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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 Shropshire 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1414
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads2817
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.017 %
As % of the category below20.59 %23.29 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£341£174
Average daily rate£358£190
% change on same period last year+88.48 %
Average maximum daily rate£375£206
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£315
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£23.75£19.00
Average hourly rate£24.75£21.25
% change on same period last year+16.47 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.75£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.86£20.83
% change on same period last year-4.63 %
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Shropshire
Matching contract IT job ads13673
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.181 %0.073 %
Daily rates quoted4213
Average minimum daily rate£358£254
Average daily rate£381£278
% change on same period last year+36.85 %
Average maximum daily rate£404£303
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£359
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Hourly rates quoted73
Average minimum hourly rate£22.91£21.40
Average hourly rate£24.77£22.30
% change on same period last year+11.08 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.64£23.20
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.10£24.81
% change on same period last year-2.85 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

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

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region.

Shropshire 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 Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Shropshire Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the Shropshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
TelfordUp+225£261+49.04 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

120 (39.22 %)Migration
218 (35.29 %)SQL
218 (35.29 %)Oracle
317 (33.33 %)Data Migration
416 (31.37 %)Security Cleared
416 (31.37 %)Pensions
416 (31.37 %)PL/SQL
513 (25.49 %)SC Cleared
611 (21.57 %)MS Excel
710 (19.61 %)Active Directory
87 (13.73 %)Windows
87 (13.73 %).NET
87 (13.73 %)MS Exchange
96 (11.76 %)SQL Server
96 (11.76 %)MS Project
96 (11.76 %)SAP
96 (11.76 %)WebServices
96 (11.76 %)Finance
105 (9.804 %)Government
105 (9.804 %)PRINCE2
105 (9.804 %)UNIX
105 (9.804 %)MS Office
105 (9.804 %)LAN
105 (9.804 %)WAN
105 (9.804 %)SharePoint
105 (9.804 %)Project Management
114 (7.843 %)MIIS
114 (7.843 %)BizTalk Server
114 (7.843 %)UML
114 (7.843 %)ASP.NET

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Shropshire 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.

Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (13.73 %).NET
26 (11.76 %)WebServices
34 (7.843 %)XML
34 (7.843 %)XSLT
34 (7.843 %)ASP.NET
34 (7.843 %)CSS
34 (7.843 %).NET Framework
42 (3.922 %)WCF
51 (1.961 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (13.73 %)MS Exchange
25 (9.804 %)SharePoint
34 (7.843 %)BizTalk Server
34 (7.843 %)IIS
34 (7.843 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (3.922 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (3.922 %)Lotus Notes
52 (3.922 %)GroupWise
52 (3.922 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (3.922 %)Exchange Server 2000
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (21.57 %)MS Excel
26 (11.76 %)MS Project
35 (9.804 %)MS Office
41 (1.961 %)CA Clarity
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (9.804 %)LAN
15 (9.804 %)WAN
23 (5.882 %)SAN
23 (5.882 %)LDAP
31 (1.961 %)Network Security
31 (1.961 %)DHCP
31 (1.961 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.961 %)DNS
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (11.76 %)SQL Server
21 (1.961 %)Oracle Reports
21 (1.961 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (1.961 %)MS Access
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (1.961 %)Rational Robot
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (31.37 %)Pensions
26 (11.76 %)Finance
35 (9.804 %)Government
42 (3.922 %)Retail
42 (3.922 %)Telecoms
51 (1.961 %)General Ledger
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (37.25 %)Analyst
215 (29.41 %)Data Analyst
215 (29.41 %)Data Migration Analyst
39 (17.65 %)Developer
45 (9.804 %)Project Controller
54 (7.843 %)Analyst Developer
63 (5.882 %)Architect
63 (5.882 %)Tester
72 (3.922 %)Desktop Support
72 (3.922 %)3rd Line Support
72 (3.922 %)Test Analyst
72 (3.922 %)Consultant
72 (3.922 %)Security Architect
72 (3.922 %).NET Developer
72 (3.922 %)Infrastructure Engineer
72 (3.922 %)Migration Engineer
72 (3.922 %)Performance Tester
81 (1.961 %)Release Manager
81 (1.961 %)C# Developer
81 (1.961 %)Helpdesk Support
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.922 %)Mainframe
12 (3.922 %)RMADS
21 (1.961 %)Clustering
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
17 (13.73 %)Windows
25 (9.804 %)UNIX
33 (5.882 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (3.922 %)Windows XP
51 (1.961 %)NetWare
51 (1.961 %)Linux
51 (1.961 %)Windows NT
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (39.22 %)Migration
217 (33.33 %)Data Migration
316 (31.37 %)Security Cleared
413 (25.49 %)SC Cleared
55 (9.804 %)PRINCE2
55 (9.804 %)Project Management
64 (7.843 %)UML
72 (3.922 %)Risk Assessment
81 (1.961 %)Load Balancing
81 (1.961 %)Release Management
81 (1.961 %)Test Scripting
81 (1.961 %)Time Management
81 (1.961 %)RUP
81 (1.961 %)Risk Management
81 (1.961 %)Validation
81 (1.961 %)CTC Cleared
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
118 (35.29 %)SQL
216 (31.37 %)PL/SQL
34 (7.843 %)VB.NET
43 (5.882 %)VB
52 (3.922 %)C#
61 (1.961 %)VBScript
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (3.922 %)ISEB
21 (1.961 %)ISTQB
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.961 %)ISO17799
11 (1.961 %)BS7799
11 (1.961 %)GAAP
11 (1.961 %)QA
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (19.61 %)Active Directory
22 (3.922 %)Backup Exec
31 (1.961 %)ISA Server
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (7.843 %)MIIS
21 (1.961 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Shropshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
118 (35.29 %)Oracle
26 (11.76 %)SAP
33 (5.882 %)Mercator
42 (3.922 %)Lotus
51 (1.961 %)Cisco
51 (1.961 %)NetApp