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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank6483
Rank change on same period last yearUp+19
Matching contract IT job ads316
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.016 %
As % of the category below5.357 %8.743 %
Daily rates quoted010
Average minimum daily rate-£338
Average daily rate-£364
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£264£271
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
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£21.23£22.97
% change on same period last year-7.58 %
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 %
Microsoft Certification LondonMicrosoft Certification
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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Docklands, London Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Docklands, London Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Docklands, London Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

116 (72.73 %)Windows
116 (72.73 %)MCSE
212 (54.55 %)Microsoft
37 (31.82 %)Banking
46 (27.27 %)MS Excel
46 (27.27 %)MCP
55 (22.73 %)PRINCE2
55 (22.73 %)Active Directory
55 (22.73 %)Windows Server 2003
55 (22.73 %)Finance
64 (18.18 %)VMware
64 (18.18 %)LAN
64 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
64 (18.18 %)Investment Banking
73 (13.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
73 (13.64 %)Lotus Notes
73 (13.64 %)MS Office
73 (13.64 %)ITIL
73 (13.64 %)MS Exchange
73 (13.64 %)Citrix
73 (13.64 %)PRINCE2 Certification
73 (13.64 %)SAN
73 (13.64 %)Lotus
73 (13.64 %)Project Management
82 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
82 (9.091 %)Symantec
82 (9.091 %)Remedy
82 (9.091 %)MSI
82 (9.091 %)Service Management
82 (9.091 %)Windows XP

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (9.091 %)Software Packaging
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (13.64 %)Exchange Server 2003
13 (13.64 %)Lotus Notes
13 (13.64 %)MS Exchange
22 (9.091 %)IIS
31 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2000
31 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2007
31 (4.545 %)Lotus Domino
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (27.27 %)MS Excel
23 (13.64 %)MS Office
31 (4.545 %)MS Project
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (18.18 %)LAN
23 (13.64 %)SAN
32 (9.091 %)SMS
32 (9.091 %)WAN
41 (4.545 %)TCP/IP
41 (4.545 %)VPN
41 (4.545 %)DNS
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (4.545 %)MS Access
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (9.091 %)MSI
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (31.82 %)Banking
25 (22.73 %)Finance
34 (18.18 %)Investment Banking
41 (4.545 %)Financial Institution
41 (4.545 %)Law
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (18.18 %)Applications Packager
23 (13.64 %)Support Analyst
23 (13.64 %)Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Helpdesk Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Technical Manager
32 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
32 (9.091 %)Delivery Manager
32 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
32 (9.091 %)Server Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Infrastructure Manager
41 (4.545 %)Administrator
41 (4.545 %)Microsoft Trainer
41 (4.545 %)Active Directory Specialist
41 (4.545 %)Server Specialist
41 (4.545 %)Excel Developer
41 (4.545 %)Microsoft Developer
41 (4.545 %)Rollout Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Support Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Desktop Support Engineer
41 (4.545 %)Desktop Engineer
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (4.545 %)Fat Client
11 (4.545 %)PMI
11 (4.545 %)Blackberry
11 (4.545 %)Thin Client
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (72.73 %)Windows
25 (22.73 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
42 (9.091 %)Windows XP
51 (4.545 %)Windows NT
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (22.73 %)PRINCE2
23 (13.64 %)ITIL
23 (13.64 %)Project Management
32 (9.091 %)Service Management
32 (9.091 %)Asset Management
41 (4.545 %)Incident Management
41 (4.545 %)Data Migration
41 (4.545 %)Project Planning
41 (4.545 %)Quality Management
41 (4.545 %)Change Management
41 (4.545 %)Risk Management
41 (4.545 %)Migration
41 (4.545 %)Stakeholder Management
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (9.091 %)SQL
12 (9.091 %)VBA
21 (4.545 %)VB
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (72.73 %)MCSE
26 (27.27 %)MCP
33 (13.64 %)PRINCE2 Certification
41 (4.545 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
41 (4.545 %)Degree
41 (4.545 %)MCT
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (4.545 %)SLA
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (22.73 %)Active Directory
22 (9.091 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (4.545 %)MetaFrame
31 (4.545 %)VMware ESX
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.091 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (4.545 %)OpenView
21 (4.545 %)MOM
Docklands, London IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (54.55 %)Microsoft
24 (18.18 %)VMware
33 (13.64 %)Citrix
33 (13.64 %)Lotus
42 (9.091 %)Symantec
42 (9.091 %)Remedy
42 (9.091 %)Altiris
51 (4.545 %)HP
51 (4.545 %)EMC
51 (4.545 %)NetApp