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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 Glasgow 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank1113
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads6093
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.094 %
As % of the category below15.11 %18.64 %
Daily rates quoted1610
Average minimum daily rate£264£231
Average daily rate£290£240
% change on same period last year+20.89 %
Average maximum daily rate£316£249
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£313
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Hourly rates quoted526
Average minimum hourly rate£16.80£15.65
Average hourly rate£17.40£16.83
% change on same period last year+3.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£18.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.52£20.80
% change on same period last year-6.18 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads397499
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.529 %0.505 %
Daily rates quoted103152
Average minimum daily rate£301£302
Average daily rate£326£315
% change on same period last year+3.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£351£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted2053
Average minimum hourly rate£19.88£18.02
Average hourly rate£21.11£18.98
% change on same period last year+11.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.34£19.93
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Microsoft ScotlandMicrosoft
Scotland

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Glasgow Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

169 (47.59 %)Windows
234 (23.45 %).NET
331 (21.38 %)SQL
331 (21.38 %)SQL Server
331 (21.38 %)MS Excel
426 (17.93 %)Finance
426 (17.93 %)MS Office
522 (15.17 %)Active Directory
621 (14.48 %)SharePoint
719 (13.10 %)XML
719 (13.10 %)Microsoft Certification
818 (12.41 %)ASP.NET
917 (11.72 %)C#
1016 (11.03 %)SAN
1115 (10.34 %)MS Exchange
1115 (10.34 %)Oracle
1214 (9.655 %)Solaris
1214 (9.655 %)SQL Server 2005
1313 (8.966 %)WebServices
1313 (8.966 %)Transact-SQL
1411 (7.586 %)HP
1510 (6.897 %)Citrix
1510 (6.897 %)Cisco
1510 (6.897 %)UNIX
1510 (6.897 %)Windows XP
1510 (6.897 %)Exchange Server 2003
1510 (6.897 %)SharePoint Server 2007
169 (6.207 %).NET Framework
169 (6.207 %)VMware
169 (6.207 %)Visual Studio

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow 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.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (23.45 %).NET
219 (13.10 %)XML
318 (12.41 %)ASP.NET
413 (8.966 %)WebServices
59 (6.207 %).NET Framework
67 (4.828 %)SOAP
67 (4.828 %)HTML
76 (4.138 %)CSS
85 (3.448 %)AJAX
94 (2.759 %)ASP.NET 2.0
94 (2.759 %)ASP
103 (2.069 %)XSL
103 (2.069 %)XSLT
112 (1.379 %)J2EE
112 (1.379 %)ADO.NET
112 (1.379 %)Windows SharePoint Services
121 (0.690 %)BREW
121 (0.690 %)CAML
121 (0.690 %)WF
121 (0.690 %)COM+
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (14.48 %)SharePoint
215 (10.34 %)MS Exchange
310 (6.897 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (6.897 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (4.828 %)IIS
47 (4.828 %)Lotus Notes
47 (4.828 %)BizTalk Server
55 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2007
64 (2.759 %)Exchange Server 2000
73 (2.069 %)Office Project Server
82 (1.379 %)SharePoint Portal Server
82 (1.379 %)Exchange Server 5.5
91 (0.690 %)LiveLink
91 (0.690 %)ColdFusion
91 (0.690 %)Office Communications Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
131 (21.38 %)MS Excel
226 (17.93 %)MS Office
35 (3.448 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (2.069 %)MS Project
52 (1.379 %)MS Visio
52 (1.379 %)InfoPath
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.379 %)Staffware
21 (0.690 %)Oracle Applications
21 (0.690 %)Microsoft CRM
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (11.03 %)SAN
27 (4.828 %)LAN
36 (4.138 %)WAN
44 (2.759 %)LDAP
53 (2.069 %)ISDN
53 (2.069 %)TCP/IP
53 (2.069 %)Internet
62 (1.379 %)MPLS
62 (1.379 %)Firewall
62 (1.379 %)Broadband
71 (0.690 %)PSTN
71 (0.690 %)HTTP
71 (0.690 %)Symposium
71 (0.690 %)Nortel Meridian
71 (0.690 %)Extranet
71 (0.690 %)Intranet
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
131 (21.38 %)SQL Server
214 (9.655 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (5.517 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (4.828 %)SQL Server Integration Services
47 (4.828 %)Oracle 10g
56 (4.138 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
65 (3.448 %)Datawarehouse
65 (3.448 %)Oracle 9i
73 (2.069 %)ETL
73 (2.069 %)RDBMS
73 (2.069 %)BusinessObjects
73 (2.069 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
82 (1.379 %)GIS
82 (1.379 %)BusinessObjects XI
82 (1.379 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
82 (1.379 %)SQL Server 7
91 (0.690 %)MS Access
91 (0.690 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.690 %)Data Cleansing
91 (0.690 %)SQLPlus
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (6.207 %)Visual Studio
26 (4.138 %)Flash
33 (2.069 %)VSS/SourceSafe
33 (2.069 %)QuickTest Pro
42 (1.379 %)PowerBuilder
42 (1.379 %)ClearQuest
42 (1.379 %)ClearCase
42 (1.379 %)JDeveloper
51 (0.690 %)Subversion
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
126 (17.93 %)Finance
27 (4.828 %)Financial Institution
36 (4.138 %)Banking
44 (2.759 %)Government
53 (2.069 %)Health
53 (2.069 %)Marketing
62 (1.379 %)Education
62 (1.379 %)Retail
62 (1.379 %)Pensions
71 (0.690 %)Retail Banking
71 (0.690 %)Law
71 (0.690 %)Police
71 (0.690 %)3D Graphics
71 (0.690 %)Games
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (21.38 %)Analyst
221 (14.48 %)Developer
316 (11.03 %)Support Engineer
412 (8.276 %)Support Analyst
511 (7.586 %)Service Analyst
511 (7.586 %)Service Desk Analyst
610 (6.897 %).NET Developer
79 (6.207 %)Consultant
88 (5.517 %)Administrator
88 (5.517 %)SAN Engineer
97 (4.828 %)Desktop Support
106 (4.138 %)Architect
106 (4.138 %)SQL Developer
114 (2.759 %)1st Line Support
114 (2.759 %)Oracle DBA
114 (2.759 %)Business Analyst
114 (2.759 %)Applications Support
114 (2.759 %)DBA
114 (2.759 %)Senior Developer
114 (2.759 %)Sharepoint Architect
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (4.138 %)Replication
24 (2.759 %)Management Information System
33 (2.069 %)Blackberry
42 (1.379 %)NHS
42 (1.379 %)Clustering
42 (1.379 %)Taxonomies
51 (0.690 %)Video Conferencing
51 (0.690 %)Data Integration
51 (0.690 %)PDA
51 (0.690 %)Client/Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
169 (47.59 %)Windows
214 (9.655 %)Solaris
310 (6.897 %)Windows XP
310 (6.897 %)UNIX
47 (4.828 %)Windows 2000
56 (4.138 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (1.379 %)Windows NT
62 (1.379 %)AIX
62 (1.379 %)HPUX
62 (1.379 %)Windows Vista
71 (0.690 %)Windows Mobile
71 (0.690 %)Mac OS X
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (4.138 %)Service Delivery
25 (3.448 %)Project Management
25 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
25 (3.448 %)Web Design
25 (3.448 %)Migration
34 (2.759 %)Content Management
34 (2.759 %)ITIL
34 (2.759 %)Business Intelligence
43 (2.069 %)Service Management
43 (2.069 %)UML
43 (2.069 %)OO
43 (2.069 %)ERP
43 (2.069 %)Automated Testing
43 (2.069 %)Systems Analysis
43 (2.069 %)Web Development
43 (2.069 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (2.069 %)SOA
52 (1.379 %)Business Analysis
52 (1.379 %)Data Modelling
52 (1.379 %)OOA/OOD
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (21.38 %)SQL
217 (11.72 %)C#
313 (8.966 %)Transact-SQL
47 (4.828 %)Java
56 (4.138 %)JavaScript
65 (3.448 %)DHTML
74 (2.759 %)C++
74 (2.759 %)VB.NET
74 (2.759 %)PL/SQL
83 (2.069 %)VB
92 (1.379 %)C
92 (1.379 %)VBA
101 (0.690 %)VB6
101 (0.690 %)XPath
101 (0.690 %)PHP
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (13.10 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (5.517 %)MCSE
37 (4.828 %)HND
37 (4.828 %)A+ Certification
45 (3.448 %)HNC
45 (3.448 %)MCP
53 (2.069 %)MCITP
53 (2.069 %)Degree
62 (1.379 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
62 (1.379 %)MCAD
62 (1.379 %)MCT
62 (1.379 %)ISEB
62 (1.379 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
62 (1.379 %)MCDST
62 (1.379 %)CNA
62 (1.379 %)Novell Certification
71 (0.690 %)PRINCE2 Certification
71 (0.690 %)ITIL Certification
71 (0.690 %)Cisco Certification
71 (0.690 %)MCSA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.759 %)SLA
21 (0.690 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.690 %)GAAP
21 (0.690 %)QA
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (15.17 %)Active Directory
26 (4.138 %)NetBackup
34 (2.759 %)Oracle RAC
43 (2.069 %)Citrix Presentation Server
52 (1.379 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.690 %)Backup Exec
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.069 %)ServiceCenter
22 (1.379 %)Foglight
22 (1.379 %)Tivoli
22 (1.379 %)Tivoli Monitoring
22 (1.379 %)Netcool
22 (1.379 %)BMC PATROL
31 (0.690 %)ARCserve
31 (0.690 %)OpenView
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (10.34 %)Oracle
211 (7.586 %)HP
310 (6.897 %)Cisco
310 (6.897 %)Citrix
49 (6.207 %)Lotus
49 (6.207 %)Intel
49 (6.207 %)VMware
58 (5.517 %)Brocade
58 (5.517 %)IBM
64 (2.759 %)VERITAS
73 (2.069 %)Nortel
73 (2.069 %)Business Objects
82 (1.379 %)Novell
82 (1.379 %)CA
82 (1.379 %)Reuters
82 (1.379 %)Bloomberg
82 (1.379 %)Remedy
82 (1.379 %)Infovista
91 (0.690 %)Symantec
91 (0.690 %)Motorola
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