| Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) |
| 3 months to
12 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 88 | 77 | 102 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -11 |  +25 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 4 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 0.208 % | 0.135 % | 0.035 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 2.516 % | 0.813 % | 0.346 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | £335 | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £400 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.50 | £27.90 | £26.75 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 159 | 246 | 289 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Scotland | 8.277 % | 16.60 % | 10.07 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 47 | 56 | 51 |
| Average daily rate | £320 | £275 | £300 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £233 | £156 | £122 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £594 | £408 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 12 | 30 | 45 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.40 | £39.50 | £17.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £14.00 | £9.90 | £10.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £42.50 | £35.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £28.11 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCTS across the Scotland region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
