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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Windows Installer (MSI) skills within the West Sussex 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Windows Installer (MSI)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank43-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.667 %0.000 %
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£293£344
% change on same period last year-14.74 %
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£30.27£27.41
% change on same period last year+10.45 %
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
West Sussex
Matching contract IT job ads3056
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.040 %0.056 %
Daily rates quoted1013
Average minimum daily rate£324£336
Average daily rate£329£355
% change on same period last year-7.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£335£374
UK excluding London average daily rate£326£335
% change on same period last year-2.74 %
Hourly rates quoted53
Average minimum hourly rate£34.86£20.00
Average hourly rate£37.00£21.88
% change on same period last year+69.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£39.14£23.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate£33.37£33.40
% change on same period last year-0.07 %
MSI South EastMSI
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.

MSI
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region.

West Sussex 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 Sussex region over the 3 months to 29 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
WorthingNew entry-2--
MSI South EastMSI
South East

MSI
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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.

15 (55.56 %)Windows
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (44.44 %)Softricity
33 (33.33 %)InstallShield
33 (33.33 %).NET
33 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
33 (33.33 %)UNIX
33 (33.33 %)C++
33 (33.33 %)Java
33 (33.33 %)Perl
33 (33.33 %)Systems Analysis
42 (22.22 %)NetBackup
42 (22.22 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (22.22 %)WMI
42 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (22.22 %)Operations Management
42 (22.22 %)SQL
42 (22.22 %)VBA
42 (22.22 %)VMware
42 (22.22 %)VMware Workstation
42 (22.22 %)Active Directory
42 (22.22 %)Compaq
42 (22.22 %)Dell
42 (22.22 %)EMC
42 (22.22 %)Citrix
42 (22.22 %)MetaFrame
42 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
42 (22.22 %)SAN
42 (22.22 %)VERITAS

MSI
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Sussex 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 Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (33.33 %).NET
22 (22.22 %)WMI
31 (11.11 %)Application Packaging
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
12 (22.22 %)Exchange Server 2003
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (22.22 %)SMS
12 (22.22 %)DHCP
12 (22.22 %)DNS
12 (22.22 %)SAN
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (33.33 %)Visual Studio
13 (33.33 %)InstallShield
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (22.22 %)Server Engineer
12 (22.22 %)Citrix Engineer
12 (22.22 %)Applications Packager
21 (11.11 %)Technical Engineer
21 (11.11 %)Systems Engineer
21 (11.11 %)MSI Packager
21 (11.11 %)Deployment Specialist
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (55.56 %)Windows
23 (33.33 %)UNIX
32 (22.22 %)Linux
32 (22.22 %)Windows 2000
32 (22.22 %)Windows Server 2003
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (33.33 %)Systems Analysis
22 (22.22 %)Operations Management
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (33.33 %)C++
13 (33.33 %)Java
13 (33.33 %)Perl
22 (22.22 %)SQL
22 (22.22 %)VBA
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (22.22 %)MCSE
12 (22.22 %)Microsoft Certification
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (22.22 %)Active Directory
12 (22.22 %)MetaFrame
12 (22.22 %)VMware Workstation
12 (22.22 %)NetBackup
12 (22.22 %)VMware Infrastructure
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (44.44 %)OpenView Configuration Management
22 (22.22 %)MOM
West Sussex IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (55.56 %)Microsoft
24 (44.44 %)Softricity
32 (22.22 %)Cisco
32 (22.22 %)Compaq
32 (22.22 %)Dell
32 (22.22 %)EMC
32 (22.22 %)Citrix
32 (22.22 %)VERITAS
32 (22.22 %)VMware
41 (11.11 %)Macrovision