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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Glasgow region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4646
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads1323
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.017 %0.023 %
As % of the category below15.12 %19.66 %
Daily rates quoted11
Average minimum daily rate£350£170
Average daily rate£400£190
% change on same period last year+110.52 %
Average maximum daily rate£450£210
UK excluding London average daily rate£266£275
% change on same period last year-3.35 %
Hourly rates quoted09
Average minimum hourly rate-£14.89
Average hourly rate-£15.17
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.44
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.07£23.18
% change on same period last year-0.50 %
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Glasgow
Matching contract IT job ads86117
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.115 %0.118 %
Daily rates quoted2728
Average minimum daily rate£286£272
Average daily rate£306£286
% change on same period last year+6.99 %
Average maximum daily rate£326£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted416
Average minimum hourly rate£20.38£14.24
Average hourly rate£21.19£14.59
% change on same period last year+45.20 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.00£14.94
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
Microsoft Certification ScotlandMicrosoft Certification
Scotland

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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Glasgow Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Glasgow Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

124 (64.86 %)MCSE
222 (59.46 %)Windows
319 (51.35 %)Microsoft
415 (40.54 %)Active Directory
511 (29.73 %)MCP
511 (29.73 %)SQL
610 (27.03 %)SAN
610 (27.03 %)Finance
79 (24.32 %)SQL Server
88 (21.62 %)Lotus
97 (18.92 %)MS Exchange
106 (16.22 %)Lotus Notes
106 (16.22 %)Transact-SQL
106 (16.22 %)VMware
106 (16.22 %)VMware ESX
106 (16.22 %)MCDST
115 (13.51 %).NET
115 (13.51 %)MS Office
115 (13.51 %)ITIL
115 (13.51 %)Windows XP
115 (13.51 %)MS Excel
115 (13.51 %)HP
115 (13.51 %)Windows Server 2003
124 (10.81 %)IIS
124 (10.81 %)MCSA
124 (10.81 %)MCAD
124 (10.81 %)Change Management
124 (10.81 %)Disaster Recovery
124 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2005
124 (10.81 %)Banking

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Glasgow region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (13.51 %).NET
22 (5.405 %)ADO.NET
22 (5.405 %)ASP.NET
22 (5.405 %)CSS
22 (5.405 %)WebServices
22 (5.405 %)XML
22 (5.405 %)XSL
22 (5.405 %)AJAX
22 (5.405 %)HTML
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (18.92 %)MS Exchange
26 (16.22 %)Lotus Notes
34 (10.81 %)IIS
43 (8.108 %)Exchange Server 2003
52 (5.405 %)SharePoint Server 2007
52 (5.405 %)SharePoint
52 (5.405 %)BizTalk Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (13.51 %)MS Office
15 (13.51 %)MS Excel
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (27.03 %)SAN
22 (5.405 %)TCP/IP
22 (5.405 %)DNS
22 (5.405 %)LDAP
22 (5.405 %)SMS
31 (2.703 %)WAN
31 (2.703 %)DHCP
31 (2.703 %)LAN
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (24.32 %)SQL Server
24 (10.81 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (8.108 %)SQL Server Integration Services
33 (8.108 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
33 (8.108 %)ETL
41 (2.703 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (2.703 %)Crystal Reports
41 (2.703 %)MS Access
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (8.108 %)VSS/SourceSafe
21 (2.703 %)JDeveloper
21 (2.703 %)PVCS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (27.03 %)Finance
24 (10.81 %)Banking
33 (8.108 %)Marketing
42 (5.405 %)Education
51 (2.703 %)Health
51 (2.703 %)Investment Banking
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (37.84 %)Analyst
26 (16.22 %)Developer
26 (16.22 %)Service Analyst
26 (16.22 %)Service Desk Analyst
35 (13.51 %)Support Analyst
44 (10.81 %)Server Analyst
53 (8.108 %)SQL Developer
53 (8.108 %)Support Technician
53 (8.108 %)Support Engineer
53 (8.108 %)3rd Line Support
62 (5.405 %)Technical Support
62 (5.405 %)Trainer
62 (5.405 %)Consultant
62 (5.405 %)Server Support
62 (5.405 %)Senior Developer
62 (5.405 %)Technical Analyst
62 (5.405 %)ASP.NET Developer
62 (5.405 %).NET Developer
62 (5.405 %)Server Support Analyst
62 (5.405 %)Senior .NET Developer
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (8.108 %)Management Information System
13 (8.108 %)Clustering
21 (2.703 %)Blackberry
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
122 (59.46 %)Windows
25 (13.51 %)Windows XP
25 (13.51 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (8.108 %)Windows 2000
42 (5.405 %)Windows NT
51 (2.703 %)UNIX
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (13.51 %)ITIL
24 (10.81 %)Change Management
24 (10.81 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (8.108 %)Business Intelligence
33 (8.108 %)Service Management
42 (5.405 %)Web Design
42 (5.405 %)Content Management
42 (5.405 %)Web Development
51 (2.703 %)Quality Management
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
111 (29.73 %)SQL
26 (16.22 %)Transact-SQL
33 (8.108 %)VB
42 (5.405 %)C#
42 (5.405 %)DHTML
42 (5.405 %)JavaScript
51 (2.703 %)PL/SQL
51 (2.703 %)Java
51 (2.703 %)Shell Script
51 (2.703 %)VB6
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (64.86 %)MCSE
211 (29.73 %)MCP
36 (16.22 %)MCDST
44 (10.81 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
44 (10.81 %)MCAD
44 (10.81 %)MCSA
53 (8.108 %)MCITP
62 (5.405 %)MCT
62 (5.405 %)CNA
62 (5.405 %)Novell Certification
62 (5.405 %)MCSD
71 (2.703 %)HND
71 (2.703 %)ITIL Certification
71 (2.703 %)Degree
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (40.54 %)Active Directory
26 (16.22 %)VMware ESX
33 (8.108 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (5.405 %)NetBackup
42 (5.405 %)Backup Exec
51 (2.703 %)ISA Server
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.703 %)MOM
11 (2.703 %)WSUS
Glasgow IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (51.35 %)Microsoft
28 (21.62 %)Lotus
36 (16.22 %)VMware
45 (13.51 %)HP
53 (8.108 %)Symantec
62 (5.405 %)Citrix
62 (5.405 %)Novell
71 (2.703 %)VERITAS
71 (2.703 %)Remedy
71 (2.703 %)Oracle
71 (2.703 %)PeopleSoft
71 (2.703 %)Cisco
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