Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT contracts within the St Albans region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£292£364
% change on same period last year-19.76 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£31.90
% change on same period last year-
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
St Albans
Matching contract IT job ads79
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.011 %
Daily rates quoted14
Average minimum daily rate£500£256
Average daily rate£500£306
% change on same period last year+63.26 %
Average maximum daily rate£500£356
UK excluding London average daily rate£352£364
% change on same period last year-3.34 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£37.50
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£40.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£28.36£27.11
% change on same period last year+4.60 %
MCSD HertfordshireMCSD
Hertfordshire

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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCSD across the St Albans region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

St Albans MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the St Albans region citing MCSD also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MCSD.

11 (100.00 %)C++
11 (100.00 %)MFC
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Remedy
11 (100.00 %)Education
11 (100.00 %)Degree

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT contractor jobs across the St Albans region citing MCSD also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (100.00 %)MFC
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (100.00 %)Education
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Developer
11 (100.00 %)Applications Developer
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C++
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Degree
St Albans IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft
11 (100.00 %)Remedy