.64 %)Photoshop
35 (10.64 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (4.255 %)Spreadsheet
42 (4.255 %)MS Project
51 (2.128 %)MS Visio
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.128 %)Microsoft CRM
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (6.383 %)Internet
13 (6.383 %)WAN
13 (6.383 %)TCP/IP
13 (6.383 %)VPN
13 (6.383 %)TETRA
21 (2.128 %)Extranet
21 (2.128 %)Intranet
21 (2.128 %)IP Telephony
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (27.66 %)SQL Server
22 (4.255 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.128 %)MS Access
31 (2.128 %)DTS
31 (2.128 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.128 %)SQL Server Integration Services
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (6.383 %)Dreamweaver
21 (2.128 %)Visual Studio
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.383 %)Telecoms
13 (6.383 %)Police
13 (6.383 %)Marketing
22 (4.255 %)Education
22 (4.255 %)Electric
31 (2.128 %)Finance
31 (2.128 %)Government
31 (2.128 %)Law
31 (2.128 %)Insurance
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (19.15 %)Developer
19 (19.15 %)Analyst
24 (8.511 %)Technical Analyst
33 (6.383 %)Desktop Support
33 (6.383 %).NET Developer
33 (6.383 %)Server Support
33 (6.383 %)Website Designer
33 (6.383 %)Technical Support
33 (6.383 %)Helpdesk Analyst
42 (4.255 %)Technical Support Analyst
42 (4.255 %)VB.NET Developer
42 (4.255 %)SQL DBA
42 (4.255 %)2nd Line Support
42 (4.255 %)Administrator
42 (4.255 %)Support Analyst
42 (4.255 %)DBA
42 (4.255 %)C# Developer
42 (4.255 %)Architect
42 (4.255 %)Technical Architect
51 (2.128 %)Coordinator
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.255 %)Copywriting
12 (4.255 %)Streaming Video
12 (4.255 %)Clustering
21 (2.128 %)AS400
21 (2.128 %)Handset
21 (2.128 %)Mathematics
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
118 (38.30 %)Windows
29 (19.15 %)Windows XP
29 (19.15 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (8.511 %)Windows 2000
42 (4.255 %)Windows Vista
42 (4.255 %)Windows CE
51 (2.128 %)UNIX
51 (2.128 %)Linux
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (8.511 %)Project Management
22 (4.255 %)Technical Architecture
22 (4.255 %)Content Management
22 (4.255 %)Load Balancing
22 (4.255 %)Web Design
31 (2.128 %)ITIL
31 (2.128 %)CRM
31 (2.128 %)PRINCE
31 (2.128 %)Migration
31 (2.128 %)Web Development
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (25.53 %)SQL
24 (8.511 %)JavaScript
24 (8.511 %)Transact-SQL
24 (8.511 %)C#
32 (4.255 %)VB.NET
41 (2.128 %)VB
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (14.89 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (8.511 %)Degree
32 (4.255 %)HNC
32 (4.255 %)HND
41 (2.128 %)MCP
41 (2.128 %)MCSE
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.383 %)WAI
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (10.64 %)Active Directory
22 (4.255 %)Terminal Services
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.128 %)BMC Marimba
East Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (4.255 %)EMC
12 (4.255 %)McAfee Security
21 (2.128 %)Oracle
21 (2.128 %)Symantec
21 (2.128 %)Remedy
21 (2.128 %)Citrix
21 (2.128 %)Avaya
21 (2.128 %)BMC
21 (2.128 %)Hummingbird