Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for knowledge and experience of Microsoft products and/or services in IT contracts within the Wolverhampton 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank11
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads2013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.014 %
As % of the category below55.56 %65.00 %
Daily rates quoted15
Average minimum daily rate£220£144
Average daily rate£220£146
% change on same period last year+51.20 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£147
UK excluding London average daily rate£308£290
% change on same period last year+6.25 %
Hourly rates quoted136
Average minimum hourly rate£21.42£16.33
Average hourly rate£21.50£18.82
% change on same period last year+14.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£21.57£21.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.69£18.80
% change on same period last year-0.56 %
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
Wolverhampton
Matching contract IT job ads3620
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.022 %
Daily rates quoted109
Average minimum daily rate£319£142
Average daily rate£326£149
% change on same period last year+117.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£332£157
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£348
% change on same period last year+2.71 %
Hourly rates quoted179
Average minimum hourly rate£22.28£17.56
Average hourly rate£22.44£20.05
% change on same period last year+11.93 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.61£22.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.86£24.00
% change on same period last year-0.59 %
Microsoft West MidlandsMicrosoft
West Midlands

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

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region.

Wolverhampton Microsoft Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Wolverhampton 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 Wolverhampton region over the 3 months to 3 December 2008.

Wolverhampton Microsoft Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

124 (54.55 %)Active Directory
217 (38.64 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
316 (36.36 %)SQL
316 (36.36 %)MS Excel
413 (29.55 %)Windows
511 (25.00 %)Citrix
511 (25.00 %)LANDesk
69 (20.45 %)Windows Server 2003
77 (15.91 %)Windows XP
77 (15.91 %)Windows Vista
86 (13.64 %)VBScript
95 (11.36 %)MS Office
95 (11.36 %)MS Exchange
104 (9.091 %)BT
104 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
113 (6.818 %)Exchange Server 2007
122 (4.545 %)XML
122 (4.545 %)SharePoint
122 (4.545 %)SQL Server
122 (4.545 %)SCOM
131 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2008
131 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2005
131 (2.273 %)Dynamics AX
131 (2.273 %)Business Desktop Deployment
131 (2.273 %)SharePoint Server 2007
131 (2.273 %)MS Project
131 (2.273 %)C#
131 (2.273 %)C++
131 (2.273 %)VB
131 (2.273 %)VB.NET

Microsoft
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.545 %)XML
21 (2.273 %).NET
21 (2.273 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.273 %)COM
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (11.36 %)MS Exchange
24 (9.091 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (6.818 %)Exchange Server 2007
42 (4.545 %)SharePoint
51 (2.273 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (36.36 %)MS Excel
25 (11.36 %)MS Office
31 (2.273 %)MS Project
31 (2.273 %)MS Visio
31 (2.273 %)Acrobat
31 (2.273 %)AutoCAD
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.273 %)Axapta
11 (2.273 %)Dynamics AX
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (2.273 %)TCP/IP
11 (2.273 %)SAN
11 (2.273 %)Internet
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (4.545 %)SQL Server
21 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.273 %)SQL Server 2008
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.273 %)Dreamweaver
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (25.00 %)Server Engineer
29 (20.45 %)Server Support
38 (18.18 %)Desktop Engineer
46 (13.64 %)Support Engineer
46 (13.64 %)Analyst
55 (11.36 %)Support Analyst
55 (11.36 %)Helpdesk Analyst
55 (11.36 %)1st Line Support
64 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
64 (9.091 %)3rd Line Support
64 (9.091 %)1st Line Support Analyst
73 (6.818 %)Citrix Support
73 (6.818 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
73 (6.818 %)Senior Desktop Engineer
73 (6.818 %)2nd Line Support
82 (4.545 %)Design Engineer
82 (4.545 %)Trainer
82 (4.545 %)Technical Engineer
82 (4.545 %)Desktop Support Engineer
91 (2.273 %)Draughtsman
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.273 %)Clustering
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (29.55 %)Windows
29 (20.45 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (15.91 %)Windows Vista
37 (15.91 %)Windows XP
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (2.273 %)ITIL
11 (2.273 %)ERP
11 (2.273 %)Service Delivery
11 (2.273 %)Validation
11 (2.273 %)Migration
11 (2.273 %)Business Desktop Deployment
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (36.36 %)SQL
26 (13.64 %)VBScript
31 (2.273 %)VB
31 (2.273 %)VB.NET
31 (2.273 %)VB6
31 (2.273 %)C#
31 (2.273 %)C++
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (2.273 %)MCSE
11 (2.273 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (2.273 %)ACCA
11 (2.273 %)CIMA
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (54.55 %)Active Directory
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
117 (38.64 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (4.545 %)SCOM
Wolverhampton IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (25.00 %)Citrix
111 (25.00 %)LANDesk
24 (9.091 %)BT
31 (2.273 %)Oracle
31 (2.273 %)Adobe