| Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 63 | 56 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -7 |  +2 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 5 | 14 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 0.344 % | 0.620 % | 1.165 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.885 % | 5.435 % | 10.69 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Average daily rate | £165 | £275 | £225 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £275 | £278 | £300 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Average hourly rate | - | £20.75 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £17.50 | £21.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 104 | 92 | 131 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Manchester | 11.91 % | 11.40 % | 10.90 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 40 | 32 | 22 |
| Average daily rate | £255 | £300 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £165 | £136 | £250 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £350 | £432 | £426 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 13 | 14 | 17 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.00 | £30.00 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCSE across the Manchester region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
