 Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to
5 Sep 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 31 | 30 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  -1 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 12 | 16 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.016 % | 0.016 % |
| As % of the category below | 41.38 % | 25.81 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £260 | - |
| Average daily rate | £268 | - |
| % change on same period last year | - |
| Average maximum daily rate | £275 | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £270 | £269 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.63 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 5 | 11 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £14.60 | £12.41 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.50 | £12.59 |
| % change on same period last year | +23.14 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £16.40 | £12.77 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.47 | £23.21 |
| % change on same period last year | -11.81 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 29 | 62 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.039 % | 0.061 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 6 | 6 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £315 | £285 |
| Average daily rate | £333 | £312 |
| % change on same period last year | +6.74 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £350 | £338 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £333 | £331 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.78 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 11 | 39 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £19.72 | £21.34 |
| Average hourly rate | £23.14 | £22.11 |
| % change on same period last year | +4.63 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £26.56 | £22.89 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.62 | £25.79 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.55 % |
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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 Microsoft Certification across the Somerset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
