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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) skills within the London region with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MTS over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Transaction Server (MTS)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank337381
Rank change on same period last yearUp+44
Matching contract IT job ads6487
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.085 %0.088 %
As % of the category below1.330 %1.490 %
Daily rates quoted1352
Average minimum daily rate£481£527
Average daily rate£508£574
% change on same period last year-11.55 %
Average maximum daily rate£535£622
UK excluding London average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted150
Average minimum hourly rate£28.87-
Average hourly rate£29.53-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£30.20-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£50.00
% change on same period last year-35.00 %
London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
London
Matching contract IT job ads48125840
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled6.414 %5.908 %
Daily rates quoted18571868
Average minimum daily rate£366£378
Average daily rate£391£401
% change on same period last year-2.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£424
UK excluding London average daily rate£355£349
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted405473
Average minimum hourly rate£22.40£23.47
Average hourly rate£23.65£24.91
% change on same period last year-5.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.90£26.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.28£23.70
% change on same period last year+2.44 %
MTS EnglandMTS
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.

MTS
Demand Trend

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

London MTS Demand Trend

MTS
Daily Rate Trend

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

London MTS Daily Rate Trend

MTS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MTS across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London MTS Daily Rate Histogram

MTS
Hourly Rate Trend

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

London MTS Hourly Rate Trend

MTS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MTS across the London region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

London MTS Hourly Rate Histogram

MTS
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MTS within the London region over the 3 months to 25 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
City of LondonDown-2822£419-29.21 %
MTS EnglandMTS
England

MTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing MTS 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 MTS.

147 (67.14 %)C#
244 (62.86 %)OO
244 (62.86 %)Bloomberg
341 (58.57 %)Tradeweb
440 (57.14 %)Fixed Income
536 (51.43 %)Front Office
631 (44.29 %).NET
730 (42.86 %)Java
826 (37.14 %)SQL
826 (37.14 %)Electronic Trading
922 (31.43 %)VB
922 (31.43 %)COM+
922 (31.43 %)NUnit
922 (31.43 %)VB6
1021 (30.00 %)Banking
1021 (30.00 %)eSpeed
1120 (28.57 %)SQL Server
1120 (28.57 %)Sybase
1217 (24.29 %)E-Commerce
1316 (22.86 %)SQL Server 2000
1415 (21.43 %)Finance
1415 (21.43 %)Spring
1513 (18.57 %)Windows
1612 (17.14 %)Reuters
1612 (17.14 %)Investment Banking
1711 (15.71 %)Automated Testing
1711 (15.71 %)Syncfusion
1711 (15.71 %)Health
1711 (15.71 %)Log4Net
1810 (14.29 %)Government

MTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London region citing MTS 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 MTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
131 (44.29 %).NET
222 (31.43 %)COM+
315 (21.43 %)Spring
46 (8.571 %)WinForms
55 (7.143 %)XML
63 (4.286 %)EJB
72 (2.857 %)J2SE
81 (1.429 %)JDBC
London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (28.57 %)SQL Server
216 (22.86 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (7.143 %)SQL Server 7
41 (1.429 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (1.429 %)DTS
London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (31.43 %)NUnit
211 (15.71 %)Log4Net
37 (10.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
136 (51.43 %)Front Office
221 (30.00 %)Banking
315 (21.43 %)Finance
412 (17.14 %)Investment Banking
511 (15.71 %)Health
610 (14.29 %)Government
73 (4.286 %)Back Office
London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
152 (74.29 %)Developer
223 (32.86 %)Java Developer
312 (17.14 %)C# Developer
410 (14.29 %)VB Developer
410 (14.29 %)VB6 Developer
56 (8.571 %).NET Developer
56 (8.571 %)Analyst
64 (5.714 %)Lead Developer
64 (5.714 %)Lead Java Developer
64 (5.714 %)SQL Developer
64 (5.714 %)Business Analyst
73 (4.286 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
73 (4.286 %)SQL Server Developer
73 (4.286 %)Programmer
82 (2.857 %)Citrix Engineer
82 (2.857 %)Senior Programmer
91 (1.429 %)Real Time Developer
91 (1.429 %)SQL Database Developer
91 (1.429 %)Support Analyst
91 (1.429 %)Administrator
London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
140 (57.14 %)Fixed Income
210 (14.29 %)Derivative
38 (11.43 %)Multithreading
46 (8.571 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
55 (7.143 %)Credit Derivative
63 (4.286 %)Client/Server
63 (4.286 %)NHS
71 (1.429 %)Clustering
London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (18.57 %)Windows
23 (4.286 %)Windows NT
31 (1.429 %)UNIX
31 (1.429 %)Linux
London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (62.86 %)OO
226 (37.14 %)Electronic Trading
317 (24.29 %)E-Commerce
411 (15.71 %)Automated Testing
57 (10.00 %)DNA
66 (8.571 %)OOD
66 (8.571 %)Unit Testing
71 (1.429 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.429 %)Project Management
71 (1.429 %)Regression Testing
71 (1.429 %)Data Modelling
71 (1.429 %)CRM
London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
147 (67.14 %)C#
230 (42.86 %)Java
326 (37.14 %)SQL
422 (31.43 %)VB
422 (31.43 %)VB6
51 (1.429 %)C
51 (1.429 %)PL/SQL
51 (1.429 %)C++
London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (62.86 %)Bloomberg
241 (58.57 %)Tradeweb
321 (30.00 %)eSpeed
420 (28.57 %)Sybase
512 (17.14 %)Reuters
611 (15.71 %)Syncfusion
710 (14.29 %)TIBCO
88 (11.43 %)ION Trading
93 (4.286 %)Microsoft
102 (2.857 %)Citrix
102 (2.857 %)Oracle
102 (2.857 %)Remedy
111 (1.429 %)Siebel
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