Brentwood MCTS Contracts

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MCTS in IT contracts advertised for the Brentwood region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MCTS over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Brentwood region.

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Location Berkshire Bracknell Brentwood Brighton Channel Islands Cheshire City of London Croydon Docklands, London East Sussex England Glasgow Jersey Leeds London North West Reading Scotland South East South West UK Wales West Yorkshire Yorkshire	3 months to 19 Mar 2010	Same period 2009	Same period 2008
Rank	-	-	-
Matching contract IT job ads	0	0	0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Brentwood	-	-	-
As % of the Qualifications category	-	-	-
Daily rates quoted	0	0	0
Average daily rate	-	-	-
UK excluding London average daily rate	£335	£400	£388
% change year-on-year	-16.25 % +3.220 %
Hourly rates quoted	0	0	0
Average hourly rate	-	-	-
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£20.50	£27.90	£23.50
% change year-on-year	-26.52 % +18.72 %
All Qualifications Brentwood
Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category	0	1	6
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Brentwood	-	100.00 %	15.38 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0	2
Average daily rate	-	-	£325
UK excluding London average daily rate	£325	£350	£350
% change year-on-year	-7.140 % -
Hourly rates quoted	0	0	2
Average hourly rate	-	-	£38.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£21.00	£25.00	£25.00
% change year-on-year	-16.00 % -
MCTS Essex

Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.