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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank5450
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching contract IT job ads44
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.004 %
As % of the category below4.444 %5.333 %
Daily rates quoted31
Average minimum daily rate£313£260
Average daily rate£340£280
% change on same period last year+21.42 %
Average maximum daily rate£367£300
UK excluding London average daily rate£312£322
% change on same period last year-3.02 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.00£36.25
% change on same period last year-61.37 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads9075
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.076 %
Daily rates quoted1617
Average minimum daily rate£282£325
Average daily rate£312£343
% change on same period last year-9.17 %
Average maximum daily rate£342£362
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted2715
Average minimum hourly rate£20.82£22.22
Average hourly rate£22.85£23.77
% change on same period last year-3.89 %
Average maximum hourly rate£24.87£25.33
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MCAD South EastMCAD
South East

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.

MCAD
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCAD Demand Trend

MCAD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCAD Daily Rate Trend

MCAD
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Oxfordshire MCAD Daily Rate Histogram

MCAD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCAD Hourly Rate Trend

MCAD
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCAD within the Oxfordshire 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
OxfordDown-32£450-
BanburyNew entry-2£285-
MCAD South EastMCAD
South East

MCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

18 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (87.50 %).NET
27 (87.50 %)SQL Server
27 (87.50 %)XML
27 (87.50 %)MCSD
36 (75.00 %)SQL
36 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (62.50 %)MCP
45 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
45 (62.50 %)WebServices
45 (62.50 %)C#
54 (50.00 %)SharePoint
54 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
63 (37.50 %)Requirements Analysis
63 (37.50 %)BizTalk Server
63 (37.50 %)JavaScript
63 (37.50 %)XSLT
72 (25.00 %)Windows
72 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
72 (25.00 %)VB
72 (25.00 %)VB.NET
72 (25.00 %)Microsoft
72 (25.00 %)WCF
72 (25.00 %)WinForms
72 (25.00 %)SQL Server 7
72 (25.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
81 (12.50 %)AJAX
81 (12.50 %)Data Extraction
81 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
81 (12.50 %)ERP

MCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (87.50 %)XML
17 (87.50 %).NET
25 (62.50 %)ASP.NET
25 (62.50 %)WebServices
33 (37.50 %)XSLT
42 (25.00 %)WinForms
42 (25.00 %)WCF
51 (12.50 %)AJAX
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (50.00 %)SharePoint
23 (37.50 %)BizTalk Server
31 (12.50 %)Commerce Server
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (87.50 %)SQL Server
26 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2005
34 (50.00 %)SQL Server 2000
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
42 (25.00 %)SQL Server 7
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (12.50 %)Back Office
11 (12.50 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Developer
26 (75.00 %).NET Developer
34 (50.00 %)C# Developer
43 (37.50 %)ASP.NET Developer
43 (37.50 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
52 (25.00 %)WinForms Developer
61 (12.50 %)Business Developer
61 (12.50 %)Programmer
61 (12.50 %)SQL Developer
61 (12.50 %)SQL Server Developer
61 (12.50 %).NET Programmer
61 (12.50 %)VB.NET Developer
61 (12.50 %)Systems Developer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (12.50 %)Data Extraction
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (25.00 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (37.50 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (12.50 %)CRM
21 (12.50 %)E-Commerce
21 (12.50 %)ERP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (75.00 %)SQL
25 (62.50 %)C#
33 (37.50 %)JavaScript
42 (25.00 %)Transact-SQL
42 (25.00 %)VB
42 (25.00 %)VB.NET
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (87.50 %)MCSD
35 (62.50 %)MCP
41 (12.50 %)MCDBA
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (12.50 %)Epicor
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