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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT contracts within the Bedfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %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£311£340
% change on same period last year-8.53 %
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-£31.88
% change on same period last year-
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads1225
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.025 %
Daily rates quoted45
Average minimum daily rate£216£237
Average daily rate£216£244
% change on same period last year-11.53 %
Average maximum daily rate£216£251
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£27.00-
Average hourly rate£27.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£27.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
MCSD East of EnglandMCSD
East of England

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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Top 18 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VBA
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)Oracle
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)Photoshop
11 (100.00 %)ASP
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Intranet
11 (100.00 %)Internet
11 (100.00 %)Paint Shop Pro
11 (100.00 %)FrontPage

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)Photoshop
11 (100.00 %)Paint Shop Pro
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)Intranet
11 (100.00 %)Internet
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (100.00 %)FrontPage
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Developer
11 (100.00 %)Applications Developer
11 (100.00 %)Web Applications Developer
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)UNIX
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)DHTML
11 (100.00 %)JavaScript
11 (100.00 %)VBScript
11 (100.00 %)VB
11 (100.00 %)VBA
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Bedfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Oracle