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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT contracts within the Coventry region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank35-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below6.250 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£285-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£320-
UK excluding London average daily rate£311£340
% change on same period last year-8.53 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£31.88
% change on same period last year-
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads3234
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.034 %
Daily rates quoted1518
Average minimum daily rate£319£175
Average daily rate£343£192
% change on same period last year+78.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£208
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£20.67
Average hourly rate£15.00£23.58
% change on same period last year-36.39 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.00£26.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
MCSD West MidlandsMCSD
West Midlands

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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Coventry MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Scrum
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)TDD
21 (50.00 %)Web Development
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)Computer Science
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (50.00 %)NHS
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)MCAD
21 (50.00 %)UML
21 (50.00 %)OO
21 (50.00 %)RAD
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %)XML
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)WebServices
21 (50.00 %)XHTML
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (100.00 %)Developer
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint Developer
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Computer Science
11 (50.00 %)NHS
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Scrum
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
11 (50.00 %)TDD
11 (50.00 %)Web Development
11 (50.00 %)UML
11 (50.00 %)OO
11 (50.00 %)RAD
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)SQL
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Degree
21 (50.00 %)MCAD
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft