Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Hemel Hempstead 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 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-15
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads02
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.000 %22.22 %
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£172£208
% change on same period last year-17.21 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.28£17.01
% change on same period last year-4.32 %
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hemel Hempstead
Matching contract IT job ads39
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.010 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£250£280
Average daily rate£275£290
% change on same period last year-5.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£300£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£10.00
Average hourly rate-£12.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
MCP HerefordshireMCP
Herefordshire

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 Hemel Hempstead region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Hemel Hempstead 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 Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead 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 Hemel Hempstead region.

Hemel Hempstead MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
11 (100.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
11 (100.00 %)Information Security Management
11 (100.00 %)Security Management
11 (100.00 %)VMware
11 (100.00 %)Information Security
11 (100.00 %)Asset Management
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hemel Hempstead 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.

Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Administrator
11 (100.00 %)Network Administrator
11 (100.00 %)Server Administrator
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)Disaster Recovery
11 (100.00 %)Information Security Management
11 (100.00 %)Security Management
11 (100.00 %)Information Security
11 (100.00 %)Asset Management
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Hemel Hempstead IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)VMware