 Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 25 | 50 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +25 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 19 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.025 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 35.19 % | 4.762 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £177 | - |
| Average daily rate | £185 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £193 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £266 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.67 | £27.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.33 | £30.00 |
| % change on same period last year | -38.88 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.00 | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.07 | £23.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.50 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 54 | 63 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.072 % | 0.064 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 17 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £257 | £281 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £293 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.14 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £293 | £305 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £25.21 | £29.90 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.93 | £31.65 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.59 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £32.64 | £33.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
