Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Stockport 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank33
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.011 %
As % of the category below40.00 %58.82 %
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£311£295
% change on same period last year+5.70 %
Hourly rates quoted20
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50-
Average hourly rate£31.25-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£35.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.89£19.03
% change on same period last year-0.72 %
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Stockport
Matching contract IT job ads517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.018 %
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£358£348
% change on same period last year+2.84 %
Hourly rates quoted35
Average minimum hourly rate£23.00£24.46
Average hourly rate£26.13£28.46
% change on same period last year-8.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.25£32.46
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.26£24.41
% change on same period last year-0.60 %
Microsoft ManchesterMicrosoft
Manchester

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

Stockport Microsoft Demand Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Stockport 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 Stockport region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Stockport Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

13 (75.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)MS Access
22 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
22 (50.00 %)C#
22 (50.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)Oracle
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)XPath
31 (25.00 %)Multithreading
31 (25.00 %)C
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
31 (25.00 %)J2EE
31 (25.00 %)C++
31 (25.00 %)Java
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %)COM
31 (25.00 %)SOAP
31 (25.00 %)Struts
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)UML
31 (25.00 %)OO
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)JRules
31 (25.00 %)Spring
31 (25.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
31 (25.00 %)ILOG
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Stockport 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.

Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (75.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)J2EE
31 (25.00 %)COM
31 (25.00 %)SOAP
31 (25.00 %)Struts
31 (25.00 %)WebServices
31 (25.00 %)Hibernate
31 (25.00 %)JRules
31 (25.00 %)Spring
31 (25.00 %)WebSphere
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)WebSphere Application Server
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
12 (50.00 %)MS Access
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (25.00 %)Oracle Discoverer
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)Visual Studio
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Manufacturing
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)C# Developer
31 (25.00 %)C Developer
31 (25.00 %)C++/C# Developer
31 (25.00 %)1st Line Support Technician
31 (25.00 %)Support Technician
31 (25.00 %)1st Line Support
31 (25.00 %)Java Developer
31 (25.00 %).NET Developer
31 (25.00 %)C++ Developer
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)Multithreading
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)UML
11 (25.00 %)OO
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)C#
21 (25.00 %)C++
21 (25.00 %)Java
21 (25.00 %)SQL
21 (25.00 %)XPath
21 (25.00 %)C
Stockport IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)ILOG