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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 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 MCSE over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3626
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching contract IT job ads22
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.002 %
As % of the category below6.061 %5.882 %
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£268£297
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.00
Average hourly rate-£24.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£29.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.33£23.94
% change on same period last year-6.73 %
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Coventry
Matching contract IT job ads3334
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.044 %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+0.48 %
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£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
MCSE West MidlandsMCSE
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.

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Coventry MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Coventry MCSE Daily Rate Trend

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Coventry MCSE Hourly Rate Trend

MCSE
Top 10 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

13 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (33.33 %)Finance
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (33.33 %)Windows
21 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
21 (33.33 %)Microsoft
21 (33.33 %)Active Directory

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Coventry region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
11 (33.33 %)MS Exchange
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (33.33 %)SQL Server
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (33.33 %)Finance
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
11 (33.33 %)Server Support
11 (33.33 %)Support Specialist
11 (33.33 %)Field Engineer
11 (33.33 %)Server Support Specialist
11 (33.33 %)Server Specialist
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (33.33 %)Windows
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Coventry IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (33.33 %)Microsoft