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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Newcastle 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank149
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching contract IT job ads1528
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.028 %
As % of the category below21.13 %16.67 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£347£300
Average daily rate£367£300
% change on same period last year+22.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£388£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£313
% change on same period last year+0.51 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£26.75-
Average hourly rate£26.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£26.75-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.52£20.80
% change on same period last year-6.18 %
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Newcastle
Matching contract IT job ads71168
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.095 %0.170 %
Daily rates quoted1726
Average minimum daily rate£354£372
Average daily rate£365£397
% change on same period last year-8.19 %
Average maximum daily rate£376£422
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£359
% change on same period last year-0.40 %
Hourly rates quoted98
Average minimum hourly rate£27.05£36.00
Average hourly rate£27.14£39.75
% change on same period last year-31.71 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.23£43.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.25£24.99
% change on same period last year-6.94 %
Microsoft Tyne and WearMicrosoft
Tyne and Wear

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

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region.

Newcastle Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Newcastle 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 Newcastle region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Newcastle Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

111 (37.93 %)Windows
29 (31.03 %)MS Excel
37 (24.14 %)MS Office
37 (24.14 %)Security Cleared
46 (20.69 %)Active Directory
55 (17.24 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (17.24 %)DNS
55 (17.24 %)SQL Server
55 (17.24 %)ITIL
55 (17.24 %)SharePoint
55 (17.24 %)DHCP
55 (17.24 %)SC Cleared
55 (17.24 %)SharePoint Server 2007
55 (17.24 %)Service Management
55 (17.24 %)Government
64 (13.79 %)MCSE
64 (13.79 %)Microsoft Certification
73 (10.34 %)Windows NT
73 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
73 (10.34 %)C#
73 (10.34 %)SQL
73 (10.34 %).NET
82 (6.897 %)Time Management
82 (6.897 %)Migration
82 (6.897 %)Visual Studio
82 (6.897 %)SNMP
82 (6.897 %)Windows XP
82 (6.897 %)MS Visio
82 (6.897 %)NHS
82 (6.897 %)Citrix

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Newcastle 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.

Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (10.34 %).NET
21 (3.448 %)CSS
21 (3.448 %)XHTML
21 (3.448 %).NET Framework
21 (3.448 %)Silverlight
21 (3.448 %)HTML
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.24 %)SharePoint
15 (17.24 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (3.448 %)Lotus Domino
21 (3.448 %)MS Exchange
21 (3.448 %)GroupWise
21 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 2003
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (31.03 %)MS Excel
27 (24.14 %)MS Office
32 (6.897 %)MS Visio
41 (3.448 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (3.448 %)MS PowerPoint
41 (3.448 %)Spreadsheet
41 (3.448 %)Photoshop
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (17.24 %)DHCP
15 (17.24 %)DNS
22 (6.897 %)SNMP
31 (3.448 %)TCP/IP
31 (3.448 %)SSL
31 (3.448 %)SAN
31 (3.448 %)Firewall
31 (3.448 %)IPCC
31 (3.448 %)FTP
31 (3.448 %)LAN
31 (3.448 %)WAN
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (17.24 %)SQL Server
22 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (3.448 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (3.448 %)MySQL
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (6.897 %)Visual Studio
21 (3.448 %)Dreamweaver
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (17.24 %)Government
21 (3.448 %)Health
21 (3.448 %)Banking
21 (3.448 %)Telecoms
21 (3.448 %)Education
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (20.69 %)Developer
24 (13.79 %)Server Engineer
33 (10.34 %).NET Developer
33 (10.34 %)Desktop Engineer
42 (6.897 %)Desktop Support
42 (6.897 %)Architect
42 (6.897 %)SharePoint Developer
51 (3.448 %)NHS Project Manager
51 (3.448 %)Network Support
51 (3.448 %)XP Rollout Engineer
51 (3.448 %)Rollout Engineer
51 (3.448 %)Security Architect
51 (3.448 %)Project Manager
51 (3.448 %)C# Developer
51 (3.448 %)Desktop Support Engineer
51 (3.448 %)Helpdesk Support
51 (3.448 %)Analyst
51 (3.448 %)Technical Architect
51 (3.448 %)Web Developer
51 (3.448 %)Systems Administrator
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (6.897 %)NHS
21 (3.448 %)W3C
21 (3.448 %)AS400
21 (3.448 %)VLE
21 (3.448 %)PDA
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (37.93 %)Windows
25 (17.24 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (10.34 %)Windows 2000
33 (10.34 %)Windows NT
42 (6.897 %)Windows XP
51 (3.448 %)NetWare
51 (3.448 %)MVS
51 (3.448 %)VME
51 (3.448 %)UNIX
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (24.14 %)Security Cleared
25 (17.24 %)SC Cleared
25 (17.24 %)ITIL
25 (17.24 %)Service Management
32 (6.897 %)Time Management
32 (6.897 %)Migration
41 (3.448 %)Zachman Framework
41 (3.448 %)TOGAF
41 (3.448 %)Information Management
41 (3.448 %)Enterprise Architecture
41 (3.448 %)Technical Architecture
41 (3.448 %)Data Migration
41 (3.448 %)Change Management
41 (3.448 %)Workflow
41 (3.448 %)Validation
41 (3.448 %)PRINCE2
41 (3.448 %)UML
41 (3.448 %)SSADM
41 (3.448 %)DSDM
41 (3.448 %)Project Management
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (10.34 %)C#
13 (10.34 %)SQL
21 (3.448 %)Transact-SQL
21 (3.448 %)JavaScript
21 (3.448 %)PHP
21 (3.448 %)C
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (13.79 %)MCSE
14 (13.79 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (3.448 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
21 (3.448 %)CCA
21 (3.448 %)Citrix Certification
21 (3.448 %)Cisco Certification
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (20.69 %)Active Directory
21 (3.448 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (6.897 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Newcastle IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (6.897 %)Citrix
21 (3.448 %)Novell
21 (3.448 %)Lotus
21 (3.448 %)iSOFT
21 (3.448 %)Remedy
21 (3.448 %)Cisco
21 (3.448 %)Adobe
21 (3.448 %)HP
21 (3.448 %)EMC
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