Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs
Computing Careers Logo
Job Type
Source

This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Suffolk region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank27-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads10
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.226 %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£200£206
% change on same period last year-2.97 %
Hourly rates quoted10
Average minimum hourly rate£18.00-
Average hourly rate£18.00-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00-
UK excluding London average hourly rate£17.51£19.05
% change on same period last year-8.07 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads3133
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.041 %0.033 %
Daily rates quoted510
Average minimum daily rate£343£324
Average daily rate£352£332
% change on same period last year+5.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£361£341
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted1010
Average minimum hourly rate£22.14£16.73
Average hourly rate£22.88£17.55
% change on same period last year+30.32 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.61£18.38
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %
MCP East of EnglandMCP
East of England

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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCP across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Suffolk region.

Suffolk MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Suffolk region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1--
MCP East of EnglandMCP
East of England

MCP
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing MCP 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 MCP.

14 (100.00 %)MCSE
14 (100.00 %)Windows NT
14 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
14 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
23 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (75.00 %)Windows 2000
23 (75.00 %)MS Office
23 (75.00 %)Firewall
23 (75.00 %)ADSL
23 (75.00 %)ISDN
23 (75.00 %)DHCP
23 (75.00 %)DNS
23 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (75.00 %)Active Directory
31 (25.00 %)IIS
31 (25.00 %)MOM

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
14 (100.00 %)Exchange Server 5.5
23 (75.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (25.00 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (75.00 %)ADSL
13 (75.00 %)ISDN
13 (75.00 %)DHCP
13 (75.00 %)DNS
13 (75.00 %)Firewall
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (75.00 %)Network Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Support Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Network Support Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Network Support
13 (75.00 %)Senior Support Engineer
13 (75.00 %)Senior Network Support
13 (75.00 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (100.00 %)Windows
14 (100.00 %)Windows NT
23 (75.00 %)Windows 2000
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)MCSE
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (25.00 %)MOM
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (75.00 %)Microsoft
CWJobs.co.uk Logo
Technojobs Logo