Berkshire MCSE Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 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 MCSE over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location Aberdeen Abingdon Ascot Ashton-under-Lyne Avon Aylesbury Basingstoke Bedford Bedfordshire Belfast Bellshill Berkshire Bicester Birmingham Bolton Bournemouth Bristol Buckinghamshire Bury St Edmunds Camberley Cambridge Cambridgeshire Canary Wharf Canterbury Chatham Chelmsford Cheltenham Chertsey Cheshire Chesterfield Chichester Chippenham City of London Colchester Colwyn Bay Conwy County Antrim Coventry Croydon Cumbria Derbyshire Devon Docklands, London Dorset Durham East Anglia East Kilbride East Midlands East of England Edinburgh Egham Ely England Epsom Essex Glasgow Gloucestershire Guildford Hammersmith Hampshire Havant Hemel Hempstead Herefordshire Hertfordshire High Wycombe Hitchin Kent Kingston Upon Thames Knutsford Leeds Leicester Leicestershire Lincoln Lincolnshire Liverpool London Loughborough Maidenhead Maidstone Manchester Merseyside Middlesex Midlands Milton Keynes New Malden Newbury Newcastle Newcastle Upon Tyne Newport Norfolk North East North Lanarkshire North Wales North West North Yorkshire Northampton Northamptonshire Northern Ireland Norwich Nottingham Nottinghamshire Oxford Oxfordshire Penrith Poole Portsmouth Reading Rochdale Salisbury Scotland Sheffield Slough Solihull Somerset South East South Lanarkshire South Wales South West South Yorkshire Southampton Spalding St Albans Stevenage Stratford-upon-Avon Suffolk Surrey Sussex Swindon Taunton Thames Valley Twickenham Tyne and Wear UK Wales Warwick Warwickshire Watford West Midlands West Sussex West Yorkshire Westminster Wiltshire Wimbledon Witham Wolverhampton York Yorkshire	3 months to 25 Jul 2008	Same period last year
Rank	91	94
Rank change on same period last year	+3
Matching contract IT job ads	37	71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.049 %	0.072 %
As % of the category below	10.63 %	14.00 %
Daily rates quoted	7	15
Average minimum daily rate	£314	£345
Average daily rate	£323	£351
% change on same period last year	-8.01 %
Average maximum daily rate	£331	£357
UK excluding London average daily rate	£273	£294
% change on same period last year	-7.11 %
Hourly rates quoted	5	24
Average minimum hourly rate	£11.20	£20.83
Average hourly rate	£11.70	£22.17
% change on same period last year	-47.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£12.20	£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.94	£22.88
% change on same period last year	+9.00 %
Qualifications Berkshire
Matching contract IT job ads	348	507
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.464 %	0.513 %
Daily rates quoted	94	146
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 quoted	47	83
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 %
MCSE 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.

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend

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

MCSE
Daily Rate Histogram

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

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MCSE
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

MCSE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE 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.

Location	Rank 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
Reading	+13	25	£350	-
Maidenhead	+18	4	-	-
Slough	-20	2	£160	-54.28 %
Ascot	-	1	-	-
Newbury	-	1	-	-

MCSE South East

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1 89 (100.00 %) Microsoft Certification 2 50 (56.18 %) Windows 3 38 (42.70 %) Microsoft 4 37 (41.57 %) Active Directory 5 29 (32.58 %) VMware 6 23 (25.84 %) Exchange Server 2003 7 22 (24.72 %) MS Exchange 8 19 (21.35 %) Cisco Certification 8 19 (21.35 %) MCSA 9 18 (20.22 %) CCNA 9 18 (20.22 %) SAN 10 17 (19.10 %) MCP 11 16 (17.98 %) SQL Server 11 16 (17.98 %) Citrix 12 15 (16.85 %) Cisco

13 13 (14.61 %) SQL 13 13 (14.61 %) ITIL 14 12 (13.48 %) Clustering 15 11 (12.36 %) HP 16 10 (11.24 %) DNS 16 10 (11.24 %) Project Management 16 10 (11.24 %) Exchange Server 2000 16 10 (11.24 %) Security Cleared 17 9 (10.11 %) SC Cleared 17 9 (10.11 %) Tivoli Storage Manager 17 9 (10.11 %) CA 17 9 (10.11 %) WAN 17 9 (10.11 %) Windows 2000 17 9 (10.11 %) MS Office 18 8 (8.989 %) MS Excel

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Application Development 1 3 (3.371 %) .NET 2 2 (2.247 %) ASP.NET 3 1 (1.124 %) ADSI 3 1 (1.124 %) .NET Framework 3 1 (1.124 %) HTML	Application Platforms 1 23 (25.84 %) Exchange Server 2003 2 22 (24.72 %) MS Exchange 3 10 (11.24 %) Exchange Server 2000 4 7 (7.865 %) Exchange Server 2007 5 4 (4.494 %) Exchange Server 5.5 5 4 (4.494 %) SharePoint 6 3 (3.371 %) Lotus Notes 6 3 (3.371 %) SharePoint Server 2007 7 2 (2.247 %) Office Communications Server 7 2 (2.247 %) IIS 7 2 (2.247 %) Site Server 7 2 (2.247 %) GroupWise 8 1 (1.124 %) BizTalk Server 8 1 (1.124 %) Lotus Domino
Applications 1 9 (10.11 %) MS Office 2 8 (8.989 %) MS Excel 3 1 (1.124 %) MS Project	Business Applications 1 1 (1.124 %) SoftGrid
Communications & Networking 1 18 (20.22 %) SAN 2 10 (11.24 %) DNS 3 9 (10.11 %) WAN 4 8 (8.989 %) TCP/IP 4 8 (8.989 %) Firewall 5 7 (7.865 %) DHCP 5 7 (7.865 %) SMS 6 5 (5.618 %) VPN 6 5 (5.618 %) NetScreen 7 3 (3.371 %) LAN 8 2 (2.247 %) Internet 9 1 (1.124 %) MPLS 9 1 (1.124 %) DMZ 9 1 (1.124 %) LDAP 9 1 (1.124 %) VoIP 9 1 (1.124 %) WLAN 9 1 (1.124 %) HTTP 9 1 (1.124 %) IPX 9 1 (1.124 %) IPX/SPX 9 1 (1.124 %) Wireless	Database & Business Intelligence 1 16 (17.98 %) SQL Server 2 2 (2.247 %) SQL Server 2005 3 1 (1.124 %) SQL Server 2000 3 1 (1.124 %) MSDE 3 1 (1.124 %) Microsoft Analysis Services
General 1 3 (3.371 %) Retail 2 2 (2.247 %) Pharmaceutical 3 1 (1.124 %) Electronics 3 1 (1.124 %) Finance 3 1 (1.124 %) Government 3 1 (1.124 %) Banking	Job Titles 1 15 (16.85 %) Consultant 2 12 (13.48 %) 3rd Line Support 3 10 (11.24 %) Analyst 4 9 (10.11 %) Support Analyst 5 7 (7.865 %) Technical Support 5 7 (7.865 %) Developer 5 7 (7.865 %) Support Engineer 5 7 (7.865 %) Technical Consultant 5 7 (7.865 %) Applications Support 5 7 (7.865 %) Administrator 5 7 (7.865 %) Systems Administrator 6 6 (6.742 %) Server Support 6 6 (6.742 %) Systems Engineer 6 6 (6.742 %) Support Consultant 7 5 (5.618 %) Microsoft Consultant 7 5 (5.618 %) Support Specialist 7 5 (5.618 %) 1st Line Support 8 4 (4.494 %) Applications Consultant 8 4 (4.494 %) Systems Support 8 4 (4.494 %) Applications Support Consultant
Miscellaneous 1 12 (13.48 %) Clustering 2 3 (3.371 %) Blackberry 3 2 (2.247 %) French Language 4 1 (1.124 %) German Language 4 1 (1.124 %) Portuguese Language 4 1 (1.124 %) Spanish Language 4 1 (1.124 %) Fat Client 4 1 (1.124 %) Management Information System 4 1 (1.124 %) Replication 4 1 (1.124 %) CLARiiON 4 1 (1.124 %) Spread Betting 4 1 (1.124 %) Client/Server 4 1 (1.124 %) Thin Client	Operating Systems 1 50 (56.18 %) Windows 2 9 (10.11 %) Windows 2000 3 7 (7.865 %) Linux 4 6 (6.742 %) AIX 5 5 (5.618 %) Windows NT 5 5 (5.618 %) Windows Server 2003 6 4 (4.494 %) UNIX 6 4 (4.494 %) Windows XP 7 1 (1.124 %) NetWare 7 1 (1.124 %) HPUX 7 1 (1.124 %) Solaris 7 1 (1.124 %) Windows Mobile
Processes & Methodologies 1 13 (14.61 %) ITIL 2 10 (11.24 %) Project Management 2 10 (11.24 %) Security Cleared 3 9 (10.11 %) SC Cleared 4 7 (7.865 %) Software Engineering 5 5 (5.618 %) PRINCE2 6 3 (3.371 %) Service Management 7 2 (2.247 %) Network Load Balancing 7 2 (2.247 %) Time Management 8 1 (1.124 %) Computer Security 8 1 (1.124 %) Disaster Recovery 8 1 (1.124 %) Business Intelligence 8 1 (1.124 %) BC Cleared	Programming Languages 1 13 (14.61 %) SQL 2 3 (3.371 %) C# 2 3 (3.371 %) VBA 3 1 (1.124 %) C 3 1 (1.124 %) C++ 3 1 (1.124 %) Java 3 1 (1.124 %) VB
Qualifications 1 89 (100.00 %) Microsoft Certification 2 19 (21.35 %) MCSA 2 19 (21.35 %) Cisco Certification 3 18 (20.22 %) CCNA 4 17 (19.10 %) MCP 5 6 (6.742 %) Citrix Certification 6 5 (5.618 %) VMware Certified Professional (VCP) 7 4 (4.494 %) CCA 8 3 (3.371 %) CCEA 8 3 (3.371 %) MCSD 8 3 (3.371 %) MCTS 8 3 (3.371 %) Degree 9 2 (2.247 %) MCDST 10 1 (1.124 %) CISM 10 1 (1.124 %) MOS 10 1 (1.124 %) CEH 10 1 (1.124 %) HNC 10 1 (1.124 %) MCDBA 10 1 (1.124 %) CISSP	Quality Assurance & Compliance 1 6 (6.742 %) SLA 2 1 (1.124 %) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software 1 37 (41.57 %) Active Directory 2 7 (7.865 %) Backup Exec 2 7 (7.865 %) VMware Infrastructure 3 5 (5.618 %) VMware ESX 4 3 (3.371 %) Citrix Presentation Server 5 2 (2.247 %) ISA Server 6 1 (1.124 %) MetaFrame 6 1 (1.124 %) Terminal Services 6 1 (1.124 %) VMware Server 6 1 (1.124 %) Microsoft Virtual Server	Systems Management 1 9 (10.11 %) Tivoli Storage Manager 2 5 (5.618 %) Systems Management Server (SMS) 3 4 (4.494 %) Tivoli 4 2 (2.247 %) MOM 4 2 (2.247 %) EMC Navisphere 5 1 (1.124 %) WSUS 5 1 (1.124 %) HP Data Protector 5 1 (1.124 %) ZENworks 5 1 (1.124 %) Norton AntiVirus 5 1 (1.124 %) Unicenter
Vendors 1 38 (42.70 %) Microsoft 2 29 (32.58 %) VMware 3 16 (17.98 %) Citrix 4 15 (16.85 %) Cisco 5 11 (12.36 %) HP 6 9 (10.11 %) CA 7 8 (8.989 %) Altiris 8 7 (7.865 %) Novell 9 5 (5.618 %) Compaq 9 5 (5.618 %) IBM 10 4 (4.494 %) Oracle 10 4 (4.494 %) Lotus 11 3 (3.371 %) VERITAS 11 3 (3.371 %) Dell 11 3 (3.371 %) EMC 12 2 (2.247 %) Intel 12 2 (2.247 %) Siemens 12 2 (2.247 %) Sun 12 2 (2.247 %) NetApp 12 2 (2.247 %) Red Hat