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MSI Contracts in the North West
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for MSI 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 MSI over the 3 months to 20 June 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 Development Applications 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
20 Jun 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Rank 97 124 100
Rank change year-on-year
+27 -24
Contract jobs citing MSI 29 8 21
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 1.198% 0.268% 0.703%
As % of the Development Applications category 10.78% 3.125% 8.861%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 14
Average daily rate £325 £350 £175
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.14% +100.00%
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £300 £284
% change year-on-year
+8.33% +5.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 0
Average hourly rate £23.75 £35.00 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-32.14% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £23.75 £34.25 £30.00
% change year-on-year
-30.65% +14.16%
All Development Applications
North West
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Development Applications category		 269 256 237
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West 11.11% 8.573% 7.934%
Number of daily rates quoted 124 141 133
Average daily rate £325 £318 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+2.36% +5.83%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £258 £250 £185
10% offered a daily rate of more than £394 £400 £376
UK excluding London average daily rate £330 £325 £325
% change year-on-year
+1.53% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 16 9
Average hourly rate £37.50 £21.50 £30.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+74.41% -28.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £23.75 £17.23 £21.82
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £112.50 £35.00 £32.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate £37.50 £37.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year
+1.35% +5.71%
MSI
England

MSI
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

North West MSI Jobs Demand Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Trend

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

North West MSI Daily Rate Trend

MSI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

North West MSI Hourly Rate Trend

MSI
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSI within the North West region over the 3 months to 20 June 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		 Find
Job
Vacancies
Lancashire - 12 £325 - 1
Manchester +16 4 - -
MSI
England

MSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MSI 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 MSI.

1 36 (78.26%) Microsoft App-V
2 31 (67.39%) Windows
3 25 (54.35%) Application Packaging
4 24 (52.17%) InstallShield
4 24 (52.17%) Windows 7
5 16 (34.78%) SCCM
6 15 (32.61%) VB
6 15 (32.61%) Security Cleared
7 14 (30.43%) SC Cleared
8 13 (28.26%) VBScript
8 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
8 13 (28.26%) AdminStudio
9 12 (26.09%) Citrix
9 12 (26.09%) Windows XP
9 12 (26.09%) XenApp
10 10 (21.74%) Wise Package Studio
10 10 (21.74%) VMware
11 8 (17.39%) Software Packaging
11 8 (17.39%) VMware Infrastructure
12 7 (15.22%) Finance
12 7 (15.22%) Active Directory
12 7 (15.22%) MS Excel
13 6 (13.04%) HP
13 6 (13.04%) Migration
13 6 (13.04%) PowerShell
13 6 (13.04%) Software Deployment
14 5 (10.87%) Banking
14 5 (10.87%) SQL Server
14 5 (10.87%) Novell
15 4 (8.696%) ZENworks

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 June 2013, IT contractor jobs across the North West region citing MSI 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 MSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 25 (54.35%) Application Packaging
2 8 (17.39%) Software Packaging
Application Platforms
1 4 (8.696%) MS Exchange
2 3 (6.522%) Lync
3 2 (4.348%) SharePoint
3 2 (4.348%) Exchange Server 2007
3 2 (4.348%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (4.348%) SharePoint 2010
3 2 (4.348%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 7 (15.22%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 4 (8.696%) SAN
2 3 (6.522%) DHCP
2 3 (6.522%) DNS
3 2 (4.348%) Firewall
3 2 (4.348%) Wireless
3 2 (4.348%) NAS
4 1 (2.174%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (10.87%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 24 (52.17%) InstallShield
2 13 (28.26%) AdminStudio
3 10 (21.74%) Wise Package Studio
General
1 7 (15.22%) Finance
2 5 (10.87%) Banking
Job Titles
1 32 (69.57%) Applications Packager
2 5 (10.87%) Analyst
3 4 (8.696%) Software Packager
4 3 (6.522%) Consultant
5 2 (4.348%) Business Analyst
5 2 (4.348%) Technical Engineer
5 2 (4.348%) Deployment Engineer
6 1 (2.174%) SCCM Consultant
6 1 (2.174%) SCCM Engineer
6 1 (2.174%) IT Technician
6 1 (2.174%) Technical Infrastructure Consultant
6 1 (2.174%) Technical Consultant
6 1 (2.174%) Infrastructure Specialist
6 1 (2.174%) Infrastructure Consultant
6 1 (2.174%) Implementation Specialist
6 1 (2.174%) Software Consultant
6 1 (2.174%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (4.348%) Thin Client
1 2 (4.348%) Fat Client
1 2 (4.348%) Clustering
2 1 (2.174%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 31 (67.39%) Windows
2 24 (52.17%) Windows 7
3 12 (26.09%) Windows XP
4 2 (4.348%) Windows Server 2003
4 2 (4.348%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (4.348%) Windows 8
5 1 (2.174%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (13.04%) Migration
1 6 (13.04%) Software Deployment
2 4 (8.696%) Data Analysis
2 4 (8.696%) Change Control
3 2 (4.348%) Data Protection
3 2 (4.348%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (4.348%) Business Analysis
3 2 (4.348%) Validation
3 2 (4.348%) Software Distribution
4 1 (2.174%) Software Architecture
4 1 (2.174%) Service Management
4 1 (2.174%) Disaster Recovery
4 1 (2.174%) Information Management
4 1 (2.174%) Compatibility Testing
4 1 (2.174%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (32.61%) VB
2 13 (28.26%) VBScript
3 6 (13.04%) PowerShell
4 1 (2.174%) SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (32.61%) Security Cleared
2 14 (30.43%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.348%) Microsoft Certification
3 2 (4.348%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (8.696%) SLA
2 3 (6.522%) QA
3 1 (2.174%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 36 (78.26%) Microsoft App-V
2 12 (26.09%) XenApp
3 8 (17.39%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (15.22%) Active Directory
5 4 (8.696%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (34.78%) SCCM
2 4 (8.696%) ZENworks
3 3 (6.522%) SCOM
4 2 (4.348%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (2.174%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 13 (28.26%) Microsoft
2 12 (26.09%) Citrix
3 10 (21.74%) VMware
4 6 (13.04%) HP
5 5 (10.87%) Novell
6 4 (8.696%) Dell
7 2 (4.348%) Cisco
7 2 (4.348%) Veeam
8 1 (2.174%) LANDesk
Application Packager APP V 4.5, 4.6 (MSI, WISE)
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Skills: Wise, MSI, APPV, ORCA, Packaging, Enterprise Desktop Deployment, AdminStudio, InstallSheild, Windows 7, SCCM, SCOM... * Good knowledge of VB Scripting and Citrix... * MCDST qualification essential, MCITP / MCSE qualification...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Rate: From £250 to £300 per day
Posted: 19 June 2013
Application Packager App-V, 4.5, 4.6 (wise msi)
Preston, Lancashire
Skills: Wise, MSI, APPV, ORCA, Packaging, Enterprise Desktop Deployment, AdminStudio, InstallSheild, Windows 7, SCCM, SCOM... * Good knowledge of VB Scripting and Citrix... * MCDST qualification essential, MCITP / MCSE qualification...
Stafford-Sharp Associates
Rate: From £250 to £300 per annum
Posted: 19 June 2013
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