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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT contracts within the Leeds 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7676
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching contract IT job ads13
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.003 %
As % of the category below0.613 %1.676 %
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£243£141
% change on same period last year+71.98 %
Hourly rates quoted03
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.67
Average hourly rate-£17.67
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£18.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.11£16.45
% change on same period last year+16.18 %
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads163179
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.229 %0.181 %
Daily rates quoted4745
Average minimum daily rate£315£336
Average daily rate£336£343
% change on same period last year-2.05 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£351
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted614
Average minimum hourly rate£24.75£27.90
Average hourly rate£27.75£29.28
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.75£30.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %
MCSA West YorkshireMCSA
West Yorkshire

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 Leeds region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds 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 Leeds region.

Leeds MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)Symantec
32 (50.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (50.00 %)MS Office
32 (50.00 %)ITIL
32 (50.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)MCSE
32 (50.00 %)Windows XP
32 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (50.00 %)MCDST
32 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
41 (25.00 %)A+ Certification
41 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
41 (25.00 %)MCP
41 (25.00 %)DameWare

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leeds 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.

Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (25.00 %)MS Exchange
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (50.00 %)MS Office
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (25.00 %)Trainer
11 (25.00 %)Analyst
11 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (25.00 %)1st Line Support
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Trainer
11 (25.00 %)1st Line Support Analyst
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
12 (50.00 %)Windows XP
12 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)ITIL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)SQL
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (50.00 %)MCSE
22 (50.00 %)MCDST
31 (25.00 %)MCP
31 (25.00 %)A+ Certification
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (50.00 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (25.00 %)DameWare
Leeds IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
13 (75.00 %)Symantec