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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft CRM skills within the Scotland region with a comparison to our Business Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft CRM over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft CRM
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank102127
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads11
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.595 %0.408 %
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£415£350
% change on same period last year+18.43 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£29.50-
% change on same period last year-
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
Scotland
Matching contract IT job ads168245
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.239 %0.247 %
Daily rates quoted2553
Average minimum daily rate£383£349
Average daily rate£401£377
% change on same period last year+6.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£419£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£444£421
% change on same period last year+5.33 %
Hourly rates quoted38
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£23.50
Average hourly rate£19.43£24.83
% change on same period last year-21.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.86£26.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.83£28.18
% change on same period last year-15.43 %
Microsoft CRM UKMicrosoft CRM
UK

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 CRM
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft CRM across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Business Applications category.

Scotland Microsoft CRM Demand Trend

Microsoft CRM
Daily Rate Trend

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

Scotland Microsoft CRM Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft CRM
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft CRM within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 7 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
GlasgowUp+181--
Microsoft CRM UKMicrosoft CRM
UK

Microsoft CRM
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Microsoft CRM 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 CRM.

13 (100.00 %)SharePoint
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (66.67 %)WebServices
31 (33.33 %)XML
31 (33.33 %)XSLT
31 (33.33 %)OOP
31 (33.33 %)OO
31 (33.33 %)CRM
31 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
31 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
31 (33.33 %)LAN
31 (33.33 %)WAN
31 (33.33 %)Cisco
31 (33.33 %)PHP
31 (33.33 %)SQL
31 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
31 (33.33 %).NET
31 (33.33 %)SQL Server
31 (33.33 %)IIS
31 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
31 (33.33 %)SOAP
31 (33.33 %)Citrix
31 (33.33 %)MetaFrame
31 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
31 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (33.33 %)Navision
31 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
31 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003

Microsoft CRM
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland region citing Microsoft CRM 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 CRM. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (66.67 %)WebServices
21 (33.33 %)XML
21 (33.33 %)XSLT
21 (33.33 %).NET
21 (33.33 %)ASP.NET
21 (33.33 %)SOAP
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (100.00 %)SharePoint
21 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (33.33 %)BizTalk Server
21 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (33.33 %)IIS
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (33.33 %)Navision
11 (33.33 %)Dynamics CRM
11 (33.33 %)Dynamics AX
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (33.33 %)LAN
11 (33.33 %)WAN
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Systems Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Applications Support
11 (33.33 %)Applications Support Engineer
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (66.67 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)Windows XP
21 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)OOP
11 (33.33 %)OO
11 (33.33 %)CRM
11 (33.33 %)Data Modelling
11 (33.33 %)Service Management
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)PHP
11 (33.33 %)SQL
11 (33.33 %)Transact-SQL
11 (33.33 %)XPath
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (33.33 %)Cisco Certification
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft Certification
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)MetaFrame
Scotland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Citrix
21 (33.33 %)Cisco