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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Transaction Server (MTS) skills across the UK with a comparison to our Application Platforms category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MTS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Transaction Server (MTS)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008		Same period last year
Rank502596
Rank change on same period last yearUp+94
Matching contract IT job ads7572
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.099 %0.072 %
As % of the category below0.742 %0.566 %
Daily rates quoted1735
Average minimum daily rate£462£525
Average daily rate£487£566
% change on same period last year-14.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£512£608
UK excluding London average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted121
Average minimum hourly rate£29.83£45.00
Average hourly rate£30.42£50.00
% change on same period last year-39.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£31.00£55.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£32.50£50.00
% change on same period last year-35.00 %
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
UK
Matching contract IT job ads1011112712
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled13.34 %12.66 %
Daily rates quoted31793314
Average minimum daily rate£352£353
Average daily rate£376£374
% change on same period last year+0.39 %
Average maximum daily rate£399£395
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£347
% change on same period last year+1.55 %
Hourly rates quoted8991262
Average minimum hourly rate£22.95£23.32
Average hourly rate£24.58£24.82
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.22£26.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.10£24.95
% change on same period last year+0.60 %

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.

MTS
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MTS within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Application Platforms category.

MTS Demand Trend

MTS
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MTS within the UK.

MTS Daily Rate Trend

MTS
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MTS within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

MTS Daily Rate Histogram

MTS
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MTS within the UK.

MTS Hourly Rate Trend

MTS
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MTS within the UK over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

MTS Hourly Rate Histogram

MTS
Top 14 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MTS within the UK over the 3 months to 20 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
EnglandUp+7175£487-14.00 %
LondonUp+7466£502-11.38 %
City of LondonDown-629£396-33.22 %
South EastUp+405£250-
OxfordshireNew entry-4--
West YorkshireNew entry-2--
YorkshireNew entry-2--
OxfordNew entry-2--
HalifaxNew entry-2--
West MidlandsNew entry-1--
SouthamptonNew entry-1£250-
WolverhamptonNew entry-1--
HampshireNew entry-1£250-
North EastNew entry-1--

MTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MTS 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 MTS.

169 (66.99 %)C#
261 (59.22 %)Bloomberg
359 (57.28 %)OO
457 (55.34 %)Fixed Income
556 (54.37 %)Tradeweb
655 (53.40 %).NET
748 (46.60 %)Front Office
836 (34.95 %)Banking
935 (33.98 %)NUnit
935 (33.98 %)Windows
1033 (32.04 %)Java
1033 (32.04 %)Electronic Trading
1131 (30.10 %)SQL
1230 (29.13 %)eSpeed
1329 (28.16 %)Finance
1329 (28.16 %)VB
1428 (27.18 %)SQL Server
1527 (26.21 %)VB6
1625 (24.27 %)Investment Banking
1625 (24.27 %)E-Commerce
1724 (23.30 %)COM+
1724 (23.30 %)Automated Testing
1724 (23.30 %)Log4Net
1724 (23.30 %)Syncfusion
1821 (20.39 %)Government
1920 (19.42 %)WinForms
1920 (19.42 %)Sybase
2019 (18.45 %)OOD
2118 (17.48 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
2118 (17.48 %)Spring

MTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MTS 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 MTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (53.40 %).NET
224 (23.30 %)COM+
320 (19.42 %)WinForms
418 (17.48 %)Spring
511 (10.68 %)XML
66 (5.825 %)ASP.NET
66 (5.825 %)DCOM
75 (4.854 %)XSLT
75 (4.854 %)ASP
84 (3.883 %)COM
93 (2.913 %)J2SE
102 (1.942 %)EJB
102 (1.942 %)WebServices
111 (0.971 %)HTML
111 (0.971 %)WSDL
111 (0.971 %)ActiveX
111 (0.971 %).NET Remoting
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (3.883 %)IIS
22 (1.942 %)Site Server
31 (0.971 %)Rendezvous
31 (0.971 %)Commerce Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (1.942 %)MS Office
21 (0.971 %)MS Excel
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.942 %)SAP CS
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (7.767 %)Internet
27 (6.796 %)TCP/IP
35 (4.854 %)Intranet
43 (2.913 %)Broadband
51 (0.971 %)DHCP
51 (0.971 %)DNS
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (27.18 %)SQL Server
217 (16.50 %)SQL Server 2000
32 (1.942 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.971 %)DTS
41 (0.971 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.971 %)Data Cleansing
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
135 (33.98 %)NUnit
224 (23.30 %)Log4Net
37 (6.796 %)VSS/SourceSafe
41 (0.971 %)LSMW
41 (0.971 %)InterDev
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
148 (46.60 %)Front Office
236 (34.95 %)Banking
329 (28.16 %)Finance
425 (24.27 %)Investment Banking
521 (20.39 %)Government
611 (10.68 %)Health
73 (2.913 %)Telecoms
82 (1.942 %)Manufacturing
82 (1.942 %)Back Office
91 (0.971 %)Auditing
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
170 (67.96 %)Developer
227 (26.21 %)C# Developer
322 (21.36 %)Java Developer
421 (20.39 %).NET Developer
511 (10.68 %)Analyst
610 (9.709 %)VB Developer
610 (9.709 %)VB6 Developer
77 (6.796 %)Support Analyst
85 (4.854 %)Lead Developer
94 (3.883 %)Business Analyst
94 (3.883 %)Lead Java Developer
94 (3.883 %)SQL Developer
103 (2.913 %)SQL Server Developer
103 (2.913 %)Investment Banking Business Analyst
112 (1.942 %)SAP CS Consultant
112 (1.942 %)Programmer
112 (1.942 %)Software Engineer
112 (1.942 %)Consultant
112 (1.942 %)Senior Software Engineer
112 (1.942 %)SAP Consultant
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
157 (55.34 %)Fixed Income
218 (17.48 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
218 (17.48 %)Multithreading
310 (9.709 %)Derivative
45 (4.854 %)Client/Server
54 (3.883 %)Credit Derivative
63 (2.913 %)NHS
63 (2.913 %)IPTV
63 (2.913 %)DTV
72 (1.942 %)Clustering
81 (0.971 %)N-Tier
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (33.98 %)Windows
28 (7.767 %)UNIX
37 (6.796 %)Windows XP
46 (5.825 %)Windows NT
51 (0.971 %)Linux
51 (0.971 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (0.971 %)Windows Server 2008
51 (0.971 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (0.971 %)Windows Vista
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
159 (57.28 %)OO
233 (32.04 %)Electronic Trading
325 (24.27 %)E-Commerce
424 (23.30 %)Automated Testing
519 (18.45 %)OOD
67 (6.796 %)DNA
76 (5.825 %)Unit Testing
84 (3.883 %)UML
93 (2.913 %)RUP
102 (1.942 %)Asset Management
111 (0.971 %)CRM
111 (0.971 %)Configuration Management
111 (0.971 %)Business Intelligence
111 (0.971 %)Business Analysis
111 (0.971 %)Risk Management
111 (0.971 %)Regression Testing
111 (0.971 %)E-business
111 (0.971 %)Project Management
111 (0.971 %)PLM
111 (0.971 %)Migration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
169 (66.99 %)C#
233 (32.04 %)Java
331 (30.10 %)SQL
429 (28.16 %)VB
527 (26.21 %)VB6
63 (2.913 %)VBScript
72 (1.942 %)C++
81 (0.971 %)JavaScript
81 (0.971 %)C
81 (0.971 %)VC++
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (1.942 %)Active Directory
21 (0.971 %)ISA Server
21 (0.971 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (0.971 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
161 (59.22 %)Bloomberg
256 (54.37 %)Tradeweb
330 (29.13 %)eSpeed
424 (23.30 %)Syncfusion
520 (19.42 %)Sybase
613 (12.62 %)Reuters
613 (12.62 %)ION Trading
712 (11.65 %)TIBCO
810 (9.709 %)Microsoft
93 (2.913 %)SAP
93 (2.913 %)Tandberg
102 (1.942 %)Citrix
102 (1.942 %)Remedy
111 (0.971 %)Oracle
111 (0.971 %)HP
111 (0.971 %)Siebel
111 (0.971 %)VMware
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