The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts advertised for the Isle of Wight region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Isle of Wight region.

Note that 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.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification 1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Isle of Wight 33.33% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 100.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £110 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £288 £265
% change year-on-year
+4.34% +8.49%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £15.00 £15.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year
-3.22% -11.42%
All Qualifications
Isle of Wight
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1 0 0
As % of all contract IT jobs located in the Isle of Wight 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £110 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 0
Average hourly rate - - -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.00 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
-2.22% -10.00%
Microsoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Isle of Wight region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Isle of Wight Microsoft Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Isle of Wight region.

Isle of Wight Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 16 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Isle of Wight region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

1 3 (75.00%) SLA
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (75.00%) MS Office
1 3 (75.00%) MCP
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
2 2 (50.00%) MS Excel
2 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) MySQL
3 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
3 1 (25.00%) MCDBA
3 1 (25.00%) MTS
3 1 (25.00%) Replication
3 1 (25.00%) Retail

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Isle of Wight region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) MTS
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) MS Office
2 2 (50.00%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server Integration Services
1 1 (25.00%) MySQL
1 1 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Helpdesk Technician
2 1 (25.00%) DBA
2 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support
2 1 (25.00%) Administrator
2 1 (25.00%) Help Desk Support
2 1 (25.00%) SQL DBA
2 1 (25.00%) Teradata DBA
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 3 (75.00%) Windows
1 3 (75.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Data Protection
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) MCP
2 1 (25.00%) MCDBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft