 Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 90 | 110 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +20 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 1240 | 1341 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 1.653 % | 1.357 % |
| As % of the category below | 16.85 % | 14.69 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 319 | 294 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £280 | £282 |
| Average daily rate | £297 | £299 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.49 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £315 | £315 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £266 | £275 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.35 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 283 | 332 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.19 | £21.81 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.58 | £23.22 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.77 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.97 | £24.63 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.07 | £23.18 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.50 % |
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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 Microsoft Certification across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
