Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT contracts within the Birmingham 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 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4369
Rank change on same period last yearUp+26
Matching contract IT job ads31
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.918 %1.235 %
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£253£169
% change on same period last year+50.07 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00-
Average hourly rate£14.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.36£16.71
% change on same period last year+9.86 %
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Birmingham
Matching contract IT job ads6181
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.096 %0.087 %
Daily rates quoted1217
Average minimum daily rate£359£379
Average daily rate£374£416
% change on same period last year-10.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£389£453
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£325
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Hourly rates quoted1119
Average minimum hourly rate£22.50£22.50
Average hourly rate£22.83£23.75
% change on same period last year-3.88 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.15£25.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.68
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
MCSA West MidlandsMCSA
West Midlands

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 Birmingham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Birmingham MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Birmingham MCSA Daily Rate Trend

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Birmingham MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

15 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (60.00 %)Microsoft
32 (40.00 %)Active Directory
32 (40.00 %)A+ Certification
32 (40.00 %)MCP
32 (40.00 %)Windows
32 (40.00 %)MCSE
32 (40.00 %)Windows XP
32 (40.00 %)Asset Management
32 (40.00 %)Management Information System
32 (40.00 %)Electric
41 (20.00 %)Government
41 (20.00 %)Firewall
41 (20.00 %)MCDST
41 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)ISO27001
41 (20.00 %)Degree
41 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
41 (20.00 %)Fat Client
41 (20.00 %)Fault Management
41 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
41 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (20.00 %)UNIX
41 (20.00 %)C
41 (20.00 %)MS Office
41 (20.00 %)ITIL
41 (20.00 %)SAN
41 (20.00 %)NHS
41 (20.00 %)Thin Client

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (20.00 %)MS Office
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (20.00 %)SAN
11 (20.00 %)Firewall
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (40.00 %)Electric
21 (20.00 %)Government
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Support Technician
21 (20.00 %)1st Line Support
21 (20.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (20.00 %)IT Security Manager
21 (20.00 %)Security Manager
21 (20.00 %)1st Line Support Technician
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (40.00 %)Management Information System
21 (20.00 %)Fat Client
21 (20.00 %)NHS
21 (20.00 %)Thin Client
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (40.00 %)Windows
12 (40.00 %)Windows XP
21 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
21 (20.00 %)UNIX
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)Asset Management
21 (20.00 %)Fault Management
21 (20.00 %)ITIL
21 (20.00 %)PRINCE2
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (40.00 %)A+ Certification
22 (40.00 %)MCP
22 (40.00 %)MCSE
31 (20.00 %)CCNA
31 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (20.00 %)MCDST
31 (20.00 %)Degree
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)ISO27001
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (40.00 %)Active Directory
Birmingham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Microsoft
21 (20.00 %)Citrix