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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3031
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
As % of the category below15.38 %30.30 %
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£277£269
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£18.50
Average hourly rate-£19.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£19.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.09£22.80
% change on same period last year-11.87 %
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 %
Microsoft Certification East MidlandsMicrosoft Certification
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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Microsoft Certification Hourly 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 Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 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
NorthamptonDown-54--
Microsoft Certification East MidlandsMicrosoft Certification
East Midlands

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

113 (81.25 %)Windows
212 (75.00 %)Microsoft
311 (68.75 %)MCP
410 (62.50 %)Active Directory
59 (56.25 %)Windows Server 2003
68 (50.00 %)MCSE
76 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
76 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
85 (31.25 %)MS Office
94 (25.00 %)Firewall
94 (25.00 %)ISA Server
94 (25.00 %)Cisco
94 (25.00 %)CNA
94 (25.00 %)Novell Certification
94 (25.00 %)Nokia
94 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
94 (25.00 %)MS Excel
94 (25.00 %)Windows XP
103 (18.75 %)SQL
103 (18.75 %)SAN
103 (18.75 %)Finance
103 (18.75 %)Blackberry
112 (12.50 %)MSI
112 (12.50 %)MCDST
112 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
112 (12.50 %)WMI
112 (12.50 %)WSUS
112 (12.50 %)Business Desktop Deployment
112 (12.50 %)SLA
112 (12.50 %)Shell Script

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (12.50 %)WMI
21 (6.250 %)WPF
21 (6.250 %).NET
21 (6.250 %)WinForms
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (37.50 %)MS Exchange
16 (37.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (31.25 %)MS Office
24 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (25.00 %)Firewall
23 (18.75 %)SAN
31 (6.250 %)DHCP
31 (6.250 %)TCP/IP
31 (6.250 %)DNS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2000
11 (6.250 %)SQL Server 2005
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (12.50 %)MSI
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (18.75 %)Finance
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (31.25 %)Desktop Support
15 (31.25 %)Support Engineer
15 (31.25 %)Desktop Support Engineer
15 (31.25 %)Desktop Engineer
24 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
32 (12.50 %)Technical Specialist
32 (12.50 %)Support Specialist
32 (12.50 %)Technical Support
32 (12.50 %)Technical Support Specialist
32 (12.50 %)Rollout Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Technical Lead
41 (6.250 %)WinForms Developer
41 (6.250 %)Software Packager
41 (6.250 %)Applications Packager
41 (6.250 %)1st Line Support
41 (6.250 %)Software Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Developer
41 (6.250 %)Analyst
41 (6.250 %)Project Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Service Desk Analyst
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (18.75 %)Blackberry
21 (6.250 %)Clustering
21 (6.250 %)Tandem
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
113 (81.25 %)Windows
29 (56.25 %)Windows Server 2003
34 (25.00 %)Windows XP
41 (6.250 %)Windows Vista
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)Business Desktop Deployment
21 (6.250 %)Project Management
21 (6.250 %)Migration
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (18.75 %)SQL
22 (12.50 %)VBScript
22 (12.50 %)Shell Script
31 (6.250 %)C#
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (68.75 %)MCP
28 (50.00 %)MCSE
34 (25.00 %)CNA
34 (25.00 %)Novell Certification
42 (12.50 %)MCDST
51 (6.250 %)MCSA
51 (6.250 %)MCAD
51 (6.250 %)MCSD
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (12.50 %)SLA
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (62.50 %)Active Directory
24 (25.00 %)ISA Server
31 (6.250 %)VMware Infrastructure
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (12.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
12 (12.50 %)WSUS
Northamptonshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (75.00 %)Microsoft
24 (25.00 %)Nokia
24 (25.00 %)CheckPoint
24 (25.00 %)Cisco
31 (6.250 %)VMware
31 (6.250 %)Citrix