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 Rugby 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads912
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.015 %
As % of the category below69.23 %54.55 %
Daily rates quoted09
Average minimum daily rate-£123
Average daily rate-£127
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£132
UK excluding London average daily rate£304£290
% change on same period last year+4.77 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00-
Average hourly rate£11.75-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£12.50-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.94£18.34
% change on same period last year+3.26 %
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Rugby
Matching contract IT job ads1322
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£300£184
Average daily rate£325£191
% change on same period last year+70.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£350£198
UK excluding London average daily rate£356£353
% change on same period last year+0.71 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£12.00
Average hourly rate£20.33£12.00
% change on same period last year+69.44 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.67£12.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£23.31
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Microsoft WarwickshireMicrosoft
Warwickshire

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

Rugby 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 Rugby region.

Rugby 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 Rugby region.

Rugby 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 Rugby region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009.

Rugby Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

114 (87.50 %)MS Office
212 (75.00 %)Windows
37 (43.75 %)Active Directory
46 (37.50 %)Windows 2000
55 (31.25 %)MCSE
55 (31.25 %)Microsoft Certification
55 (31.25 %)TCP/IP
64 (25.00 %)Internet
64 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (25.00 %)Windows XP
64 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
64 (25.00 %)SQL Server
73 (18.75 %)RIP
73 (18.75 %)SAP
73 (18.75 %)Intranet
73 (18.75 %)French Language
82 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (12.50 %)Cisco
82 (12.50 %)SharePoint
82 (12.50 %)SQL
91 (6.250 %)HTML
91 (6.250 %)POP3
91 (6.250 %)SMTP
91 (6.250 %)XML
91 (6.250 %)MCP

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.250 %)HTML
11 (6.250 %)XML
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (12.50 %)SharePoint
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (87.50 %)MS Office
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (31.25 %)TCP/IP
24 (25.00 %)Internet
33 (18.75 %)RIP
33 (18.75 %)Intranet
41 (6.250 %)POP3
41 (6.250 %)SMTP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (62.50 %)Analyst
26 (37.50 %)Support Analyst
35 (31.25 %)Helpdesk Analyst
35 (31.25 %)Helpdesk Support
35 (31.25 %)Systems Support
44 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
53 (18.75 %)Systems Support Engineer
53 (18.75 %)Service Desk Analyst
53 (18.75 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
53 (18.75 %)Support Engineer
53 (18.75 %)Service Analyst
53 (18.75 %)Systems Engineer
62 (12.50 %)Systems Analyst
62 (12.50 %)Systems Support Analyst
62 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
71 (6.250 %)1st Line Support Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Windows Support Analyst
71 (6.250 %)Desktop Support
71 (6.250 %)Infrastructure Analyst
71 (6.250 %)1st Line Support
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (18.75 %)French Language
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
112 (75.00 %)Windows
26 (37.50 %)Windows 2000
34 (25.00 %)Windows XP
34 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (12.50 %)SQL
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (31.25 %)MCSE
15 (31.25 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (6.250 %)MCP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (43.75 %)Active Directory
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (18.75 %)SAP
22 (12.50 %)Cisco