| Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to
22 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 22 | 18 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -4 |  +8 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 2 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset | 1.695 % | 2.190 % | 2.591 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 11.11 % | 6.977 % | 11.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Average daily rate | £415 | - | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £275 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £26.88 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.00 | £19.00 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 18 | 43 | 90 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset | 15.25 % | 31.39 % | 23.32 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 8 | 12 | 24 |
| Average daily rate | £225 | £300 | £450 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £203 | £240 | £263 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £415 | £370 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| Average hourly rate | £16.50 | £31.75 | £35.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £15.67 | £23.00 | £24.30 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £44.00 | £33.50 | £36.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
