 Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to 8 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 109 | 144 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +35 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 507 | 530 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.668 % | 0.554 % |
| As % of the category below | 15.44 % | 12.81 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 150 | 148 |
| 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 quoted | 91 | 99 |
| 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 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 3284 | 4138 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 4.329 % | 4.327 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1251 | 1418 |
| 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 quoted | 253 | 242 |
| 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 % |
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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 Microsoft Certification across the London region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
