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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Nottinghamshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4130
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching contract IT job ads33
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.003 %
As % of the category below5.000 %6.667 %
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£200£206
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£15.00£13.00
Average hourly rate£17.50£13.00
% change on same period last year+34.61 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£13.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.51£19.05
% change on same period last year-8.07 %
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Nottinghamshire
Matching contract IT job ads6045
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.080 %0.046 %
Daily rates quoted1815
Average minimum daily rate£300£250
Average daily rate£328£261
% change on same period last year+25.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£356£272
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted57
Average minimum hourly rate£18.37£17.00
Average hourly rate£23.35£17.44
% change on same period last year+33.85 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.33£17.89
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MCP East MidlandsMCP
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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Nottinghamshire MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Nottinghamshire MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Nottinghamshire region.

Nottinghamshire MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Nottinghamshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
NottinghamDown-143--
MCP East MidlandsMCP
East Midlands

MCP
Top 15 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire region citing MCP 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 MCP.

14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (50.00 %)MCSE
22 (50.00 %)Cisco
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)CCNA
22 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (25.00 %)HP
31 (25.00 %)CCNP
31 (25.00 %)SQL Server
31 (25.00 %)MS Office
31 (25.00 %)MCT
31 (25.00 %)BPCS
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)AS400
31 (25.00 %)Project Management

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Nottinghamshire region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (25.00 %)BPCS
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (25.00 %)SQL Server
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Systems Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Cisco Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Cisco Support
21 (25.00 %)Trainer
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Systems Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Systems Support
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (25.00 %)AS400
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (25.00 %)Project Management
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (50.00 %)MCSE
22 (50.00 %)CCNA
22 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
31 (25.00 %)MCT
31 (25.00 %)CCNP
Nottinghamshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Cisco
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)HP
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