Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (MCSD)
South Wales > Cardiff
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for MCSD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 43 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MCSD | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff | - | 0.29% | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 1.32% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | - |
| South Wales median daily rate | - | £450 | - |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Cardiff
MCSD is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Cardiff with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 41 | 76 | 101 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cardiff | 19.16% | 22.35% | 18.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 61 | 76 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | £203 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £433 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £549 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.19% | +9.80% | +25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £617 | £588 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £691 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £550 | £549 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.18% | -0.18% | +15.79% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £18.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £11.03 | £16.22 | £19.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £11.64 | £16.45 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -26.91% | +36.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £12.25 | £16.67 | £24.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £25.35 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £23.93 | £18.14 | £46.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.92% | -60.78% | +112.35% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
Job postings citing MCSD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cardiff.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCSD in Cardiff.