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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3435
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching contract IT job ads52
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.002 %
As % of the category below13.16 %5.263 %
Daily rates quoted20
Average minimum daily rate£200-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£300-
UK excluding London average daily rate£234£278
% change on same period last year-15.80 %
Hourly rates quoted21
Average minimum hourly rate£27.50£9.00
Average hourly rate£30.00£9.50
% change on same period last year+215.78 %
Average maximum hourly rate£32.50£10.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£21.20£16.16
% change on same period last year+31.13 %
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxford
Matching contract IT job ads3838
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.051 %0.038 %
Daily rates quoted98
Average minimum daily rate£295£390
Average daily rate£331£415
% change on same period last year-20.28 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£440
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted86
Average minimum hourly rate£25.25£26.75
Average hourly rate£26.73£28.63
% change on same period last year-6.62 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.21£30.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MCSA OxfordshireMCSA
Oxfordshire

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.

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Oxford MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxford MCSA Daily Rate Trend

MCSA
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCSA across the Oxford region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Oxford MCSA Daily Rate Histogram

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxford MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

111 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (81.82 %)Windows
38 (72.73 %)Microsoft
46 (54.55 %)Active Directory
46 (54.55 %)SharePoint
46 (54.55 %)MCSE
46 (54.55 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
54 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
54 (36.36 %)MS Excel
54 (36.36 %)SQL Server
54 (36.36 %)MS Office
54 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
63 (27.27 %)SMS
63 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
72 (18.18 %)Blackberry
72 (18.18 %)WAN
72 (18.18 %)DHCP
72 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
72 (18.18 %)VPN
72 (18.18 %)DNS
72 (18.18 %)SLA
72 (18.18 %)Cisco
72 (18.18 %)IBM
72 (18.18 %)MCP
72 (18.18 %)PRINCE2
72 (18.18 %)Windows NT
72 (18.18 %)Linux
72 (18.18 %)ADSL
72 (18.18 %)LAN
72 (18.18 %)Citrix

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (54.55 %)SharePoint
24 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
24 (36.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Office
14 (36.36 %)MS Excel
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (27.27 %)SMS
22 (18.18 %)WAN
22 (18.18 %)DHCP
22 (18.18 %)TCP/IP
22 (18.18 %)VPN
22 (18.18 %)DNS
22 (18.18 %)SAN
22 (18.18 %)ADSL
22 (18.18 %)LAN
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (81.82 %)Analyst
28 (72.73 %)Support Analyst
36 (54.55 %)Support Engineer
42 (18.18 %)Applications Support
42 (18.18 %)3rd Line Support
42 (18.18 %)2nd Line Support
42 (18.18 %)Applications Support Engineer
42 (18.18 %)Wintel Engineer
51 (9.091 %)Service Desk Analyst
51 (9.091 %)Service Analyst
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)Blackberry
12 (18.18 %)Clustering
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (81.82 %)Windows
23 (27.27 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (18.18 %)Linux
32 (18.18 %)Windows NT
41 (9.091 %)Windows XP
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (18.18 %)PRINCE2
21 (9.091 %)ITIL
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (54.55 %)MCSE
32 (18.18 %)MCP
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (18.18 %)SLA
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (54.55 %)Active Directory
22 (18.18 %)Terminal Services
22 (18.18 %)VMware ESX
22 (18.18 %)Backup Exec
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (54.55 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Oxford IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (72.73 %)Microsoft
22 (18.18 %)Citrix
22 (18.18 %)VMware
22 (18.18 %)Cisco
22 (18.18 %)IBM
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