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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the London 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 8 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 8 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank109144
Rank change on same period last yearUp+35
Matching contract IT job ads507530
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.668 %0.554 %
As % of the category below15.44 %12.81 %
Daily rates quoted150148
Average minimum daily rate£305£309
Average daily rate£326£324
% change on same period last year+0.66 %
Average maximum daily rate£348£339
UK excluding London average daily rate£269£279
% change on same period last year-3.53 %
Hourly rates quoted9199
Average minimum hourly rate£20.84£21.49
Average hourly rate£22.40£22.61
% change on same period last year-0.92 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.95£23.72
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.07£23.22
% change on same period last year-0.63 %
Qualifications LondonQualifications
London
Matching contract IT job ads32844138
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled4.329 %4.327 %
Daily rates quoted12511418
Average minimum daily rate£370£382
Average daily rate£393£405
% change on same period last year-3.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£416£429
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£339
% change on same period last year-2.62 %
Hourly rates quoted253242
Average minimum hourly rate£24.82£24.35
Average hourly rate£27.02£25.91
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.23£27.47
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.13£25.71
% change on same period last year-2.24 %
Microsoft Certification EnglandMicrosoft Certification
England

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

London 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 London region.

London Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the London region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

London Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Histogram

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 London region.

London Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the London region over the 3 months to 8 July 2008.

London Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT job ads citing Microsoft Certification within the London region over the 3 months to 8 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
City of LondonUp+1123£315+1.38 %
Docklands, LondonUp+2812£357+26.84 %
CroydonUp+105£155-
Canary WharfUp+42£150-40.00 %
TwickenhamNew entry-1--
HammersmithNew entry-1£280-
Kingston Upon ThamesNew entry-1£388-
WimbledonUp+71--
New MaldenNew entry-1£425-
WestminsterNew entry-1£375-
South CroydonNew entry-1--
Microsoft Certification EnglandMicrosoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

1702 (70.06 %)MCSE
2598 (59.68 %)Windows
3450 (44.91 %)Microsoft
4374 (37.33 %)Active Directory
5256 (25.55 %)MCP
6233 (23.25 %)MS Exchange
7201 (20.06 %)Finance
8200 (19.96 %)SQL Server
9195 (19.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
10188 (18.76 %)VMware
11182 (18.16 %)SQL
12165 (16.47 %)Windows Server 2003
13159 (15.87 %)SAN
14154 (15.37 %)Citrix
15153 (15.27 %)Windows 2000
16138 (13.77 %)TCP/IP
17131 (13.07 %)MS Excel
18130 (12.97 %)ITIL
19124 (12.38 %)HP
20123 (12.28 %)Cisco Certification
21118 (11.78 %)Windows XP
22115 (11.48 %)DNS
23114 (11.38 %)MS Office
24111 (11.08 %)Cisco
24111 (11.08 %)Banking
25101 (10.08 %).NET
2699 (9.880 %)CCNA
2699 (9.880 %)LAN
2798 (9.780 %)Degree
2897 (9.681 %)WAN

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the London 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.

Application Development
1101 (10.08 %).NET
257 (5.689 %)XML
341 (4.092 %)ASP.NET
433 (3.293 %)ASP
528 (2.794 %)WebServices
528 (2.794 %)XSLT
528 (2.794 %)HTML
627 (2.695 %)CSS
724 (2.395 %).NET Framework
820 (1.996 %)XSD
919 (1.896 %)Application Packaging
1013 (1.297 %)DCOM
1110 (0.998 %)Software Packaging
1110 (0.998 %)COM+
128 (0.798 %)ADO.NET
137 (0.699 %)COM
146 (0.599 %)WebSphere
154 (0.399 %)Windows SharePoint Services
154 (0.399 %)AJAX
154 (0.399 %)XHTML
Application Platforms
1233 (23.25 %)MS Exchange
2195 (19.46 %)Exchange Server 2003
388 (8.782 %)Exchange Server 2000
479 (7.884 %)IIS
566 (6.587 %)SharePoint
652 (5.190 %)Exchange Server 2007
738 (3.792 %)Lotus Notes
825 (2.495 %)SharePoint Server 2007
914 (1.397 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1010 (0.998 %)CMS
1010 (0.998 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
119 (0.898 %)Exchange Server 5.5
128 (0.798 %)Content Management Server
136 (0.599 %)Apache
136 (0.599 %)BizTalk Server
145 (0.499 %)Lotus Domino
153 (0.299 %)Office Communications Server
153 (0.299 %)Oracle Application Server
153 (0.299 %)Oracle Spatial
162 (0.200 %)MindAlign
Applications
1131 (13.07 %)MS Excel
2114 (11.38 %)MS Office
318 (1.796 %)MS Visio
415 (1.497 %)MS Project
52 (0.200 %)InfoPath
52 (0.200 %)AutoCAD
52 (0.200 %)Acrobat
61 (0.100 %)Photoshop
61 (0.100 %)DeltaView
61 (0.100 %)MS PowerPoint
Business Applications
14 (0.399 %)Microsoft CRM
14 (0.399 %)Great Plains
23 (0.299 %)assyst
32 (0.200 %)Dynamics GP
32 (0.200 %)Dynamics CRM
32 (0.200 %)SoftGrid
41 (0.100 %)Navision
41 (0.100 %)SAP R/3
41 (0.100 %)Summit
41 (0.100 %)RMDS
41 (0.100 %)SAP ERP
41 (0.100 %)Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1159 (15.87 %)SAN
2138 (13.77 %)TCP/IP
3115 (11.48 %)DNS
499 (9.880 %)LAN
597 (9.681 %)WAN
675 (7.485 %)DHCP
763 (6.287 %)Firewall
851 (5.090 %)WINS
947 (4.691 %)VPN
1042 (4.192 %)Internet
1133 (3.293 %)SMTP
1221 (2.096 %)VoIP
1221 (2.096 %)SMS
1318 (1.796 %)Network Security
1415 (1.497 %)IP Telephony
1513 (1.297 %)Cisco IPT
1611 (1.098 %)POP3
178 (0.798 %)VLAN
178 (0.798 %)iSCSI
178 (0.798 %)SNMP
Database & Business Intelligence
1200 (19.96 %)SQL Server
279 (7.884 %)SQL Server 2005
374 (7.385 %)SQL Server 2000
424 (2.395 %)Oracle 10g
521 (2.096 %)SQL Server 7
615 (1.497 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
713 (1.297 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
811 (1.098 %)SQL Server Integration Services
910 (0.998 %)MS Access
109 (0.898 %)Oracle 9i
116 (0.599 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
116 (0.599 %)GIS
125 (0.499 %)ETL
134 (0.399 %)DTS
143 (0.299 %)Crystal Reports
143 (0.299 %)NonStop SQL
152 (0.200 %)RDBMS
152 (0.200 %)Datawarehouse
152 (0.200 %)DB2
152 (0.200 %)MySQL
Development Applications
116 (1.597 %)Visual Studio
26 (0.599 %)MSI
34 (0.399 %)TestDirector
43 (0.299 %)NUnit
52 (0.200 %)Flash
52 (0.200 %)InstallShield
61 (0.100 %)ClearCase
61 (0.100 %)Subversion
61 (0.100 %)Visual Studio Team System
General
1201 (20.06 %)Finance
2111 (11.08 %)Banking
348 (4.790 %)Investment Banking
433 (3.293 %)Law
433 (3.293 %)Insurance
532 (3.194 %)Legal
629 (2.894 %)Financial Institution
727 (2.695 %)Government
819 (1.896 %)Back Office
819 (1.896 %)Telecoms
912 (1.198 %)Marketing
1011 (1.098 %)Health
119 (0.898 %)Education
119 (0.898 %)Auditing
125 (0.499 %)Publishing
125 (0.499 %)Local Government
134 (0.399 %)Retail
143 (0.299 %)Games
152 (0.200 %)Wholesale Banking
152 (0.200 %)FMCG
Job Titles
1202 (20.16 %)Analyst
2106 (10.58 %)Support Analyst
379 (7.884 %)Developer
478 (7.784 %)Support Engineer
478 (7.784 %)Administrator
571 (7.086 %)Desktop Support
657 (5.689 %)2nd Line Support
753 (5.289 %)3rd Line Support
849 (4.890 %).NET Developer
946 (4.591 %)Server Engineer
1045 (4.491 %)Consultant
1135 (3.493 %)Systems Administrator
1135 (3.493 %)Architect
1233 (3.293 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1332 (3.194 %)DBA
1332 (3.194 %)Server Support
1431 (3.094 %)Systems Engineer
1530 (2.994 %)Desktop Analyst
1530 (2.994 %)Helpdesk Support
1629 (2.894 %)Network Engineer
Miscellaneous
163 (6.287 %)Clustering
252 (5.190 %)Blackberry
319 (1.896 %)Asset Management
413 (1.297 %)Replication
510 (0.998 %)Computer Science
510 (0.998 %)Client/Server
69 (0.898 %)NHS
78 (0.798 %)Management Information System
87 (0.699 %)Thin Client
87 (0.699 %)Fat Client
87 (0.699 %)Spanish Language
87 (0.699 %)Mathematics
96 (0.599 %)CLARiiON
105 (0.499 %)Video Conferencing
105 (0.499 %)PDA
105 (0.499 %)French Language
114 (0.399 %)Italian Language
114 (0.399 %)Derivative
114 (0.399 %)Fixed Income
114 (0.399 %)PMI
Operating Systems
1598 (59.68 %)Windows
2165 (16.47 %)Windows Server 2003
3153 (15.27 %)Windows 2000
4118 (11.78 %)Windows XP
573 (7.285 %)Linux
665 (6.487 %)Windows NT
759 (5.888 %)Unix
845 (4.491 %)Solaris
912 (1.198 %)HPUX
1010 (0.998 %)Mac OS X
116 (0.599 %)Windows Mobile
122 (0.200 %)NetWare
131 (0.100 %)AIX
131 (0.100 %)FreeBSD
131 (0.100 %)Symbian OS
131 (0.100 %)Mac OS X Server
131 (0.100 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1130 (12.97 %)ITIL
279 (7.884 %)PRINCE2
361 (6.088 %)Migration
432 (3.194 %)Disaster Recovery
432 (3.194 %)Project Management
530 (2.994 %)OO
625 (2.495 %)Service Management
724 (2.395 %)CRM
822 (2.196 %)Security Cleared
919 (1.896 %)Service Delivery
1017 (1.697 %)Incident Management
1115 (1.497 %)E-Commerce
1212 (1.198 %)Data Modelling
1311 (1.098 %)Business Intelligence
1410 (0.998 %)Problem Management
159 (0.898 %)Document Management
159 (0.898 %)SC Cleared
168 (0.798 %)Network Design
168 (0.798 %)Time Management
168 (0.798 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
1182 (18.16 %)SQL
290 (8.982 %)C#
338 (3.792 %)VB
430 (2.994 %)JavaScript
526 (2.595 %)Transact-SQL
618 (1.796 %)Shell Script
716 (1.597 %)C++
815 (1.497 %)VBScript
912 (1.198 %)C
1010 (0.998 %)VB.NET
119 (0.898 %)VBA
119 (0.898 %)Perl
122 (0.200 %)Java
122 (0.200 %)JCL
131 (0.100 %)DHTML
131 (0.100 %)PHP
131 (0.100 %)VB6
131 (0.100 %)Korn
131 (0.100 %)XPath
Qualifications
1702 (70.06 %)MCSE
2256 (25.55 %)MCP
3123 (12.28 %)Cisco Certification
499 (9.880 %)CCNA
598 (9.780 %)Degree
692 (9.182 %)MCSA
760 (5.988 %)MCSD
845 (4.491 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
944 (4.391 %)CCNP
1035 (3.493 %)Citrix Certification
1134 (3.393 %)MCDBA
1224 (2.395 %)MCTS
1224 (2.395 %)MCAD
1323 (2.295 %)CCA
1420 (1.996 %)Novell Certification
1420 (1.996 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1519 (1.896 %)CNE
1617 (1.697 %)RHCE
1617 (1.697 %)A+ Certification
1716 (1.597 %)MCT
Quality Assurance & Compliance
127 (2.695 %)SLA
210 (0.998 %)ISO9001
39 (0.898 %)QA
43 (0.299 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.100 %)TickIT
51 (0.100 %)CESG Infosec
51 (0.100 %)JSP 440
51 (0.100 %)DICOM
System Software
1374 (37.33 %)Active Directory
268 (6.786 %)VMware Infrastructure
363 (6.287 %)VMware ESX
422 (2.196 %)ISA Server
521 (2.096 %)NetBackup
620 (1.996 %)Citrix Presentation Server
713 (1.297 %)Backup Exec
811 (1.098 %)Terminal Services
99 (0.898 %)MetaFrame
108 (0.798 %)Terminal Server
115 (0.499 %)VMware Workstation
115 (0.499 %)Oracle RMAN
123 (0.299 %)VMware Server
123 (0.299 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
132 (0.200 %)VMware GSX
132 (0.200 %)NDS
141 (0.100 %)Xen
141 (0.100 %)MailMarshal
Systems Management
130 (2.994 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
228 (2.794 %)MOM
311 (1.098 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
410 (0.998 %)Norton AntiVirus
59 (0.898 %)WSUS
68 (0.798 %)SCCM
77 (0.699 %)Tivoli
85 (0.499 %)ARCserve
93 (0.299 %)OpenView
93 (0.299 %)Legato
93 (0.299 %)MIIS
93 (0.299 %)DameWare
93 (0.299 %)RepliStor
93 (0.299 %)HP Data Protector
102 (0.200 %)SCOM
102 (0.200 %)BMC PATROL
102 (0.200 %)MAILsweeper
111 (0.100 %)CiscoWorks
111 (0.100 %)Unicenter
111 (0.100 %)MIMEsweeper
Vendors
1450 (44.91 %)Microsoft
2188 (18.76 %)VMware
3154 (15.37 %)Citrix
4124 (12.38 %)HP
5111 (11.08 %)Cisco
660 (5.988 %)EMC
754 (5.389 %)Oracle
841 (4.092 %)Lotus
938 (3.792 %)IBM
1037 (3.693 %)Altiris
1135 (3.493 %)Reuters
1234 (3.393 %)Bloomberg
1234 (3.393 %)VERITAS
1333 (3.293 %)Remedy
1431 (3.094 %)Dell
1529 (2.894 %)Red Hat
1626 (2.595 %)Symantec
1719 (1.896 %)NetApp
1814 (1.397 %)Avaya
1814 (1.397 %)NetIQ
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