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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Aberdeen region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 19 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
19 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2526
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads56
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.007 %
As % of the category below8.333 %15.38 %
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£270£256
% change on same period last year+5.26 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£18.50
Average hourly rate£37.50£18.50
% change on same period last year+102.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£18.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.47£20.61
% change on same period last year-5.53 %
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Aberdeen
Matching contract IT job ads6039
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted23
Average minimum daily rate£392£247
Average daily rate£417£259
% change on same period last year+61.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£442£271
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£324
% change on same period last year+2.64 %
Hourly rates quoted610
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00£15.06
Average hourly rate£40.71£15.69
% change on same period last year+159.41 %
Average maximum hourly rate£41.43£16.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.44£25.75
% change on same period last year-1.17 %
Microsoft Certification ScotlandMicrosoft Certification
Scotland

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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Aberdeen Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Aberdeen Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Certification.

14 (66.67 %)Windows
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
23 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (50.00 %)MCSE
23 (50.00 %)MCP
23 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)Insurance
32 (33.33 %)PDA
32 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2000
32 (33.33 %)Cisco
32 (33.33 %)Video Conferencing
32 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
32 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
32 (33.33 %)Banking
32 (33.33 %)Asset Management
32 (33.33 %)MS Project
32 (33.33 %)MS Office
32 (33.33 %)ITIL
32 (33.33 %)MS Access
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
32 (33.33 %)Citrix
32 (33.33 %)Internet
32 (33.33 %)Adobe
32 (33.33 %)Blackberry
32 (33.33 %)Telecoms
32 (33.33 %)Health
32 (33.33 %)VMware

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Aberdeen region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
13 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (16.67 %)Exchange Server 2007
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Project
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Internet
21 (16.67 %)LAN
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)MS Access
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Pharmaceutical
12 (33.33 %)Telecoms
12 (33.33 %)Health
12 (33.33 %)Banking
12 (33.33 %)Insurance
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Consultant
12 (33.33 %)Desktop Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Deployment Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Systems Support
21 (16.67 %)Infrastructure Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Support Consultant
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (33.33 %)Blackberry
12 (33.33 %)PDA
12 (33.33 %)Video Conferencing
21 (16.67 %)Client/Server
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
23 (50.00 %)Windows XP
23 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (33.33 %)Windows 2000
41 (16.67 %)NetWare
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)ITIL
12 (33.33 %)Asset Management
21 (16.67 %)Project Management
21 (16.67 %)Service Management
21 (16.67 %)Quality Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (50.00 %)MCP
13 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (16.67 %)CNA
21 (16.67 %)Novell Certification
21 (16.67 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
22 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
31 (16.67 %)VMware ESX
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
11 (16.67 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Aberdeen IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)Adobe
22 (33.33 %)Citrix
22 (33.33 %)Cisco
22 (33.33 %)VMware
31 (16.67 %)Altiris
31 (16.67 %)Oracle
31 (16.67 %)Novell
31 (16.67 %)Remedy