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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank52-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.220 %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£312£322
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£13.00-
Average hourly rate£14.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£15.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.00£36.25
% change on same period last year-61.37 %
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Gloucestershire
Matching contract IT job ads8271
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.109 %0.072 %
Daily rates quoted1716
Average minimum daily rate£292£322
Average daily rate£310£356
% change on same period last year-12.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted311
Average minimum hourly rate£19.00£25.30
Average hourly rate£24.50£25.73
% change on same period last year-4.76 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£26.15
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MCAD South WestMCAD
South West

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.

MCAD
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire MCAD Demand Trend

MCAD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCAD within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CheltenhamNew entry-1--
MCAD South WestMCAD
South West

MCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing MCAD 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 MCAD.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
21 (50.00 %)Intranet
21 (50.00 %)Extranet
21 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (50.00 %)Web Design
21 (50.00 %)PDM
21 (50.00 %)Data Management
21 (50.00 %)AJAX
21 (50.00 %)MCTS
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (50.00 %)MCPD
21 (50.00 %)Business Development
21 (50.00 %).NET Framework
21 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
21 (50.00 %)C#
21 (50.00 %)DHTML
21 (50.00 %)HTML
21 (50.00 %)JavaScript
21 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)SQL Server
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)CSS
21 (50.00 %)XML
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)MCSD
21 (50.00 %)LDAP

MCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %)HTML
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (50.00 %)CSS
11 (50.00 %)XML
11 (50.00 %)AJAX
11 (50.00 %).NET Framework
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint
11 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LDAP
11 (50.00 %)Intranet
11 (50.00 %)Extranet
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server
11 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Consultant
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Technical Administrator
11 (50.00 %)SharePoint Consultant
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)SOA
11 (50.00 %)Configuration Management
11 (50.00 %)Web Design
11 (50.00 %)PDM
11 (50.00 %)Data Management
11 (50.00 %)Business Development
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)C#
11 (50.00 %)DHTML
11 (50.00 %)JavaScript
11 (50.00 %)SQL
11 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)MCTS
21 (50.00 %)MCPD
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)MCSD
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
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