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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Sheffield 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads2724
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.024 %
As % of the category below17.88 %15.29 %
Daily rates quoted71
Average minimum daily rate£231£297
Average daily rate£248£299
% change on same period last year-16.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£265£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£317£316
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
Hourly rates quoted1310
Average minimum hourly rate£17.12£11.39
Average hourly rate£18.40£12.95
% change on same period last year+42.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.69£14.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.85£20.89
% change on same period last year-4.98 %
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Sheffield
Matching contract IT job ads151157
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.199 %0.156 %
Daily rates quoted2639
Average minimum daily rate£303£327
Average daily rate£310£347
% change on same period last year-10.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£318£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£358£358
% change on same period last year+0.06 %
Hourly rates quoted6340
Average minimum hourly rate£27.62£20.43
Average hourly rate£28.17£21.82
% change on same period last year+29.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.71£23.21
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.79£24.82
% change on same period last year-4.13 %
Microsoft South YorkshireMicrosoft
South Yorkshire

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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region.

Sheffield Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Sheffield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Sheffield Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Sheffield 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 Sheffield region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Sheffield Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

126 (52.00 %)Windows
219 (38.00 %)Microsoft Certification
318 (36.00 %)MCSE
417 (34.00 %)Windows Server 2003
515 (30.00 %)MS Office
613 (26.00 %)MS Excel
712 (24.00 %)Active Directory
89 (18.00 %)Windows 2000
89 (18.00 %)MCP
98 (16.00 %)SQL
98 (16.00 %)SQL Server
98 (16.00 %)HP
98 (16.00 %)Middleware
98 (16.00 %)Back Office
107 (14.00 %)SAN
107 (14.00 %)Intel
116 (12.00 %).NET
116 (12.00 %)MCSA
116 (12.00 %)ITIL
116 (12.00 %)MS Exchange
125 (10.00 %)SharePoint
125 (10.00 %)SCCM
125 (10.00 %)SCOM
134 (8.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
134 (8.000 %)Education
134 (8.000 %)TCP/IP
134 (8.000 %)Lotus
134 (8.000 %)Lotus Notes
143 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
143 (6.000 %)DNS

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Sheffield 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.

Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (16.00 %)Middleware
26 (12.00 %).NET
33 (6.000 %)ASP.NET
41 (2.000 %)HTML
41 (2.000 %)JSP
41 (2.000 %)Spring
41 (2.000 %)AJAX
41 (2.000 %).NET Framework
41 (2.000 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (12.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (10.00 %)SharePoint
34 (8.000 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (8.000 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.000 %)IIS
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (30.00 %)MS Office
213 (26.00 %)MS Excel
31 (2.000 %)MS Project
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.000 %)Axapta
11 (2.000 %)Movex
11 (2.000 %)Dynamics AX
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (14.00 %)SAN
24 (8.000 %)TCP/IP
33 (6.000 %)DNS
41 (2.000 %)LAN
41 (2.000 %)WAN
41 (2.000 %)Firewall
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (16.00 %)SQL Server
22 (4.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
31 (2.000 %)MS Access
31 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (2.000 %)GIS
31 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (4.000 %)Visual Studio
21 (2.000 %)NUnit
21 (2.000 %)CruiseControl
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (16.00 %)Back Office
24 (8.000 %)Education
33 (6.000 %)Finance
42 (4.000 %)Telecoms
42 (4.000 %)Health
51 (2.000 %)Government
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (16.00 %)Analyst
18 (16.00 %)Support Engineer
25 (10.00 %)Developer
34 (8.000 %)Service Analyst
34 (8.000 %)Service Desk Analyst
43 (6.000 %)Consultant
43 (6.000 %).NET Developer
43 (6.000 %)Administrator
43 (6.000 %)3rd Line Support
43 (6.000 %)Technical Consultant
43 (6.000 %)Support Analyst
52 (4.000 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
52 (4.000 %)Microsoft Consultant
52 (4.000 %)Technical Support
52 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
52 (4.000 %)1st Line Support
52 (4.000 %)Web Developer
52 (4.000 %)Project Manager
61 (2.000 %)Systems Administrator
61 (2.000 %)Network Engineer
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.000 %)NHS
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
126 (52.00 %)Windows
217 (34.00 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (18.00 %)Windows 2000
43 (6.000 %)Windows XP
43 (6.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (4.000 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.000 %)NetWare
61 (2.000 %)Linux
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (12.00 %)ITIL
23 (6.000 %)Project Management
32 (4.000 %)Problem Management
32 (4.000 %)Unit Testing
32 (4.000 %)PRINCE2
41 (2.000 %)SSADM
41 (2.000 %)RUP
41 (2.000 %)UML
41 (2.000 %)ERP
41 (2.000 %)PRINCE
41 (2.000 %)Scrum
41 (2.000 %)Change Management
41 (2.000 %)Web Development
41 (2.000 %)Performance Management
41 (2.000 %)Security Cleared
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (16.00 %)SQL
21 (2.000 %)VB.NET
21 (2.000 %)VBA
21 (2.000 %)C#
21 (2.000 %)Java
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (38.00 %)Microsoft Certification
218 (36.00 %)MCSE
39 (18.00 %)MCP
46 (12.00 %)MCSA
51 (2.000 %)PMP
51 (2.000 %)PMI Certification
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)SLA
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (24.00 %)Active Directory
22 (4.000 %)ISA Server
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (10.00 %)SCCM
15 (10.00 %)SCOM
22 (4.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (2.000 %)MOM
Sheffield IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (16.00 %)HP
27 (14.00 %)Intel
34 (8.000 %)Lotus
43 (6.000 %)Remedy
52 (4.000 %)Oracle
61 (2.000 %)PeopleSoft
61 (2.000 %)SAP
61 (2.000 %)Novell
61 (2.000 %)Cisco
61 (2.000 %)Baan
61 (2.000 %)JD Edwards
61 (2.000 %)Lawson
61 (2.000 %)Stellent
61 (2.000 %)VMware