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 Highlands 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 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank43
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads47
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.008 %
As % of the category below66.67 %53.85 %
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£311£295
% change on same period last year+5.70 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£15.33
Average hourly rate-£15.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.89£19.03
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Highlands
Matching contract IT job ads613
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.014 %
Daily rates quoted04
Average minimum daily rate-£315
Average daily rate-£315
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£315
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted23
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£15.33
Average hourly rate£40.25£15.67
% change on same period last year+156.91 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.50£16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
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 Highlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands 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 Highlands region.

Highlands 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 Highlands region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
InvernessDown-14--
Microsoft ScotlandMicrosoft
Scotland

Microsoft
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Highlands 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.

15 (50.00 %)MS Excel
15 (50.00 %)MS Office
24 (40.00 %)Windows
24 (40.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
24 (40.00 %)Change Management
24 (40.00 %)Finance
24 (40.00 %)Financial Modelling
33 (30.00 %)MS PowerPoint
33 (30.00 %)Pharmaceutical
33 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
33 (30.00 %)Benchmarking
42 (20.00 %)Health
42 (20.00 %)PKI
51 (10.00 %)PDA
51 (10.00 %)Video Conferencing
51 (10.00 %)Service Management
51 (10.00 %)CIMA
51 (10.00 %)ACCA
51 (10.00 %)Cognos
51 (10.00 %)Active Directory
51 (10.00 %)Novell

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Highlands 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.

Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (50.00 %)MS Excel
15 (50.00 %)MS Office
23 (30.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (40.00 %)Finance
23 (30.00 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (20.00 %)Health
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (60.00 %)Analyst
24 (40.00 %)Senior Analyst
24 (40.00 %)Financial Analyst
24 (40.00 %)Senior Financial Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Technical Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Desktop Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Support Analyst
31 (10.00 %)Technical Support
31 (10.00 %)Support Engineer
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (20.00 %)PKI
21 (10.00 %)PDA
21 (10.00 %)Video Conferencing
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (40.00 %)Windows
23 (30.00 %)Windows 2000
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (40.00 %)Change Management
14 (40.00 %)Financial Modelling
23 (30.00 %)Benchmarking
31 (10.00 %)Service Management
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (10.00 %)CIMA
11 (10.00 %)ACCA
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (40.00 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (10.00 %)Active Directory
Highlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (10.00 %)Cognos
11 (10.00 %)Novell