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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MSI over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank349445
Rank change on same period last yearUp+96
Matching contract IT job ads5846
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.045 %
As % of the category below1.928 %1.200 %
Daily rates quoted2211
Average minimum daily rate£325£412
Average daily rate£342£420
% change on same period last year-18.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£296£327
% change on same period last year-9.53 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£24.27
Average hourly rate£20.00£26.77
% change on same period last year-25.28 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£29.27
UK excluding London average hourly rate£30.80£27.97
% change on same period last year+10.10 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
London
Matching contract IT job ads30093834
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.067 %3.781 %
Daily rates quoted13461414
Average minimum daily rate£352£385
Average daily rate£381£408
% change on same period last year-6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£410£431
UK excluding London average daily rate£327£335
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted97120
Average minimum hourly rate£27.44£32.24
Average hourly rate£29.22£34.58
% change on same period last year-15.49 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£36.91
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.31£33.09
% change on same period last year+0.68 %
MSI EnglandMSI
England

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.

MSI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

London MSI Demand Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Trend

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

London MSI Daily Rate Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MSI across the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

London MSI Daily Rate Histogram

MSI
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the London region.

London MSI Hourly Rate Trend

MSI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSI within the London region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
City of LondonDown-287£281-25.11 %
Canary WharfNew entry-2£350-
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1£275-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1--
MSI EnglandMSI
England

MSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing MSI 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 MSI.

184 (66.14 %)Windows
246 (36.22 %)C++
344 (34.65 %)Windows XP
436 (28.35 %)Windows Server 2003
535 (27.56 %)VB
632 (25.20 %).NET
632 (25.20 %)Active Directory
731 (24.41 %)Finance
830 (23.62 %)InstallShield
929 (22.83 %)Microsoft
929 (22.83 %)Banking
1028 (22.05 %)C#
1127 (21.26 %)Investment Banking
1223 (18.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
1322 (17.32 %)Application Packaging
1421 (16.54 %)Visual Studio
1520 (15.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
1520 (15.75 %)Multithreading
1619 (14.96 %)WinForms
1619 (14.96 %)Java
1619 (14.96 %)VSS/SourceSafe
1717 (13.39 %)Lotus Notes
1717 (13.39 %)Lotus
1717 (13.39 %)JIRA
1816 (12.60 %)Windows 2000
1915 (11.81 %)UNIX
1915 (11.81 %)Citrix
2013 (10.24 %)VBScript
2112 (9.449 %)SQL
2112 (9.449 %)SQL Server

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing MSI 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 MSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (25.20 %).NET
222 (17.32 %)Application Packaging
319 (14.96 %)WinForms
47 (5.512 %)ASP
56 (4.724 %)ASP.NET
65 (3.937 %)ATL
65 (3.937 %)Software Packaging
65 (3.937 %)OpenGL
73 (2.362 %)WebSphere
82 (1.575 %).NET Remoting
82 (1.575 %)AJAX
82 (1.575 %)Adobe Flex
82 (1.575 %)WF
82 (1.575 %)COM+
82 (1.575 %)WebServices
82 (1.575 %)XML
91 (0.787 %)WSH
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
117 (13.39 %)Lotus Notes
28 (6.299 %)MS Exchange
36 (4.724 %)IIS
44 (3.150 %)Exchange Server 2003
44 (3.150 %)SharePoint Server 2007
53 (2.362 %)WebSphere Application Server
53 (2.362 %)SharePoint
53 (2.362 %)WPS
62 (1.575 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (0.787 %)CMS
London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
18 (6.299 %)MS Excel
25 (3.937 %)MS Office
31 (0.787 %)MS Visio
London IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (3.937 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.787 %)SalesLogix
London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (3.937 %)SMS
24 (3.150 %)VoIP
24 (3.150 %)VPN
24 (3.150 %)SSL
24 (3.150 %)Firewall
32 (1.575 %)FTP
41 (0.787 %)TCP/IP
41 (0.787 %)DNS
41 (0.787 %)IMAP4
41 (0.787 %)POP3
41 (0.787 %)SMTP
41 (0.787 %)DHCP
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (9.449 %)SQL Server
25 (3.937 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.787 %)SQL Server 2000
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
130 (23.62 %)InstallShield
221 (16.54 %)Visual Studio
319 (14.96 %)VSS/SourceSafe
417 (13.39 %)JIRA
57 (5.512 %)AdminStudio
57 (5.512 %)Subversion
65 (3.937 %)Ant
72 (1.575 %)PVCS
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
131 (24.41 %)Finance
229 (22.83 %)Banking
327 (21.26 %)Investment Banking
46 (4.724 %)Law
55 (3.937 %)Legal
55 (3.937 %)Games
63 (2.362 %)Telecoms
71 (0.787 %)Education
71 (0.787 %)Health
71 (0.787 %)Pharmaceutical
71 (0.787 %)Front Office
71 (0.787 %)Back Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (35.43 %)Developer
220 (15.75 %)Applications Packager
220 (15.75 %)C++ Developer
315 (11.81 %)Analyst
413 (10.24 %)Consultant
510 (7.874 %)MSI Packager
68 (6.299 %)Applications Developer
76 (4.724 %)Support Analyst
76 (4.724 %)Network Support
85 (3.937 %)Senior C++ Developer
85 (3.937 %)Network Analyst
85 (3.937 %)Senior Developer
85 (3.937 %)Network Support Analyst
94 (3.150 %)C# Developer
94 (3.150 %).NET Developer
94 (3.150 %)Applications Manager
94 (3.150 %)Technical Manager
103 (2.362 %)WebSphere Specialist
103 (2.362 %)SharePoint Developer
103 (2.362 %)Citrix Consultant
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (15.75 %)Multithreading
24 (3.150 %)Fat Client
24 (3.150 %)Thin Client
32 (1.575 %)Client/Server
32 (1.575 %)N-Tier
32 (1.575 %)Firmware
41 (0.787 %)NHS
41 (0.787 %)Wiki
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
184 (66.14 %)Windows
244 (34.65 %)Windows XP
336 (28.35 %)Windows Server 2003
423 (18.11 %)Windows 2000 Server
516 (12.60 %)Windows 2000
615 (11.81 %)UNIX
712 (9.449 %)Windows Vista
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (15.75 %)User Acceptance Testing
27 (5.512 %)ITIL
27 (5.512 %)Migration
34 (3.150 %)Data Migration
34 (3.150 %)Supplier Management
43 (2.362 %)Workflow
43 (2.362 %)Configuration Management
52 (1.575 %)RAD
52 (1.575 %)SOA
52 (1.575 %)Validation
52 (1.575 %)Agile Software Development
52 (1.575 %)Asset Management
52 (1.575 %)Stakeholder Management
52 (1.575 %)Scrum
52 (1.575 %)Matrix Management
61 (0.787 %)Release Management
61 (0.787 %)Web Development
61 (0.787 %)Business Desktop Deployment
61 (0.787 %)Compatibility Testing
61 (0.787 %)Time Management
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (36.22 %)C++
235 (27.56 %)VB
328 (22.05 %)C#
419 (14.96 %)Java
513 (10.24 %)VBScript
612 (9.449 %)SQL
72 (1.575 %)VB.NET
81 (0.787 %)ActionScript
81 (0.787 %)Python
81 (0.787 %)XAML
81 (0.787 %)Euclid
81 (0.787 %)Perl
London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (3.937 %)MCSE
15 (3.937 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (0.787 %)Degree
21 (0.787 %)MCP
21 (0.787 %)CCNA
21 (0.787 %)CCA
21 (0.787 %)Citrix Certification
21 (0.787 %)CCEA
21 (0.787 %)Cisco Certification
London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.575 %)QA
London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
132 (25.20 %)Active Directory
28 (6.299 %)VMware Infrastructure
37 (5.512 %)VMware ESX
46 (4.724 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (2.362 %)VMware Server
53 (2.362 %)MetaFrame
53 (2.362 %)Terminal Services
62 (1.575 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
71 (0.787 %)ISA Server
71 (0.787 %)NetBackup
71 (0.787 %)Backup Exec
London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (7.874 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
27 (5.512 %)OpenView Configuration Management
35 (3.937 %)AssetCenter
44 (3.150 %)OpenView
52 (1.575 %)SCCM
61 (0.787 %)MOM
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (22.83 %)Microsoft
217 (13.39 %)Lotus
315 (11.81 %)Citrix
412 (9.449 %)HP
511 (8.661 %)VMware
65 (3.937 %)Wyse
74 (3.150 %)Nokia
74 (3.150 %)Sophos
74 (3.150 %)CheckPoint
74 (3.150 %)Avaya
74 (3.150 %)Juniper
82 (1.575 %)IBM
82 (1.575 %)Perforce
82 (1.575 %)AppSense
82 (1.575 %)Altiris
91 (0.787 %)Atlassian
91 (0.787 %)IT2
91 (0.787 %)Softricity
91 (0.787 %)Reuters
91 (0.787 %)Bloomberg