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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the North Yorkshire 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3246
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching contract IT job ads94
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.004 %
As % of the category below20.00 %9.302 %
Daily rates quoted12
Average minimum daily rate£80£300
Average daily rate£85£350
% change on same period last year-75.71 %
Average maximum daily rate£90£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£269
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted30
Average minimum hourly rate£20.33-
Average hourly rate£22.67-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£25.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.47£23.21
% change on same period last year-11.81 %
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads4543
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.042 %
Daily rates quoted915
Average minimum daily rate£337£327
Average daily rate£342£362
% change on same period last year-5.49 %
Average maximum daily rate£347£396
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted43
Average minimum hourly rate£18.44£19.67
Average hourly rate£20.44£20.00
% change on same period last year+2.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£22.44£20.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Microsoft Certification YorkshireMicrosoft Certification
Yorkshire

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

North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire 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 North Yorkshire region.

North Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the North Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

North Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 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
YorkUp+171£85-
Microsoft Certification YorkshireMicrosoft Certification
Yorkshire

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire 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.

111 (64.71 %)MCSE
111 (64.71 %)Microsoft
28 (47.06 %)LAN
28 (47.06 %)WAN
37 (41.18 %).NET
46 (35.29 %)MS Exchange
46 (35.29 %)Windows
55 (29.41 %)VB.NET
55 (29.41 %)MFC
55 (29.41 %)C#
55 (29.41 %)C++
55 (29.41 %)XML
55 (29.41 %)MCP
55 (29.41 %)Health
55 (29.41 %)Pensions
55 (29.41 %).NET Framework
64 (23.53 %)Cisco
73 (17.65 %)PRINCE
73 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
73 (17.65 %)PRINCE2 Certification
73 (17.65 %)TCP/IP
73 (17.65 %)Migration
82 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 5.5
82 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
82 (11.76 %)Java
82 (11.76 %)Active Directory
91 (5.882 %)HP
91 (5.882 %)VERITAS
91 (5.882 %)Oracle
91 (5.882 %)MS Office

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the North Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (41.18 %).NET
25 (29.41 %)MFC
25 (29.41 %)XML
25 (29.41 %).NET Framework
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (35.29 %)MS Exchange
22 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 5.5
22 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (5.882 %)Exchange Server 2000
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (5.882 %)MS Office
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (47.06 %)LAN
18 (47.06 %)WAN
23 (17.65 %)TCP/IP
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (29.41 %)Health
15 (29.41 %)Pensions
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (41.18 %)Support Engineer
25 (29.41 %)CSharp Software Developer
25 (29.41 %)Developer
25 (29.41 %)Software Developer
25 (29.41 %).NET Developer
25 (29.41 %)C# Developer
34 (23.53 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
34 (23.53 %)3rd Line Support
42 (11.76 %)Server Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Network Support
42 (11.76 %)Server Support Engineer
42 (11.76 %)Architect
42 (11.76 %)Server Support
51 (5.882 %)Support Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Technical Support
51 (5.882 %)Desktop Support
51 (5.882 %)Analyst
51 (5.882 %)Network Engineer
51 (5.882 %)Systems Designer
51 (5.882 %)Solutions Architect
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.882 %)N-Tier
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (35.29 %)Windows
23 (17.65 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (5.882 %)Windows 2000
31 (5.882 %)Windows XP
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (17.65 %)PRINCE
13 (17.65 %)Migration
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (29.41 %)C#
15 (29.41 %)C++
15 (29.41 %)VB.NET
22 (11.76 %)Java
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (64.71 %)MCSE
25 (29.41 %)MCP
33 (17.65 %)PRINCE2 Certification
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (11.76 %)Active Directory
North Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (64.71 %)Microsoft
24 (23.53 %)Cisco
31 (5.882 %)Oracle
31 (5.882 %)HP
31 (5.882 %)VERITAS