Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Job Type
Source

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) skills within the Gloucestershire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.448 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£450-
Average daily rate£450-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£306£311
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
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£35.14£23.50
% change on same period last year+49.51 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads5844
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.044 %
Daily rates quoted2110
Average minimum daily rate£431£309
Average daily rate£453£312
% change on same period last year+45.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£476£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£328
% change on same period last year-1.38 %
Hourly rates quoted37
Average minimum hourly rate£33.33£32.62
Average hourly rate£33.67£33.92
% change on same period last year-0.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£34.00£35.23
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.49£31.36
% change on same period last year+3.60 %
MSI South WestMSI
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.

MSI
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire MSI Hourly Rate Trend

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 Gloucestershire 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
GloucesterNew entry-2£450-
MSI South WestMSI
South West

MSI
Top 19 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)SMS
13 (75.00 %)VBScript
13 (75.00 %)Application Packaging
22 (50.00 %)Citrix
22 (50.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
31 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
31 (25.00 %)Windows NT
31 (25.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)CA
31 (25.00 %)Unicenter
31 (25.00 %)Remedy
31 (25.00 %)InstallShield
31 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (25.00 %)Finance
31 (25.00 %)Validation
31 (25.00 %)QA
31 (25.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %)ITIL

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)Application Packaging
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)SMS
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)InstallShield
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Finance
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Applications Packager
12 (50.00 %)Deployment Analyst
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows 2000
21 (25.00 %)Windows NT
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)ITIL
11 (25.00 %)Change Management
11 (25.00 %)Validation
11 (25.00 %)User Acceptance Testing
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (75.00 %)VBScript
21 (25.00 %)VB
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)QA
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Unicenter
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)CA
21 (25.00 %)Remedy