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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT contracts within the Liverpool region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank3236
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching contract IT job ads14
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.004 %
As % of the category below3.125 %12.90 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£430
Average daily rate-£468
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£505
UK excluding London average daily rate£268£297
% change on same period last year-9.67 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£40.00-
Average hourly rate£40.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£22.33£23.94
% change on same period last year-6.73 %
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Liverpool
Matching contract IT job ads3231
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.031 %
Daily rates quoted715
Average minimum daily rate£301£330
Average daily rate£327£343
% change on same period last year-4.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£354£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.48 %
Hourly rates quoted42
Average minimum hourly rate£22.63£15.67
Average hourly rate£25.44£16.50
% change on same period last year+54.16 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.25£17.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.31£25.67
% change on same period last year-5.30 %
MCSE MerseysideMCSE
Merseyside

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

Liverpool 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 Liverpool region.

Liverpool MCSE Daily Rate Trend

MCSE
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Liverpool MCSE Hourly Rate Trend

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

110 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (50.00 %)Active Directory
25 (50.00 %)Microsoft
34 (40.00 %)DNS
34 (40.00 %)MCP
34 (40.00 %)Windows
43 (30.00 %)SAN
43 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
43 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (20.00 %)Government
52 (20.00 %)Solaris
52 (20.00 %)LAN
52 (20.00 %)WAN
52 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
52 (20.00 %)UNIX
52 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
52 (20.00 %)Sun
52 (20.00 %)CCNA
52 (20.00 %)NetApp
52 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
52 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
52 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
61 (10.00 %)Data Security
61 (10.00 %)Telecoms
61 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
61 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
61 (10.00 %)HP
61 (10.00 %)Dell
61 (10.00 %)Citrix
61 (10.00 %)Perl

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Liverpool 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.

Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (10.00 %)MS Office
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (40.00 %)DNS
23 (30.00 %)SAN
32 (20.00 %)LAN
32 (20.00 %)WAN
32 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
41 (10.00 %)DEFINITY
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (20.00 %)Government
21 (10.00 %)Telecoms
21 (10.00 %)Home Office
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (40.00 %)Support Engineer
22 (20.00 %)Administrator
31 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support
31 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (10.00 %)IT Support Technician
31 (10.00 %)Server Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Specialist
31 (10.00 %)Server Support Engineer
31 (10.00 %)Infrastructure Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Desktop Support
31 (10.00 %)Consultant
31 (10.00 %)Server Support
31 (10.00 %)Support Technician
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (10.00 %)Replication
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (40.00 %)Windows
23 (30.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (20.00 %)Solaris
32 (20.00 %)UNIX
32 (20.00 %)Windows Vista
41 (10.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (30.00 %)Security Cleared
22 (20.00 %)SC Cleared
22 (20.00 %)BC Cleared
31 (10.00 %)Data Security
31 (10.00 %)Migration
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (10.00 %)Perl
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
110 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (40.00 %)MCP
32 (20.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (20.00 %)CCNA
41 (10.00 %)Dell Certification
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (50.00 %)Active Directory
21 (10.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
Liverpool IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (20.00 %)Sun
22 (20.00 %)NetApp
31 (10.00 %)HP
31 (10.00 %)Dell
31 (10.00 %)Citrix
31 (10.00 %)VMware
31 (10.00 %)Avaya