Microsoft Contracts in Reading
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Reading region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft 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 Vendors for the Reading 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.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
 3 months to
24 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 1 3 4
Rank change year-on-year
+2 +1
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 165 162 210
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 19.76% 14.53% 20.15%
As % of the Vendors category 36.83% 26.56% 34.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 67 79
Average daily rate £375 £360 £300
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+4.16% +20.00%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £188 £233 £202
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £474 £400
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 14 12
Average hourly rate £25.00 £14.50 £10.75
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+72.41% +34.88%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.45 £11.35 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £17.40 £16.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
Search 48 Microsoft jobs in Reading
All Vendors
Reading
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category		 448 610 606
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Reading 53.65% 54.71% 58.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 191 246
Average daily rate £350 £330 £390
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+6.06% -15.38%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £140 £215 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £475 £500 £500
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 42 24
Average hourly rate £22.50 £15.50 £16.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+45.16% -3.12%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £12.90 £10.00 £10.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.50 £30.00 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Microsoft
Berkshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft across the Reading region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Reading Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend

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

Reading Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Reading Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Reading Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Reading region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Reading Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

1 128 (49.04%) Windows
2 96 (36.78%) MS Office
3 92 (35.25%) MS Excel
4 83 (31.80%) Active Directory
5 63 (24.14%) SQL
6 61 (23.37%) SQL Server
7 60 (22.99%) SharePoint
8 54 (20.69%) .NET
9 52 (19.92%) Windows Server 2003
10 49 (18.77%) C#
11 48 (18.39%) Windows Server 2008
12 42 (16.09%) Windows 7
12 42 (16.09%) Windows XP
12 42 (16.09%) VMware
13 35 (13.41%) Finance
13 35 (13.41%) Citrix
13 35 (13.41%) Security Cleared
14 32 (12.26%) Project Management
15 31 (11.88%) MS Exchange
16 29 (11.11%) Web Services
16 29 (11.11%) .NET Framework
17 28 (10.73%) SQL Server 2005
17 28 (10.73%) XML
17 28 (10.73%) HTML
18 27 (10.34%) CSS
19 26 (9.962%) VMware Infrastructure
20 24 (9.195%) Visual Studio
20 24 (9.195%) MS Visio
20 24 (9.195%) SC Cleared
20 24 (9.195%) SCCM

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Reading 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.

Application Development
1 54 (20.69%) .NET
2 29 (11.11%) Web Services
2 29 (11.11%) .NET Framework
3 28 (10.73%) XML
3 28 (10.73%) HTML
4 27 (10.34%) CSS
5 18 (6.897%) jQuery
6 16 (6.130%) ASP.NET
7 12 (4.598%) ADO.NET Entity Framework
8 9 (3.448%) WCF
9 8 (3.065%) Windows SharePoint Services
9 8 (3.065%) LINQ
9 8 (3.065%) HTML5
10 7 (2.682%) ASP.NET MVC
10 7 (2.682%) Ajax
11 6 (2.299%) Silverlight
11 6 (2.299%) COM
12 5 (1.916%) Middleware
12 5 (1.916%) ASP.NET MVC 3
12 5 (1.916%) KnockoutJS
Application Platforms
1 60 (22.99%) SharePoint
2 31 (11.88%) MS Exchange
3 22 (8.429%) IIS
4 21 (8.046%) Exchange Server 2007
5 18 (6.897%) SharePoint 2010
6 17 (6.513%) SharePoint Server
7 15 (5.747%) Exchange Server 2003
8 14 (5.364%) Windows Azure
9 9 (3.448%) Exchange Server 2010
10 7 (2.682%) MS Project Server
11 5 (1.916%) BizTalk Server
11 5 (1.916%) ArcGIS
11 5 (1.916%) CMS
12 3 (1.149%) Amazon AWS
12 3 (1.149%) CM System
13 2 (0.766%) Lync
13 2 (0.766%) SAS
14 1 (0.383%) Lotus Notes
14 1 (0.383%) Lotus Domino
14 1 (0.383%) WebSphere MQ
Applications
1 96 (36.78%) MS Office
2 92 (35.25%) MS Excel
3 24 (9.195%) MS Visio
4 17 (6.513%) MS Project
5 15 (5.747%) MS PowerPoint
6 4 (1.533%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.766%) InfoPath
7 2 (0.766%) Office 365
7 2 (0.766%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.766%) InDesign
7 2 (0.766%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.299%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (1.916%) Dynamics AX
3 2 (0.766%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.383%) Dynamics NAV
Communications & Networking
1 19 (7.280%) Internet
2 17 (6.513%) TCP/IP
3 16 (6.130%) VPN
4 12 (4.598%) LAN
5 11 (4.215%) LDAP
5 11 (4.215%) DNS
6 10 (3.831%) Ethernet
7 9 (3.448%) WAN
8 7 (2.682%) DHCP
8 7 (2.682%) Intranet
9 4 (1.533%) SAN
10 3 (1.149%) FTP
10 3 (1.149%) GSM
10 3 (1.149%) UMTS
10 3 (1.149%) Wireless
10 3 (1.149%) IP Telephony
11 2 (0.766%) BSS
11 2 (0.766%) Wireshark
11 2 (0.766%) Junos
11 2 (0.766%) 3G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (23.37%) SQL Server
2 28 (10.73%) SQL Server 2005
3 15 (5.747%) SQL Server 2008
4 13 (4.981%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 12 (4.598%) IDOL
6 10 (3.831%) OLAP
7 8 (3.065%) GIS
7 8 (3.065%) DTS
8 7 (2.682%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (1.149%) Data Mining
9 3 (1.149%) Oracle 10g
10 2 (0.766%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 2 (0.766%) MS Access
10 2 (0.766%) Data Warehouse
11 1 (0.383%) MySQL
11 1 (0.383%) TOAD
11 1 (0.383%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.383%) MSDE
11 1 (0.383%) PerformancePoint
11 1 (0.383%) Business Intelligence Development Studio
Development Applications
1 24 (9.195%) Visual Studio
2 12 (4.598%) Team Foundation Server
3 10 (3.831%) MSI
4 5 (1.916%) InstallShield
5 4 (1.533%) Jasmine
6 3 (1.149%) MSTest
6 3 (1.149%) Selenium
7 2 (0.766%) Wise Package Studio
7 2 (0.766%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.766%) PVCS
7 2 (0.766%) VSS/SourceSafe
8 1 (0.383%) QuickTest Pro
8 1 (0.383%) Rhino Mocks
General
1 35 (13.41%) Finance
2 24 (9.195%) Retail
3 10 (3.831%) Pharmaceutical
3 10 (3.831%) Telecoms
4 9 (3.448%) Publishing
5 7 (2.682%) Games
5 7 (2.682%) Marketing
6 4 (1.533%) Financial Institution
7 2 (0.766%) Banking
7 2 (0.766%) Automotive
7 2 (0.766%) Legal
8 1 (0.383%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.383%) Advertising
8 1 (0.383%) Back Office
8 1 (0.383%) French Language
8 1 (0.383%) German Language
8 1 (0.383%) Billing
Job Titles
1 39 (14.94%) Analyst
2 36 (13.79%) Developer
3 25 (9.579%) Support Engineer
4 15 (5.747%) Architect
5 14 (5.364%) 2nd Line Support
5 14 (5.364%) Administrator
6 13 (4.981%) .NET Developer
6 13 (4.981%) Service Desk Analyst
6 13 (4.981%) Service Analyst
6 13 (4.981%) Applications Packager
7 11 (4.215%) Coordinator
7 11 (4.215%) Consultant
8 10 (3.831%) Project Manager
8 10 (3.831%) Systems Administrator
9 9 (3.448%) Desktop Support
10 8 (3.065%) Business Analyst
10 8 (3.065%) Tester
10 8 (3.065%) Systems Engineer
10 8 (3.065%) Support Analyst
11 7 (2.682%) Project Coordinator
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.981%) Management Information System
2 11 (4.215%) Blackberry
3 8 (3.065%) Client/Server
3 8 (3.065%) Enterprise Software
4 6 (2.299%) Clustering
5 3 (1.149%) Thin Client
5 3 (1.149%) Replication
5 3 (1.149%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.149%) Fat Client
5 3 (1.149%) PKI
6 2 (0.766%) Mobile App
6 2 (0.766%) Mobile Payment
6 2 (0.766%) Computer Science
6 2 (0.766%) Kinect
6 2 (0.766%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (0.383%) PMI
7 1 (0.383%) NHS
7 1 (0.383%) Streaming Video
7 1 (0.383%) NPfIT
7 1 (0.383%) DataPower
Operating Systems
1 128 (49.04%) Windows
2 52 (19.92%) Windows Server 2003
3 48 (18.39%) Windows Server 2008
4 42 (16.09%) Windows 7
4 42 (16.09%) Windows XP
5 9 (3.448%) Windows Vista
6 6 (2.299%) Windows 2000 Server
6 6 (2.299%) Mac OS X
7 5 (1.916%) Windows 2000
8 4 (1.533%) Apple iOS
8 4 (1.533%) UNIX
9 2 (0.766%) Windows 8
9 2 (0.766%) Android
9 2 (0.766%) Linux
10 1 (0.383%) Windows NT
10 1 (0.383%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (12.26%) Project Management
2 22 (8.429%) Agile Software Development
3 14 (5.364%) TDD
3 14 (5.364%) Migration
4 13 (4.981%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (4.981%) MVC
4 13 (4.981%) Project Planning
5 12 (4.598%) CRM
6 11 (4.215%) Web Development
7 10 (3.831%) Release Management
7 10 (3.831%) Workflow
8 9 (3.448%) PRINCE2
8 9 (3.448%) Programme Management
8 9 (3.448%) Data Migration
8 9 (3.448%) Test Automation
9 8 (3.065%) Change Control
9 8 (3.065%) Process Architecture
9 8 (3.065%) User Acceptance Testing
9 8 (3.065%) Service Management
10 7 (2.682%) Disaster Recovery
Programming Languages
1 63 (24.14%) SQL
2 49 (18.77%) C#
3 22 (8.429%) JavaScript
4 17 (6.513%) PowerShell
5 10 (3.831%) T-SQL
6 9 (3.448%) VBScript
7 6 (2.299%) VB
8 4 (1.533%) VB.NET
9 3 (1.149%) C
9 3 (1.149%) VBA
9 3 (1.149%) C++
10 2 (0.766%) ActionScript 2.0
10 2 (0.766%) Java
10 2 (0.766%) ActionScript
11 1 (0.383%) Python
11 1 (0.383%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.383%) Scala
11 1 (0.383%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 35 (13.41%) Security Cleared
2 24 (9.195%) SC Cleared
3 20 (7.663%) Microsoft Certification
4 12 (4.598%) MCSE
5 11 (4.215%) Degree
6 10 (3.831%) MCP
7 8 (3.065%) MCSD
8 3 (1.149%) PMP
8 3 (1.149%) PMI Certification
8 3 (1.149%) CCA
8 3 (1.149%) Citrix Certification
8 3 (1.149%) ISEB
9 2 (0.766%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.766%) DV Cleared
9 2 (0.766%) HNC
10 1 (0.383%) MCDBA
10 1 (0.383%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.383%) ECDL
10 1 (0.383%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (0.383%) ACSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.682%) SLA
2 5 (1.916%) QA
3 2 (0.766%) ISO 9001
4 1 (0.383%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 83 (31.80%) Active Directory
2 26 (9.962%) VMware Infrastructure
3 23 (8.812%) Microsoft App-V
4 10 (3.831%) vSphere
4 10 (3.831%) XenApp
5 7 (2.682%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (1.533%) Citrix Presentation Server
6 4 (1.533%) ISA Server
7 2 (0.766%) vCloud
7 2 (0.766%) XenServer
7 2 (0.766%) VMware ESX
7 2 (0.766%) NFS
7 2 (0.766%) MetaFrame
8 1 (0.383%) VMware Workstation
8 1 (0.383%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.383%) DFS Replication
8 1 (0.383%) Forefront TMG
8 1 (0.383%) Shibboleth
8 1 (0.383%) NLBS
8 1 (0.383%) Xen
Systems Management
1 24 (9.195%) SCCM
2 10 (3.831%) SCOM
3 7 (2.682%) Unicenter
3 7 (2.682%) OpenView Configuration Management
4 3 (1.149%) MIIS
5 1 (0.383%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
5 1 (0.383%) McAfee ePO
5 1 (0.383%) WSUS
Vendors
1 42 (16.09%) VMware
2 35 (13.41%) Citrix
3 17 (6.513%) Remedy
4 14 (5.364%) HP
5 9 (3.448%) Cisco
5 9 (3.448%) Meridio
6 8 (3.065%) FrontRange
7 7 (2.682%) Royalblue
7 7 (2.682%) CA
8 6 (2.299%) Clearswift
8 6 (2.299%) Dell
9 5 (1.916%) Vignette
9 5 (1.916%) McAfee
10 4 (1.533%) Altiris
10 4 (1.533%) Sitecore
10 4 (1.533%) Hummingbird
10 4 (1.533%) Oracle
11 3 (1.149%) Avaya
11 3 (1.149%) Apple
11 3 (1.149%) Adobe
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