Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
9 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank4544
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads45
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.478 %6.173 %
Daily rates quoted35
Average minimum daily rate£288£292
Average daily rate£309£304
% change on same period last year+1.69 %
Average maximum daily rate£330£316
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£364
% change on same period last year-19.76 %
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-£30.43
% change on same period last year-
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 %
MCSD South EastMCSD
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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCSD across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 9 January 2009.

Oxfordshire MCSD Daily Rate Histogram

MCSD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCSD Hourly Rate Trend

MCSD
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD 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+43£320+5.26 %
MCSD South EastMCSD
South East

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (100.00 %).NET
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
25 (71.43 %)SQL
25 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
34 (57.14 %)MCAD
34 (57.14 %)Transact-SQL
34 (57.14 %)JavaScript
34 (57.14 %)VB.NET
34 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2000
34 (57.14 %)Microsoft
43 (42.86 %)MCP
43 (42.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (42.86 %)C#
43 (42.86 %)HTML
43 (42.86 %)MS Excel
43 (42.86 %)CSS
43 (42.86 %)WebServices
43 (42.86 %)XML
52 (28.57 %)SharePoint
52 (28.57 %)Windows
52 (28.57 %)WinForms
52 (28.57 %)Web Development
52 (28.57 %)WCF
52 (28.57 %)ASP.NET 2.0
61 (14.29 %)PerformancePoint
61 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
61 (14.29 %)MDX
61 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 9 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (100.00 %).NET
25 (71.43 %)ASP.NET
33 (42.86 %)CSS
33 (42.86 %)WebServices
33 (42.86 %)XML
33 (42.86 %)HTML
42 (28.57 %)WinForms
42 (28.57 %)WCF
42 (28.57 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (14.29 %)MDX
51 (14.29 %)XSLT
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (28.57 %)SharePoint
21 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
21 (14.29 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (42.86 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2005
17 (100.00 %)SQL Server
24 (57.14 %)SQL Server 2000
33 (42.86 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (14.29 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
41 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
41 (14.29 %)PerformancePoint
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (85.71 %)Developer
25 (71.43 %).NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)C# Developer
32 (28.57 %)VB.NET Developer
32 (28.57 %)WinForms Developer
41 (14.29 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
41 (14.29 %)Consultant
41 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
41 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (28.57 %)Windows
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (28.57 %)Web Development
21 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
21 (14.29 %)Requirements Analysis
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
15 (71.43 %)SQL
24 (57.14 %)Transact-SQL
24 (57.14 %)JavaScript
24 (57.14 %)VB.NET
33 (42.86 %)C#
41 (14.29 %)VB
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (57.14 %)MCAD
33 (42.86 %)MCP
41 (14.29 %)MCDBA
41 (14.29 %)MCTS
Oxfordshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (57.14 %)Microsoft