Leeds MCTS Contracts

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 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 MCTS over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Location Berkshire Bristol Canary Wharf City of London England Hammersmith Leeds London Midlands Oxford Oxfordshire Reading South East South West Surrey UK West Midlands	3 months to 20 Aug 2008	Same period last year
Rank	-	-
Rank change on same period last year	-
Matching contract IT job ads	0	0
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.000 %	0.000 %
As % of the category below	0.000 %	0.000 %
Daily rates quoted	0	0
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Average daily rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
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UK excluding London average daily rate	£325	-
% change on same period last year	-
Hourly rates quoted	0	0
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Average hourly rate	-	-
% change on same period last year	-
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UK excluding London average hourly rate	£40.50	£33.75
% change on same period last year	+19.99 %
Qualifications Leeds
Matching contract IT job ads	176	132
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled	0.232 %	0.131 %
Daily rates quoted	53	30
Average minimum daily rate	£317	£328
Average daily rate	£339	£339
% change on same period last year	-0.15 %
Average maximum daily rate	£361	£351
UK excluding London average daily rate	£331	£329
% change on same period last year	+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted	4	11
Average minimum hourly rate	£23.14	£23.13
Average hourly rate	£27.57	£23.94
% change on same period last year	+15.18 %
Average maximum hourly rate	£32.00	£24.75
UK excluding London average hourly rate	£24.48	£25.68
% change on same period last year	-4.69 %
MCTS 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.

MCTS
Demand Trend

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

MCTS
Hourly Rate Trend

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