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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT contracts within the Leicestershire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT job ads that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 4 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to 4 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2731
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads63
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below14.29 %11.54 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£185-
Average daily rate£185-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£185-
UK excluding London average daily rate£290£289
% change on same period last year+0.16 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£17.00
Average hourly rate-£17.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£17.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.78£22.56
% change on same period last year+9.80 %
Qualifications LeicestershireQualifications
Leicestershire
Matching contract IT job ads4226
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.028 %
Daily rates quoted127
Average minimum daily rate£278£356
Average daily rate£286£379
% change on same period last year-24.51 %
Average maximum daily rate£295£403
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£339
% change on same period last year-2.53 %
Hourly rates quoted64
Average minimum hourly rate£14.29£17.00
Average hourly rate£18.64£18.25
% change on same period last year+2.15 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.00£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.13£25.68
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
MCSE East MidlandsMCSE
East Midlands

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.

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Leicestershire MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Daily Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire MCSE Daily Rate Trend

MCSE
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCSE across the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008.

Leicestershire MCSE Daily Rate Histogram

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Leicestershire MCSE Hourly Rate Trend

MCSE
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing MCSE within the Leicestershire region over the 3 months to 4 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
LoughboroughNew entry-4£185-
LeicesterNew entry-3--
MCSE East MidlandsMCSE
East Midlands

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

17 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (100.00 %)Active Directory
25 (71.43 %)Windows
34 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (57.14 %)Citrix
43 (42.86 %)ProCurve
43 (42.86 %)Network Design
43 (42.86 %)HP
43 (42.86 %)VoIP
43 (42.86 %)Education
43 (42.86 %)Migration
43 (42.86 %)VMware
43 (42.86 %)MCSA
52 (28.57 %)Microsoft
52 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
61 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
61 (14.29 %)CCNP
61 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
61 (14.29 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
61 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
61 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (14.29 %)VMware Server
61 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (14.29 %)MS Excel
61 (14.29 %)Linux
61 (14.29 %)SQL
61 (14.29 %)ITIL
61 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
61 (14.29 %)Unix
61 (14.29 %)SAN

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Leicestershire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
14 (57.14 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
31 (14.29 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
31 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2000
Applications
11 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
13 (42.86 %)VoIP
21 (14.29 %)SAN
General
13 (42.86 %)Education
Job Titles
13 (42.86 %)Citrix Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Technical Project Manager
21 (14.29 %)Systems Engineer
21 (14.29 %)Server Support
21 (14.29 %)3rd Line Support
21 (14.29 %)Technical Manager
Miscellaneous
11 (14.29 %)Blackberry
Operating Systems
15 (71.43 %)Windows
21 (14.29 %)Linux
21 (14.29 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Migration
13 (42.86 %)Network Design
21 (14.29 %)ITIL
21 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
Programming Languages
11 (14.29 %)SQL
Qualifications
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (42.86 %)MCSA
31 (14.29 %)CCNP
31 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
31 (14.29 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
System Software
17 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (14.29 %)VMware ESX
21 (14.29 %)Citrix Presentation Server
21 (14.29 %)VMware Server
21 (14.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
14 (57.14 %)Citrix
23 (42.86 %)VMware
23 (42.86 %)ProCurve
23 (42.86 %)HP
32 (28.57 %)Microsoft
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