Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT contracts within the East of England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank127152
Rank change on same period last yearUp+25
Matching contract IT job ads71
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.867 %0.192 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£295£382
% change on same period last year-22.81 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching contract IT job ads375520
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.609 %0.568 %
Daily rates quoted108185
Average minimum daily rate£232£259
Average daily rate£248£272
% change on same period last year-8.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£264£285
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted8084
Average minimum hourly rate£21.99£26.73
Average hourly rate£23.34£27.93
% change on same period last year-16.40 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.70£29.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
MCSD EnglandMCSD
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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCSD across the East of England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

East of England MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

East of England MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCSD across the East of England region.

East of England MCSD Hourly Rate Trend

MCSD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the East of England region over the 3 months to 4 December 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
CambridgeshireNew entry-6--
SuffolkNew entry-1--
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

113 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (92.31 %).NET
212 (92.31 %)MCP
310 (76.92 %)MCAD
310 (76.92 %)XML
310 (76.92 %)SQL Server
310 (76.92 %)C#
49 (69.23 %)ASP.NET
49 (69.23 %)VB.NET
49 (69.23 %)Microsoft
49 (69.23 %)SQL Server 2005
58 (61.54 %)Windows
58 (61.54 %)VB
67 (53.85 %)WinForms
76 (46.15 %)TDD
76 (46.15 %)Scrum
76 (46.15 %)Extreme Programming
83 (23.08 %)SQL Server Integration Services
83 (23.08 %)VBScript
83 (23.08 %)JavaScript
83 (23.08 %)DHTML
83 (23.08 %)HTML
92 (15.38 %)SQL
92 (15.38 %)Business Intelligence
92 (15.38 %)DTS
92 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
92 (15.38 %)MCTS
92 (15.38 %)ERD
92 (15.38 %)Telecoms
101 (7.692 %)Education

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the East of England region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (92.31 %).NET
210 (76.92 %)XML
39 (69.23 %)ASP.NET
47 (53.85 %)WinForms
53 (23.08 %)HTML
61 (7.692 %).NET Framework
61 (7.692 %)XSL
61 (7.692 %)XSLT
61 (7.692 %)CSS
61 (7.692 %)WebServices
61 (7.692 %)MFC
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (7.692 %)SharePoint
11 (7.692 %)SharePoint Server 2007
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.692 %)MS Excel
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
110 (76.92 %)SQL Server
29 (69.23 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (23.08 %)SQL Server Integration Services
42 (15.38 %)DTS
42 (15.38 %)SQL Server 2000
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
51 (7.692 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (7.692 %)PerformancePoint
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (15.38 %)Telecoms
21 (7.692 %)Education
21 (7.692 %)Insurance
21 (7.692 %)Pensions
21 (7.692 %)Marketing
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
111 (84.62 %)Developer
27 (53.85 %).NET Developer
32 (15.38 %)C# Developer
32 (15.38 %)Web Developer
41 (7.692 %)Consultant
41 (7.692 %)Solutions Architect
41 (7.692 %)Applications Developer
41 (7.692 %).NET Architect
41 (7.692 %).NET Solutions Architect
41 (7.692 %)CSharp Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Software Developer
41 (7.692 %)Architect
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (61.54 %)Windows
21 (7.692 %)Windows XP
21 (7.692 %)Windows Server 2003
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (46.15 %)Scrum
16 (46.15 %)Extreme Programming
16 (46.15 %)TDD
22 (15.38 %)ERD
22 (15.38 %)Business Intelligence
31 (7.692 %)E-business
31 (7.692 %)UML
31 (7.692 %)OO
31 (7.692 %)RAD
31 (7.692 %)Agile Software Development
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (76.92 %)C#
29 (69.23 %)VB.NET
38 (61.54 %)VB
43 (23.08 %)VBScript
43 (23.08 %)JavaScript
43 (23.08 %)DHTML
52 (15.38 %)SQL
61 (7.692 %)Transact-SQL
61 (7.692 %)Java
61 (7.692 %)C++
61 (7.692 %)VB6
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
212 (92.31 %)MCP
310 (76.92 %)MCAD
42 (15.38 %)MCTS
51 (7.692 %)MCITP
51 (7.692 %)MCPD
51 (7.692 %)Degree
East of England IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (69.23 %)Microsoft
21 (7.692 %)Remedy