The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Middlesex region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Middlesex region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 6 11 24
Rank change year-on-year
+5 +13
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 21 24 16
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 10.50% 7.767% 4.762%
As % of the Vendors category 18.42% 16.44% 9.581%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 15 6
Average daily rate £360 £375 £450
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-4.00% -16.66%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Average hourly rate £16.00 - £15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
All Vendors
Middlesex
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
114 146 167
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Middlesex 57.00% 47.25% 49.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 66 69 60
Average daily rate £375 £375 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -11.76%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £303 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £510 £515 £451
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 11
Average hourly rate £27.75 £27.50 £17.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+0.90% +61.76%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.78 £24.10 £11.20
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £50.50 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Microsoft
South East

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft across the Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Middlesex Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Middlesex Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Middlesex Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

1 21 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 11 (26.19%) Project Management
3 10 (23.81%) Windows
4 8 (19.05%) MS Office
4 8 (19.05%) SQL Server
5 7 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
5 7 (16.67%) MS Project
6 6 (14.29%) MS Exchange
6 6 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
7 5 (11.90%) Exchange Server 2010
7 5 (11.90%) MS PowerPoint
7 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (11.90%) Symantec
7 5 (11.90%) Programme Management
8 4 (9.524%) Finance
8 4 (9.524%) Stakeholder Management
8 4 (9.524%) Citrix
8 4 (9.524%) TCP/IP
8 4 (9.524%) MS Visio
8 4 (9.524%) Windows XP
8 4 (9.524%) Apache
8 4 (9.524%) SharePoint
8 4 (9.524%) Oracle
8 4 (9.524%) SQL
8 4 (9.524%) SAP
8 4 (9.524%) Linux
8 4 (9.524%) ITIL
8 4 (9.524%) PRINCE2
8 4 (9.524%) Lync
8 4 (9.524%) Symantec Enterprise Vault

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Application Development
1 3 (7.143%) .NET
2 2 (4.762%) Middleware
2 2 (4.762%) XML
2 2 (4.762%) ASP.NET
2 2 (4.762%) WebSphere
2 2 (4.762%) ASP.NET MVC
3 1 (2.381%) WCF
3 1 (2.381%) jQuery
3 1 (2.381%) COM
3 1 (2.381%) CSS
3 1 (2.381%) Web Services
3 1 (2.381%) ASP
3 1 (2.381%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 6 (14.29%) MS Exchange
2 5 (11.90%) Exchange Server 2010
3 4 (9.524%) Apache
3 4 (9.524%) SharePoint
3 4 (9.524%) Lync
4 3 (7.143%) WebLogic
5 2 (4.762%) Tomcat
5 2 (4.762%) Oracle Application Server
5 2 (4.762%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (2.381%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (2.381%) Office Communications Server
6 1 (2.381%) MS Project Server
6 1 (2.381%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (2.381%) IIS
6 1 (2.381%) Documentum
6 1 (2.381%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (2.381%) Site Server
6 1 (2.381%) SAP Web AS
Applications
1 21 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 8 (19.05%) MS Office
3 7 (16.67%) MS Project
4 5 (11.90%) MS PowerPoint
5 4 (9.524%) MS Visio
6 1 (2.381%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (2.381%) Photoshop
6 1 (2.381%) AutoCAD
6 1 (2.381%) Acrobat
6 1 (2.381%) PaintShop Pro
Business Applications
1 2 (4.762%) SAP CRM
1 2 (4.762%) SAP IS-U
2 1 (2.381%) SAP Oil and Gas
2 1 (2.381%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.381%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.524%) TCP/IP
2 2 (4.762%) Internet
2 2 (4.762%) VPN
2 2 (4.762%) DNS
2 2 (4.762%) LAN
2 2 (4.762%) DHCP
2 2 (4.762%) Unified Communications
3 1 (2.381%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (19.05%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.762%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (4.762%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (4.762%) SQL Server Analysis Services
2 2 (4.762%) SQL Server 2008
3 1 (2.381%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
3 1 (2.381%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (2.381%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (2.381%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (2.381%) BusinessObjects
3 1 (2.381%) Oracle 8/8i
3 1 (2.381%) SAP BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.381%) Team Foundation Server
1 1 (2.381%) Subversion
1 1 (2.381%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (9.524%) Finance
2 2 (4.762%) Retail
3 1 (2.381%) French Language
3 1 (2.381%) German Language
3 1 (2.381%) Italian Language
3 1 (2.381%) Spanish Language
3 1 (2.381%) Banking
3 1 (2.381%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 8 (19.05%) Project Manager
1 8 (19.05%) Analyst
2 7 (16.67%) Architect
3 5 (11.90%) Solutions Architect
4 4 (9.524%) Consultant
5 3 (7.143%) Developer
5 3 (7.143%) Senior Project Manager
5 3 (7.143%) Senior Manager
5 3 (7.143%) Systems Manager
6 2 (4.762%) Infrastructure Architect
6 2 (4.762%) .NET Developer
6 2 (4.762%) Programmer
6 2 (4.762%) Support Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) Support Assistant
6 2 (4.762%) Business Analyst
6 2 (4.762%) Microsoft Consultant
6 2 (4.762%) Network Support
6 2 (4.762%) Project Officer
6 2 (4.762%) IT Assistant
7 1 (2.381%) C# Programmer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.143%) Learning Management System
1 3 (7.143%) E-Learning
2 1 (2.381%) iPad
2 1 (2.381%) Mobile App
2 1 (2.381%) iPhone
2 1 (2.381%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.381%) Graphic Design
2 1 (2.381%) Mathematics
2 1 (2.381%) Computer Science
2 1 (2.381%) CCTV
2 1 (2.381%) PMI
2 1 (2.381%) N-Tier
2 1 (2.381%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 10 (23.81%) Windows
2 7 (16.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 6 (14.29%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (9.524%) Windows XP
4 4 (9.524%) Linux
5 3 (7.143%) Windows 7
5 3 (7.143%) UNIX
5 3 (7.143%) Solaris
6 2 (4.762%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (2.381%) Windows Vista
7 1 (2.381%) Windows 2000
7 1 (2.381%) Fedora
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (26.19%) Project Management
2 5 (11.90%) Programme Management
3 4 (9.524%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (9.524%) ITIL
3 4 (9.524%) PRINCE2
4 3 (7.143%) CRM
4 3 (7.143%) Service Delivery
5 2 (4.762%) MVC
5 2 (4.762%) Service Management
5 2 (4.762%) Data Modelling
5 2 (4.762%) Business Intelligence
5 2 (4.762%) ETL
5 2 (4.762%) Business Analysis
5 2 (4.762%) Time Management
6 1 (2.381%) Waterfall
6 1 (2.381%) Analytics
6 1 (2.381%) Test Scripting
6 1 (2.381%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (2.381%) Multithreading
6 1 (2.381%) Requirements Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.524%) SQL
2 2 (4.762%) PL/SQL
2 2 (4.762%) T-SQL
2 2 (4.762%) VBScript
2 2 (4.762%) VB
2 2 (4.762%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.381%) C
3 1 (2.381%) C#
3 1 (2.381%) Java
3 1 (2.381%) JavaScript
3 1 (2.381%) Perl
Qualifications
1 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (7.143%) MCSE
3 2 (4.762%) PRINCE2 Certification
3 2 (4.762%) MCITP
3 2 (4.762%) Degree
4 1 (2.381%) MCDST
4 1 (2.381%) MCSD
4 1 (2.381%) PMP
4 1 (2.381%) PMI Certification
4 1 (2.381%) CCNA
4 1 (2.381%) CISSP
4 1 (2.381%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (2.381%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.762%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (4.762%) Microsoft App-V
1 2 (4.762%) Active Directory
1 2 (4.762%) XenDesktop
1 2 (4.762%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (2.381%) UAG
2 1 (2.381%) vSphere
2 1 (2.381%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 4 (9.524%) Symantec Enterprise Vault
2 2 (4.762%) WSUS
2 2 (4.762%) SCCM
3 1 (2.381%) HP SIM
3 1 (2.381%) SCOM
3 1 (2.381%) OpenView
3 1 (2.381%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 5 (11.90%) Symantec
2 4 (9.524%) Citrix
2 4 (9.524%) Oracle
2 4 (9.524%) SAP
3 3 (7.143%) Business Objects
3 3 (7.143%) NetApp
4 2 (4.762%) VMware
4 2 (4.762%) AppSense
4 2 (4.762%) Siebel
4 2 (4.762%) JBoss
4 2 (4.762%) Adobe
4 2 (4.762%) HP
4 2 (4.762%) EMC
4 2 (4.762%) Polycom
5 1 (2.381%) Lumension
5 1 (2.381%) Twitter
5 1 (2.381%) Planview
5 1 (2.381%) Sun
5 1 (2.381%) Cisco