The first table below looks at the demand for MCPD in IT contracts advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MCPD over the 3 months to 18 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Aberdeen 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.

Location
3 months to
18 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing MCPD 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen - - -
As % of the Qualifications category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £420 £320 £275
% change year-on-year
+31.09% +16.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 - -
All Qualifications
Aberdeen
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
42 43 40
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Aberdeen 26.25% 20.87% 28.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 20 18
Average daily rate £360 £388 £350
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-7.09% +10.71%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £300 £225 £225
10% offered a daily rate of more than £413 £525 £389
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 3
Average hourly rate £10.00 - £37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £21.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year
+2.32% -10.41%
MCPD
Scotland

MCPD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MCPD across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Aberdeen MCPD Jobs Demand Trend
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