The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 17 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 Scotland 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
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 11 12 12
Rank change year-on-year
+1 0
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 232 241 239
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 9.512% 9.098% 8.520%
As % of the Vendors category 20.94% 23.44% 19.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 135 109 115
Average daily rate £338 £303 £338
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+11.57% -10.50%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £200 £136 £200
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £428 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 25 23
Average hourly rate £14.00 £20.00 £15.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-30.00% +33.33%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.25 £9.50 £9.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £20.40 £29.00 £20.90
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
All Vendors
Scotland
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
1108 1028 1215
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland 45.43% 38.81% 43.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 524 464 525
Average daily rate £363 £338 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.40% -3.57%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £200 £220
10% offered a daily rate of more than £463 £450 £475
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 52 56
Average hourly rate £14.00 £25.00 £16.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-44.00% +51.51%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £9.70 £10.00 £10.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £41.00 £33.20 £40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Microsoft
UK

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Scotland 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 Scotland region.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Scotland 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 Scotland region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Glasgow -11 89 £310 +12.72%
Edinburgh -1 58 £265 -24.28%
Renfrewshire +4 28 £371 +37.50%
Aberdeen -5 13 £350 +79.48%
Stirling -9 6 £385 +57.94%
Fife +2 4 £280 -6.66%
West Lothian -3 4 £350 +9.37%
Lanarkshire -1 3 £250 -
North Lanarkshire - 3 £500 -
Scottish Borders - 3 £225 -
Dundee +2 2 £194 -3.12%
Perth and Kinross - 2 - -
South Lanarkshire - 2 - -
Highlands - 1 - -
Microsoft
UK

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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.

1 212 (45.01%) Windows
2 147 (31.21%) MS Excel
3 122 (25.90%) MS Office
4 109 (23.14%) .NET
5 104 (22.08%) SQL Server
6 99 (21.02%) Finance
7 97 (20.59%) Active Directory
8 91 (19.32%) Windows XP
9 84 (17.83%) C#
10 81 (17.20%) Windows Server 2008
11 74 (15.71%) SharePoint
12 73 (15.50%) Windows Server 2003
13 71 (15.07%) SQL
14 69 (14.65%) Microsoft Certification
15 67 (14.23%) Security Cleared
16 63 (13.38%) Windows 7
17 58 (12.31%) ASP.NET
18 49 (10.40%) XML
19 48 (10.19%) Migration
20 46 (9.766%) Oracle
21 45 (9.554%) DNS
22 42 (8.917%) Business Intelligence
22 42 (8.917%) SC Cleared
23 41 (8.705%) VMware
24 40 (8.493%) .NET Framework
25 39 (8.280%) SQL Server 2008
26 36 (7.643%) DHCP
26 36 (7.643%) MS Exchange
26 36 (7.643%) SQL Server 2005
26 36 (7.643%) Agile Software Development

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Scotland 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
1 109 (23.14%) .NET
2 58 (12.31%) ASP.NET
3 49 (10.40%) XML
4 40 (8.493%) .NET Framework
5 27 (5.732%) HTML
6 22 (4.671%) WCF
7 20 (4.246%) WebSphere
8 19 (4.034%) WPF
9 18 (3.822%) CSS
9 18 (3.822%) Web Services
10 17 (3.609%) jQuery
11 14 (2.972%) Ajax
12 11 (2.335%) XML Schema
13 7 (1.486%) XSLT
14 6 (1.274%) J2EE
15 5 (1.062%) ASP
15 5 (1.062%) SOAP
15 5 (1.062%) COM
16 4 (0.849%) Hibernate
16 4 (0.849%) Silverlight
Application Platforms
1 74 (15.71%) SharePoint
2 36 (7.643%) MS Exchange
3 29 (6.157%) IIS
4 18 (3.822%) WebSphere MQ
5 16 (3.397%) SharePoint Server
5 16 (3.397%) SharePoint 2010
6 15 (3.185%) TIBCO EMS
7 13 (2.760%) Lotus Notes
8 12 (2.548%) Exchange Server 2003
9 10 (2.123%) Exchange Server 2007
9 10 (2.123%) Lync
9 10 (2.123%) Apache
10 9 (1.911%) SharePoint 2013
11 8 (1.699%) Tomcat
12 7 (1.486%) Exchange Server 2010
13 4 (0.849%) LiveLink
13 4 (0.849%) BizTalk Server
14 3 (0.637%) ArcGIS
14 3 (0.637%) WebSphere Application Server
15 2 (0.425%) WebLogic
Applications
1 147 (31.21%) MS Excel
2 122 (25.90%) MS Office
3 34 (7.219%) MS PowerPoint
4 23 (4.883%) MS Project
5 16 (3.397%) MS Visio
6 6 (1.274%) Photoshop
6 6 (1.274%) InfoPath
7 5 (1.062%) Office 365
8 2 (0.425%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.212%) QuarkXPress
9 1 (0.212%) AutoCAD
9 1 (0.212%) PowerPivot
Business Applications
1 7 (1.486%) Dynamics CRM
1 7 (1.486%) Dynamics AX
2 4 (0.849%) assyst
2 4 (0.849%) Dynamics NAV
3 3 (0.637%) Agresso
4 1 (0.212%) BusinessWorks
4 1 (0.212%) Oracle CRM
4 1 (0.212%) Maximo
4 1 (0.212%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.212%) SAP Oil and Gas
4 1 (0.212%) PeopleSoft HRMS
4 1 (0.212%) SalesLogix
4 1 (0.212%) Google Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 45 (9.554%) DNS
2 36 (7.643%) DHCP
3 26 (5.520%) Internet
4 25 (5.308%) SAN
5 24 (5.096%) TCP/IP
6 21 (4.459%) VPN
7 17 (3.609%) Intranet
8 13 (2.760%) Firewall
8 13 (2.760%) FTP
9 11 (2.335%) Cisco IPT
10 10 (2.123%) Wireless
11 9 (1.911%) NAS
12 8 (1.699%) 3G
12 8 (1.699%) IPv6
12 8 (1.699%) Broadband
12 8 (1.699%) LAN
13 6 (1.274%) LDAP
14 5 (1.062%) Unified Communications
15 4 (0.849%) WAN
15 4 (0.849%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 104 (22.08%) SQL Server
2 39 (8.280%) SQL Server 2008
3 36 (7.643%) SQL Server 2005
4 30 (6.369%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 19 (4.034%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 17 (3.609%) Data Warehouse
7 15 (3.185%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 12 (2.548%) Oracle 8/8i
9 10 (2.123%) Oracle 10g
10 9 (1.911%) MS Access
11 8 (1.699%) OLAP
12 7 (1.486%) GIS
12 7 (1.486%) SQL Server 2012
13 5 (1.062%) Data Mart
14 4 (0.849%) MySQL
14 4 (0.849%) BusinessObjects
15 3 (0.637%) OLTP
15 3 (0.637%) RDBMS
15 3 (0.637%) Oracle 11g
16 2 (0.425%) MSDE
Development Applications
1 23 (4.883%) Subversion
2 17 (3.609%) Visual Studio
3 8 (1.699%) CruiseControl
4 6 (1.274%) MbUnit
4 6 (1.274%) JIRA
5 5 (1.062%) StyleCop
6 4 (0.849%) Mercurial
6 4 (0.849%) Dreamweaver
7 2 (0.425%) Ant
7 2 (0.425%) Maven
7 2 (0.425%) MSI
7 2 (0.425%) InstallShield
7 2 (0.425%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.425%) Rational Rhapsody
8 1 (0.212%) MSBuild
8 1 (0.212%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.212%) TortoiseSVN
8 1 (0.212%) Selenium
8 1 (0.212%) FitNesse
8 1 (0.212%) Expression Blend
General
1 99 (21.02%) Finance
2 34 (7.219%) Telecoms
3 30 (6.369%) Banking
4 18 (3.822%) Manufacturing
5 14 (2.972%) Retail
6 7 (1.486%) Advertising
7 6 (1.274%) Investment Banking
8 4 (0.849%) Billing
8 4 (0.849%) Front Office
9 3 (0.637%) Back Office
9 3 (0.637%) Financial Institution
9 3 (0.637%) German Language
9 3 (0.637%) Retail Banking
9 3 (0.637%) Corporate Banking
9 3 (0.637%) Marketing
10 1 (0.212%) Dutch Language
10 1 (0.212%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.212%) Legal
Job Titles
1 103 (21.87%) Developer
2 89 (18.90%) Analyst
3 37 (7.856%) Support Analyst
4 35 (7.431%) .NET Developer
5 24 (5.096%) Project Manager
6 23 (4.883%) Desktop Support
7 22 (4.671%) Software Developer
7 22 (4.671%) Consultant
7 22 (4.671%) Designer
8 19 (4.034%) Desktop Engineer
9 16 (3.397%) Architect
10 14 (2.972%) Senior Developer
10 14 (2.972%) SharePoint Developer
11 13 (2.760%) C# Developer
11 13 (2.760%) Technical Analyst
12 12 (2.548%) Desktop Analyst
12 12 (2.548%) 2nd Line Support
12 12 (2.548%) Administrator
12 12 (2.548%) DBA
12 12 (2.548%) Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 21 (4.459%) Blackberry
1 21 (4.459%) Management Information System
2 16 (3.397%) Clustering
2 16 (3.397%) Smartcard
3 14 (2.972%) SaaS
4 11 (2.335%) Cryptography
5 10 (2.123%) Computer Science
5 10 (2.123%) Taxonomies
6 9 (1.911%) PKI
7 7 (1.486%) Fat Client
7 7 (1.486%) Replication
7 7 (1.486%) Thin Client
8 6 (1.274%) NHS
8 6 (1.274%) PDA
9 5 (1.062%) Visualisation
9 5 (1.062%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.849%) N-Tier
11 3 (0.637%) W3C
11 3 (0.637%) Fixed Income
11 3 (0.637%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 212 (45.01%) Windows
2 91 (19.32%) Windows XP
3 81 (17.20%) Windows Server 2008
4 73 (15.50%) Windows Server 2003
5 63 (13.38%) Windows 7
6 30 (6.369%) Linux
7 25 (5.308%) Solaris
8 21 (4.459%) UNIX
9 16 (3.397%) AIX
10 10 (2.123%) Windows Vista
11 8 (1.699%) Windows 2000
12 4 (0.849%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 3 (0.637%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.425%) HPUX
15 1 (0.212%) Windows NT
15 1 (0.212%) Windows Phone
15 1 (0.212%) Windows 8
15 1 (0.212%) Mac OS
15 1 (0.212%) Windows 2000 Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (10.19%) Migration
2 42 (8.917%) Business Intelligence
3 36 (7.643%) Agile Software Development
4 29 (6.157%) Project Management
5 26 (5.520%) ITIL
5 26 (5.520%) Security Architecture
6 24 (5.096%) ERP
7 22 (4.671%) PRINCE2
7 22 (4.671%) Unit Testing
8 19 (4.034%) MVC
9 17 (3.609%) Service Management
10 15 (3.185%) Asset Management
11 14 (2.972%) Document Management
11 14 (2.972%) TDD
11 14 (2.972%) Stakeholder Management
11 14 (2.972%) Data Modelling
11 14 (2.972%) CRM
11 14 (2.972%) Web Development
12 12 (2.548%) Information Security
13 11 (2.335%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 84 (17.83%) C#
2 71 (15.07%) SQL
3 34 (7.219%) JavaScript
4 18 (3.822%) VBScript
5 16 (3.397%) Java
5 16 (3.397%) PowerShell
6 13 (2.760%) VB.NET
7 12 (2.548%) VB
7 12 (2.548%) T-SQL
8 10 (2.123%) PL/SQL
9 6 (1.274%) Perl
9 6 (1.274%) C
10 5 (1.062%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.849%) PHP
11 4 (0.849%) Bourne shell
11 4 (0.849%) VB6
11 4 (0.849%) Korn
12 3 (0.637%) VBA
13 2 (0.425%) C++
14 1 (0.212%) Delphi
Qualifications
1 69 (14.65%) Microsoft Certification
2 67 (14.23%) Security Cleared
3 42 (8.917%) SC Cleared
4 31 (6.582%) Degree
5 25 (5.308%) MCP
6 15 (3.185%) MCSE
7 7 (1.486%) ITIL Certification
8 6 (1.274%) CISSP
9 5 (1.062%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 5 (1.062%) MCSA
9 5 (1.062%) HND
9 5 (1.062%) PMP
9 5 (1.062%) PMI Certification
10 4 (0.849%) MCITP
11 3 (0.637%) BC Cleared
11 3 (0.637%) CIMA
11 3 (0.637%) MCTS
11 3 (0.637%) ISEB
11 3 (0.637%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.425%) MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.274%) SLA
2 5 (1.062%) QA
3 4 (0.849%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (0.212%) Basel II
4 1 (0.212%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.212%) FATCA
4 1 (0.212%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 97 (20.59%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.246%) VMware Infrastructure
3 12 (2.548%) XenApp
3 12 (2.548%) vSphere
4 9 (1.911%) Microsoft App-V
5 6 (1.274%) Terminal Services
6 5 (1.062%) VMware ESX
7 4 (0.849%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.637%) XenDesktop
8 3 (0.637%) Samba
8 3 (0.637%) DFS Replication
9 2 (0.425%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.212%) MetaFrame
10 1 (0.212%) Terminal Server
10 1 (0.212%) ClearTrust
10 1 (0.212%) Microsoft Virtual Server
10 1 (0.212%) Citrix Presentation Server
10 1 (0.212%) VMware Server
10 1 (0.212%) Veritas Cluster Server
10 1 (0.212%) XenServer
Systems Management
1 36 (7.643%) SCCM
2 16 (3.397%) OpenView Configuration Management
3 14 (2.972%) Tivoli
3 14 (2.972%) SCOM
4 12 (2.548%) Netcool
5 6 (1.274%) Netcool/OMNIbus
5 6 (1.274%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 3 (0.637%) HP Quality Center
6 3 (0.637%) Tivoli Storage Manager
7 2 (0.425%) WMI
7 2 (0.425%) McAfee ePO
7 2 (0.425%) ServiceCenter
8 1 (0.212%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.212%) WSUS
8 1 (0.212%) DameWare
8 1 (0.212%) MOM
Vendors
1 46 (9.766%) Oracle
2 41 (8.705%) VMware
3 32 (6.794%) Citrix
4 25 (5.308%) Cisco
5 20 (4.246%) HP
6 17 (3.609%) IBM
6 17 (3.609%) TIBCO
7 16 (3.397%) McAfee
8 14 (2.972%) Lotus
9 10 (2.123%) CommVault
9 10 (2.123%) Lumension
10 9 (1.911%) Symantec
10 9 (1.911%) SAP
11 8 (1.699%) Business Objects
11 8 (1.699%) Dell
12 7 (1.486%) Veritas
12 7 (1.486%) Red Hat
13 6 (1.274%) Sophos
13 6 (1.274%) EMC
14 5 (1.062%) Adobe
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