Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
UK > Scotland
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for MCDST qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 174 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MCDST | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | - | 0.057% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £167 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £173 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £192 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £207 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £211 |
| UK median daily rate | £215 | £141 | £209 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.48% | -32.54% | +41.94% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland
MCDST is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 620 | 593 | 607 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 27.73% | 20.72% | 17.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 332 | 415 | 370 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £163 | £176 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £366 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | - | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £538 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £625 | £625 |
| UK median daily rate | £534 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.84% | +4.76% | +8.36% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 15 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.95 | £13.95 | £19.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.50 | £16.00 | £22.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.94 | £21.67 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +88.92% | -38.08% | -4.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £62.02 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.70 | £66.50 | £56.01 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £54.28 | £41.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.31% | +31.25% | +7.42% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing MCDST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCDST in Scotland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCDST in Scotland.