 Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST) |
| 3 months to
21 Nov 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 44 | 58 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +14 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 5 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.006 % | 0.005 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.154 % | 4.673 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | - |
| Average daily rate | - | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £88 | £148 |
| % change on same period last year | -40.84 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| Average hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £11.00 | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.70 | £18.76 |
| % change on same period last year | +10.30 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 65 | 107 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.102 % | 0.115 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 19 | 26 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £270 | £298 |
| Average daily rate | £276 | £307 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.84 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £283 | £315 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £325 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.01 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 10 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £22.18 | £22.80 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.62 | £23.60 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.06 | £24.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.56 | £25.68 |
| % change on same period last year | -0.47 % |
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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 MCDST across the Glasgow region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
