Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT contracts within the Belfast region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSA over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 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£256£169
% change on same period last year+51.62 %
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£18.19£16.71
% change on same period last year+8.83 %
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Belfast
Matching contract IT job ads1911
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.030 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted39
Average minimum daily rate£320£273
Average daily rate£355£323
% change on same period last year+9.88 %
Average maximum daily rate£390£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£324
% change on same period last year+2.26 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£14.77-
Average hourly rate£15.43-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£16.10-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.51£25.74
% change on same period last year-0.87 %
MCSA County AntrimMCSA
County Antrim

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.

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Belfast MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

13 (100.00 %)MCSE
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (66.67 %)Banking
22 (66.67 %)MS Excel
22 (66.67 %)MS Office
22 (66.67 %)Investment Banking
22 (66.67 %)PDA
31 (33.33 %)Service Management
31 (33.33 %)ITIL
31 (33.33 %)MCP
31 (33.33 %)UNIX
31 (33.33 %)HPUX
31 (33.33 %)Cisco
31 (33.33 %)Sun
31 (33.33 %)Dell
31 (33.33 %)Citrix
31 (33.33 %)SCSA
31 (33.33 %)Sun Certification
31 (33.33 %)HPUX Certification
31 (33.33 %)CommVault

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Belfast region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Office
12 (66.67 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (66.67 %)Banking
12 (66.67 %)Investment Banking
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Support
12 (66.67 %)Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Desktop Engineer
12 (66.67 %)PC Support
12 (66.67 %)PC Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)PC Engineer
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (66.67 %)PDA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)UNIX
11 (33.33 %)HPUX
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (33.33 %)ITIL
11 (33.33 %)Service Management
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)MCSE
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (33.33 %)Sun Certification
21 (33.33 %)HPUX Certification
21 (33.33 %)SCSA
21 (33.33 %)MCP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Cisco
11 (33.33 %)Sun
11 (33.33 %)Dell
11 (33.33 %)Citrix
11 (33.33 %)CommVault