 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 74 | 61 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -13 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 10 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.005 % | 0.010 % |
| As % of the category below | 2.260 % | 7.353 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £120 | - |
| Average daily rate | £125 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £130 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £200 | £206 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.97 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 4 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | - | £12.50 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £14.50 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum hourly rate | - | £16.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.51 | £19.05 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.07 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 177 | 136 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.236 % | 0.138 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 43 | 28 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £296 | £348 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £358 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.10 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £333 | £368 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 6 | 8 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.45 | £16.36 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.24 | £17.77 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.86 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £22.02 | £19.18 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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 MCP across the Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
