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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Leicester region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 4 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
4 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank1617
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.009 %
As % of the category below30.00 %47.06 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£200-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£201-
UK excluding London average daily rate£265£260
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£11.00-
Average hourly rate£11.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£11.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.65£20.00
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leicester
Matching contract IT job ads1017
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.019 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£207£130
Average daily rate£207£130
% change on same period last year+59.45 %
Average maximum daily rate£207£130
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.08 %
Hourly rates quoted40
Average minimum hourly rate£17.33-
Average hourly rate£18.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.67-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.70£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.18 %
Microsoft Certification LeicestershireMicrosoft Certification
Leicestershire

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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Leicester Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicester Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicester Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

15 (71.43 %)Active Directory
24 (57.14 %)Windows
24 (57.14 %)Microsoft
33 (42.86 %)MCP
42 (28.57 %)HND
42 (28.57 %)MCSE
42 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
42 (28.57 %)HP
42 (28.57 %)DNS
42 (28.57 %)LAN
42 (28.57 %)WAN
42 (28.57 %)DHCP
42 (28.57 %)NHS
42 (28.57 %)VMware
42 (28.57 %)VMware Server
51 (14.29 %)DCSE
51 (14.29 %)HP APS
51 (14.29 %)Retail
51 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (14.29 %)BMC PATROL
51 (14.29 %)VPN
51 (14.29 %)Compaq
51 (14.29 %)Dell
51 (14.29 %)Citrix
51 (14.29 %)A+ Certification
51 (14.29 %)BMC
51 (14.29 %)EPoS
51 (14.29 %)ATM
51 (14.29 %)MCSA

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicester region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (14.29 %)ODBC
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (28.57 %)LAN
12 (28.57 %)WAN
12 (28.57 %)DHCP
12 (28.57 %)DNS
21 (14.29 %)ATM
21 (14.29 %)VPN
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (14.29 %)SQL Server
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (14.29 %)Retail
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (28.57 %)Server Support
12 (28.57 %)3rd Line Support
21 (14.29 %)2nd Line Support
21 (14.29 %)Administrator
21 (14.29 %)Field Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Windows Administrator
21 (14.29 %)Citrix Administrator
21 (14.29 %)Field Service Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Author
21 (14.29 %)Technical Author
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (28.57 %)NHS
21 (14.29 %)EPoS
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (57.14 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Windows Server 2003
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (42.86 %)MCP
22 (28.57 %)HND
22 (28.57 %)MCSE
31 (14.29 %)MCSA
31 (14.29 %)A+ Certification
31 (14.29 %)DCSE
31 (14.29 %)HP APS
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (71.43 %)Active Directory
22 (28.57 %)VMware Server
31 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (14.29 %)BMC PATROL
Leicester IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft
22 (28.57 %)HP
22 (28.57 %)VMware
31 (14.29 %)Compaq
31 (14.29 %)Dell
31 (14.29 %)Citrix
31 (14.29 %)BMC