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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Norwich 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
Rank3834
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads610
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.010 %
As % of the category below13.95 %37.04 %
Daily rates quoted41
Average minimum daily rate£198£150
Average daily rate£216£175
% change on same period last year+23.57 %
Average maximum daily rate£235£200
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£269
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£20.80
Average hourly rate-£21.80
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£22.80
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.47£23.21
% change on same period last year-11.81 %
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Norwich
Matching contract IT job ads4327
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.027 %
Daily rates quoted148
Average minimum daily rate£265£329
Average daily rate£288£336
% change on same period last year-14.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£312£343
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted36
Average minimum hourly rate£18.75£21.44
Average hourly rate£23.25£22.34
% change on same period last year+4.05 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.75£23.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Microsoft Certification NorfolkMicrosoft Certification
Norfolk

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

Norwich 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 Norwich region.

Norwich 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 Norwich region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Norwich 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 Norwich region.

Norwich Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (87.50 %)Microsoft
26 (75.00 %)MCSE
26 (75.00 %)Windows
35 (62.50 %)Active Directory
35 (62.50 %)VMware
44 (50.00 %)Lotus Domino
44 (50.00 %)WAN
44 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
44 (50.00 %)LAN
44 (50.00 %)SQL Server
53 (37.50 %)Lotus Notes
53 (37.50 %)SharePoint
53 (37.50 %)NetBackup
53 (37.50 %)Lotus
53 (37.50 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
62 (25.00 %)Finance
62 (25.00 %)WinForms
62 (25.00 %)ASP
62 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
62 (25.00 %)C#
62 (25.00 %)VB.NET
62 (25.00 %).NET
62 (25.00 %)Citrix
62 (25.00 %)Web Development
71 (12.50 %)SQL
71 (12.50 %)Windows XP
71 (12.50 %)VoIP
71 (12.50 %)ISEB
71 (12.50 %)Altiris
71 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (25.00 %).NET
12 (25.00 %)ASP
12 (25.00 %)ASP.NET
12 (25.00 %)WinForms
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (50.00 %)Lotus Domino
14 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
23 (37.50 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
23 (37.50 %)SharePoint
23 (37.50 %)Lotus Notes
31 (12.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (50.00 %)LAN
14 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (12.50 %)VoIP
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (50.00 %)SQL Server
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (12.50 %)MSI
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Finance
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (37.50 %)3rd Line Support
22 (25.00 %).NET Developer
22 (25.00 %)C# Developer
22 (25.00 %)VB.NET Developer
22 (25.00 %)WinForms Developer
22 (25.00 %)Developer
22 (25.00 %)Systems Engineer
31 (12.50 %)Applications Packager
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Blackberry
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (75.00 %)Windows
21 (12.50 %)Windows XP
21 (12.50 %)Windows Server 2003
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (25.00 %)Web Development
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (25.00 %)C#
12 (25.00 %)VB.NET
21 (12.50 %)SQL
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (75.00 %)MCSE
21 (12.50 %)ISEB
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (62.50 %)Active Directory
23 (37.50 %)NetBackup
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (12.50 %)OpenView Configuration Management
Norwich IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (87.50 %)Microsoft
25 (62.50 %)VMware
33 (37.50 %)Lotus
42 (25.00 %)Citrix
51 (12.50 %)Altiris