Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MCSE in IT contracts advertised for the Buckinghamshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MCSE 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 Buckinghamshire region.

 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank482456
Rank change year-on-year
Down-24Up+32
Matching contract IT job ads72634
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire0.974 %4.553 %2.350 %
As % of the Qualifications category3.763 %11.56 %7.981 %
Daily rates quoted01312
Average daily rate-£320£419
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
--23.53 %
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£278£300
% change year-on-year
-0.900 %-7.500 %
Hourly rates quoted485
Average hourly rate£24.38£36.75£31.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-33.67 %+16.66 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£14.16£29.00£15.36
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£26.25£37.44£33.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.50£21.50£20.00
% change year-on-year
-18.60 %+7.500 %
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
Buckinghamshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
186225426
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Buckinghamshire25.87 %39.40 %29.44 %
Daily rates quoted7611579
Average daily rate£350£325£419
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+7.690 %-22.34 %
90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£148£265£331
10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than£475£474£475
UK excluding London average daily rate£325£350£350
% change year-on-year
-7.140 %-
Hourly rates quoted423080
Average hourly rate£17.62£24.92£32.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-29.30 %-22.11 %
90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£15.32£17.58£16.50
10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than£36.18£37.44£50.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.00£25.00£25.00
% change year-on-year
-16.00 %-
MCSE South EastMCSE
South East

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.

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire 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 Buckinghamshire region.

Buckinghamshire MCSE Hourly Rate Trend

MCSE
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCSE across the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010.

Buckinghamshire MCSE Hourly Rate Histogram

MCSE
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-204--
High WycombeUp+32--
MCSE South EastMCSE
South East

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

118 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (83.33 %)Windows
312 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (61.11 %)ITIL
510 (55.56 %)Cisco
510 (55.56 %)CNE
510 (55.56 %)Novell Certification
510 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
69 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
69 (50.00 %)ITSM
75 (27.78 %)Windows Server 2008
75 (27.78 %)Intranet
75 (27.78 %)Extranet
75 (27.78 %)Microsoft
75 (27.78 %)HTTP
75 (27.78 %)OpenView
75 (27.78 %)MCP
84 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
84 (22.22 %)Active Directory
84 (22.22 %)Citrix
84 (22.22 %)OpenView Configuration Management
84 (22.22 %)Terminal Server
84 (22.22 %)OVOW
84 (22.22 %)Government
84 (22.22 %)Migration
93 (16.67 %)OVPA
93 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
102 (11.11 %)MCSA
102 (11.11 %)MCT
102 (11.11 %)C

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT contractor jobs across the Buckinghamshire 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.

Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
14 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
21 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2007
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
11 (5.556 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
15 (27.78 %)Intranet
15 (27.78 %)Extranet
15 (27.78 %)HTTP
21 (5.556 %)Firewall
21 (5.556 %)NAS
21 (5.556 %)SAN
21 (5.556 %)DNS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server
12 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
14 (22.22 %)Government
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
14 (22.22 %)Consultant
14 (22.22 %)Support Consultant
23 (16.67 %)IT Consultant
23 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Support
23 (16.67 %)Active Directory Specialist
23 (16.67 %)Helpdesk Consultant
23 (16.67 %)IT Support
23 (16.67 %)Systems Engineer
32 (11.11 %)Analyst
32 (11.11 %)Trainer
32 (11.11 %)Messaging Specialist
32 (11.11 %)IT Trainer
32 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Technical Support
41 (5.556 %)Applications Support
41 (5.556 %)3rd Line Support
41 (5.556 %)Technical Consultant
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Applications Support Analyst
41 (5.556 %)Desktop Analyst
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
115 (83.33 %)Windows
212 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (27.78 %)Windows Server 2008
43 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
51 (5.556 %)Windows NT
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
111 (61.11 %)ITIL
29 (50.00 %)ITSM
34 (22.22 %)Migration
41 (5.556 %)Service Delivery
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
12 (11.11 %)C
12 (11.11 %)SQL
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
118 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (55.56 %)CNE
210 (55.56 %)Novell Certification
210 (55.56 %)Security Cleared
39 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
45 (27.78 %)MCP
52 (11.11 %)MCSA
52 (11.11 %)MCT
52 (11.11 %)A+ Certification
61 (5.556 %)Network+ Certification
61 (5.556 %)MCDST
61 (5.556 %)Degree
61 (5.556 %)Cisco Certification
61 (5.556 %)CCNA
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
14 (22.22 %)Active Directory
14 (22.22 %)Terminal Server
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
15 (27.78 %)OpenView
24 (22.22 %)OpenView Configuration Management
24 (22.22 %)OVOW
33 (16.67 %)OVPA
41 (5.556 %)OVIS
Buckinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
110 (55.56 %)Cisco
25 (27.78 %)Microsoft
34 (22.22 %)Citrix
41 (5.556 %)Intel