Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) 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 MCSA over the 3 months to 9 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4847
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.002 %
As % of the category below0.870 %2.469 %
Daily rates quoted01
Average minimum daily rate-£350
Average daily rate-£375
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£400
UK excluding London average daily rate£363£195
% change on same period last year+85.63 %
Hourly rates quoted11
Average minimum hourly rate£20.00£15.00
Average hourly rate£20.00£15.00
% change on same period last year+33.33 %
Average maximum hourly rate£20.00£15.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£14.76£17.59
% change on same period last year-16.07 %
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching contract IT job ads11581
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.232 %0.099 %
Daily rates quoted3515
Average minimum daily rate£317£306
Average daily rate£339£318
% change on same period last year+6.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£362£331
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£363
% change on same period last year-3.09 %
Hourly rates quoted1724
Average minimum hourly rate£27.84£20.33
Average hourly rate£28.25£22.33
% change on same period last year+26.52 %
Average maximum hourly rate£28.66£24.32
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.17£26.87
% change on same period last year+4.86 %
MCSA South EastMCSA
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.

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire MCSA Daily Rate Trend

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
OxfordUp+51--
MCSA South EastMCSA
South East

MCSA
Top 25 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)MCSE
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)SAN
21 (50.00 %)Terminal Services
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Blackberry
21 (50.00 %)Clustering
21 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)MS Excel
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)ADSL
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)WAN
21 (50.00 %)DHCP
21 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
21 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)DNS
21 (50.00 %)IBM
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire 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.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)ADSL
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)WAN
11 (50.00 %)DHCP
11 (50.00 %)TCP/IP
11 (50.00 %)VPN
11 (50.00 %)DNS
11 (50.00 %)SAN
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Systems Administrator
11 (50.00 %)Administrator
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (50.00 %)Blackberry
11 (50.00 %)Clustering
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
11 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)PRINCE2
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)MCSE
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)MCP
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (100.00 %)Active Directory
21 (50.00 %)Terminal Services
21 (50.00 %)Backup Exec
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)IBM
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft
11 (50.00 %)Citrix