 Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to
21 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 27 | 25 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -2 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 7 | 3 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.009 % | 0.003 % |
| As % of the category below | 14.89 % | 12.00 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £200 |
| Average daily rate | - | £200 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £200 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £264 | £271 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.53 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £10.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £10.50 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.23 | £22.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.58 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 47 | 25 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.062 % | 0.025 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 7 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £375 | £292 |
| Average daily rate | £406 | £302 |
| % change on same period last year | +34.36 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £436 | £312 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £331 | £329 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.48 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.47 | £19.00 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.05 | £19.00 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.78 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.63 | £19.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.31 | £25.67 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.30 % |
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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 Cardiff region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
