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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) in IT contracts within the Essex region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCAD over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank57-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.852 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£400-
Average daily rate£425-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£450-
UK excluding London average daily rate£319£336
% change on same period last year-5.18 %
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£22.80-
% change on same period last year-
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads108125
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.151 %0.126 %
Daily rates quoted4854
Average minimum daily rate£207£170
Average daily rate£222£176
% change on same period last year+25.84 %
Average maximum daily rate£237£182
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£323
% change on same period last year+4.11 %
Hourly rates quoted1824
Average minimum hourly rate£22.86£26.34
Average hourly rate£23.43£26.68
% change on same period last year-12.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.00£27.02
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
MCAD East of EnglandMCAD
East of 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.

MCAD
Demand Trend

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

Essex MCAD Demand Trend

MCAD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCAD across the Essex region.

Essex MCAD Daily Rate Trend

MCAD
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing MCAD 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 MCAD.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (100.00 %)C#
12 (100.00 %).NET
12 (100.00 %)MCP
12 (100.00 %)MCSD
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint
21 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
21 (50.00 %)MCTS
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)MCITP
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
21 (50.00 %)Marketing
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
21 (50.00 %)PerformancePoint

MCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing MCAD 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 MCAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (100.00 %).NET
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server Integration Services
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
11 (50.00 %)PerformancePoint
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Marketing
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Developer
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %).NET Developer
11 (50.00 %)C# Developer
11 (50.00 %)CSharp Software Developer
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (100.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)SQL
Essex IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)MCP
12 (100.00 %)MCSD
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)MCTS
21 (50.00 %)MCITP