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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Milton Keynes region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank5859
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads99
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.009 %
As % of the category below6.870 %9.091 %
Daily rates quoted21
Average minimum daily rate£182£150
Average daily rate£182£175
% change on same period last year+4.12 %
Average maximum daily rate£183£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£217£188
% change on same period last year+15.40 %
Hourly rates quoted27
Average minimum hourly rate£16.50£25.43
Average hourly rate£16.66£26.21
% change on same period last year-36.43 %
Average maximum hourly rate£16.83£27.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.19£18.04
% change on same period last year-15.81 %
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Milton Keynes
Matching contract IT job ads13199
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.185 %0.100 %
Daily rates quoted7539
Average minimum daily rate£305£331
Average daily rate£316£344
% change on same period last year-8.10 %
Average maximum daily rate£328£357
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted616
Average minimum hourly rate£23.67£26.68
Average hourly rate£24.19£27.50
% change on same period last year-12.01 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.72£28.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
MCP BuckinghamshireMCP
Buckinghamshire

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.

MCP
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Milton Keynes region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Milton Keynes MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCP across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Milton Keynes region.

Milton Keynes MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the Milton Keynes region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Milton Keynes MCP Hourly Rate Histogram

MCP
Top 24 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing MCP 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 MCP.

114 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
35 (35.71 %)Active Directory
35 (35.71 %)Windows
44 (28.57 %)MOS
44 (28.57 %)Microsoft
44 (28.57 %)Windows XP
53 (21.43 %)Blackberry
53 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
53 (21.43 %)Finance
53 (21.43 %)Government
62 (14.29 %)MCDST
62 (14.29 %)MCSE
62 (14.29 %)MCSA
71 (7.143 %)Cisco
71 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
71 (7.143 %)SQL
71 (7.143 %)MS Office
71 (7.143 %)Citrix
71 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification
71 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
71 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
71 (7.143 %)Military
71 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2008

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Milton Keynes region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (7.143 %)MS Office
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Finance
13 (21.43 %)Government
21 (7.143 %)Military
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (35.71 %)Desktop Support
15 (35.71 %)Desktop Support Engineer
15 (35.71 %)Support Engineer
15 (35.71 %)Desktop Engineer
24 (28.57 %)Analyst
33 (21.43 %)1st Line Support
42 (14.29 %)Rollout Engineer
42 (14.29 %)Service Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Helpdesk Support
42 (14.29 %)Service Desk Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Systems Administrator
51 (7.143 %)Support Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Analyst
51 (7.143 %)Administrator
51 (7.143 %)Desktop Analyst
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (21.43 %)Blackberry
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (35.71 %)Windows
24 (28.57 %)Windows XP
31 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (7.143 %)Windows Server 2008
31 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (42.86 %)Security Cleared
23 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
31 (7.143 %)DV Cleared
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (7.143 %)SQL
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (28.57 %)MOS
32 (14.29 %)MCDST
32 (14.29 %)MCSE
32 (14.29 %)MCSA
41 (7.143 %)Cisco Certification
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (35.71 %)Active Directory
Milton Keynes IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (28.57 %)Microsoft
21 (7.143 %)Citrix
21 (7.143 %)Cisco