| Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 437 | 411 | 562 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -26 |  +151 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 40 | 22 | 27 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 0.089 % | 0.060 % | 0.035 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.615 % | 0.334 % | 0.243 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 21 | 7 | 7 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £365 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £255 | £202 | £215 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £538 | £400 | £395 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £400 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| Average hourly rate | £34.19 | £27.90 | £23.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.50 | £27.90 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 6505 | 6595 | 11119 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in England | 14.51 % | 18.04 % | 14.49 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2874 | 2251 | 3416 |
| Average daily rate | £350 | £375 | £370 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £220 | £210 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £525 | £525 | £522 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 530 | 646 | 1208 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.18 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £13.00 | £13.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £38.50 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCTS across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
