Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the North Wales 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank69
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads51
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below62.50 %20.00 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£266£261
% change on same period last year+2.08 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£19.59£20.03
% change on same period last year-2.20 %
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North Wales
Matching contract IT job ads85
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.005 %
Daily rates quoted02
Average minimum daily rate-£355
Average daily rate-£358
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£361
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+1.07 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.56£25.13
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Microsoft Certification WalesMicrosoft Certification
Wales

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

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales Microsoft Certification Daily 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 North Wales region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
DenbighshireDown-21--
Microsoft Certification WalesMicrosoft Certification
Wales

Microsoft Certification
Top 21 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

16 (100.00 %)MCSE
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (100.00 %)SAN
16 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
25 (83.33 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Windows
34 (66.67 %)Active Directory
43 (50.00 %)Linux
43 (50.00 %)SQL
43 (50.00 %)MCP
43 (50.00 %)UNIX
43 (50.00 %)Microsoft
43 (50.00 %)Migration
43 (50.00 %)Samba
52 (33.33 %)Citrix
61 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
61 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (16.67 %)C
61 (16.67 %)VMware
61 (16.67 %)MS Excel

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Wales 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.

North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (16.67 %)MS Excel
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (100.00 %)SAN
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (33.33 %)Exchange Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Desktop Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Technical Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Server Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Citrix Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Senior Server Engineer
21 (16.67 %)SAN Engineer
21 (16.67 %)Senior Desktop Engineer
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (83.33 %)Windows
15 (83.33 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (50.00 %)UNIX
23 (50.00 %)Linux
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Migration
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (50.00 %)SQL
21 (16.67 %)C
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)MCSE
23 (50.00 %)MCP
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (66.67 %)Active Directory
23 (50.00 %)Samba
31 (16.67 %)Citrix Presentation Server
31 (16.67 %)MetaFrame
North Wales IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (33.33 %)Citrix
31 (16.67 %)VMware