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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 Telford 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank1112
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads2210
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.010 %
As % of the category below21.36 %23.26 %
Daily rates quoted22
Average minimum daily rate£233£175
Average daily rate£254£175
% change on same period last year+45.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£275£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£323£315
% change on same period last year+2.30 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£25.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£26.33£14.00
% change on same period last year+88.09 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.67£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.00£20.66
% change on same period last year-3.21 %
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Telford
Matching contract IT job ads10343
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.140 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted368
Average minimum daily rate£343£274
Average daily rate£360£301
% change on same period last year+19.58 %
Average maximum daily rate£378£329
UK excluding London average daily rate£361£359
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted41
Average minimum hourly rate£23.14£13.00
Average hourly rate£24.57£14.00
% change on same period last year+75.51 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.24£24.71
% change on same period last year-1.88 %
Microsoft ShropshireMicrosoft
Shropshire

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

Telford 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 Telford region.

Telford 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 Telford region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Telford 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 Telford region.

Telford 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 Telford region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Telford Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Telford 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.

119 (39.58 %)Migration
217 (35.42 %)SQL
217 (35.42 %)Oracle
316 (33.33 %)Data Migration
316 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
415 (31.25 %)PL/SQL
514 (29.17 %)Pensions
613 (27.08 %)SC Cleared
711 (22.92 %)Active Directory
810 (20.83 %)MS Excel
98 (16.67 %)Windows
107 (14.58 %)MS Exchange
107 (14.58 %).NET
116 (12.50 %)MS Project
116 (12.50 %)MS Office
116 (12.50 %)SAP
116 (12.50 %)WebServices
116 (12.50 %)Finance
125 (10.42 %)Project Management
125 (10.42 %)SharePoint
125 (10.42 %)PRINCE2
125 (10.42 %)SQL Server
125 (10.42 %)LAN
125 (10.42 %)WAN
134 (8.333 %)UML
134 (8.333 %)IIS
134 (8.333 %)VB.NET
134 (8.333 %)UNIX
134 (8.333 %)XML
134 (8.333 %)XSLT

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Telford 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.

Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (14.58 %).NET
26 (12.50 %)WebServices
34 (8.333 %)XML
34 (8.333 %)XSLT
34 (8.333 %)ASP.NET
34 (8.333 %)CSS
34 (8.333 %).NET Framework
42 (4.167 %)WCF
51 (2.083 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (14.58 %)MS Exchange
25 (10.42 %)SharePoint
34 (8.333 %)BizTalk Server
34 (8.333 %)IIS
34 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (6.250 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (4.167 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (4.167 %)Lotus Notes
52 (4.167 %)GroupWise
52 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 5.5
52 (4.167 %)Exchange Server 2000
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (20.83 %)MS Excel
26 (12.50 %)MS Project
26 (12.50 %)MS Office
31 (2.083 %)CA Clarity
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (10.42 %)LAN
15 (10.42 %)WAN
23 (6.250 %)SAN
23 (6.250 %)LDAP
31 (2.083 %)Network Security
31 (2.083 %)DHCP
31 (2.083 %)TCP/IP
31 (2.083 %)DNS
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (10.42 %)SQL Server
21 (2.083 %)Oracle Reports
21 (2.083 %)Oracle 8/8i
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.083 %)Rational Robot
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (29.17 %)Pensions
26 (12.50 %)Finance
34 (8.333 %)Government
42 (4.167 %)Retail
42 (4.167 %)Telecoms
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (37.50 %)Analyst
214 (29.17 %)Data Analyst
214 (29.17 %)Data Migration Analyst
39 (18.75 %)Developer
45 (10.42 %)Project Controller
54 (8.333 %)Analyst Developer
63 (6.250 %)Tester
72 (4.167 %)Desktop Support
72 (4.167 %)Architect
72 (4.167 %)Test Analyst
72 (4.167 %)Consultant
72 (4.167 %)3rd Line Support
72 (4.167 %)2nd Line Support
72 (4.167 %)Infrastructure Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Migration Engineer
72 (4.167 %)Performance Tester
72 (4.167 %).NET Developer
72 (4.167 %)Helpdesk Support
81 (2.083 %)Network Support Engineer
81 (2.083 %)C# Developer
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.083 %)Mainframe
11 (2.083 %)Clustering
11 (2.083 %)RMADS
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (16.67 %)Windows
24 (8.333 %)UNIX
33 (6.250 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (6.250 %)Windows XP
41 (2.083 %)NetWare
41 (2.083 %)Linux
41 (2.083 %)Windows NT
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (39.58 %)Migration
216 (33.33 %)Data Migration
216 (33.33 %)Security Cleared
313 (27.08 %)SC Cleared
45 (10.42 %)PRINCE2
45 (10.42 %)Project Management
54 (8.333 %)UML
61 (2.083 %)RUP
61 (2.083 %)CTC Cleared
61 (2.083 %)Risk Assessment
61 (2.083 %)Load Balancing
61 (2.083 %)Release Management
61 (2.083 %)Test Scripting
61 (2.083 %)Time Management
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (35.42 %)SQL
215 (31.25 %)PL/SQL
34 (8.333 %)VB.NET
42 (4.167 %)C#
42 (4.167 %)VB
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (4.167 %)ISEB
21 (2.083 %)ISTQB
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.083 %)ISO17799
11 (2.083 %)BS7799
11 (2.083 %)GAAP
11 (2.083 %)QA
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (22.92 %)Active Directory
22 (4.167 %)Backup Exec
31 (2.083 %)ISA Server
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (8.333 %)MIIS
21 (2.083 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Telford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (35.42 %)Oracle
26 (12.50 %)SAP
33 (6.250 %)Mercator
42 (4.167 %)Lotus
51 (2.083 %)Cisco
51 (2.083 %)NetApp