| Microsoft Certification |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 101 | 76 | 59 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -25 | -17 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 98 | 125 | 325 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 1.314 % | 1.671 % | 2.164 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 6.203 % | 7.427 % | 11.31 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 32 | 43 | 74 |
| Average daily rate | £306 | £320 | £330 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £200 | £150 | £216 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £448 | £373 | £475 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £250 | £275 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 29 | 40 | 90 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £20.00 | £18.90 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.50 | £12.50 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £36.04 | £37.10 | £33.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £18.30 | £18.88 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | |
|
|
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 1580 | 1683 | 2873 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the South East | 21.18 % | 22.50 % | 19.13 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 590 | 541 | 751 |
| Average daily rate | £330 | £350 | £375 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £228 | £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 | 191 | 201 | 443 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.50 | £30.50 | £30.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £13.00 | £12.50 | £14.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £43.00 | £45.00 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £21.00 | £25.00 | £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 Microsoft Certification across the South East region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
