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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Ipswich 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1411
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads513
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.013 %
As % of the category below13.16 %17.57 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£213-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£225-
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£305
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Hourly rates quoted04
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.13
Average hourly rate-£22.11
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£24.10
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.67£20.05
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Ipswich
Matching contract IT job ads3874
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.054 %0.075 %
Daily rates quoted918
Average minimum daily rate£255£358
Average daily rate£267£367
% change on same period last year-27.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£280£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted1114
Average minimum hourly rate£27.59£28.54
Average hourly rate£27.73£30.08
% change on same period last year-7.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.88£31.61
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Microsoft SuffolkMicrosoft
Suffolk

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

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich 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 Ipswich region.

Ipswich Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

16 (31.58 %)MS Office
25 (26.32 %)PRINCE2
25 (26.32 %)SQL Server
25 (26.32 %)Telecoms
34 (21.05 %)MS Excel
34 (21.05 %)SharePoint
34 (21.05 %).NET
43 (15.79 %)MS Project
43 (15.79 %)Windows
43 (15.79 %)MCP
43 (15.79 %)ASP.NET
43 (15.79 %)Microsoft Certification
43 (15.79 %)Automated Testing
43 (15.79 %)Insurance
43 (15.79 %)Pensions
43 (15.79 %)CA Clarity
43 (15.79 %)ASP.NET 2.0
52 (10.53 %)System Testing
52 (10.53 %)Office Project Server
52 (10.53 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (10.53 %)PerformancePoint
52 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (10.53 %)Programme Management
52 (10.53 %)QuickTest Pro
52 (10.53 %)Peregrine
52 (10.53 %)ITIL
52 (10.53 %)Project Management
52 (10.53 %)HP
52 (10.53 %)ETL
52 (10.53 %)IIS

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (21.05 %).NET
23 (15.79 %)ASP.NET
23 (15.79 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (5.263 %)WebServices
31 (5.263 %)XML
31 (5.263 %)WinForms
31 (5.263 %).NET Framework
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (21.05 %)SharePoint
22 (10.53 %)Office Project Server
22 (10.53 %)IIS
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (31.58 %)MS Office
24 (21.05 %)MS Excel
33 (15.79 %)CA Clarity
33 (15.79 %)MS Project
41 (5.263 %)Spreadsheet
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (26.32 %)SQL Server
22 (10.53 %)ETL
22 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (10.53 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
22 (10.53 %)PerformancePoint
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (10.53 %)QuickTest Pro
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (26.32 %)Telecoms
23 (15.79 %)Insurance
23 (15.79 %)Pensions
31 (5.263 %)Finance
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Project Manager
23 (15.79 %)Tester
23 (15.79 %)Systems Tester
23 (15.79 %)Telecoms Project Manager
32 (10.53 %)Break Fix Engineer
32 (10.53 %)Administrator
32 (10.53 %)Deployment Engineer
41 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Project Manager
41 (5.263 %)C# Developer
41 (5.263 %)NHS Project Manager
41 (5.263 %)Junior Project Manager
41 (5.263 %)SQL DBA
41 (5.263 %)Programme Office Analyst
41 (5.263 %)Junior
41 (5.263 %)Developer
41 (5.263 %)Analyst
41 (5.263 %)DBA
41 (5.263 %)Support Engineer
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)NHS
11 (5.263 %)NPfIT
11 (5.263 %)Management Information System
11 (5.263 %)Informatics
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (15.79 %)Windows
21 (5.263 %)Windows Vista
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (26.32 %)PRINCE2
23 (15.79 %)Automated Testing
32 (10.53 %)System Testing
32 (10.53 %)ITIL
32 (10.53 %)Programme Management
32 (10.53 %)Project Management
41 (5.263 %)E-business
41 (5.263 %)Workflow
41 (5.263 %)Migration
41 (5.263 %)OO
41 (5.263 %)Business Intelligence
41 (5.263 %)Web Testing
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (10.53 %)PL/SQL
12 (10.53 %)SQL
21 (5.263 %)C#
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (15.79 %)MCP
13 (15.79 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (5.263 %)PRINCE2 Certification
21 (5.263 %)MCSD
21 (5.263 %)ISEB
Ipswich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (10.53 %)Oracle
12 (10.53 %)HP
12 (10.53 %)Peregrine