| Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) |
| 3 months to
15 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 195 | 189 | 277 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -6 |  +88 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 0.041 % | 0.026 % | 0.013 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 0.198 % | 0.118 % | 0.070 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Average daily rate | £250 | £400 | £163 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £400 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | £20.50 | - | - |
| 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 | 1518 | 1700 | 2873 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 20.95 % | 22.11 % | 19.19 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 576 | 546 | 754 |
| Average daily rate | £335 | £350 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £225 | £225 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 187 | 206 | 450 |
| Average hourly rate | £21.35 | £32.50 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.50 | £14.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £40.00 | £43.00 | £44.64 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.00 | £28.00 | £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 South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
