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This section looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the West Sussex 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank511
Rank change on same period last yearUp+6
Matching contract IT job ads6360
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.061 %
As % of the category below28.25 %28.71 %
Daily rates quoted614
Average minimum daily rate£383£298
Average daily rate£419£313
% change on same period last year+33.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£454£328
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£312
% change on same period last year+0.80 %
Hourly rates quoted2612
Average minimum hourly rate£18.80£15.08
Average hourly rate£20.21£16.37
% change on same period last year+23.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.61£17.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.56£20.76
% change on same period last year-5.78 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads223209
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.297 %0.212 %
Daily rates quoted4766
Average minimum daily rate£377£329
Average daily rate£401£340
% change on same period last year+17.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£425£352
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£358
% change on same period last year-0.23 %
Hourly rates quoted4531
Average minimum hourly rate£17.22£18.86
Average hourly rate£18.74£20.13
% change on same period last year-6.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.27£21.40
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.26£24.93
% change on same period last year-6.69 %
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
South East

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

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 West Sussex region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

West Sussex Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft within the West Sussex 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
CrawleyUp+731--
GatwickUp+25£500+76.99 %
WorthingUp+54£392+8.89 %
ChichesterNo change03--
Microsoft South EastMicrosoft
South East

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

171 (51.08 %)Windows
245 (32.37 %)Active Directory
344 (31.65 %)MS Office
432 (23.02 %)MS Excel
525 (17.99 %)MS Exchange
624 (17.27 %)Windows XP
624 (17.27 %)SQL
721 (15.11 %).NET
819 (13.67 %)SQL Server
917 (12.23 %)Citrix
1015 (10.79 %)Windows Server 2003
1015 (10.79 %)SQL Server 2005
1114 (10.07 %)Insurance
1114 (10.07 %)MS PowerPoint
1114 (10.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
1114 (10.07 %)C++
1114 (10.07 %)Windows 2000
1213 (9.353 %)Novell
1312 (8.633 %)ITIL
1312 (8.633 %)MS Visio
1312 (8.633 %)Transact-SQL
1411 (7.914 %)VB
1411 (7.914 %)DTS
1411 (7.914 %)SQL Server 2000
1510 (7.194 %)Microsoft Certification
1510 (7.194 %)NetWare
1510 (7.194 %)WSH
1510 (7.194 %)LAN
1510 (7.194 %)UNIX
1510 (7.194 %)VBScript

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
121 (15.11 %).NET
210 (7.194 %)WSH
38 (5.755 %)XML
44 (2.878 %)HTML
53 (2.158 %)WebServices
53 (2.158 %)Application Packaging
53 (2.158 %)XHTML
62 (1.439 %)WMI
62 (1.439 %).NET Framework
62 (1.439 %)XSLT
62 (1.439 %)JSP
62 (1.439 %)Servlets
62 (1.439 %)SOAP
62 (1.439 %)J2EE
71 (0.719 %)MFC
71 (0.719 %)ADO
71 (0.719 %)ASP
71 (0.719 %)ASP.NET
71 (0.719 %)CSS
71 (0.719 %)WinForms
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (17.99 %)MS Exchange
214 (10.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (4.317 %)Exchange Server 2000
45 (3.597 %)Exchange Server 2007
45 (3.597 %)SharePoint
45 (3.597 %)Lotus Notes
54 (2.878 %)BizTalk Server
62 (1.439 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (1.439 %)Office Communications Server
62 (1.439 %)Apache
62 (1.439 %)WebLogic
62 (1.439 %)JBoss
71 (0.719 %)SAS
71 (0.719 %)NetWeaver
71 (0.719 %)IIS
71 (0.719 %)GroupWise
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
144 (31.65 %)MS Office
232 (23.02 %)MS Excel
314 (10.07 %)MS PowerPoint
412 (8.633 %)MS Visio
510 (7.194 %)MS Project
67 (5.036 %)CA Clarity
73 (2.158 %)InfoPath
81 (0.719 %)Spreadsheet
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.439 %)SoftGrid
12 (1.439 %)VisionPLUS
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (7.194 %)LAN
29 (6.475 %)WAN
38 (5.755 %)TCP/IP
38 (5.755 %)Internet
47 (5.036 %)Intranet
56 (4.317 %)DNS
65 (3.597 %)DHCP
74 (2.878 %)SAN
83 (2.158 %)VPN
83 (2.158 %)Firewall
92 (1.439 %)Wireless
92 (1.439 %)Broadband
92 (1.439 %)SNMP
92 (1.439 %)VoIP
101 (0.719 %)VLAN
101 (0.719 %)Network Security
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (13.67 %)SQL Server
215 (10.79 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (7.914 %)DTS
311 (7.914 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (7.194 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
410 (7.194 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
410 (7.194 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
54 (2.878 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (2.158 %)MS Access
71 (0.719 %)Datawarehouse
71 (0.719 %)Crystal Reports
71 (0.719 %)GIS
71 (0.719 %)Data Mining
71 (0.719 %)BusinessObjects
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (6.475 %)VSS/SourceSafe
28 (5.755 %)Rational Rose
35 (3.597 %)MSI
44 (2.878 %)Visual Studio
53 (2.158 %)InstallShield
61 (0.719 %)PVCS
61 (0.719 %)ProC
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (10.07 %)Insurance
28 (5.755 %)Finance
33 (2.158 %)Health
33 (2.158 %)Legal
33 (2.158 %)Marketing
33 (2.158 %)Banking
42 (1.439 %)Military
42 (1.439 %)Education
51 (0.719 %)Government
51 (0.719 %)Manufacturing
51 (0.719 %)3D Graphics
51 (0.719 %)Aerospace
51 (0.719 %)Front Office
51 (0.719 %)Telecoms
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
144 (31.65 %)Analyst
222 (15.83 %)Support Analyst
312 (8.633 %)Helpdesk Analyst
411 (7.914 %)1st Line Support
59 (6.475 %)Support Engineer
59 (6.475 %)Desktop Support
68 (5.755 %)Software Engineer
68 (5.755 %)3rd Line Support
68 (5.755 %)Service Analyst
68 (5.755 %)Service Desk Analyst
77 (5.036 %)2nd Line Support
77 (5.036 %)Administrator
86 (4.317 %)Architect
86 (4.317 %)Consultant
86 (4.317 %)Helpdesk Support
86 (4.317 %)Support Manager
95 (3.597 %)IT Trainer
95 (3.597 %)IT Support Manager
95 (3.597 %)Systems Engineer
95 (3.597 %)IT Manager
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (3.597 %)Clustering
22 (1.439 %)HACMP
22 (1.439 %)Mathematics
31 (0.719 %)French Language
31 (0.719 %)German Language
31 (0.719 %)Italian Language
31 (0.719 %)Spanish Language
31 (0.719 %)Replication
31 (0.719 %)Statistics
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
171 (51.08 %)Windows
224 (17.27 %)Windows XP
315 (10.79 %)Windows Server 2003
414 (10.07 %)Windows 2000
510 (7.194 %)NetWare
510 (7.194 %)UNIX
69 (6.475 %)Linux
78 (5.755 %)Windows NT
81 (0.719 %)AIX
81 (0.719 %)Solaris
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (8.633 %)ITIL
29 (6.475 %)Project Management
38 (5.755 %)UML
38 (5.755 %)Release Management
46 (4.317 %)Security Cleared
54 (2.878 %)Time Management
54 (2.878 %)SC Cleared
54 (2.878 %)Migration
63 (2.158 %)Software Engineering
63 (2.158 %)Systems Analysis
63 (2.158 %)BCP
63 (2.158 %)Requirements Management
72 (1.439 %)Technical Architecture
72 (1.439 %)Operations Management
72 (1.439 %)Load Balancing
72 (1.439 %)User Acceptance Testing
72 (1.439 %)Asset Management
72 (1.439 %)BPR
72 (1.439 %)OO
72 (1.439 %)RUP
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (17.27 %)SQL
214 (10.07 %)C++
312 (8.633 %)Transact-SQL
411 (7.914 %)VB
510 (7.194 %)VB6
510 (7.194 %)VBScript
69 (6.475 %)VC++
78 (5.755 %)Java
78 (5.755 %)C#
83 (2.158 %)C
83 (2.158 %)JavaScript
83 (2.158 %)Perl
92 (1.439 %)VBA
92 (1.439 %)PowerShell
101 (0.719 %)VB.NET
101 (0.719 %)DHTML
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (7.194 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (6.475 %)Degree
33 (2.158 %)MCSE
42 (1.439 %)CCNA
42 (1.439 %)Cisco Certification
42 (1.439 %)MOS
42 (1.439 %)MCP
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.878 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
21 (0.719 %)SLA
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
145 (32.37 %)Active Directory
23 (2.158 %)NetBackup
23 (2.158 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.439 %)Backup Exec
32 (1.439 %)Novell eDirectory
32 (1.439 %)MetaFrame
32 (1.439 %)ISA Server
32 (1.439 %)VMware Workstation
41 (0.719 %)MSMQ
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.158 %)Legato
22 (1.439 %)MOM
22 (1.439 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.439 %)Norton AntiVirus
22 (1.439 %)NNM
22 (1.439 %)WSUS
22 (1.439 %)SCOM
22 (1.439 %)OpenView
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
117 (12.23 %)Citrix
213 (9.353 %)Novell
37 (5.036 %)HP
45 (3.597 %)Lotus
54 (2.878 %)VERITAS
54 (2.878 %)Compaq
54 (2.878 %)Cisco
54 (2.878 %)VMware
63 (2.158 %)IBM
63 (2.158 %)Interwoven
72 (1.439 %)BEA
72 (1.439 %)Apple
72 (1.439 %)Symantec
72 (1.439 %)Sun
72 (1.439 %)Oracle
72 (1.439 %)Dell
72 (1.439 %)EMC
72 (1.439 %)Intel
72 (1.439 %)Mitel
72 (1.439 %)Altiris
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