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This section looks at the demand for the Microsoft Consultant role in IT contracts within the Leicestershire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited Microsoft Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Consultant
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank30-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.987 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£396£364
% change on same period last year+8.80 %
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--
% change on same period last year-
Job Titles LeicestershireJob Titles
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads304261
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.401 %0.277 %
Daily rates quoted8361
Average minimum daily rate£278£322
Average daily rate£293£351
% change on same period last year-16.64 %
Average maximum daily rate£308£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£352
% change on same period last year+2.55 %
Hourly rates quoted4347
Average minimum hourly rate£16.62£17.84
Average hourly rate£18.46£18.59
% change on same period last year-0.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.31£19.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.28£26.07
% change on same period last year-10.69 %
Microsoft Consultant East MidlandsMicrosoft Consultant
East 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.

Microsoft Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the Leicestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Leicestershire Microsoft Consultant Demand Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the Leicestershire region.

Leicestershire Microsoft Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Microsoft Consultant within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 July 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
LeicesterNew entry-2--
HinckleyNew entry-1£425-
Microsoft Consultant East MidlandsMicrosoft Consultant
East Midlands

Microsoft Consultant
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Microsoft Consultant in their job title 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 with Microsoft Consultant in their job title.

15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)Axapta
22 (40.00 %)MS Excel
22 (40.00 %)Dynamics AX
22 (40.00 %)SCCM
31 (20.00 %)CRM
31 (20.00 %)SharePoint
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

Microsoft Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region that cited Microsoft Consultant in their job title 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 with Microsoft Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
11 (20.00 %)SharePoint
Applications
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Business Applications
12 (40.00 %)Axapta
12 (40.00 %)Dynamics AX
21 (20.00 %)Microsoft CRM
Processes & Methodologies
11 (20.00 %)CRM
Systems Management
12 (40.00 %)SCCM
21 (20.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
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