 Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 516 | 582 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +66 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 43 | 51 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.057 % | 0.052 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.584 % | 0.559 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 20 | 23 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £303 | £343 |
| Average daily rate | £323 | £364 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.22 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £344 | £384 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £310 | £329 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.77 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £40.00 | £30.75 |
| Average hourly rate | £41.25 | £33.13 |
| % change on same period last year | +24.52 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £42.50 | £35.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | - | £33.13 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7357 | 9130 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.806 % | 9.237 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2433 | 2676 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £343 | £352 |
| Average daily rate | £364 | £372 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.11 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £385 | £392 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 768 | 924 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £23.67 | £24.44 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.33 | £25.98 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.51 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.99 | £27.53 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCSD across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
