 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 146 | 196 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +50 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 360 | 373 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.480 % | 0.377 % |
| As % of the category below | 10.80 % | 8.703 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 113 | 115 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | £307 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.37 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £351 | £337 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £273 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 62 | 73 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £20.64 | £22.50 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.83 | £23.74 |
| % change on same period last year | -8.07 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £23.01 | £24.99 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.94 | £22.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3334 | 4286 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.444 % | 4.336 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1293 | 1502 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £373 | £382 |
| Average daily rate | £396 | £404 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.05 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £419 | £427 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 241 | 241 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £24.18 | £24.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £26.02 | £25.72 |
| % change on same period last year | +1.15 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £27.85 | £27.33 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCSE across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
