 Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 78 | 73 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -5 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 22 | 55 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.029 % | 0.056 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.835 % | 14.36 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 |
| Average minimum daily rate | - | £232 |
| Average daily rate | - | £251 |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | - | £269 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £273 | £294 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.11 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £17.33 | £19.83 |
| Average hourly rate | £18.33 | £20.17 |
| % change on same period last year | -9.09 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £19.33 | £20.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.94 | £22.88 |
| % change on same period last year | +9.00 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 249 | 383 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.332 % | 0.387 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 60 | 70 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £278 | £332 |
| Average daily rate | £293 | £342 |
| % change on same period last year | -14.26 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £309 | £352 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £330 | £338 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.41 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 26 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.54 | £14.57 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.21 | £14.98 |
| % change on same period last year | +48.25 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £24.89 | £15.40 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.98 | £25.56 |
| % change on same period last year | -2.29 % |
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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 MCSE across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
