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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) 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 MCP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5048
Rank change on same period last yearDown-2
Matching contract IT job ads34
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.659 %5.634 %
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£200£206
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.51£19.05
% change on same period last year-8.07 %
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 %
MCP South WestMCP
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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP 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-2--
MCP South WestMCP
South West

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)SQL
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (75.00 %)Government
23 (75.00 %)VB
23 (75.00 %)MS Office
23 (75.00 %)Windows
23 (75.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (75.00 %)MCSE
23 (75.00 %)Auditing
23 (75.00 %)Remedy
23 (75.00 %)DV Cleared
23 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
31 (25.00 %)Primavera
31 (25.00 %)Business Development
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
31 (25.00 %)LDAP
31 (25.00 %)SharePoint
31 (25.00 %)SOA
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
31 (25.00 %)CSS
31 (25.00 %)XML
31 (25.00 %)ITIL
31 (25.00 %)MCAD
31 (25.00 %)MCSD
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)Oracle

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %)HTML
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
11 (25.00 %)CSS
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %)AJAX
11 (25.00 %).NET Framework
11 (25.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint
11 (25.00 %)BizTalk Server
11 (25.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)LDAP
11 (25.00 %)Intranet
11 (25.00 %)Extranet
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (75.00 %)Government
13 (75.00 %)Auditing
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Systems Administrator
13 (75.00 %)Administrator
21 (25.00 %)IT Administrator
21 (25.00 %)SharePoint Consultant
21 (25.00 %)Consultant
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Windows 2000
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (75.00 %)DV Cleared
13 (75.00 %)Security Cleared
21 (25.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)SOA
21 (25.00 %)Web Design
21 (25.00 %)Information Security
21 (25.00 %)Business Development
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)SQL
23 (75.00 %)VB
31 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)DHTML
31 (25.00 %)JavaScript
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (75.00 %)MCSE
31 (25.00 %)MCAD
31 (25.00 %)MCSD
31 (25.00 %)ITIL Certification
31 (25.00 %)MCTS
31 (25.00 %)MCPD
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Gloucestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Remedy
21 (25.00 %)Primavera
21 (25.00 %)Oracle
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Citrix
21 (25.00 %)VERITAS
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