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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2527
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads12
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.002 %
As % of the category below16.67 %25.00 %
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£270£269
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£19.50
Average hourly rate-£20.38
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£21.25
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.47£23.21
% change on same period last year-11.81 %
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Peterborough
Matching contract IT job ads68
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£250-
Average daily rate£250-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£250-
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted05
Average minimum hourly rate-£28.36
Average hourly rate-£29.95
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£31.54
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Microsoft Certification CambridgeshireMicrosoft Certification
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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

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

Peterborough Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Peterborough Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 22 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

12 (100.00 %)MCP
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
21 (50.00 %)LAN
21 (50.00 %)SMS
21 (50.00 %)WLAN
21 (50.00 %)VPN
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)HP
21 (50.00 %)Compaq
21 (50.00 %)Dell
21 (50.00 %)Citrix
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)VMware
21 (50.00 %)Banking
21 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Peterborough region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
11 (50.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (50.00 %)LAN
11 (50.00 %)SMS
11 (50.00 %)WLAN
11 (50.00 %)VPN
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Banking
11 (50.00 %)Investment Banking
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Support
11 (50.00 %)Server Support
11 (50.00 %)Support Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
11 (50.00 %)Desktop Engineer
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (100.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)Windows Server 2003
21 (50.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)MCP
21 (50.00 %)MCSE
21 (50.00 %)CCNP
21 (50.00 %)CCNA
21 (50.00 %)Cisco Certification
Peterborough IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)HP
11 (50.00 %)Compaq
11 (50.00 %)Dell
11 (50.00 %)Citrix
11 (50.00 %)VMware