The first table below looks at the demand for BizTalk Server skills in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited BizTalk Server 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 of the Application Platforms category for the North West 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.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft BizTalk Server
Rank 115 120 118
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -2
Contract jobs citing BizTalk Server 3 12 8
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 0.129% 0.386% 0.262%
As % of the Application Platforms category 0.726% 2.051% 1.626%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 6
Average daily rate £246 £350 £438
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-29.64% -20.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £163 £260 £256
10% offered a daily rate of more than £329 £415 £471
UK excluding London average daily rate £340 £425 £363
% change year-on-year
-20.00% +17.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Average hourly rate £82.50 - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 £25.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year
+90.00% +19.04%
All Application Platforms
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Application Platforms category
413 585 492
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 17.72% 18.80% 16.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 300 261
Average daily rate £300 £318 £344
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-5.51% -7.63%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £225 £188 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £446 £450 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £343
% change year-on-year
- -5.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 39 34
Average hourly rate £19.25 £20.00 £17.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-3.75% +14.28%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.50 £13.70 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £33.00 £30.00 £37.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.50 £20.00 £20.50
% change year-on-year
-2.50% -2.43%
BizTalk Server
England

BizTalk Server
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing BizTalk Server across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

North West BizTalk Server Jobs Demand Trend

BizTalk Server
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing BizTalk Server across the North West region.

North West BizTalk Server Daily Rate Trend

BizTalk Server
Daily Rate Histogram

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

North West BizTalk Server Daily Rate Histogram

BizTalk Server
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing BizTalk Server across the North West region.

North West BizTalk Server Hourly Rate Trend

BizTalk Server
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing BizTalk Server within the North West region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Manchester +5 2 £143 -64.92%
BizTalk Server
England

BizTalk Server
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BizTalk Server 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 BizTalk Server.

1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 6 (33.33%) SQL
3 5 (27.78%) XML
3 5 (27.78%) .NET
3 5 (27.78%) Data Management
4 4 (22.22%) Agile Software Development
4 4 (22.22%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (22.22%) CRM
4 4 (22.22%) T-SQL
4 4 (22.22%) JavaScript
5 3 (16.67%) Business Objects
5 3 (16.67%) SQL Server
5 3 (16.67%) MS Excel
5 3 (16.67%) Middleware
5 3 (16.67%) Data Migration
5 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
5 3 (16.67%) Migration
6 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (11.11%) Risk Management
6 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 2 (11.11%) Data Protection
6 2 (11.11%) Data Mapping
6 2 (11.11%) Local Government
6 2 (11.11%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 2 (11.11%) WebSphere
6 2 (11.11%) SharePoint
6 2 (11.11%) NHS
6 2 (11.11%) Commerce Server
6 2 (11.11%) VB.NET

BizTalk Server
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing BizTalk Server 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 BizTalk Server. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (27.78%) XML
1 5 (27.78%) .NET
2 3 (16.67%) Middleware
3 2 (11.11%) WebSphere
4 1 (5.556%) soapUI
4 1 (5.556%) WCF
4 1 (5.556%) XSLT
4 1 (5.556%) ASP
4 1 (5.556%) SOAP
4 1 (5.556%) Web Services
4 1 (5.556%) EDI
4 1 (5.556%) WSH
4 1 (5.556%) .NET Framework
Application Platforms
1 2 (11.11%) SharePoint
1 2 (11.11%) Commerce Server
2 1 (5.556%) ESB
Applications
1 3 (16.67%) MS Excel
2 1 (5.556%) Maya
Business Applications
1 4 (22.22%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (11.11%) Dynamics AX
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (11.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (5.556%) Crystal Reports
3 1 (5.556%) SQL Server 2005
3 1 (5.556%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 1 (5.556%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 2 (11.11%) Local Government
2 1 (5.556%) Banking
2 1 (5.556%) Retail
2 1 (5.556%) Finance
2 1 (5.556%) Law
2 1 (5.556%) Legal
2 1 (5.556%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 8 (44.44%) Developer
2 5 (27.78%) Analyst
2 5 (27.78%) Business Analyst
3 4 (22.22%) Architect
3 4 (22.22%) Integration Architect
4 3 (16.67%) BizTalk Developer
5 2 (11.11%) CRM Business Analyst
5 2 (11.11%) Dynamics AX Developer
5 2 (11.11%) CRM Analyst
6 1 (5.556%) CRM Developer
6 1 (5.556%) BizTalk Administrator
6 1 (5.556%) Senior Developer
6 1 (5.556%) Administrator
6 1 (5.556%) Senior BizTalk Developer
6 1 (5.556%) Dynamics CRM Developer
6 1 (5.556%) Microsoft Developer
6 1 (5.556%) .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 3 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (11.11%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.556%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (27.78%) Data Management
2 4 (22.22%) Agile Software Development
2 4 (22.22%) CRM
3 3 (16.67%) Data Migration
3 3 (16.67%) Migration
4 2 (11.11%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (11.11%) Risk Management
4 2 (11.11%) Data Protection
4 2 (11.11%) Data Mapping
4 2 (11.11%) Master Data Management
5 1 (5.556%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (5.556%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (5.556%) Performance Management
5 1 (5.556%) ITIL
5 1 (5.556%) PRINCE2
5 1 (5.556%) RAD
5 1 (5.556%) SOA
5 1 (5.556%) Project Management
5 1 (5.556%) Service Delivery
5 1 (5.556%) Strategic Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (33.33%) SQL
2 4 (22.22%) T-SQL
2 4 (22.22%) JavaScript
3 2 (11.11%) VB.NET
3 2 (11.11%) X++
4 1 (5.556%) C#
4 1 (5.556%) VBScript
4 1 (5.556%) XQuery
4 1 (5.556%) XPath
4 1 (5.556%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (5.556%) SC Cleared
1 1 (5.556%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.556%) HL7
Vendors
1 8 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 3 (16.67%) Business Objects