Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank47-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.000 %
As % of the category below1.961 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted10
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£200-
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£180
% change on same period last year+53.29 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£18.36£17.05
% change on same period last year+7.66 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5169
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.074 %
Daily rates quoted1812
Average minimum daily rate£255£271
Average daily rate£261£277
% change on same period last year-5.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£268£284
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted812
Average minimum hourly rate£17.38£19.71
Average hourly rate£18.48£21.16
% change on same period last year-12.67 %
Average maximum hourly rate£19.58£22.62
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
MCSA South EastMCSA
South East

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.

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Kent MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Kent MCSA Daily Rate Trend

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Kent MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Kent region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
ChathamNew entry-1£200-
MCSA South EastMCSA
South East

MCSA
Top 20 Related IT Skills

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

12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)Windows
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Internet
21 (50.00 %)Symantec
21 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
21 (50.00 %)MS Visio
21 (50.00 %)HTTP
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)MCP

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (100.00 %)MS Office
12 (100.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Visio
21 (50.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)HTTP
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)Internet
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Banking
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (50.00 %)Active Directory
11 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Symantec