Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Herefordshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank72
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads927
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.029 %
As % of the category below42.86 %36.99 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£240£319
Average daily rate£258£337
% change on same period last year-23.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£276£355
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£290
% change on same period last year+6.25 %
Hourly rates quoted312
Average minimum hourly rate£28.33£14.00
Average hourly rate£30.83£17.00
% change on same period last year+81.37 %
Average maximum hourly rate£33.33£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.73£18.83
% change on same period last year-0.55 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads2173
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.078 %
Daily rates quoted511
Average minimum daily rate£279£322
Average daily rate£296£344
% change on same period last year-14.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£313£367
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£349
% change on same period last year+2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted513
Average minimum hourly rate£26.50£13.38
Average hourly rate£27.75£16.23
% change on same period last year+70.97 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.00£19.08
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.78£24.08
% change on same period last year-1.22 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

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

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Herefordshire 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 Herefordshire region.

Herefordshire Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Herefordshire region over the 3 months to 2 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
Hemel HempsteadNo change07£215-36.20 %
HerefordDown-31£430-
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

119 (46.34 %)CSS
119 (46.34 %)Web Development
218 (43.90 %)SQL Server
317 (41.46 %)Windows
317 (41.46 %)MS Excel
317 (41.46 %)SharePoint
317 (41.46 %)Agile Software Development
416 (39.02 %).NET
416 (39.02 %)C#
416 (39.02 %)ASP.NET
515 (36.59 %)XML
515 (36.59 %)JavaScript
515 (36.59 %)XHTML
515 (36.59 %)ASP.NET 2.0
612 (29.27 %)Windows Server 2003
711 (26.83 %)Active Directory
711 (26.83 %)MS Exchange
810 (24.39 %)SQL
810 (24.39 %)SharePoint Server 2007
99 (21.95 %)Firewall
99 (21.95 %)Windows XP
108 (19.51 %)VMware
117 (17.07 %)SAN
126 (14.63 %)Service Management
126 (14.63 %)Project Management
126 (14.63 %)MS Project
126 (14.63 %)Content Management
126 (14.63 %)VMware Infrastructure
135 (12.20 %)PRINCE2
144 (9.756 %)HTML

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire 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.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
119 (46.34 %)CSS
216 (39.02 %).NET
216 (39.02 %)ASP.NET
315 (36.59 %)XML
315 (36.59 %)XHTML
315 (36.59 %)ASP.NET 2.0
44 (9.756 %)HTML
52 (4.878 %)J2SE
52 (4.878 %)Java RMI
52 (4.878 %)Swing
52 (4.878 %)JDBC
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (41.46 %)SharePoint
211 (26.83 %)MS Exchange
310 (24.39 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (4.878 %)Lotus Notes
42 (4.878 %)Lotus Domino
51 (2.439 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
51 (2.439 %)Exchange Server 2000
51 (2.439 %)Exchange Server 2003
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (41.46 %)MS Excel
26 (14.63 %)MS Project
33 (7.317 %)MS Office
41 (2.439 %)MS PowerPoint
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (21.95 %)Firewall
27 (17.07 %)SAN
33 (7.317 %)DNS
42 (4.878 %)Intranet
51 (2.439 %)Internet
51 (2.439 %)RFID
51 (2.439 %)LAN
51 (2.439 %)DHCP
51 (2.439 %)TCP/IP
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (43.90 %)SQL Server
22 (4.878 %)Oracle 10g
31 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2005
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.878 %)Ant
12 (4.878 %)Subversion
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (9.756 %)Marketing
22 (4.878 %)Telecoms
22 (4.878 %)3D Graphics
31 (2.439 %)Retail
31 (2.439 %)Education
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (43.90 %)Developer
216 (39.02 %)SharePoint Developer
36 (14.63 %)Technical Architect
36 (14.63 %)Architect
44 (9.756 %)Administrator
53 (7.317 %)Project Manager
53 (7.317 %)Server Administrator
62 (4.878 %)Consultant
62 (4.878 %)Support Engineer
62 (4.878 %)Desktop Support
62 (4.878 %)Java Developer
71 (2.439 %)Project Coordinator
71 (2.439 %)Desktop Support Engineer
71 (2.439 %)Network Administrator
71 (2.439 %)Junior Project Manager
71 (2.439 %)Desktop Engineer
71 (2.439 %)Senior Technical Consultant
71 (2.439 %)Resource Manager
71 (2.439 %)PC Support
71 (2.439 %)Senior Support Engineer
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (4.878 %)Blackberry
12 (4.878 %)Mathematics
12 (4.878 %)Multithreading
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (41.46 %)Windows
212 (29.27 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (21.95 %)Windows XP
44 (9.756 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (7.317 %)Windows 2000
62 (4.878 %)Windows NT
62 (4.878 %)Linux
71 (2.439 %)NetWare
71 (2.439 %)Windows Vista
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (46.34 %)Web Development
217 (41.46 %)Agile Software Development
36 (14.63 %)Content Management
36 (14.63 %)Project Management
36 (14.63 %)Service Management
45 (12.20 %)PRINCE2
54 (9.756 %)E-Commerce
54 (9.756 %)Pay per click
54 (9.756 %)SEO
54 (9.756 %)Web Design
54 (9.756 %)Internet Marketing
63 (7.317 %)Migration
72 (4.878 %)UML
81 (2.439 %)ERP
81 (2.439 %)Service Delivery
81 (2.439 %)Disaster Recovery
81 (2.439 %)Information Security Management
81 (2.439 %)Security Management
81 (2.439 %)Information Security
81 (2.439 %)Asset Management
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (39.02 %)C#
215 (36.59 %)JavaScript
310 (24.39 %)SQL
42 (4.878 %)Java
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.439 %)MCP
11 (2.439 %)MCSE
11 (2.439 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.439 %)Degree
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)ISO9001
11 (2.439 %)SLA
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (26.83 %)Active Directory
26 (14.63 %)VMware Infrastructure
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (19.51 %)VMware
22 (4.878 %)HP
22 (4.878 %)Oracle
22 (4.878 %)Cisco
22 (4.878 %)Novell
22 (4.878 %)Lotus
31 (2.439 %)IBM
31 (2.439 %)Compaq
31 (2.439 %)Dell
31 (2.439 %)Citrix