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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT contracts within the Bristol 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
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3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5862
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.010 %
As % of the category below3.540 %6.623 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£165
Average daily rate-£173
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£180
UK excluding London average daily rate£268£297
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£30.00
Average hourly rate£17.50£30.00
% change on same period last year-41.66 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.33£23.94
% change on same period last year-6.73 %
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bristol
Matching contract IT job ads113151
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.150 %
Daily rates quoted4460
Average minimum daily rate£280£270
Average daily rate£296£280
% change on same period last year+5.38 %
Average maximum daily rate£311£291
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted1917
Average minimum hourly rate£24.06£22.97
Average hourly rate£25.71£24.07
% change on same period last year+6.81 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.35£25.17
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
MCSE South WestMCSE
South West

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

Bristol MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Bristol MCSE Daily Rate Trend

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Bristol MCSE Hourly Rate Trend

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

117 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (70.59 %)Microsoft
212 (70.59 %)MCSA
310 (58.82 %)MCP
310 (58.82 %)Windows
48 (47.06 %)Windows XP
57 (41.18 %)Citrix
66 (35.29 %)Active Directory
75 (29.41 %)MS Office
75 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
75 (29.41 %)MS Excel
75 (29.41 %)Windows 2000
84 (23.53 %)SQL
84 (23.53 %)LAN
84 (23.53 %)WAN
84 (23.53 %)TCP/IP
84 (23.53 %)Novell
84 (23.53 %)Finance
84 (23.53 %)VMware
93 (17.65 %)MCDST
93 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2003
93 (17.65 %)VLAN
93 (17.65 %)Firewall
93 (17.65 %)Backup Exec
93 (17.65 %)Law
93 (17.65 %)Lotus
93 (17.65 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
93 (17.65 %)Cisco
93 (17.65 %)SharePoint
93 (17.65 %)MS Exchange

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (17.65 %)Exchange Server 2003
13 (17.65 %)SharePoint
13 (17.65 %)MS Exchange
13 (17.65 %)IIS
13 (17.65 %)Lotus Notes
22 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (29.41 %)MS Office
15 (29.41 %)MS Excel
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (23.53 %)LAN
14 (23.53 %)WAN
14 (23.53 %)TCP/IP
23 (17.65 %)VLAN
23 (17.65 %)Firewall
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (23.53 %)Finance
23 (17.65 %)Law
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (47.06 %)Technical Support
26 (35.29 %)Support Engineer
35 (29.41 %)3rd Line Support
44 (23.53 %)2nd Line Support
44 (23.53 %)Technical Support Engineer
44 (23.53 %)Technical Engineer
53 (17.65 %)Network Support
53 (17.65 %)Analyst
62 (11.76 %)Server Support
62 (11.76 %)Technical Analyst
71 (5.882 %)Desktop Engineer
71 (5.882 %)Desktop Support Engineer
71 (5.882 %)Network Analyst
71 (5.882 %)Support Specialist
71 (5.882 %)Network Support Analyst
71 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
71 (5.882 %)Network Engineer
71 (5.882 %)Desktop Support
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)Video Conferencing
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (58.82 %)Windows
28 (47.06 %)Windows XP
35 (29.41 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (29.41 %)Windows 2000
41 (5.882 %)Linux
41 (5.882 %)UNIX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (5.882 %)SC Cleared
11 (5.882 %)Security Cleared
11 (5.882 %)Service Delivery
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (23.53 %)SQL
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
117 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (70.59 %)MCSA
310 (58.82 %)MCP
43 (17.65 %)MCDST
51 (5.882 %)MCTS
51 (5.882 %)MCITP
51 (5.882 %)Cisco Certification
51 (5.882 %)CCNA
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (35.29 %)Active Directory
23 (17.65 %)Backup Exec
31 (5.882 %)VMware GSX
31 (5.882 %)VMware ESX
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (17.65 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Bristol IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (70.59 %)Microsoft
27 (41.18 %)Citrix
34 (23.53 %)Novell
34 (23.53 %)VMware
43 (17.65 %)Lotus
43 (17.65 %)Cisco
51 (5.882 %)Remedy