Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to 2 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 33 | 38 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 15 | 14 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.024 % | 0.015 % |
| As % of the category below | 29.41 % | 20.29 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 9 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £221 | £178 |
| Average daily rate | £227 | £181 |
| % change on same period last year | +25.78 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £233 | £183 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £266 | £261 |
| % change on same period last year | +2.08 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 2 | 2 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.50 | £21.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £23.25 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.33 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.50 | £25.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £19.59 | £20.03 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.20 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 51 | 69 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.082 % | 0.074 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 18 | 12 |
| 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 quoted | 8 | 12 |
| 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 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.