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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank105130
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads2333
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.033 %
As % of the category below6.609 %6.509 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£250£358
Average daily rate£253£375
% change on same period last year-32.44 %
Average maximum daily rate£257£392
UK excluding London average daily rate£200£206
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Hourly rates quoted1017
Average minimum hourly rate£11.20£21.41
Average hourly rate£12.55£22.38
% change on same period last year-43.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£13.90£23.35
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.51£19.05
% change on same period last year-8.07 %
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads348507
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.464 %0.513 %
Daily rates quoted94146
Average minimum daily rate£356£325
Average daily rate£379£336
% change on same period last year+12.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£401£347
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted4783
Average minimum hourly rate£15.77£27.56
Average hourly rate£16.71£29.07
% change on same period last year-42.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.64£30.58
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MCP South EastMCP
South East

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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Berkshire MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire MCP Daily Rate Histogram

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Berkshire MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire MCP Hourly Rate Histogram

MCP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
ReadingUp+915£300-20.00 %
MaidenheadUp+214--
SloughDown-61£160-
NewburyNew entry-1--
MCP South EastMCP
South East

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCP 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 MCP.

138 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
229 (76.32 %)Windows
317 (44.74 %)MCSE
415 (39.47 %)Active Directory
510 (26.32 %)HP
510 (26.32 %)Microsoft
510 (26.32 %)ITIL
69 (23.68 %)VPN
69 (23.68 %)SLA
78 (21.05 %).NET
87 (18.42 %)MS Office
87 (18.42 %)C#
87 (18.42 %)Blackberry
96 (15.79 %)Wireless
96 (15.79 %)MCSA
96 (15.79 %)Altiris
96 (15.79 %)SC Cleared
96 (15.79 %)Security Cleared
105 (13.16 %)Exchange Server 2000
105 (13.16 %)Exchange Server 2003
105 (13.16 %)C++
105 (13.16 %)Citrix
105 (13.16 %)Clustering
114 (10.53 %)DNS
114 (10.53 %)VERITAS
114 (10.53 %)SQL Server
114 (10.53 %)LDAP
114 (10.53 %)Windows NT
114 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
114 (10.53 %)WAN

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (21.05 %).NET
24 (10.53 %).NET Framework
33 (7.895 %)HTML
33 (7.895 %)ASP.NET
42 (5.263 %)CSS
42 (5.263 %)ADSI
42 (5.263 %)ASP
51 (2.632 %)WMI
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (13.16 %)Exchange Server 2000
15 (13.16 %)Exchange Server 2003
24 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
32 (5.263 %)Site Server
32 (5.263 %)GroupWise
32 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (2.632 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (2.632 %)IIS
41 (2.632 %)Lotus Notes
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (18.42 %)MS Office
21 (2.632 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (23.68 %)VPN
26 (15.79 %)Wireless
34 (10.53 %)DNS
34 (10.53 %)LDAP
34 (10.53 %)WAN
43 (7.895 %)DHCP
43 (7.895 %)LAN
43 (7.895 %)SAN
43 (7.895 %)X.500
52 (5.263 %)TCP/IP
61 (2.632 %)WLAN
61 (2.632 %)Internet
61 (2.632 %)MPLS
61 (2.632 %)X.400
61 (2.632 %)Firewall
61 (2.632 %)VLAN
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (10.53 %)SQL Server
21 (2.632 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (2.632 %)SQL Server 2005
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.632 %)MSI
11 (2.632 %)InstallShield
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (5.263 %)Government
12 (5.263 %)Law
21 (2.632 %)Electronics
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (23.68 %)Support Engineer
28 (21.05 %)Desktop Support
37 (18.42 %)Desktop Support Engineer
37 (18.42 %)Desktop Engineer
46 (15.79 %)1st Line Support
55 (13.16 %)Analyst
64 (10.53 %)Support Analyst
64 (10.53 %)Technical Support
73 (7.895 %)Support Technician
73 (7.895 %)Developer
73 (7.895 %)Senior Desktop Engineer
73 (7.895 %)Senior Desktop Support
73 (7.895 %)Senior Desktop Support Engineer
73 (7.895 %)Senior Support Engineer
82 (5.263 %)ASP Developer
82 (5.263 %)Support Specialist
82 (5.263 %)Consultant
82 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Support
82 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst
82 (5.263 %)Senior Support Analyst
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (18.42 %)Blackberry
25 (13.16 %)Clustering
31 (2.632 %)Client/Server
31 (2.632 %)Replication
31 (2.632 %)CLARiiON
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
129 (76.32 %)Windows
24 (10.53 %)Windows NT
33 (7.895 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (5.263 %)UNIX
42 (5.263 %)Windows 2000
51 (2.632 %)Windows XP
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (26.32 %)ITIL
26 (15.79 %)SC Cleared
26 (15.79 %)Security Cleared
34 (10.53 %)DV Cleared
42 (5.263 %)Service Management
42 (5.263 %)Service Delivery
42 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (5.263 %)Migration
51 (2.632 %)Asset Management
51 (2.632 %)Computer Security
51 (2.632 %)RAD
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (18.42 %)C#
25 (13.16 %)C++
32 (5.263 %)JavaScript
41 (2.632 %)SQL
41 (2.632 %)VB.NET
41 (2.632 %)C
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
138 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (44.74 %)MCSE
36 (15.79 %)MCSA
43 (7.895 %)MOS
43 (7.895 %)MCDST
52 (5.263 %)MCAD
52 (5.263 %)MCSD
52 (5.263 %)Citrix Certification
52 (5.263 %)Cisco Certification
61 (2.632 %)HNC
61 (2.632 %)CCNA
61 (2.632 %)Degree
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (23.68 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (39.47 %)Active Directory
22 (5.263 %)NetBackup
31 (2.632 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.632 %)Terminal Services
31 (2.632 %)ISA Server
31 (2.632 %)VMware ESX
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.632 %)MOM
11 (2.632 %)OpenView Configuration Management
11 (2.632 %)Norton AntiVirus
11 (2.632 %)EMC Navisphere
Berkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (26.32 %)Microsoft
110 (26.32 %)HP
26 (15.79 %)Altiris
35 (13.16 %)Citrix
44 (10.53 %)VERITAS
53 (7.895 %)Cisco
53 (7.895 %)Compaq
62 (5.263 %)Novell
62 (5.263 %)Siemens
62 (5.263 %)Fujitsu Siemens
62 (5.263 %)VMware
71 (2.632 %)Lotus
71 (2.632 %)Symantec
71 (2.632 %)Remedy
71 (2.632 %)IBM
71 (2.632 %)EMC
71 (2.632 %)Intel
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