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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Northern Ireland 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
Rank2325
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads106
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.006 %
As % of the category below38.46 %14.63 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£125£100
Average daily rate£135£100
% change on same period last year+35.00 %
Average maximum daily rate£145£100
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£269
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£16.00
Average hourly rate-£18.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.47£23.21
% change on same period last year-11.81 %
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Northern Ireland
Matching contract IT job ads2641
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.040 %
Daily rates quoted414
Average minimum daily rate£136£327
Average daily rate£150£347
% change on same period last year-56.80 %
Average maximum daily rate£164£368
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted31
Average minimum hourly rate£14.00£16.00
Average hourly rate£14.00£18.00
% change on same period last year-22.22 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.00£20.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Microsoft Certification UKMicrosoft Certification
UK

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

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Northern Ireland Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Histogram

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 Northern Ireland region.

Northern Ireland 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 Northern Ireland 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
County AntrimUp+110£135+35.00 %
Microsoft Certification UKMicrosoft Certification
UK

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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 (68.75 %)Windows
111 (68.75 %)MCSE
27 (43.75 %)MS Office
27 (43.75 %)TCP/IP
36 (37.50 %)Windows 2000
36 (37.50 %)Microsoft
36 (37.50 %)Active Directory
36 (37.50 %)MS Excel
45 (31.25 %)Windows Server 2003
54 (25.00 %)Banking
54 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
54 (25.00 %)Windows XP
54 (25.00 %)MCP
54 (25.00 %)IIS
63 (18.75 %)SQL Server
63 (18.75 %)MCSA
63 (18.75 %)LAN
63 (18.75 %)WAN
63 (18.75 %)Finance
63 (18.75 %)PDA
63 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (12.50 %)Financial Institution
72 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
72 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
72 (12.50 %)WMI
72 (12.50 %)Migration
72 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
72 (12.50 %)Cisco
72 (12.50 %)A+ Certification
72 (12.50 %)HPUX

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Northern Ireland 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.

Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (12.50 %)WMI
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (25.00 %)IIS
21 (6.250 %)MS Exchange
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (43.75 %)MS Office
26 (37.50 %)MS Excel
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (43.75 %)TCP/IP
23 (18.75 %)LAN
23 (18.75 %)WAN
31 (6.250 %)DHCP
31 (6.250 %)DNS
31 (6.250 %)MPLS
31 (6.250 %)BGP
31 (6.250 %)Network Security
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (18.75 %)SQL Server
22 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (25.00 %)Banking
14 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
23 (18.75 %)Finance
32 (12.50 %)Financial Institution
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (31.25 %)Desktop Support
23 (18.75 %)Systems Support
23 (18.75 %)Support Engineer
23 (18.75 %)Desktop Support Engineer
23 (18.75 %)Server Engineer
23 (18.75 %)Senior Server Engineer
23 (18.75 %)Desktop Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Project Engineer
32 (12.50 %)PC Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Wintel Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Infrastructure Consultant
32 (12.50 %)PC Support Engineer
32 (12.50 %)PC Support
32 (12.50 %)Migration Engineer
32 (12.50 %)Consultant
41 (6.250 %)Network Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Analyst
41 (6.250 %)2nd Line Support
41 (6.250 %)Network Security Engineer
41 (6.250 %)Support Analyst
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (18.75 %)PDA
21 (6.250 %)Blackberry
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (68.75 %)Windows
26 (37.50 %)Windows 2000
35 (31.25 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (25.00 %)Windows XP
53 (18.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (12.50 %)Windows Vista
62 (12.50 %)Windows NT
62 (12.50 %)HPUX
71 (6.250 %)Linux
71 (6.250 %)UNIX
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (12.50 %)Migration
21 (6.250 %)Problem Management
21 (6.250 %)Security Cleared
21 (6.250 %)ITIL
21 (6.250 %)Service Management
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (6.250 %)VBScript
11 (6.250 %)VB
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (68.75 %)MCSE
24 (25.00 %)MCP
33 (18.75 %)MCSA
42 (12.50 %)A+ Certification
51 (6.250 %)Sun Certification
51 (6.250 %)Check Point Certification
51 (6.250 %)HPUX Certification
51 (6.250 %)SCSA
51 (6.250 %)CCSE
51 (6.250 %)CCNP
51 (6.250 %)Cisco Certification
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (6.250 %)SLA
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (37.50 %)Active Directory
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (6.250 %)ARCserve
Northern Ireland IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (37.50 %)Microsoft
22 (12.50 %)Cisco
31 (6.250 %)Sun
31 (6.250 %)Compaq
31 (6.250 %)Dell
31 (6.250 %)Citrix
31 (6.250 %)CommVault
31 (6.250 %)VERITAS
31 (6.250 %)CheckPoint