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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 High Wycombe 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
Rank54
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads297
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.007 %
As % of the category below61.70 %58.33 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£175
Average daily rate-£175
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£316
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Hourly rates quoted202
Average minimum hourly rate£13.15£29.00
Average hourly rate£14.33£29.00
% change on same period last year-50.60 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.50£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.87£20.89
% change on same period last year-4.86 %
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
High Wycombe
Matching contract IT job ads4712
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.062 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£208
Average daily rate-£225
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£242
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.11 %
Hourly rates quoted293
Average minimum hourly rate£14.04£23.00
Average hourly rate£14.79£23.00
% change on same period last year-35.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£15.54£23.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.70£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.50 %
Microsoft BuckinghamshireMicrosoft
Buckinghamshire

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

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region.

High Wycombe 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 High Wycombe region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

High Wycombe Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the High Wycombe 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.

147 (88.68 %)Windows
240 (75.47 %)Windows 2000
333 (62.26 %)MS Excel
431 (58.49 %)Windows Vista
530 (56.60 %)Windows XP
620 (37.74 %)Dutch Language
717 (32.08 %)German Language
815 (28.30 %)French Language
815 (28.30 %)MS Office
97 (13.21 %)Pharmaceutical
104 (7.547 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
104 (7.547 %)Business Intelligence
104 (7.547 %)Microsoft Certification
104 (7.547 %)MS Exchange
113 (5.660 %)SQL
113 (5.660 %)Active Directory
113 (5.660 %)Dell
122 (3.774 %)A+ Certification
122 (3.774 %)Oracle
122 (3.774 %)SQL Server
122 (3.774 %)MCP
122 (3.774 %)ERP
122 (3.774 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (3.774 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
122 (3.774 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
122 (3.774 %)SQL Server 2005
122 (3.774 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
131 (1.887 %)SC Cleared
131 (1.887 %)Security Cleared
131 (1.887 %)Computer Science

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the High Wycombe 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.

High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (7.547 %)MS Exchange
21 (1.887 %)Exchange Server 2003
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (62.26 %)MS Excel
215 (28.30 %)MS Office
31 (1.887 %)MS Project
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (1.887 %)VPN
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (3.774 %)SQL Server
12 (3.774 %)Oracle 8/8i
12 (3.774 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
12 (3.774 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
12 (3.774 %)SQL Server 2005
12 (3.774 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (13.21 %)Pharmaceutical
21 (1.887 %)Government
21 (1.887 %)Health
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (54.72 %)Analyst
223 (43.40 %)Helpdesk Analyst
310 (18.87 %)Support Analyst
310 (18.87 %)Helpdesk Support
45 (9.434 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
53 (5.660 %)2nd Line Support
62 (3.774 %)Desktop Support
62 (3.774 %)1st Line Support
62 (3.774 %)Support Engineer
71 (1.887 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
71 (1.887 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
71 (1.887 %)1st Line Support Analyst
71 (1.887 %)Digital Design Engineer
71 (1.887 %)Active Directory Specialist
71 (1.887 %)Helpdesk Advisor
71 (1.887 %)IT Support Analyst
71 (1.887 %)Server Engineer
71 (1.887 %)PC Support
71 (1.887 %)Desktop Analyst
71 (1.887 %)Software Engineer
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (37.74 %)Dutch Language
217 (32.08 %)German Language
315 (28.30 %)French Language
41 (1.887 %)Computer Science
41 (1.887 %)Spanish Language
41 (1.887 %)Grid Computing
41 (1.887 %)VHDL
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (88.68 %)Windows
240 (75.47 %)Windows 2000
331 (58.49 %)Windows Vista
430 (56.60 %)Windows XP
51 (1.887 %)UNIX
51 (1.887 %)Linux
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (7.547 %)Business Intelligence
22 (3.774 %)ERP
31 (1.887 %)SC Cleared
31 (1.887 %)Security Cleared
31 (1.887 %)Migration
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.660 %)SQL
21 (1.887 %)Python
21 (1.887 %)Perl
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (7.547 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (3.774 %)A+ Certification
22 (3.774 %)MCP
31 (1.887 %)Degree
31 (1.887 %)MCDST
31 (1.887 %)MCSE
31 (1.887 %)MCSA
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (5.660 %)Active Directory
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (7.547 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
High Wycombe IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (5.660 %)Dell
22 (3.774 %)Oracle
31 (1.887 %)Mentor Graphics