The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Dorset region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Dorset region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank 25 29 22
Rank change year-on-year
+4 -7
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 7 2 20
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 3.333% 0.743% 6.154%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.89% 3.390% 25.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 4
Average daily rate £124 - £185
90% offered a daily rate of more than £110 - £182
10% offered a daily rate of more than £206 - £353
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £288 £265
% change year-on-year
+4.34% +8.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 1
Average hourly rate - £27.50 £165.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -83.33%
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.22% -11.42%
All Qualifications
Dorset
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
47 59 79
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Dorset 22.38% 21.93% 24.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 32 32
Average daily rate £215 £400 £325
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
-46.25% +23.07%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £110 £250 £184
10% offered a daily rate of more than £410 £475 £425
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 5
Average hourly rate £38.75 £27.50 £41.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
+40.90% -33.73%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £32.00 £24.35 £40.50
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £47.50 £40.00 £128.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Microsoft Certification
South West

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Dorset Microsoft Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Dorset region.

Dorset Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Dorset region.

Dorset Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 23 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bournemouth +5 6 £124 -
Microsoft Certification
South West

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

1 8 (88.89%) Windows
1 8 (88.89%) MCSE
2 7 (77.78%) ITIL
2 7 (77.78%) Windows XP
3 6 (66.67%) LAN
3 6 (66.67%) Windows 7
4 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
5 4 (44.44%) VoIP
5 4 (44.44%) Citrix
6 3 (33.33%) Blackberry
6 3 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (33.33%) VPN
6 3 (33.33%) Cisco
6 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
6 3 (33.33%) MCP
6 3 (33.33%) MCDST
7 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (22.22%) Information Management
7 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
7 2 (22.22%) Network Management
7 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
7 2 (22.22%) Wireless
7 2 (22.22%) Handset
7 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
7 2 (22.22%) HP
7 2 (22.22%) TCP/IP
7 2 (22.22%) Disaster Recovery
7 2 (22.22%) Avaya
7 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Platforms
1 2 (22.22%) SharePoint
1 2 (22.22%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (11.11%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 1 (11.11%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 6 (66.67%) LAN
2 4 (44.44%) VoIP
3 3 (33.33%) VPN
4 2 (22.22%) Wireless
4 2 (22.22%) TCP/IP
4 2 (22.22%) Internet
5 1 (11.11%) 3G
5 1 (11.11%) Firewall
5 1 (11.11%) Broadband
5 1 (11.11%) PABX
General
1 1 (11.11%) Banking
1 1 (11.11%) Finance
1 1 (11.11%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 6 (66.67%) Support Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 3 (33.33%) Field Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) Desktop Support
2 3 (33.33%) Field Service Engineer
2 3 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Desktop Support Engineer
3 2 (22.22%) Desktop Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Architect
4 1 (11.11%) Support Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Desktop Analyst
4 1 (11.11%) Desktop Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Blackberry
2 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
2 2 (22.22%) Handset
Operating Systems
1 8 (88.89%) Windows
2 7 (77.78%) Windows XP
3 6 (66.67%) Windows 7
4 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2008
4 2 (22.22%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) ITIL
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Information Management
2 2 (22.22%) Network Management
2 2 (22.22%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 8 (88.89%) MCSE
2 3 (33.33%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (33.33%) MCP
2 3 (33.33%) MCDST
3 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (11.11%) CCNA
3 1 (11.11%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) Citrix
3 3 (33.33%) Cisco
4 2 (22.22%) HP
4 2 (22.22%) Avaya
5 1 (11.11%) Dell