 Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to
13 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 118 | 98 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 92 | 100 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.130 % | 0.101 % |
| As % of the category below | 13.11 % | 14.75 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 29 | 24 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £293 | £323 |
| Average daily rate | £311 | £354 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.17 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £329 | £385 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £277 | £269 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.14 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 23 | 17 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £16.87 | £19.06 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.16 | £20.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -10.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.44 | £21.35 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.09 | £22.80 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.87 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 702 | 678 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.993 % | 0.686 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 362 | 258 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £368 | £373 |
| Average daily rate | £392 | £392 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | £410 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £336 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.19 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 38 | 32 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.69 | £22.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.27 | £23.75 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.24 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.85 | £25.15 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.36 | £25.96 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.33 % |
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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 City of London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
