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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Docklands, London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-98
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.546 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£225
Average daily rate-£288
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£350
UK excluding London average daily rate£205£195
% change on same period last year+5.27 %
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£16.93£19.99
% change on same period last year-15.28 %
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Docklands, London
Matching contract IT job ads56183
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.182 %
Daily rates quoted2668
Average minimum daily rate£422£383
Average daily rate£439£414
% change on same period last year+6.07 %
Average maximum daily rate£456£445
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£22.50
Average hourly rate-£23.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
MCP LondonMCP
London

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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Docklands, London MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCP across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Docklands, London region.

Docklands, London MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Docklands, London region citing MCP 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 MCP.

16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (66.67 %)Microsoft
24 (66.67 %)Windows
33 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
33 (50.00 %)MS Office
33 (50.00 %)MCSE
33 (50.00 %)Lotus
42 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (33.33 %)Active Directory
42 (33.33 %)MS Excel
42 (33.33 %)LAN
42 (33.33 %)Banking
42 (33.33 %)Investment Banking
51 (16.67 %)Degree
51 (16.67 %)Fat Client
51 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
51 (16.67 %)Asset Management
51 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
51 (16.67 %)Finance
51 (16.67 %)VMware
51 (16.67 %)VPN
51 (16.67 %)DNS
51 (16.67 %)ITIL
51 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
51 (16.67 %)OpenView
51 (16.67 %)HP
51 (16.67 %)Citrix
51 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
51 (16.67 %)Blackberry
51 (16.67 %)Thin Client

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
21 (16.67 %)Lotus Domino
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (50.00 %)MS Office
22 (33.33 %)MS Excel
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)LAN
21 (16.67 %)VPN
21 (16.67 %)DNS
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (33.33 %)Banking
12 (33.33 %)Investment Banking
21 (16.67 %)Financial Institution
21 (16.67 %)Finance
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Support Analyst
12 (33.33 %)Applications Packager
12 (33.33 %)Helpdesk Analyst
12 (33.33 %)2nd Line Support
12 (33.33 %)Analyst
12 (33.33 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
21 (16.67 %)Active Directory Specialist
21 (16.67 %)Server Specialist
21 (16.67 %)Support Technician
21 (16.67 %)IT Support Technician
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (16.67 %)Fat Client
11 (16.67 %)Blackberry
11 (16.67 %)Thin Client
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (66.67 %)Windows
22 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (16.67 %)Asset Management
11 (16.67 %)ITIL
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (50.00 %)MCSE
31 (16.67 %)Degree
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
21 (16.67 %)VMware Infrastructure
21 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (16.67 %)OpenView
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (50.00 %)Lotus
31 (16.67 %)VMware
31 (16.67 %)HP
31 (16.67 %)Citrix