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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
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3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
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£320£362
% change on same period last year-11.54 %
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-£39.17
% change on same period last year-
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Northamptonshire
Matching contract IT job ads2633
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted1511
Average minimum daily rate£424£370
Average daily rate£445£388
% change on same period last year+14.77 %
Average maximum daily rate£466£405
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted15
Average minimum hourly rate£35.00£18.88
Average hourly rate£37.50£19.13
% change on same period last year+96.07 %
Average maximum hourly rate£40.00£19.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
MCSD East MidlandsMCSD
East Midlands

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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Northamptonshire MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

11 (100.00 %)C#
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)Tandem
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
11 (100.00 %)WPF

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %).NET
11 (100.00 %)WinForms
11 (100.00 %)WPF
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)C# Developer
11 (100.00 %)WinForms Developer
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Tandem
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C#
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCP
11 (100.00 %)MCAD
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft