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The first table below looks at the demand for MCTS in IT contracts advertised for the North West region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MCTS over the 3 months to 24 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the North West region. Note that 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.
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3 months to
24 May 2013 |
Same period 2012 |
Same period 2011 |
| Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) |
| Rank |
105 |
120 |
123 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
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| Contract jobs citing MCTS |
13 |
12 |
3 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West |
0.558% |
0.386% |
0.098% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
2.845% |
1.843% |
0.649% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
8 |
3 |
| Average daily rate |
£310 |
£300 |
£300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year |
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| 90% offered a daily rate of more than |
£226 |
£138 |
£236 |
| 10% offered a daily rate of more than |
£430 |
£300 |
£340 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate |
£325 |
£300 |
£350 |
| % change year-on-year |
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| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Average hourly rate |
- |
- |
- |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate |
- |
£17.75 |
£33.75 |
| % change year-on-year |
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All Qualifications
North West |
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category |
457 |
651 |
462 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the North West |
19.61% |
20.93% |
15.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
195 |
324 |
203 |
| Average daily rate |
£350 |
£370 |
£275 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year |
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| 90% offered a daily rate of more than |
£201 |
£200 |
£175 |
| 10% offered a daily rate of more than |
£465 |
£523 |
£408 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate |
£350 |
£350 |
£350 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
36 |
24 |
42 |
| Average hourly rate |
£22.50 |
£20.00 |
£24.81 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year |
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| 90% offered a hourly rate of more than |
£14.55 |
£13.75 |
£12.75 |
| 10% offered a hourly rate of more than |
£41.50 |
£29.50 |
£40.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate |
£22.00 |
£22.50 |
£25.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
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MCTS
England |
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