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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Merseyside region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3534
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads313
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.013 %
As % of the category below8.571 %30.23 %
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£271£270
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Hourly rates quoted24
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£18.75
Average hourly rate£27.50£21.13
% change on same period last year+30.17 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.50£23.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.52£23.21
% change on same period last year-11.57 %
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Merseyside
Matching contract IT job ads3543
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.043 %
Daily rates quoted917
Average minimum daily rate£295£370
Average daily rate£333£399
% change on same period last year-16.65 %
Average maximum daily rate£370£428
UK excluding London average daily rate£332£331
% change on same period last year+0.43 %
Hourly rates quoted55
Average minimum hourly rate£21.36£19.00
Average hourly rate£23.41£21.56
% change on same period last year+8.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.45£24.13
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.67£25.72
% change on same period last year-4.06 %
Microsoft Certification North WestMicrosoft Certification
North West

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

Merseyside 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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

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 Merseyside region.

Merseyside Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Merseyside region over the 3 months to 4 September 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
LiverpoolDown-33--
Microsoft Certification North WestMicrosoft Certification
North West

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

113 (86.67 %)MCSE
210 (66.67 %)Microsoft
39 (60.00 %)Active Directory
45 (33.33 %)MCP
45 (33.33 %)DNS
53 (20.00 %)Windows
53 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
53 (20.00 %)SQL Server
53 (20.00 %)Citrix
62 (13.33 %)NHS
62 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (13.33 %)Migration
62 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
62 (13.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
71 (6.667 %)Data Security
71 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
71 (6.667 %)Home Office
71 (6.667 %)Replication
71 (6.667 %)Internet
71 (6.667 %)Dell Certification
71 (6.667 %)SAN
71 (6.667 %)VERITAS
71 (6.667 %)HP
71 (6.667 %)Dell
71 (6.667 %)MS Office
71 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
71 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
71 (6.667 %)WebServices
71 (6.667 %)XML
71 (6.667 %)XSLT

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Merseyside 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.

Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (6.667 %)HTML
11 (6.667 %).NET
11 (6.667 %)ASP.NET
11 (6.667 %)WebServices
11 (6.667 %)XML
11 (6.667 %)XSLT
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (13.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (6.667 %)MS Office
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (33.33 %)DNS
21 (6.667 %)SAN
21 (6.667 %)Internet
21 (6.667 %)ADSL
21 (6.667 %)Broadband
21 (6.667 %)VPN
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (6.667 %)Visual Studio
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (6.667 %)Home Office
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (40.00 %)Support Engineer
22 (13.33 %)Server Support
22 (13.33 %)Administrator
22 (13.33 %)Server Engineer
22 (13.33 %)Server Support Engineer
31 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
31 (6.667 %)C# Developer
31 (6.667 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (6.667 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (6.667 %)IT Support Technician
31 (6.667 %)IT Support Engineer
31 (6.667 %)Support Technician
31 (6.667 %)Technical Support
31 (6.667 %)3rd Line Support
31 (6.667 %)Trainer
31 (6.667 %)Desktop Support
31 (6.667 %)Developer
31 (6.667 %)Systems Engineer
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (13.33 %)NHS
21 (6.667 %)Replication
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (20.00 %)Windows
22 (13.33 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (13.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
31 (6.667 %)Windows 2000
31 (6.667 %)Windows XP
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (13.33 %)Migration
21 (6.667 %)Security Cleared
21 (6.667 %)Data Security
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.667 %)C#
11 (6.667 %)Perl
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
113 (86.67 %)MCSE
25 (33.33 %)MCP
31 (6.667 %)MCSA
31 (6.667 %)Dell Certification
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (60.00 %)Active Directory
Merseyside IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
110 (66.67 %)Microsoft
23 (20.00 %)Citrix
31 (6.667 %)VERITAS
31 (6.667 %)HP
31 (6.667 %)Dell