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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Oxfordshire 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank47
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads8774
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.122 %0.075 %
As % of the category below28.62 %36.10 %
Daily rates quoted216
Average minimum daily rate£296£341
Average daily rate£310£360
% change on same period last year-13.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£324£379
UK excluding London average daily rate£324£305
% change on same period last year+6.06 %
Hourly rates quoted2423
Average minimum hourly rate£18.65£12.30
Average hourly rate£19.15£13.43
% change on same period last year+42.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.65£14.57
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.67£20.05
% change on same period last year-1.89 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads304205
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.428 %0.207 %
Daily rates quoted9242
Average minimum daily rate£298£327
Average daily rate£318£344
% change on same period last year-7.74 %
Average maximum daily rate£338£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£359£354
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Hourly rates quoted5341
Average minimum hourly rate£23.28£16.77
Average hourly rate£24.33£18.08
% change on same period last year+34.54 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.38£19.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.44£24.37
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
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.

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Oxfordshire Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+352£355+1.01 %
AbingdonUp+210£123-
BanburyDown-22--
Henley-on-ThamesNo change01--
BicesterDown-131£288-
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
South East

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

195 (43.78 %)Windows
258 (26.73 %)MS Excel
357 (26.27 %)Active Directory
455 (25.35 %).NET
554 (24.88 %)Windows Server 2003
644 (20.28 %)Microsoft Certification
738 (17.51 %)C#
836 (16.59 %)SQL Server
933 (15.21 %)MS Exchange
1029 (13.36 %)Windows XP
1128 (12.90 %)ASP.NET
1128 (12.90 %)MCSE
1227 (12.44 %)MS Office
1326 (11.98 %)SQL
1425 (11.52 %)Internet
1523 (10.60 %)Windows 2000
1622 (10.14 %)CRM
1622 (10.14 %)SharePoint
1622 (10.14 %)SQL Server 2005
1721 (9.677 %)ITIL
1819 (8.756 %)MCP
1819 (8.756 %)Microsoft CRM
1918 (8.295 %)DNS
1918 (8.295 %)Cisco
1918 (8.295 %)Windows Vista
2017 (7.834 %)HTML
2116 (7.373 %)VMware
2215 (6.912 %)Cisco Certification
2314 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2000
2314 (6.452 %)SAN

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (25.35 %).NET
228 (12.90 %)ASP.NET
317 (7.834 %)HTML
413 (5.991 %)XML
512 (5.530 %)COM
611 (5.069 %)WebServices
78 (3.687 %)XSLT
78 (3.687 %)ASP
87 (3.226 %)CSS
87 (3.226 %).NET Framework
96 (2.765 %)ASP.NET 2.0
105 (2.304 %)WinForms
114 (1.843 %)DCOM
122 (0.922 %)MFC
122 (0.922 %)ADO
122 (0.922 %)OpenGL
131 (0.461 %)DirectX
131 (0.461 %)Middleware
131 (0.461 %)OLE DB
131 (0.461 %)AJAX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (15.21 %)MS Exchange
222 (10.14 %)SharePoint
313 (5.991 %)Exchange Server 2003
411 (5.069 %)SharePoint Server 2007
510 (4.608 %)Commerce Server
510 (4.608 %)IIS
67 (3.226 %)Commerce Server 2007
76 (2.765 %)Lotus Notes
85 (2.304 %)Apache
94 (1.843 %)MTS
94 (1.843 %)Exchange Server 2007
102 (0.922 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
102 (0.922 %)CMS
102 (0.922 %)Exchange Server 5.5
102 (0.922 %)BizTalk Server
102 (0.922 %)Office Communications Server
111 (0.461 %)GroupWise
111 (0.461 %)Lotus Domino
111 (0.461 %)ESB
111 (0.461 %)WebSphere Message Broker
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
158 (26.73 %)MS Excel
227 (12.44 %)MS Office
36 (2.765 %)MS Project
44 (1.843 %)MS PowerPoint
52 (0.922 %)Photoshop
61 (0.461 %)MS Visio
61 (0.461 %)Shockwave
61 (0.461 %)Fireworks
61 (0.461 %)Adobe Illustrator
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (8.756 %)Microsoft CRM
29 (4.147 %)Dynamics CRM
37 (3.226 %)SAP Business One
42 (0.922 %)Oracle Financials
51 (0.461 %)Oracle 11i
51 (0.461 %)PeopleSoft Financials
51 (0.461 %)WebTrends
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (11.52 %)Internet
218 (8.295 %)DNS
314 (6.452 %)SAN
314 (6.452 %)TCP/IP
413 (5.991 %)LAN
512 (5.530 %)WAN
611 (5.069 %)DHCP
78 (3.687 %)VPN
78 (3.687 %)Firewall
87 (3.226 %)IP Telephony
87 (3.226 %)Intranet
94 (1.843 %)VoIP
94 (1.843 %)ADSL
102 (0.922 %)SSL
102 (0.922 %)Intrusion Detection
102 (0.922 %)Cisco IPT
102 (0.922 %)Cisco PIX
102 (0.922 %)iSCSI
102 (0.922 %)PPTP
111 (0.461 %)VSAT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (16.59 %)SQL Server
222 (10.14 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (6.452 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (1.843 %)MS Access
52 (0.922 %)BusinessObjects
52 (0.922 %)Crystal Reports
61 (0.461 %)EDRMS
61 (0.461 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (0.461 %)Oracle OLAP
61 (0.461 %)SAP BW
61 (0.461 %)OLAP
61 (0.461 %)Datawarehouse
61 (0.461 %)ETL
61 (0.461 %)Star Schema
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
114 (6.452 %)Visual Studio
25 (2.304 %)NUnit
32 (0.922 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.461 %)Flash
41 (0.461 %)Dreamweaver
41 (0.461 %)RequisitePro
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (5.530 %)Marketing
29 (4.147 %)Education
38 (3.687 %)Government
45 (2.304 %)Local Government
53 (1.382 %)Finance
62 (0.922 %)Pharmaceutical
62 (0.922 %)Front Office
62 (0.922 %)Back Office
62 (0.922 %)Telecoms
71 (0.461 %)Manufacturing
71 (0.461 %)Publishing
71 (0.461 %)3D Graphics
71 (0.461 %)Auditing
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
137 (17.05 %)Developer
233 (15.21 %)Analyst
323 (10.60 %)Support Engineer
420 (9.217 %)Consultant
420 (9.217 %)Support Analyst
516 (7.373 %).NET Developer
615 (6.912 %)CRM Consultant
714 (6.452 %)Administrator
812 (5.530 %)3rd Line Support
812 (5.530 %)2nd Line Support
911 (5.069 %)Desktop Engineer
109 (4.147 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
118 (3.687 %)C# Developer
118 (3.687 %)1st Line Support
127 (3.226 %)Programmer
127 (3.226 %)Systems Engineer
127 (3.226 %)Web Developer
127 (3.226 %)Coordinator
127 (3.226 %)Trainer
127 (3.226 %)Desktop Support
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (2.765 %)Blackberry
25 (2.304 %)Clustering
33 (1.382 %)Replication
42 (0.922 %)Thin Client
42 (0.922 %)Fat Client
51 (0.461 %)Mathematics
51 (0.461 %)Biotechnology
51 (0.461 %)Computer Science
51 (0.461 %)AS400
51 (0.461 %)BBC
51 (0.461 %)Client/Server
51 (0.461 %)PMI
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
195 (43.78 %)Windows
254 (24.88 %)Windows Server 2003
329 (13.36 %)Windows XP
423 (10.60 %)Windows 2000
518 (8.295 %)Windows Vista
611 (5.069 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (2.304 %)UNIX
75 (2.304 %)Linux
83 (1.382 %)Windows NT
83 (1.382 %)HPUX
83 (1.382 %)Solaris
92 (0.922 %)Red Hat Linux
92 (0.922 %)Windows Server 2008
101 (0.461 %)NetWare
101 (0.461 %)AIX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
122 (10.14 %)CRM
221 (9.677 %)ITIL
311 (5.069 %)OO
410 (4.608 %)UML
59 (4.147 %)PRINCE2
59 (4.147 %)E-Commerce
59 (4.147 %)Project Management
59 (4.147 %)Content Management
67 (3.226 %)Service Delivery
67 (3.226 %)PRINCE
76 (2.765 %)Service Management
76 (2.765 %)Data Analysis
85 (2.304 %)Security Cleared
94 (1.843 %)Web Development
103 (1.382 %)Test Scripting
103 (1.382 %)Time Management
103 (1.382 %)Software Testing
112 (0.922 %)Validation
112 (0.922 %)Migration
112 (0.922 %)Disaster Recovery
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
138 (17.51 %)C#
226 (11.98 %)SQL
311 (5.069 %)VB.NET
410 (4.608 %)VB
59 (4.147 %)JavaScript
66 (2.765 %)VB6
73 (1.382 %)C++
73 (1.382 %)Java
73 (1.382 %)Transact-SQL
82 (0.922 %)Perl
82 (0.922 %)VBA
82 (0.922 %)VC++
91 (0.461 %)C
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
144 (20.28 %)Microsoft Certification
228 (12.90 %)MCSE
319 (8.756 %)MCP
415 (6.912 %)Cisco Certification
511 (5.069 %)Degree
67 (3.226 %)MCSA
74 (1.843 %)HND
74 (1.843 %)CCNA
83 (1.382 %)ITIL Certification
83 (1.382 %)MCSD
92 (0.922 %)MCTS
101 (0.461 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
101 (0.461 %)MCAD
101 (0.461 %)MCT
101 (0.461 %)CCIE
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
111 (5.069 %)SLA
22 (0.922 %)QA
31 (0.461 %)ISO27001
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
157 (26.27 %)Active Directory
29 (4.147 %)Backup Exec
36 (2.765 %)Terminal Services
36 (2.765 %)ISA Server
43 (1.382 %)Citrix Presentation Server
43 (1.382 %)VMware Infrastructure
52 (0.922 %)VMware ESX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.843 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.922 %)WSUS
22 (0.922 %)EMC NetWorker
22 (0.922 %)MOM
22 (0.922 %)SCOM
31 (0.461 %)SCCM
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (8.295 %)Cisco
216 (7.373 %)VMware
39 (4.147 %)Citrix
48 (3.687 %)Oracle
48 (3.687 %)SAP
48 (3.687 %)Red Hat
57 (3.226 %)salesforce.com
57 (3.226 %)NetSuite
57 (3.226 %)HP
66 (2.765 %)Lotus
74 (1.843 %)IBM
83 (1.382 %)Sophos
83 (1.382 %)CheckPoint
92 (0.922 %)Altiris
92 (0.922 %)VERITAS
92 (0.922 %)Business Objects
92 (0.922 %)PeopleSoft
92 (0.922 %)EMC
92 (0.922 %)Epicor
101 (0.461 %)MicroStrategy