Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 20 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
20 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank2421
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching contract IT job ads61
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below31.58 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£300£100
Average daily rate£350£100
% change on same period last year+250.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£100
UK excluding London average daily rate£268£256
% change on same period last year+4.75 %
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£19.63£20.61
% change on same period last year-4.75 %
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 %
Microsoft Certification County AntrimMicrosoft Certification
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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast 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 Belfast region.

Belfast Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Belfast region over the 3 months to 20 November 2008.

Belfast Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

112 (70.59 %)MCSE
29 (52.94 %)Windows
37 (41.18 %)MCP
37 (41.18 %)MS Office
37 (41.18 %)Active Directory
46 (35.29 %)Finance
55 (29.41 %)A+ Certification
64 (23.53 %)Service Management
64 (23.53 %)Microsoft
64 (23.53 %)Cisco Certification
64 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
64 (23.53 %)Windows XP
64 (23.53 %)ITIL
64 (23.53 %)SQL Server
64 (23.53 %)Banking
64 (23.53 %)Investment Banking
73 (17.65 %)MOS
73 (17.65 %)Business Analysis
73 (17.65 %)PDA
73 (17.65 %)Technical Architecture
73 (17.65 %)Asset Management
73 (17.65 %)VB.NET
73 (17.65 %).NET
73 (17.65 %)Oracle
73 (17.65 %)PRINCE2
73 (17.65 %)MCSA
73 (17.65 %)Oracle Financials
73 (17.65 %)Oracle 8/8i
73 (17.65 %)MS Excel
73 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (17.65 %).NET
22 (11.76 %).NET Framework
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
13 (17.65 %)SharePoint
13 (17.65 %)BizTalk Server
22 (11.76 %)IIS
31 (5.882 %)MS Exchange
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (41.18 %)MS Office
23 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (17.65 %)Oracle Financials
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (11.76 %)TCP/IP
21 (5.882 %)DNS
21 (5.882 %)MPLS
21 (5.882 %)BGP
21 (5.882 %)Network Security
21 (5.882 %)DHCP
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (23.53 %)SQL Server
23 (17.65 %)Oracle 8/8i
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (35.29 %)Finance
24 (23.53 %)Banking
24 (23.53 %)Investment Banking
33 (17.65 %)Education
42 (11.76 %)Financial Institution
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (47.06 %)Desktop Support
26 (35.29 %)Support Engineer
26 (35.29 %)Desktop Support Engineer
26 (35.29 %)Desktop Engineer
33 (17.65 %)Senior Server Engineer
33 (17.65 %)Architect
33 (17.65 %)Server Engineer
42 (11.76 %)PC Support
42 (11.76 %)Migration Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Information Architect
42 (11.76 %)PC Support Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Project Engineer
42 (11.76 %)PC Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Wintel Engineer
51 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Senior Security Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Senior Network Security Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Network Security Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
51 (5.882 %)2nd Line Support
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (17.65 %)PDA
21 (5.882 %)Blackberry
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (52.94 %)Windows
24 (23.53 %)Windows 2000
24 (23.53 %)Windows XP
33 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (11.76 %)Windows Vista
42 (11.76 %)Windows NT
42 (11.76 %)HPUX
51 (5.882 %)Linux
51 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (5.882 %)UNIX
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (23.53 %)ITIL
14 (23.53 %)Service Management
23 (17.65 %)PRINCE2
23 (17.65 %)Project Management
23 (17.65 %)Business Analysis
23 (17.65 %)Technical Architecture
23 (17.65 %)Asset Management
32 (11.76 %)Information Management
32 (11.76 %)Migration
41 (5.882 %)Problem Management
41 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (17.65 %)VB.NET
21 (5.882 %)VBScript
21 (5.882 %)VB
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (70.59 %)MCSE
27 (41.18 %)MCP
35 (29.41 %)A+ Certification
44 (23.53 %)Cisco Certification
53 (17.65 %)MOS
53 (17.65 %)CCNA
53 (17.65 %)MCSA
62 (11.76 %)Degree
71 (5.882 %)CCNP
71 (5.882 %)Sun Certification
71 (5.882 %)Check Point Certification
71 (5.882 %)HPUX Certification
71 (5.882 %)SCSA
71 (5.882 %)CCSE
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.882 %)SLA
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
17 (41.18 %)Active Directory
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (5.882 %)ARCserve
Belfast IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (23.53 %)Microsoft
23 (17.65 %)Oracle
23 (17.65 %)Lotus
32 (11.76 %)Cisco
41 (5.882 %)CheckPoint
41 (5.882 %)Sun
41 (5.882 %)Compaq
41 (5.882 %)Dell
41 (5.882 %)Citrix
41 (5.882 %)CommVault
41 (5.882 %)VERITAS