| Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 58 | 65 | 83 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +7 | +18 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 17 | 8 | 28 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire | 1.463 % | 0.575 % | 0.981 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 4.187 % | 1.909 % | 4.396 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| Average daily rate | £275 | £375 | £263 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £225 | £275 | £253 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £410 | £475 | £273 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £275 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.25 | £21.75 | £14.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.85 | £12.95 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.65 | £40.00 | £31.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.30 | £18.88 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 406 | 419 | 637 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Hampshire | 34.94 % | 30.12 % | 22.33 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 157 | 113 | 171 |
| Average daily rate | £310 | £350 | £356 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £250 | £250 | £216 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £435 | £525 | £439 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 39 | 74 | 173 |
| Average hourly rate | £37.50 | £37.50 | £32.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £17.00 | £16.55 | £14.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £46.00 | £40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
