 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) |
| 3 months to 4 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 131 | 162 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +31 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 895 | 898 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.180 % | 0.953 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.22 % | 10.41 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 245 | 188 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £288 | £292 |
| Average daily rate | £305 | £309 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.09 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £323 | £326 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £290 | £289 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.16 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 185 | 226 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.75 | £21.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £24.20 | £23.25 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.08 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.65 | £24.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.78 | £22.56 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.80 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 7322 | 8623 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 9.655 % | 9.147 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2393 | 2439 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £342 | £352 |
| Average daily rate | £363 | £373 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.44 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £384 | £393 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £339 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.53 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 783 | 896 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.01 | £24.71 |
| Average hourly rate | £25.74 | £26.27 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.00 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.47 | £27.82 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.13 | £25.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.15 % |
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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 MCSE across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
