Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Rugby 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank54
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads38
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.010 %
As % of the category below75.00 %80.00 %
Daily rates quoted08
Average minimum daily rate-£120
Average daily rate-£125
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£129
UK excluding London average daily rate£263£273
% change on same period last year-3.58 %
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£19.64£20.26
% change on same period last year-3.07 %
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Rugby
Matching contract IT job ads410
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.013 %
Daily rates quoted010
Average minimum daily rate-£166
Average daily rate-£170
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£175
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£364
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
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£28.36£27.11
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
Microsoft Certification WarwickshireMicrosoft Certification
Warwickshire

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

Rugby 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 Rugby region.

Rugby 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 Rugby region.

Rugby Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)MCSE
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
15 (100.00 %)Active Directory
24 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
33 (60.00 %)SQL Server
33 (60.00 %)MS Office
33 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
42 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
42 (40.00 %)Cisco
42 (40.00 %)SharePoint
42 (40.00 %)Windows XP
42 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (40.00 %)SQL
51 (20.00 %)MCP

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the Rugby 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.

Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
22 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)SharePoint
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (60.00 %)MS Office
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (40.00 %)TCP/IP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (60.00 %)SQL Server
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (80.00 %)Support Analyst
14 (80.00 %)Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Systems Analyst
22 (40.00 %)Systems Support
22 (40.00 %)Systems Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
31 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Analyst
31 (20.00 %)2nd Line Support
31 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Support
31 (20.00 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (40.00 %)Windows XP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
12 (40.00 %)SQL
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)MCSE
21 (20.00 %)MCP
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Rugby IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)Cisco