Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT contracts within the Herefordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank-18
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads04
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.004 %
As % of the category below0.000 %36.36 %
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£291£275
% change on same period last year+5.66 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£19.00
Average hourly rate-£20.25
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£21.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.19£21.08
% change on same period last year+14.78 %
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Herefordshire
Matching contract IT job ads511
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted32
Average minimum daily rate£250£280
Average daily rate£278£290
% change on same period last year-4.02 %
Average maximum daily rate£307£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.80
Average hourly rate-£21.80
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
MCSE West MidlandsMCSE
West Midlands

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.

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Herefordshire MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire MCSE Daily Rate Trend

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Herefordshire MCSE Hourly Rate Trend

MCSE
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)Windows
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

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Herefordshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)DHCP
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)Firewall
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Administrator
11 (100.00 %)Network Administrator
11 (100.00 %)Server Administrator
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Blackberry
Herefordshire 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
Herefordshire 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
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Herefordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)VMware