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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Farnborough region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank19-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads30
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below75.00 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£150-
Average daily rate£175-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£221£189
% change on same period last year+16.90 %
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£15.25£18.30
% change on same period last year-16.67 %
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Farnborough
Matching contract IT job ads46
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.006 %
Daily rates quoted26
Average minimum daily rate£233£265
Average daily rate£267£265
% change on same period last year+0.54 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£265
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
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£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
MCP HampshireMCP
Hampshire

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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Farnborough MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Farnborough MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Farnborough MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Farnborough region citing MCP 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 MCP.

15 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (60.00 %)Windows XP
23 (60.00 %)ITIL
23 (60.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
23 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
32 (40.00 %)MS Excel
32 (40.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
41 (20.00 %)Service Management
41 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
41 (20.00 %)SLA
41 (20.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
41 (20.00 %)MCAD
41 (20.00 %)MCSD
41 (20.00 %)C#
41 (20.00 %).NET
41 (20.00 %)SQL Server
41 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
41 (20.00 %)Retail

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Farnborough region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (20.00 %).NET
11 (20.00 %)ASP.NET
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Retail
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (40.00 %)Network Technician
21 (20.00 %).NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)C# Developer
21 (20.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)IT Support Technician
21 (20.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
21 (20.00 %)Developer
21 (20.00 %)Support Technician
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (60.00 %)Windows
13 (60.00 %)Windows XP
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (60.00 %)ITIL
13 (60.00 %)SC Cleared
13 (60.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (40.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (20.00 %)Service Management
31 (20.00 %)Service Delivery
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C#
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (20.00 %)MCAD
21 (20.00 %)MCSD
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (20.00 %)SLA
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (40.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (20.00 %)Tivoli Storage Manager