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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 job ads that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-58
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %1.667 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£315£383
% change on same period last year-17.82 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£25.00
Average hourly rate-£27.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£30.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£33.13
% change on same period last year-
Qualifications EssexQualifications
Essex
Matching contract IT job ads11660
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.153 %0.064 %
Daily rates quoted5125
Average minimum daily rate£205£149
Average daily rate£212£156
% change on same period last year+36.34 %
Average maximum daily rate£220£163
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£339
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted1713
Average minimum hourly rate£34.25£32.54
Average hourly rate£35.21£33.40
% change on same period last year+5.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£36.17£34.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.13£25.68
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
MCSD East of EnglandMCSD
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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Essex MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Essex MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCSD across the Essex region.

Essex MCSD Hourly Rate Trend

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

19 (100.00 %)C#
19 (100.00 %).NET
19 (100.00 %)SQL Server
19 (100.00 %)SharePoint
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (88.89 %)MCAD
28 (88.89 %)Visual Studio
28 (88.89 %)ADO.NET
28 (88.89 %)ASP.NET
28 (88.89 %)SQL
28 (88.89 %)Transact-SQL
37 (77.78 %)UML
45 (55.56 %)SQL Server 7
45 (55.56 %)MCP
45 (55.56 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (55.56 %)RUP
54 (44.44 %)Degree
54 (44.44 %)Computer Science
63 (33.33 %)BPMN
63 (33.33 %)InfoPath
63 (33.33 %)Government
63 (33.33 %)CMS
63 (33.33 %)Extreme Programming
63 (33.33 %)HTML
71 (11.11 %)Change Management
71 (11.11 %)Education
71 (11.11 %)Local Government
71 (11.11 %)VB.NET
71 (11.11 %)WebServices
71 (11.11 %)XML

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Essex region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
19 (100.00 %).NET
28 (88.89 %)ADO.NET
28 (88.89 %)ASP.NET
33 (33.33 %)HTML
41 (11.11 %)WebServices
41 (11.11 %)XML
Application Platforms
19 (100.00 %)SharePoint
23 (33.33 %)CMS
31 (11.11 %)BizTalk Server
Applications
13 (33.33 %)InfoPath
21 (11.11 %)MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
19 (100.00 %)SQL Server
25 (55.56 %)SQL Server 7
25 (55.56 %)SQL Server 2005
Development Applications
18 (88.89 %)Visual Studio
General
13 (33.33 %)Government
21 (11.11 %)Local Government
21 (11.11 %)Education
Job Titles
16 (66.67 %)Developer
23 (33.33 %)Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Systems Analyst
32 (22.22 %)Analyst Programmer
32 (22.22 %)Programmer
32 (22.22 %).NET Developer
41 (11.11 %)BizTalk Developer
41 (11.11 %)Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
14 (44.44 %)Computer Science
Processes & Methodologies
17 (77.78 %)UML
25 (55.56 %)RUP
33 (33.33 %)Extreme Programming
33 (33.33 %)BPMN
41 (11.11 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
19 (100.00 %)C#
28 (88.89 %)SQL
28 (88.89 %)Transact-SQL
31 (11.11 %)VB.NET
Qualifications
19 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (88.89 %)MCAD
35 (55.56 %)MCP
44 (44.44 %)Degree
Vendors
11 (11.11 %)Microsoft
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