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The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the South Yorkshire 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank715
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads4841
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.042 %
As % of the category below22.75 %12.81 %
Daily rates quoted130
Average minimum daily rate£274-
Average daily rate£295-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£317-
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£306
% change on same period last year+5.67 %
Hourly rates quoted1815
Average minimum hourly rate£18.97£14.88
Average hourly rate£20.29£15.43
% change on same period last year+31.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.62£15.98
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.63£19.89
% change on same period last year-1.31 %
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
South Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads211320
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.298 %0.324 %
Daily rates quoted3759
Average minimum daily rate£306£339
Average daily rate£326£360
% change on same period last year-9.27 %
Average maximum daily rate£346£380
UK excluding London average daily rate£360£354
% change on same period last year+1.64 %
Hourly rates quoted8469
Average minimum hourly rate£27.65£23.24
Average hourly rate£28.40£24.62
% change on same period last year+15.34 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.14£26.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.41£24.34
% change on same period last year+0.26 %
Microsoft YorkshireMicrosoft
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 South Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 13 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
SheffieldUp+529£299-
BarnsleyNew entry-5--
RotherhamNo change05--
DoncasterUp+62£88-
Microsoft YorkshireMicrosoft
Yorkshire

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

139 (45.35 %)Windows
228 (32.56 %)MS Excel
326 (30.23 %)Microsoft Certification
326 (30.23 %)Windows Server 2003
421 (24.42 %)Active Directory
421 (24.42 %)MCSE
520 (23.26 %)MS Office
619 (22.09 %)SQL Server
717 (19.77 %).NET
813 (15.12 %)SQL
912 (13.95 %)C#
912 (13.95 %)ITIL
1011 (12.79 %)HP
1011 (12.79 %)SharePoint
1011 (12.79 %)MS Exchange
1110 (11.63 %)SAN
129 (10.47 %)Windows XP
129 (10.47 %)Windows 2000
129 (10.47 %)XML
129 (10.47 %)PRINCE2
129 (10.47 %)Windows 2000 Server
138 (9.302 %)SCOM
138 (9.302 %)MCP
147 (8.140 %)JavaScript
147 (8.140 %)Project Management
147 (8.140 %)Back Office
147 (8.140 %)MOM
147 (8.140 %)Middleware
147 (8.140 %)Exchange Server 2003
156 (6.977 %)SCCM

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (19.77 %).NET
29 (10.47 %)XML
37 (8.140 %)Middleware
46 (6.977 %)WebServices
55 (5.814 %)ASP.NET
61 (1.163 %)ADO.NET
61 (1.163 %)ASP
61 (1.163 %)WinForms
61 (1.163 %)Spring
61 (1.163 %)AJAX
61 (1.163 %).NET Framework
61 (1.163 %)Microsoft Enterprise Library
61 (1.163 %)Application Packaging
61 (1.163 %)XSL
61 (1.163 %)WSH
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (12.79 %)SharePoint
111 (12.79 %)MS Exchange
27 (8.140 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (4.651 %)BizTalk Server
43 (3.488 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (2.326 %)IIS
52 (2.326 %)Lotus Notes
52 (2.326 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (1.163 %)Commerce Server 2007
61 (1.163 %)Commerce Server
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
128 (32.56 %)MS Excel
220 (23.26 %)MS Office
34 (4.651 %)MS Project
42 (2.326 %)InfoPath
51 (1.163 %)MS Visio
51 (1.163 %)MS PowerPoint
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.163 %)Axapta
11 (1.163 %)Movex
11 (1.163 %)Dynamics AX
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (11.63 %)SAN
24 (4.651 %)Firewall
32 (2.326 %)DNS
32 (2.326 %)TCP/IP
32 (2.326 %)LAN
41 (1.163 %)VoIP
41 (1.163 %)WAN
41 (1.163 %)FTP
41 (1.163 %)HTTP
41 (1.163 %)VPN
41 (1.163 %)Internet
41 (1.163 %)Wireless
41 (1.163 %)Network Security
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (22.09 %)SQL Server
25 (5.814 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (4.651 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (2.326 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (1.163 %)GIS
51 (1.163 %)MS Access
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (5.814 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.326 %)NUnit
31 (1.163 %)CruiseControl
31 (1.163 %)MSI
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (8.140 %)Back Office
26 (6.977 %)Finance
35 (5.814 %)Health
42 (2.326 %)Telecoms
51 (1.163 %)Manufacturing
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (19.77 %)Developer
29 (10.47 %)Support Engineer
37 (8.140 %)Analyst
45 (5.814 %)Project Manager
45 (5.814 %)Applications Developer
45 (5.814 %)Administrator
45 (5.814 %).NET Developer
54 (4.651 %)Software Developer
63 (3.488 %)Server Support
63 (3.488 %)Consultant
63 (3.488 %)3rd Line Support
63 (3.488 %)Support Technician
63 (3.488 %)Support Analyst
63 (3.488 %)Server Support Technician
63 (3.488 %)1st Line Support
72 (2.326 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
72 (2.326 %)Information Analyst
72 (2.326 %).NET Applications Developer
72 (2.326 %)IT Support Engineer
72 (2.326 %)Support Specialist
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (4.651 %)NHS
22 (2.326 %)N-Tier
31 (1.163 %)PMI
31 (1.163 %)VLE
31 (1.163 %)Blog
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
139 (45.35 %)Windows
226 (30.23 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (10.47 %)Windows XP
39 (10.47 %)Windows 2000
39 (10.47 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (4.651 %)UNIX
44 (4.651 %)Windows Vista
53 (3.488 %)NetWare
53 (3.488 %)Linux
62 (2.326 %)Windows NT
71 (1.163 %)Windows Server 2008
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (13.95 %)ITIL
29 (10.47 %)PRINCE2
37 (8.140 %)Project Management
44 (4.651 %)Migration
53 (3.488 %)UML
53 (3.488 %)Unit Testing
53 (3.488 %)Performance Management
62 (2.326 %)Time Management
62 (2.326 %)Problem Management
71 (1.163 %)Use Case
71 (1.163 %)User Acceptance Testing
71 (1.163 %)Security Cleared
71 (1.163 %)SSADM
71 (1.163 %)RUP
71 (1.163 %)E-Commerce
71 (1.163 %)ERP
71 (1.163 %)OOD
71 (1.163 %)B2C
71 (1.163 %)PRINCE
71 (1.163 %)Scrum
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (15.12 %)SQL
212 (13.95 %)C#
37 (8.140 %)JavaScript
44 (4.651 %)VBScript
44 (4.651 %)VB
44 (4.651 %)VB.NET
53 (3.488 %)VB6
62 (2.326 %)VBA
62 (2.326 %)DHTML
71 (1.163 %)C
71 (1.163 %)Transact-SQL
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
126 (30.23 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (24.42 %)MCSE
38 (9.302 %)MCP
46 (6.977 %)MCSA
54 (4.651 %)Degree
63 (3.488 %)Novell Certification
72 (2.326 %)CNE
81 (1.163 %)CNA
81 (1.163 %)PRINCE2 Certification
81 (1.163 %)PMP
81 (1.163 %)PMI Certification
81 (1.163 %)HNC
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.326 %)HIPAA
21 (1.163 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (24.42 %)Active Directory
26 (6.977 %)ISA Server
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
18 (9.302 %)SCOM
27 (8.140 %)MOM
36 (6.977 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
36 (6.977 %)SCCM
43 (3.488 %)RepliStor
43 (3.488 %)Legato
52 (2.326 %)OpenView
52 (2.326 %)ARCserve
52 (2.326 %)ZENworks
South Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (12.79 %)HP
26 (6.977 %)Intel
34 (4.651 %)Novell
43 (3.488 %)Remedy
43 (3.488 %)Citrix
43 (3.488 %)Compaq
43 (3.488 %)Cisco
43 (3.488 %)Fujitsu
52 (2.326 %)VMware
52 (2.326 %)Lotus
61 (1.163 %)Red Hat
61 (1.163 %)Baan
61 (1.163 %)JD Edwards
61 (1.163 %)Lawson
61 (1.163 %)Siemens
61 (1.163 %)Oracle
61 (1.163 %)PeopleSoft
61 (1.163 %)SAP
61 (1.163 %)Progress