Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 MCSD over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£327£391
% change on same period last year-16.24 %
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-£40.00
% change on same period last year-
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Farnborough
Matching contract IT job ads1711
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted310
Average minimum daily rate£213£297
Average daily rate£241£297
% change on same period last year-19.09 %
Average maximum daily rate£269£297
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£325
% change on same period last year+2.01 %
Hourly rates quoted50
Average minimum hourly rate£34.33-
Average hourly rate£38.50-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£42.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.68
% change on same period last year-0.47 %
MCSD HampshireMCSD
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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Farnborough 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 Farnborough region.

Farnborough MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Farnborough 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.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Retail

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Farnborough 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.

Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Retail
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %).NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)C# Developer
11 (100.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
11 (100.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
Farnborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification