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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) 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 MCSA over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
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£224£212
% change on same period last year+5.74 %
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£19.52£16.12
% change on same period last year+21.06 %
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Suffolk
Matching contract IT job ads2937
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.038 %0.037 %
Daily rates quoted214
Average minimum daily rate£325£329
Average daily rate£344£338
% change on same period last year+1.62 %
Average maximum daily rate£363£348
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted108
Average minimum hourly rate£25.96£17.50
Average hourly rate£26.09£18.25
% change on same period last year+42.95 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.22£19.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
MCSA East of EnglandMCSA
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.

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Daily Rate Trend

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

Suffolk MCSA Daily Rate Trend

MCSA
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Suffolk MCSA Hourly Rate Trend

MCSA
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Suffolk region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

11 (100.00 %)C
11 (100.00 %)IIS
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Clustering
11 (100.00 %)Network Security

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (100.00 %)IIS
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)DNS
11 (100.00 %)Network Security
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Support Technician
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (100.00 %)Clustering
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (100.00 %)C
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Suffolk IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory