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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) skills within the England region with a comparison to our Database & Business Intelligence category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MSDE over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Data Engine (MSDE)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank544628
Rank change on same period last yearUp+84
Matching contract IT job ads43
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.031 %0.016 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
England
Matching contract IT job ads1272618805
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled18.08 %18.99 %
Daily rates quoted40755597
Average minimum daily rate£355£371
Average daily rate£378£395
% change on same period last year-4.18 %
Average maximum daily rate£402£419
UK excluding London average daily rate£342£351
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Hourly rates quoted8901429
Average minimum hourly rate£28.00£28.86
Average hourly rate£30.04£30.76
% change on same period last year-2.36 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.07£32.66
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.04£31.73
% change on same period last year-5.33 %
MSDE UKMSDE
UK

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.

MSDE
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MSDE across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Database & Business Intelligence category.

England MSDE Demand Trend

MSDE
Daily Rate Trend

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

England MSDE Daily Rate Trend

MSDE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

England MSDE Hourly Rate Trend

MSDE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSDE within the England region over the 3 months to 7 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
South EastNew entry-3--
East of EnglandNew entry-1--
MSDE UKMSDE
UK

MSDE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing MSDE 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 MSDE.

112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
211 (91.67 %)Windows
211 (91.67 %)Windows 2000
211 (91.67 %)Microsoft
211 (91.67 %)Windows Server 2003
211 (91.67 %)SQL Server 2000
211 (91.67 %)Microsoft Certification
310 (83.33 %)Windows XP
310 (83.33 %)HTTP
310 (83.33 %)DNS
310 (83.33 %)IIS
310 (83.33 %)MS Office
310 (83.33 %)ASP.NET
310 (83.33 %)C#
310 (83.33 %)HTML
310 (83.33 %)Java
310 (83.33 %)VB
310 (83.33 %).NET
310 (83.33 %)Network Load Balancing
48 (66.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
57 (58.33 %)SharePoint
57 (58.33 %)SharePoint Portal Server
57 (58.33 %)C
63 (25.00 %)VBA
63 (25.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
72 (16.67 %)MCSE
81 (8.333 %)MCSD
81 (8.333 %)SQL
81 (8.333 %)Retail
81 (8.333 %)MCDST

MSDE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the England region citing MSDE 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 MSDE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
110 (83.33 %)HTML
110 (83.33 %).NET
110 (83.33 %)ASP.NET
England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (83.33 %)IIS
28 (66.67 %)SharePoint Server 2007
37 (58.33 %)SharePoint
37 (58.33 %)SharePoint Portal Server
England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (83.33 %)MS Office
England IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (83.33 %)HTTP
110 (83.33 %)DNS
21 (8.333 %)SAN
England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (100.00 %)SQL Server
211 (91.67 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (25.00 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (8.333 %)Retail
11 (8.333 %)Pensions
England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (25.00 %)Sharepoint Specialist
22 (16.67 %)3rd Line Support
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (8.333 %)SAN Specialist
31 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
31 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Support Specialist
England IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (8.333 %)EPoS
England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (91.67 %)Windows
111 (91.67 %)Windows 2000
111 (91.67 %)Windows Server 2003
210 (83.33 %)Windows XP
England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (83.33 %)Network Load Balancing
England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (83.33 %)C#
110 (83.33 %)Java
110 (83.33 %)VB
27 (58.33 %)C
33 (25.00 %)VBA
41 (8.333 %)SQL
England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (91.67 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (16.67 %)MCSE
31 (8.333 %)CCNA
31 (8.333 %)Cisco Certification
31 (8.333 %)MCDST
31 (8.333 %)MCSD
England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (91.67 %)Microsoft
21 (8.333 %)HP