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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT contracts within the Chelmsford region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSA over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank11-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below20.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£233£212
% change on same period last year+10.06 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00-
Average hourly rate£13.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£13.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.42£15.43
% change on same period last year+19.36 %
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Chelmsford
Matching contract IT job ads58
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£233£80
Average daily rate£300£90
% change on same period last year+233.33 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£100
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£12.40£15.00
Average hourly rate£13.30£15.13
% change on same period last year-12.06 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.20£15.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
MCSA EssexMCSA
Essex

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.

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Chelmsford MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Chelmsford MCSA Daily Rate Trend

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Chelmsford MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

13 (100.00 %)Windows
13 (100.00 %)Active Directory
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (66.67 %)MCP
22 (66.67 %)Citrix Certification
22 (66.67 %)DHCP
22 (66.67 %)DNS
22 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (66.67 %)MCSE
22 (66.67 %)MS Office
22 (66.67 %)Firewall
31 (33.33 %)Degree
31 (33.33 %)ASP
31 (33.33 %)HTML
31 (33.33 %)VB
31 (33.33 %)Windows XP
31 (33.33 %)Linux
31 (33.33 %)Citrix
31 (33.33 %)CCA
31 (33.33 %)NHS

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Chelmsford region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (33.33 %)HTML
11 (33.33 %)ASP
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (66.67 %)MS Office
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (66.67 %)DHCP
12 (66.67 %)DNS
12 (66.67 %)Firewall
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (66.67 %)Support Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Server Support
12 (66.67 %)Server Engineer
12 (66.67 %)Server Support Engineer
21 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Service Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Service Desk Analyst
21 (33.33 %)IT Support Analyst
21 (33.33 %)Analyst
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (33.33 %)NHS
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)Linux
21 (33.33 %)Windows XP
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (33.33 %)VB
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (66.67 %)MCP
22 (66.67 %)MCSE
22 (66.67 %)Citrix Certification
31 (33.33 %)CCA
31 (33.33 %)Degree
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Chelmsford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (66.67 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Citrix