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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the East Midlands 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6481
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching contract IT job ads2520
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.020 %
As % of the category below11.42 %7.905 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£245£310
Average daily rate£300£310
% change on same period last year-3.22 %
Average maximum daily rate£355£310
UK excluding London average daily rate£223£190
% change on same period last year+17.79 %
Hourly rates quoted115
Average minimum hourly rate£11.20£18.80
Average hourly rate£12.00£19.40
% change on same period last year-38.14 %
Average maximum hourly rate£12.80£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.34£18.66
% change on same period last year-17.75 %
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East Midlands
Matching contract IT job ads219253
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.306 %0.254 %
Daily rates quoted5753
Average minimum daily rate£320£327
Average daily rate£341£342
% change on same period last year-0.30 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£323
% change on same period last year+4.11 %
Hourly rates quoted3538
Average minimum hourly rate£15.59£24.69
Average hourly rate£17.15£25.38
% change on same period last year-32.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.71£26.07
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
MCP EnglandMCP
England

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 East Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands 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 East Midlands region.

East Midlands MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

East Midlands MCP Hourly Rate Histogram

MCP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the East Midlands region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
NottinghamshireUp+1618--
DerbyshireDown-106£350+12.90 %
LeicestershireUp+184--
LincolnshireNew entry-1£250-
MCP EnglandMCP
England

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

156 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
245 (80.36 %)Windows
327 (48.21 %)MCSE
327 (48.21 %)Microsoft
421 (37.50 %)Active Directory
520 (35.71 %)Windows Server 2003
619 (33.93 %)Citrix
716 (28.57 %)Windows XP
812 (21.43 %)HP
812 (21.43 %)Cisco
812 (21.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
911 (19.64 %)Windows 2000
911 (19.64 %)MS Exchange
911 (19.64 %)MS Office
911 (19.64 %)CCNA
911 (19.64 %)Cisco Certification
1010 (17.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
119 (16.07 %)VPN
128 (14.29 %)HND
128 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
137 (12.50 %)Degree
137 (12.50 %)Fat Client
137 (12.50 %)Thin Client
146 (10.71 %)VMware
146 (10.71 %)VMware Infrastructure
154 (7.143 %)MCDST
154 (7.143 %)Finance
154 (7.143 %)Novell
154 (7.143 %)LAN
154 (7.143 %)WAN

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East Midlands 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.

East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.571 %).NET
12 (3.571 %)WinForms
12 (3.571 %)WMI
21 (1.786 %)WPF
21 (1.786 %)ADO.NET
21 (1.786 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.786 %)WebServices
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (19.64 %)MS Exchange
210 (17.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.786 %)Exchange Server 2007
41 (1.786 %)IIS
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
111 (19.64 %)MS Office
24 (7.143 %)MS Excel
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (16.07 %)VPN
24 (7.143 %)LAN
24 (7.143 %)WAN
33 (5.357 %)DHCP
33 (5.357 %)TCP/IP
33 (5.357 %)DNS
33 (5.357 %)Wireless
41 (1.786 %)SAN
41 (1.786 %)Firewall
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (5.357 %)SQL Server
22 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (1.786 %)SQL Server 2005
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.571 %)MSI
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (7.143 %)Finance
21 (1.786 %)Law
21 (1.786 %)Legal
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (42.86 %)Support Engineer
213 (23.21 %)Analyst
312 (21.43 %)Support Analyst
48 (14.29 %)3rd Line Support
48 (14.29 %)Desktop Support
57 (12.50 %)2nd Line Support
66 (10.71 %)Desktop Support Engineer
66 (10.71 %)Desktop Engineer
75 (8.929 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
84 (7.143 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
84 (7.143 %)Systems Engineer
93 (5.357 %)Technical Support
93 (5.357 %)Technical Analyst
93 (5.357 %)Technical Support Analyst
102 (3.571 %)Desktop Support Analyst
102 (3.571 %)Developer
102 (3.571 %)IT Support Analyst
102 (3.571 %)Rollout Engineer
102 (3.571 %)Desktop Analyst
102 (3.571 %)WinForms Developer
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (12.50 %)Thin Client
17 (12.50 %)Fat Client
23 (5.357 %)Blackberry
32 (3.571 %)NHS
41 (1.786 %)Tandem
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
145 (80.36 %)Windows
220 (35.71 %)Windows Server 2003
316 (28.57 %)Windows XP
412 (21.43 %)Windows 2000 Server
511 (19.64 %)Windows 2000
62 (3.571 %)Windows NT
71 (1.786 %)Linux
71 (1.786 %)Windows Vista
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (5.357 %)Migration
22 (3.571 %)Business Desktop Deployment
31 (1.786 %)ITIL
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.357 %)SQL
22 (3.571 %)VBScript
22 (3.571 %)Shell Script
31 (1.786 %)VB.NET
31 (1.786 %)C#
31 (1.786 %)JavaScript
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
156 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
227 (48.21 %)MCSE
311 (19.64 %)CCNA
311 (19.64 %)Cisco Certification
48 (14.29 %)HND
57 (12.50 %)Degree
64 (7.143 %)MCDST
64 (7.143 %)MCSA
73 (5.357 %)Citrix Certification
82 (3.571 %)MCAD
82 (3.571 %)MCSD
82 (3.571 %)A+ Certification
91 (1.786 %)MCTS
91 (1.786 %)MCITP
91 (1.786 %)MCPD
91 (1.786 %)MCT
91 (1.786 %)CCNP
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.357 %)SLA
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (37.50 %)Active Directory
26 (10.71 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (1.786 %)NetBackup
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (5.357 %)WSUS
22 (3.571 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
East Midlands IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (48.21 %)Microsoft
219 (33.93 %)Citrix
312 (21.43 %)HP
312 (21.43 %)Cisco
46 (10.71 %)VMware
54 (7.143 %)Novell
63 (5.357 %)ProCurve
72 (3.571 %)VERITAS
81 (1.786 %)Symantec
81 (1.786 %)Remedy