Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Oxford 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank34
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads4533
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.071 %0.035 %
As % of the category below39.82 %34.38 %
Daily rates quoted92
Average minimum daily rate£299£330
Average daily rate£320£378
% change on same period last year-15.29 %
Average maximum daily rate£340£425
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£295
% change on same period last year+5.70 %
Hourly rates quoted2811
Average minimum hourly rate£21.32£16.16
Average hourly rate£22.07£17.34
% change on same period last year+27.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.82£18.52
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.89£19.03
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads11396
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.178 %0.103 %
Daily rates quoted2718
Average minimum daily rate£326£290
Average daily rate£349£310
% change on same period last year+12.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£372£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted4222
Average minimum hourly rate£23.61£22.55
Average hourly rate£24.32£23.83
% change on same period last year+2.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.04£25.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Microsoft OxfordshireMicrosoft
Oxfordshire

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

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Oxford 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 Oxford region.

Oxford 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 Oxford region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Oxford Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

144 (39.29 %)Windows
234 (30.36 %)Active Directory
333 (29.46 %)MS Excel
425 (22.32 %).NET
520 (17.86 %)C#
520 (17.86 %)MS Exchange
619 (16.96 %)Windows Server 2003
718 (16.07 %)SharePoint
817 (15.18 %)MS Office
817 (15.18 %)Microsoft Certification
915 (13.39 %)Internet
915 (13.39 %)SQL Server
1014 (12.50 %)Windows XP
1113 (11.61 %)VMware
1113 (11.61 %)ASP.NET
1212 (10.71 %)ITIL
1212 (10.71 %)Citrix
1311 (9.821 %)SQL
1410 (8.929 %)SLA
1410 (8.929 %)Windows Vista
159 (8.036 %)Dynamics CRM
159 (8.036 %)Marketing
159 (8.036 %)Commerce Server
159 (8.036 %)Microsoft CRM
159 (8.036 %)CRM
159 (8.036 %)COM
168 (7.143 %)HTML
168 (7.143 %)MCSE
168 (7.143 %)Cisco
168 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxford 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.

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
125 (22.32 %).NET
213 (11.61 %)ASP.NET
39 (8.036 %)COM
48 (7.143 %)HTML
56 (5.357 %)XML
64 (3.571 %)ASP
64 (3.571 %)CSS
64 (3.571 %)WebServices
73 (2.679 %)XSLT
73 (2.679 %).NET Framework
82 (1.786 %)ASP.NET 2.0
82 (1.786 %)DCOM
91 (0.893 %)ADO
91 (0.893 %)ODBC
91 (0.893 %)OLE DB
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (17.86 %)MS Exchange
218 (16.07 %)SharePoint
39 (8.036 %)Commerce Server
47 (6.250 %)SharePoint Server 2007
47 (6.250 %)Commerce Server 2007
55 (4.464 %)IIS
64 (3.571 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (2.679 %)Exchange Server 2007
82 (1.786 %)Lotus Notes
82 (1.786 %)MTS
91 (0.893 %)Lotus Domino
91 (0.893 %)GroupWise
91 (0.893 %)CMS
91 (0.893 %)Office Communications Server
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (29.46 %)MS Excel
217 (15.18 %)MS Office
34 (3.571 %)MS Project
41 (0.893 %)Photoshop
41 (0.893 %)MS Visio
41 (0.893 %)Fireworks
41 (0.893 %)Adobe Illustrator
41 (0.893 %)MS PowerPoint
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (8.036 %)Microsoft CRM
19 (8.036 %)Dynamics CRM
27 (6.250 %)SAP Business One
31 (0.893 %)WebTrends
31 (0.893 %)Oracle Financials
31 (0.893 %)Oracle 11i
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (13.39 %)Internet
28 (7.143 %)SAN
37 (6.250 %)LAN
37 (6.250 %)WAN
37 (6.250 %)DHCP
37 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
37 (6.250 %)DNS
46 (5.357 %)IP Telephony
55 (4.464 %)Intranet
64 (3.571 %)Firewall
72 (1.786 %)iSCSI
81 (0.893 %)VSAT
81 (0.893 %)Network Security
81 (0.893 %)MPLS
81 (0.893 %)VPN
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (13.39 %)SQL Server
27 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (2.679 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (1.786 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.893 %)MS Access
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.679 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.893 %)Dreamweaver
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (8.036 %)Marketing
25 (4.464 %)Government
25 (4.464 %)Local Government
33 (2.679 %)Education
42 (1.786 %)Pharmaceutical
42 (1.786 %)Front Office
42 (1.786 %)Back Office
51 (0.893 %)Telecoms
51 (0.893 %)Finance
51 (0.893 %)Auditing
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (13.39 %)Analyst
214 (12.50 %)Developer
214 (12.50 %)Support Analyst
313 (11.61 %)Administrator
313 (11.61 %)Consultant
410 (8.929 %)Systems Administrator
410 (8.929 %)Desktop Engineer
59 (8.036 %)CRM Consultant
68 (7.143 %)Support Engineer
76 (5.357 %).NET Developer
76 (5.357 %)Infrastructure Engineer
76 (5.357 %)Systems Engineer
76 (5.357 %)Desktop Support
85 (4.464 %)Coordinator
85 (4.464 %)Desktop Support Engineer
85 (4.464 %)1st Line Support
85 (4.464 %)Systems Developer
85 (4.464 %)1st Line Support Analyst
94 (3.571 %)Project Coordinator
103 (2.679 %)3rd Line Support
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (0.893 %)Client/Server
11 (0.893 %)PMI
11 (0.893 %)BBC
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
144 (39.29 %)Windows
219 (16.96 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (12.50 %)Windows XP
410 (8.929 %)Windows Vista
57 (6.250 %)Windows 2000
63 (2.679 %)UNIX
72 (1.786 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (1.786 %)HPUX
72 (1.786 %)Solaris
72 (1.786 %)Linux
81 (0.893 %)Windows NT
81 (0.893 %)NetWare
81 (0.893 %)Windows Server 2008
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (10.71 %)ITIL
29 (8.036 %)CRM
36 (5.357 %)PRINCE
36 (5.357 %)Service Management
36 (5.357 %)Data Analysis
45 (4.464 %)PRINCE2
52 (1.786 %)UML
52 (1.786 %)OO
52 (1.786 %)RUP
52 (1.786 %)Project Management
52 (1.786 %)E-Commerce
52 (1.786 %)ERP
52 (1.786 %)Web Development
52 (1.786 %)Computer Security
52 (1.786 %)Migration
61 (0.893 %)Data Management
61 (0.893 %)Content Management
61 (0.893 %)Service Delivery
61 (0.893 %)Validation
61 (0.893 %)CTC Cleared
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (17.86 %)C#
211 (9.821 %)SQL
35 (4.464 %)VB
44 (3.571 %)VB.NET
44 (3.571 %)JavaScript
52 (1.786 %)Transact-SQL
52 (1.786 %)VB6
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (15.18 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (7.143 %)MCSE
28 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification
37 (6.250 %)MCP
43 (2.679 %)MCSD
43 (2.679 %)Degree
52 (1.786 %)MCSA
52 (1.786 %)ITIL Certification
61 (0.893 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
61 (0.893 %)MCTS
61 (0.893 %)CCIE
61 (0.893 %)CCNA
61 (0.893 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
61 (0.893 %)HND
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
110 (8.929 %)SLA
22 (1.786 %)QA
31 (0.893 %)ISO27001
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
134 (30.36 %)Active Directory
23 (2.679 %)VMware ESX
31 (0.893 %)Backup Exec
31 (0.893 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (0.893 %)ISA Server
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.786 %)MOM
12 (1.786 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (1.786 %)SCOM
21 (0.893 %)WSUS
21 (0.893 %)SCCM
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
113 (11.61 %)VMware
212 (10.71 %)Citrix
38 (7.143 %)Cisco
47 (6.250 %)Oracle
47 (6.250 %)salesforce.com
47 (6.250 %)NetSuite
47 (6.250 %)SAP
56 (5.357 %)Red Hat
62 (1.786 %)Lotus
62 (1.786 %)Epicor
71 (0.893 %)Nokia
71 (0.893 %)Novell
71 (0.893 %)PeopleSoft
71 (0.893 %)HP
71 (0.893 %)Nortel
71 (0.893 %)CheckPoint
71 (0.893 %)Google