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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Peterborough 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 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1826
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching contract IT job ads42
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.002 %
As % of the category below40.00 %15.38 %
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£223£190
% change on same period last year+17.79 %
Hourly rates quoted22
Average minimum hourly rate£11.50£19.50
Average hourly rate£13.00£20.38
% change on same period last year-36.19 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.50£21.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£15.34£18.66
% change on same period last year-17.75 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads1013
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£267-
Average daily rate£275-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£283-
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£323
% change on same period last year+4.11 %
Hourly rates quoted27
Average minimum hourly rate£11.71£28.72
Average hourly rate£13.07£30.29
% change on same period last year-56.84 %
Average maximum hourly rate£14.43£31.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.40£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.74 %
MCP CambridgeshireMCP
Cambridgeshire

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 Peterborough region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the Peterborough region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Peterborough MCP Hourly Rate Histogram

MCP
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough 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
23 (75.00 %)MCSE
32 (50.00 %)ITIL
32 (50.00 %)UNIX
32 (50.00 %)Windows
32 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
32 (50.00 %)Lotus
32 (50.00 %)OpenView
32 (50.00 %)SQL
32 (50.00 %)Oracle
32 (50.00 %)CCNA
32 (50.00 %)Remedy
32 (50.00 %)Mainframe
32 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (50.00 %)Incident Management
41 (25.00 %)Banking
41 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
41 (25.00 %)VMware
41 (25.00 %)Active Directory
41 (25.00 %)MS Office
41 (25.00 %)Citrix
41 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (25.00 %)Windows XP
41 (25.00 %)SLA
41 (25.00 %)Microsoft
41 (25.00 %)CCNP

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)Lotus Notes
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Banking
11 (25.00 %)Investment Banking
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (25.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Server Support
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Mainframe
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)UNIX
12 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (25.00 %)Windows XP
21 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)ITIL
12 (50.00 %)Incident Management
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (50.00 %)SQL
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (75.00 %)MCSE
32 (50.00 %)CCNA
32 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
41 (25.00 %)CCNP
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (25.00 %)SLA
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (25.00 %)Active Directory
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (50.00 %)OpenView
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Oracle
12 (50.00 %)Lotus
12 (50.00 %)Remedy
21 (25.00 %)VMware
21 (25.00 %)Microsoft
21 (25.00 %)Citrix