Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2316
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching contract IT job ads2837
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.056 %0.045 %
As % of the category below24.35 %45.68 %
Daily rates quoted96
Average minimum daily rate£321£302
Average daily rate£358£316
% change on same period last year+13.36 %
Average maximum daily rate£396£330
UK excluding London average daily rate£258£272
% change on same period last year-5.31 %
Hourly rates quoted1116
Average minimum hourly rate£26.36£21.30
Average hourly rate£26.59£23.42
% change on same period last year+13.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.82£25.55
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.09£20.18
% change on same period last year-5.40 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted3515
Average minimum daily rate£317£306
Average daily rate£339£318
% change on same period last year+6.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£363
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1724
Average minimum hourly rate£27.84£20.33
Average hourly rate£28.25£22.33
% change on same period last year+26.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.66£24.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£26.87
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Oxfordshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank 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
OxfordDown-310£363+15.03 %
AbingdonDown-15--
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Certification.

142 (67.74 %)Microsoft
241 (66.13 %)MCSE
337 (59.68 %)Windows
426 (41.94 %)Windows Server 2003
525 (40.32 %)MCP
622 (35.48 %)Active Directory
719 (30.65 %)ITIL
814 (22.58 %)Windows 2000
911 (17.74 %)Cisco Certification
911 (17.74 %).NET
911 (17.74 %)Degree
1010 (16.13 %)SQL Server
119 (14.52 %)SQL
119 (14.52 %)HND
119 (14.52 %)MS Excel
119 (14.52 %)DNS
119 (14.52 %)SQL Server 2005
128 (12.90 %)Service Management
137 (11.29 %)DHCP
137 (11.29 %)Windows XP
137 (11.29 %)SharePoint
137 (11.29 %)MCSD
137 (11.29 %)ASP.NET
146 (9.677 %)VB.NET
146 (9.677 %)HTML
146 (9.677 %)JavaScript
146 (9.677 %)LAN
146 (9.677 %)CCNA
146 (9.677 %)Cisco
146 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2000

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
111 (17.74 %).NET
27 (11.29 %)ASP.NET
36 (9.677 %)HTML
45 (8.065 %)CSS
53 (4.839 %)WebServices
53 (4.839 %)XML
62 (3.226 %)WinForms
62 (3.226 %)WCF
62 (3.226 %)ASP.NET 2.0
71 (1.613 %).NET Framework
71 (1.613 %)MDX
71 (1.613 %)XSLT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (11.29 %)SharePoint
25 (8.065 %)MS Exchange
33 (4.839 %)BizTalk Server
33 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (1.613 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.613 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.613 %)Office Communications Server
41 (1.613 %)Commerce Server
41 (1.613 %)Exchange Server 2000
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (14.52 %)MS Excel
24 (6.452 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.613 %)Axapta
11 (1.613 %)Dynamics AX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (14.52 %)DNS
27 (11.29 %)DHCP
36 (9.677 %)LAN
45 (8.065 %)WAN
45 (8.065 %)SAN
54 (6.452 %)IP Telephony
54 (6.452 %)TCP/IP
61 (1.613 %)VPN
61 (1.613 %)Network Security
61 (1.613 %)ADSL
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (16.13 %)SQL Server
29 (14.52 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (9.677 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (6.452 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (1.613 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
51 (1.613 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (1.613 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (1.613 %)PerformancePoint
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (4.839 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (8.065 %)Pharmaceutical
23 (4.839 %)Finance
32 (3.226 %)Government
32 (3.226 %)Local Government
41 (1.613 %)Automotive
41 (1.613 %)Back Office
41 (1.613 %)Telecoms
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (16.13 %)Developer
110 (16.13 %)Support Engineer
110 (16.13 %)3rd Line Support
28 (12.90 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
37 (11.29 %).NET Developer
44 (6.452 %)Systems Engineer
53 (4.839 %)Trainer
53 (4.839 %)Consultant
53 (4.839 %)Deskside Support
62 (3.226 %)Project Engineer
62 (3.226 %)Technical Engineer
62 (3.226 %)C# Developer
62 (3.226 %)Technical Support Engineer
62 (3.226 %)VB.NET Developer
62 (3.226 %)Team Leader
62 (3.226 %)Systems Administrator
62 (3.226 %)Desktop Support
62 (3.226 %)Support Technician
62 (3.226 %)2nd Line Support
62 (3.226 %)Administrator
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.226 %)Blackberry
21 (1.613 %)Clustering
21 (1.613 %)Tandem
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
137 (59.68 %)Windows
226 (41.94 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (22.58 %)Windows 2000
47 (11.29 %)Windows XP
55 (8.065 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (3.226 %)Linux
71 (1.613 %)UNIX
71 (1.613 %)HPUX
71 (1.613 %)Solaris
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (30.65 %)ITIL
28 (12.90 %)Service Management
34 (6.452 %)Web Development
42 (3.226 %)Incident Management
42 (3.226 %)PRINCE2
51 (1.613 %)CRM
51 (1.613 %)ERP
51 (1.613 %)Business Intelligence
51 (1.613 %)Project Management
51 (1.613 %)E-Procurement
51 (1.613 %)Validation
51 (1.613 %)Content Management
51 (1.613 %)Requirements Analysis
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
19 (14.52 %)SQL
26 (9.677 %)VB.NET
26 (9.677 %)JavaScript
34 (6.452 %)Transact-SQL
34 (6.452 %)C
43 (4.839 %)C#
51 (1.613 %)VB
51 (1.613 %)X++
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (66.13 %)MCSE
225 (40.32 %)MCP
311 (17.74 %)Cisco Certification
311 (17.74 %)Degree
49 (14.52 %)HND
57 (11.29 %)MCSD
66 (9.677 %)CCNA
75 (8.065 %)MCAD
84 (6.452 %)MCTS
93 (4.839 %)MCDBA
93 (4.839 %)MCT
102 (3.226 %)MCSA
102 (3.226 %)ITIL Certification
102 (3.226 %)Security Cleared
111 (1.613 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
111 (1.613 %)PRINCE2 Certification
111 (1.613 %)SC Cleared
111 (1.613 %)CCIE
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (35.48 %)Active Directory
23 (4.839 %)Hyper-V
32 (3.226 %)VMware ESX
32 (3.226 %)Backup Exec
41 (1.613 %)VMware Infrastructure
41 (1.613 %)Terminal Services
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (67.74 %)Microsoft
26 (9.677 %)Cisco
34 (6.452 %)Citrix
34 (6.452 %)Red Hat
34 (6.452 %)Oracle
42 (3.226 %)VMware
42 (3.226 %)IBM
51 (1.613 %)HP
51 (1.613 %)Dell
51 (1.613 %)Sophos
51 (1.613 %)Epicor
51 (1.613 %)VERITAS