Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) |
| 3 months to 15 Oct 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 76 | 103 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +27 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 24 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.041 % | 0.025 % |
| As % of the category below | 12.03 % | 6.723 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 3 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £383 | - |
| Average daily rate | £400 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £417 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £210 | £184 |
| % change on same period last year | +13.95 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 8 | 3 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.19 | £18.27 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.22 | £18.97 |
| % change on same period last year | -19.76 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.25 | £19.67 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.14 | £18.12 |
| % change on same period last year | -16.43 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 241 | 357 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.343 % | 0.369 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 56 | 80 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £299 | £288 |
| Average daily rate | £314 | £304 |
| % change on same period last year | +3.39 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £330 | £320 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £336 | £322 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 37 | 28 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £21.45 | £17.11 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.37 | £18.08 |
| % change on same period last year | +29.23 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £25.30 | £19.06 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £25.24 | £26.09 |
| % change on same period last year | -3.26 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.