The first table below looks at the demand for MCPD in IT contracts advertised for the East of England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MCPD over the 3 months to 21 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 East of England 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
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
Rank - - -
Contract jobs citing MCPD 0 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England - - -
As % of the Qualifications category - - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Average daily rate - - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £420 £320 £291
% change year-on-year
+31.09% +9.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £47.50 - -
All Qualifications
East of England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
376 553 414
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the East of England 17.25% 18.83% 16.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 279 144
Average daily rate £325 £320 £270
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+1.56% +18.51%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £173 £129 £80
10% offered a daily rate of more than £450 £450 £461
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 60 78
Average hourly rate £25.00 £35.00 £27.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-28.57% +29.62%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £15.15 £12.75 £12.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.90 £47.50 £50.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%
MCPD
England

MCPD
Jobs Demand Trend

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

East of England MCPD Jobs Demand Trend

MCPD
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCPD across the East of England region.

East of England MCPD Daily Rate Trend