The first table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts advertised for the Warrington region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft over the 3 months to 22 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Vendors for the Warrington region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are NOT representative of contractor rates within the Microsoft Corporation.

Location
3 months to
22 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft
Rank 10 12 6
Rank change year-on-year
+2 -6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft 13 6 11
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warrington 10.08% 6.061% 13.75%
As % of the Vendors category 17.57% 10.53% 23.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
Average daily rate £410 £110 £388
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+272.72% -71.61%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £342 £110 £378
10% offered a daily rate of more than £514 £110 £398
UK excluding London average daily rate £325 £325 £325
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Average hourly rate - - £19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.00 £15.00
All Vendors
Warrington
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Vendors category
74 57 46
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warrington 57.36% 57.58% 57.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 26 17
Average daily rate £438 £355 £370
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+23.23% -4.05%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £313 £250 £300
10% offered a daily rate of more than £525 £437 £408
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
Average hourly rate £13.75 £21.25 £19.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-35.29% +11.84%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
- -5.00%
Microsoft
Cheshire

Microsoft
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft across the Warrington region as a proportion of the total demand within the Vendors category.

Warrington Microsoft Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft across the Warrington region.

Warrington Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Daily Rate Histogram

This chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft across the Warrington region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Warrington Microsoft Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Warrington Microsoft Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warrington 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.

1 21 (58.33%) MS Excel
2 12 (33.33%) SQL
3 11 (30.56%) Windows
4 10 (27.78%) SAP
4 10 (27.78%) SQL Server
5 9 (25.00%) MS Office
5 9 (25.00%) Security Cleared
6 8 (22.22%) SC Cleared
6 8 (22.22%) ITIL
6 8 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
7 7 (19.44%) Lotus
7 7 (19.44%) OpenView
7 7 (19.44%) HP
7 7 (19.44%) MCP
7 7 (19.44%) Oracle
7 7 (19.44%) MS Project
7 7 (19.44%) Lotus Notes
8 6 (16.67%) Oracle 8/8i
8 6 (16.67%) Windows XP
8 6 (16.67%) T-SQL
8 6 (16.67%) LiveLink
8 6 (16.67%) SQL Server 2008
9 5 (13.89%) Windows 7
9 5 (13.89%) Migration
9 5 (13.89%) VMware
9 5 (13.89%) MS PowerPoint
9 5 (13.89%) .NET
9 5 (13.89%) MS Visio
9 5 (13.89%) SharePoint
9 5 (13.89%) Business Intelligence

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warrington 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.

Application Development
1 5 (13.89%) .NET
2 3 (8.333%) WebSphere
2 3 (8.333%) .NET Framework
2 3 (8.333%) Java EE
2 3 (8.333%) WCF
2 3 (8.333%) WPF
2 3 (8.333%) Windows SharePoint Services
2 3 (8.333%) ASP.NET
2 3 (8.333%) SAP PI
3 2 (5.556%) ODBC
3 2 (5.556%) MDX
Application Platforms
1 7 (19.44%) Lotus Notes
2 6 (16.67%) LiveLink
3 5 (13.89%) SharePoint
4 1 (2.778%) CMS
4 1 (2.778%) Exchange Server 2007
4 1 (2.778%) MS Exchange
4 1 (2.778%) Documentum
4 1 (2.778%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 21 (58.33%) MS Excel
2 9 (25.00%) MS Office
3 7 (19.44%) MS Project
4 5 (13.89%) MS PowerPoint
4 5 (13.89%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (8.333%) Maximo
2 1 (2.778%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (2.778%) SAP R/3
2 1 (2.778%) SAP GRC
Communications & Networking
1 3 (8.333%) LAN
1 3 (8.333%) WAN
2 2 (5.556%) Intranet
2 2 (5.556%) TCP/IP
3 1 (2.778%) Firewall
3 1 (2.778%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (27.78%) SQL Server
2 6 (16.67%) Oracle 8/8i
2 6 (16.67%) SQL Server 2008
3 4 (11.11%) SQL Server 2005
4 2 (5.556%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (5.556%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 2 (5.556%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 2 (5.556%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (2.778%) MS Access
5 1 (2.778%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (2.778%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 3 (8.333%) Visual Studio
General
1 4 (11.11%) Telecoms
2 1 (2.778%) Finance
Job Titles
1 13 (36.11%) Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Consultant
2 4 (11.11%) Support Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Service Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Data Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
2 4 (11.11%) Infrastructure Support Analyst
3 3 (8.333%) Software Engineer
3 3 (8.333%) Developer
4 2 (5.556%) SAP PI Consultant
4 2 (5.556%) VMware Engineer
4 2 (5.556%) Architect
4 2 (5.556%) Project Manager
4 2 (5.556%) Technical Project Manager
4 2 (5.556%) Solutions Architect
4 2 (5.556%) Process Consultant
4 2 (5.556%) MI Analyst
4 2 (5.556%) Integration Consultant
4 2 (5.556%) Business Intelligence Developer
Miscellaneous
1 4 (11.11%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.778%) Freedom of Information
2 1 (2.778%) Freedom of Information Act
Operating Systems
1 11 (30.56%) Windows
2 6 (16.67%) Windows XP
3 5 (13.89%) Windows 7
4 1 (2.778%) UNIX
4 1 (2.778%) Solaris
4 1 (2.778%) Windows Server 2003
4 1 (2.778%) Windows 8
4 1 (2.778%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (22.22%) ITIL
2 5 (13.89%) Migration
2 5 (13.89%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (11.11%) Incident Management
4 3 (8.333%) Agile Software Development
4 3 (8.333%) Asset Management
4 3 (8.333%) Data Management
4 3 (8.333%) Service Management
4 3 (8.333%) Scrum
4 3 (8.333%) Problem Management
4 3 (8.333%) ETL
4 3 (8.333%) ERP
4 3 (8.333%) Feature Driven Development
4 3 (8.333%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (5.556%) Data Mapping
5 2 (5.556%) Project Management
5 2 (5.556%) Document Management
6 1 (2.778%) Logistics
6 1 (2.778%) TOGAF
6 1 (2.778%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 12 (33.33%) SQL
2 6 (16.67%) T-SQL
3 3 (8.333%) C#
3 3 (8.333%) Java
Qualifications
1 9 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (22.22%) SC Cleared
2 8 (22.22%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (19.44%) MCP
4 4 (11.11%) MCSE
4 4 (11.11%) MCDST
4 4 (11.11%) MCITP
5 3 (8.333%) Degree
6 1 (2.778%) Citrix Certification
6 1 (2.778%) BC Cleared
6 1 (2.778%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (11.11%) SLA
1 4 (11.11%) ISO 9000
1 4 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 4 (11.11%) BS25999
System Software
1 5 (13.89%) Active Directory
2 2 (5.556%) XenApp
3 1 (2.778%) Oracle RAC
3 1 (2.778%) Citrix Presentation Server
3 1 (2.778%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (19.44%) OpenView
2 4 (11.11%) ServiceCenter
3 3 (8.333%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (2.778%) SCCM
Vendors
1 10 (27.78%) SAP
2 7 (19.44%) Lotus
2 7 (19.44%) HP
2 7 (19.44%) Oracle
3 5 (13.89%) VMware
4 3 (8.333%) NetApp
4 3 (8.333%) IBM
4 3 (8.333%) Citrix
5 2 (5.556%) Dell
5 2 (5.556%) BT
6 1 (2.778%) Business Objects
6 1 (2.778%) EMC
6 1 (2.778%) Hitachi
6 1 (2.778%) Acronis