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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) skills within the West Midlands region with a comparison to our Development Applications category. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MSI over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank119126
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching contract IT job ads32
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.002 %
As % of the category below1.220 %0.619 %
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£269£341
% change on same period last year-20.95 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£13.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.58£21.04
% change on same period last year+31.08 %
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
West Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads246323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.327 %0.327 %
Daily rates quoted4751
Average minimum daily rate£283£280
Average daily rate£305£300
% change on same period last year+1.73 %
Average maximum daily rate£327£319
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£331
% change on same period last year-0.18 %
Hourly rates quoted148
Average minimum hourly rate£19.28£21.93
Average hourly rate£24.08£26.11
% change on same period last year-7.75 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.89£30.29
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.15£33.95
% change on same period last year-2.37 %
MSI EnglandMSI
England

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.

MSI
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MSI across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Development Applications category.

West Midlands MSI Demand Trend

MSI
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MSI across the West Midlands region.

West Midlands MSI Daily Rate Trend

MSI
Hourly Rate Trend

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

West Midlands MSI Hourly Rate Trend

MSI
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MSI within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 24 July 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
ShropshireNew entry-1--
BirminghamNew entry-1--
MSI EnglandMSI
England

MSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing MSI 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 MSI.

13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)Nortel
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (25.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
31 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
31 (25.00 %)Symantec
31 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (25.00 %)NetScreen
31 (25.00 %)Firewall
31 (25.00 %)Workflow
31 (25.00 %)Government
31 (25.00 %)VMware
31 (25.00 %)Backup Exec
31 (25.00 %)Blue Coat
31 (25.00 %)IIS
31 (25.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)PVCS
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)SQL
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Oracle

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Midlands region citing MSI 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 MSI. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)IIS
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (25.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)NetScreen
11 (25.00 %)Firewall
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server
12 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2000
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (25.00 %)PVCS
11 (25.00 %)ClearQuest
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Government
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Developer
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Infrastructure Support Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Deployment Engineer
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint Developer
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)CMDB
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)UNIX
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (25.00 %)Workflow
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)SQL
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
11 (25.00 %)Backup Exec
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)OpenView Configuration Management
West Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Oracle
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft
11 (25.00 %)Nortel
11 (25.00 %)Symantec
11 (25.00 %)VMware
11 (25.00 %)Blue Coat
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