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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 Romford 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank14
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below75.00 %100.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£321£309
% change on same period last year+3.77 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£18.00
Average hourly rate£13.25£19.50
% change on same period last year-32.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.50£21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.78£20.58
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Romford
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£280-
Average daily rate£290-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.60 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£12.00£18.00
Average hourly rate£13.25£19.50
% change on same period last year-32.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.50£21.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.36£24.43
% change on same period last year-0.31 %
Microsoft LondonMicrosoft
London

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

Romford 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 Romford region.

Romford Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Romford 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 Romford region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Romford Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 16 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (50.00 %)MS Office
22 (50.00 %)Windows NT
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
22 (50.00 %)VPN
22 (50.00 %)SLA
22 (50.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)Music
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)MVS
31 (25.00 %)ECDL
31 (25.00 %)Mainframe
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)AS400

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Romford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
21 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (50.00 %)VPN
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Music
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Service Analyst
22 (50.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
31 (25.00 %)IT Support Technician
31 (25.00 %)Support Technician
31 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Mainframe
11 (25.00 %)AS400
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (50.00 %)Windows NT
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)MVS
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (25.00 %)ECDL
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (50.00 %)SLA
Romford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (50.00 %)Active Directory