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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 Maidstone 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank29
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads101
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.001 %
As % of the category below37.04 %16.67 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£312-
Average daily rate£320-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£328-
UK excluding London average daily rate£322£314
% change on same period last year+2.52 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£27.05-
Average hourly rate£28.15-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.24-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£20.72
% change on same period last year-3.47 %
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Maidstone
Matching contract IT job ads276
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted121
Average minimum daily rate£295£250
Average daily rate£308£300
% change on same period last year+2.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£320£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£358
% change on same period last year+0.59 %
Hourly rates quoted100
Average minimum hourly rate£26.70-
Average hourly rate£28.14-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£29.58-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.29£24.78
% change on same period last year-1.97 %
Microsoft KentMicrosoft
Kent

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

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Maidstone Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Maidstone Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Maidstone Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

117 (62.96 %)Windows
215 (55.56 %)MS Office
312 (44.44 %)MS Excel
49 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
58 (29.63 %)Active Directory
58 (29.63 %)Windows XP
58 (29.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
67 (25.93 %)Windows 2000
67 (25.93 %)Publishing
76 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
76 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 5.5
76 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
85 (18.52 %)Exchange Server 2000
85 (18.52 %)ArcObjects
85 (18.52 %)AJAX
85 (18.52 %)MS PowerPoint
85 (18.52 %)Intranet
85 (18.52 %)Internet
85 (18.52 %)UNIX
85 (18.52 %)Windows NT
85 (18.52 %)ASP
85 (18.52 %)WebServices
85 (18.52 %)XML
85 (18.52 %)HTML
85 (18.52 %)VB
85 (18.52 %).NET
85 (18.52 %)Summit
85 (18.52 %)GIS
85 (18.52 %)ESRI
85 (18.52 %)ArcIMS

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (18.52 %)HTML
15 (18.52 %).NET
15 (18.52 %)ASP
15 (18.52 %)WebServices
15 (18.52 %)XML
15 (18.52 %)AJAX
15 (18.52 %)ArcObjects
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
28 (29.63 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 5.5
45 (18.52 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (18.52 %)ArcIMS
52 (7.407 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (3.704 %)GroupWise
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (55.56 %)MS Office
212 (44.44 %)MS Excel
35 (18.52 %)MS PowerPoint
43 (11.11 %)MS Project
52 (7.407 %)Acrobat
61 (3.704 %)CA Clarity
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (18.52 %)Summit
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (18.52 %)Intranet
15 (18.52 %)Internet
22 (7.407 %)LAN
22 (7.407 %)VoIP
22 (7.407 %)WAN
22 (7.407 %)VPN
22 (7.407 %)SAN
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (18.52 %)GIS
21 (3.704 %)Oracle 8/8i
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (25.93 %)Publishing
24 (14.81 %)Local Government
24 (14.81 %)Government
33 (11.11 %)Finance
42 (7.407 %)Legal
51 (3.704 %)Manufacturing
51 (3.704 %)Health
51 (3.704 %)Marketing
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (25.93 %)Support Engineer
25 (18.52 %)Applications Developer
25 (18.52 %)Developer
34 (14.81 %)Project Manager
34 (14.81 %)GIS Developer
43 (11.11 %)IT Support Engineer
43 (11.11 %)2nd Line Support
52 (7.407 %)Trainer
52 (7.407 %)Desktop Support
52 (7.407 %)Analyst
52 (7.407 %)Web Developer
52 (7.407 %)Web Applications Developer
52 (7.407 %)IT Trainer
61 (3.704 %)ASP Developer
61 (3.704 %)Junior Project Manager
61 (3.704 %)Desktop Engineer
61 (3.704 %)PC Support
61 (3.704 %)Desktop Analyst
61 (3.704 %)PC Support Engineer
61 (3.704 %)IT Operations Manager
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (3.704 %)Management Information System
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (62.96 %)Windows
28 (29.63 %)Windows XP
37 (25.93 %)Windows 2000
46 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
55 (18.52 %)UNIX
55 (18.52 %)Windows NT
61 (3.704 %)NetWare
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (18.52 %)Service Delivery
22 (7.407 %)ITIL
22 (7.407 %)PRINCE
31 (3.704 %)Project Management
31 (3.704 %)PRINCE2
31 (3.704 %)ERP
31 (3.704 %)Migration
31 (3.704 %)Stakeholder Management
31 (3.704 %)Resource Management
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (18.52 %)VB
23 (11.11 %)C#
32 (7.407 %)C
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (3.704 %)ECDL
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (29.63 %)Active Directory
22 (7.407 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.704 %)MetaFrame
31 (3.704 %)Terminal Server
31 (3.704 %)Novell eDirectory
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (3.704 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Maidstone IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (18.52 %)ESRI
23 (11.11 %)Oracle
32 (7.407 %)Cisco
32 (7.407 %)Adobe
32 (7.407 %)VMware
41 (3.704 %)Citrix