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This section looks at the demand for the Microsoft Consultant role in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Consultant in their job title over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Consultant
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank520576
Rank change on same period last yearUp+56
Matching contract IT job ads5247
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.067 %0.053 %
As % of the category below0.073 %0.058 %
Daily rates quoted2512
Average minimum daily rate£360£361
Average daily rate£405£380
% change on same period last year+6.61 %
Average maximum daily rate£449£398
UK excluding London average daily rate£401£333
% change on same period last year+20.26 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Job Titles UKJob Titles
UK
Matching contract IT job ads7090681323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled90.97 %91.37 %
Daily rates quoted2227722948
Average minimum daily rate£383£393
Average daily rate£410£418
% change on same period last year-1.81 %
Average maximum daily rate£438£443
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£353
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted60886503
Average minimum hourly rate£22.15£23.67
Average hourly rate£23.87£25.13
% change on same period last year-5.02 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.58£26.59
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.48£25.12
% change on same period last year-6.53 %

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.

Microsoft Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total starting in 2004 of contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft Consultant across the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Microsoft Consultant Demand Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft Consultant across the UK.

Microsoft Consultant Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant across the UK over the past 3 months.

Microsoft Consultant Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs ads citing Microsoft Consultant across the UK.

Microsoft Consultant Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Consultant
Top 30 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Consultant within the UK over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank 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
1EnglandUp+4244£405+6.61 %
2South EastUp+4919£418+108.92 %
3OxfordNew entry-11£425-
3LondonUp+2511£420+6.32 %
3OxfordshireNew entry-11£425-
4YorkshireUp+44£275-
4ScotlandUp+114--
4East of EnglandNew entry-4£280-
5HampshireUp+133£392-
6South YorkshireNew entry-2£275-
6West YorkshireDown-12--
6SheffieldNew entry-2£275-
6BerkshireUp+192--
6BuckinghamshireDown-12--
6CambridgeshireNew entry-2--
6EssexNew entry-2£280-
6BasingstokeNew entry-2£413-
6Channel IslandsNew entry-2--
6JerseyNew entry-2--
6North EastUp+62£525-
7South WestUp+171--
7North LanarkshireNew entry-1--
7BellshillNew entry-1--
7CambridgeNew entry-1--
7GlasgowNew entry-1--
7HinckleyNew entry-1£425-
7City of LondonDown-261--
7East MidlandsDown-91£425+6.25 %
7LeicestershireNew entry-1£425-
7Milton KeynesNew entry-1--

Microsoft Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Microsoft Consultant also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft Consultant.

191 (100.00 %)Microsoft
225 (27.47 %)CRM
324 (26.37 %).NET
324 (26.37 %)Microsoft CRM
423 (25.27 %)MS Excel
521 (23.08 %)Windows
620 (21.98 %)MS Exchange
718 (19.78 %)Active Directory
718 (19.78 %)C#
817 (18.68 %)Exchange Server 2003
914 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
1012 (13.19 %)SharePoint
1111 (12.09 %)MCSE
1111 (12.09 %)SQL Server
128 (8.791 %)Dynamics AX
128 (8.791 %)SQL
128 (8.791 %)SharePoint Server 2007
137 (7.692 %)Dynamics CRM
137 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
146 (6.593 %)Finance
146 (6.593 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
146 (6.593 %)SQL Server 2005
146 (6.593 %)MS Office
146 (6.593 %)Exchange Server 2007
155 (5.495 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
155 (5.495 %)Axapta
155 (5.495 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
164 (4.396 %)Migration
164 (4.396 %)SoftGrid
164 (4.396 %)Exchange Server 5.5

Microsoft Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months contract IT jobs across the UK citing Microsoft Consultant also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft Consultant. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
124 (26.37 %).NET
24 (4.396 %)ASP.NET
33 (3.297 %)WebServices
33 (3.297 %)Windows SharePoint Services
33 (3.297 %)Application Packaging
41 (1.099 %)XHTML
41 (1.099 %)AJAX
41 (1.099 %)CSS
Application Platforms
120 (21.98 %)MS Exchange
217 (18.68 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (13.19 %)SharePoint
48 (8.791 %)SharePoint Server 2007
56 (6.593 %)Exchange Server 2007
64 (4.396 %)Exchange Server 5.5
73 (3.297 %)SharePoint Portal Server
82 (2.198 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (2.198 %)Live Communications Server
82 (2.198 %)IIS
82 (2.198 %)BizTalk Server
91 (1.099 %)Commerce Server
91 (1.099 %)Content Management Server
91 (1.099 %)CMS
91 (1.099 %)Lotus Notes
91 (1.099 %)Lotus Domino
91 (1.099 %)Office Project Server
91 (1.099 %)Commerce Server 2007
Applications
123 (25.27 %)MS Excel
26 (6.593 %)MS Office
Business Applications
124 (26.37 %)Microsoft CRM
28 (8.791 %)Dynamics AX
37 (7.692 %)Dynamics CRM
45 (5.495 %)Axapta
54 (4.396 %)SoftGrid
61 (1.099 %)Navision
61 (1.099 %)Dynamics SL
Communications & Networking
14 (4.396 %)SMTP
23 (3.297 %)VPN
32 (2.198 %)DNS
32 (2.198 %)SAN
41 (1.099 %)Intranet
41 (1.099 %)IPsec
41 (1.099 %)S/MIME
41 (1.099 %)LAN
41 (1.099 %)WLAN
41 (1.099 %)WAN
41 (1.099 %)DHCP
41 (1.099 %)HTTP
41 (1.099 %)TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
111 (12.09 %)SQL Server
26 (6.593 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
26 (6.593 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.495 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
35 (5.495 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
43 (3.297 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (2.198 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.198 %)OLAP
61 (1.099 %)Crystal Reports
61 (1.099 %)Oracle 8/8i
61 (1.099 %)SQL Server 7
61 (1.099 %)MySQL
Development Applications
11 (1.099 %)Visual Studio
General
16 (6.593 %)Finance
23 (3.297 %)Government
32 (2.198 %)Legal
32 (2.198 %)Telecoms
41 (1.099 %)Education
41 (1.099 %)Manufacturing
41 (1.099 %)Retail
41 (1.099 %)General Ledger
41 (1.099 %)Insurance
41 (1.099 %)Local Government
41 (1.099 %)Pensions
41 (1.099 %)Marketing
Miscellaneous
11 (1.099 %)Blackberry
11 (1.099 %)Clustering
11 (1.099 %)PKI
Operating Systems
121 (23.08 %)Windows
27 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (4.396 %)Windows XP
42 (2.198 %)Windows 2000
42 (2.198 %)Windows NT
51 (1.099 %)Linux
51 (1.099 %)Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies
125 (27.47 %)CRM
24 (4.396 %)Migration
33 (3.297 %)Business Intelligence
42 (2.198 %)Project Management
42 (2.198 %)ITIL
42 (2.198 %)ERP
42 (2.198 %)Content Management
51 (1.099 %)Project Planning
51 (1.099 %)Technical Architecture
51 (1.099 %)Web Development
51 (1.099 %)E-Commerce
51 (1.099 %)Contact Management
51 (1.099 %)Data Management
Programming Languages
118 (19.78 %)C#
28 (8.791 %)SQL
32 (2.198 %)JavaScript
41 (1.099 %)Transact-SQL
41 (1.099 %)VBScript
41 (1.099 %)VB.NET
41 (1.099 %)X++
Qualifications
114 (15.38 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (12.09 %)MCSE
32 (2.198 %)MCSA
32 (2.198 %)CCA
32 (2.198 %)Citrix Certification
32 (2.198 %)MCP
41 (1.099 %)CCEA
41 (1.099 %)MCDBA
System Software
118 (19.78 %)Active Directory
22 (2.198 %)ISA Server
22 (2.198 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (1.099 %)VMware Server
31 (1.099 %)VMware ESX
31 (1.099 %)Terminal Services
Systems Management
14 (4.396 %)MOM
14 (4.396 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (4.396 %)SCCM
22 (2.198 %)SCOM
31 (1.099 %)MIIS
Vendors
191 (100.00 %)Microsoft
24 (4.396 %)HP
24 (4.396 %)Citrix
32 (2.198 %)Cisco
41 (1.099 %)Oracle
41 (1.099 %)Sybase
41 (1.099 %)Lotus
41 (1.099 %)RedDot
41 (1.099 %)VMware
41 (1.099 %)FRx
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