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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Surrey 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank8992
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching contract IT job ads1517
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.017 %
As % of the category below5.597 %6.996 %
Daily rates quoted53
Average minimum daily rate£188£223
Average daily rate£194£227
% change on same period last year-14.94 %
Average maximum daily rate£199£232
UK excluding London average daily rate£203£195
% change on same period last year+4.14 %
Hourly rates quoted310
Average minimum hourly rate£18.83£14.30
Average hourly rate£21.17£14.40
% change on same period last year+46.99 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.50£14.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£16.84£19.99
% change on same period last year-15.75 %
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Surrey
Matching contract IT job ads268243
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.354 %0.242 %
Daily rates quoted5766
Average minimum daily rate£306£365
Average daily rate£314£373
% change on same period last year-15.78 %
Average maximum daily rate£322£381
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£329
% change on same period last year+0.46 %
Hourly rates quoted3631
Average minimum hourly rate£21.67£16.92
Average hourly rate£23.70£17.51
% change on same period last year+35.38 %
Average maximum hourly rate£25.73£18.09
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.48£25.68
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
MCP South EastMCP
South East

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 Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Surrey 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 Surrey region.

Surrey MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Surrey MCP Daily Rate Histogram

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Surrey MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCP across the Surrey region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Surrey MCP Hourly Rate Histogram

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 Surrey region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
ChertseyNew entry-2--
ReigateNew entry-1--
EpsomDown-41£363-
LeatherheadNew entry-1--
MCP South EastMCP
South East

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

141 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
233 (80.49 %)Windows
321 (51.22 %)MS Office
321 (51.22 %)MCSE
420 (48.78 %)Microsoft
518 (43.90 %)Active Directory
615 (36.59 %)Windows XP
714 (34.15 %)MS Excel
813 (31.71 %)ITIL
813 (31.71 %)HP
912 (29.27 %)MS Exchange
1011 (26.83 %)Windows 2000
1011 (26.83 %)Windows Server 2003
118 (19.51 %)Insurance
127 (17.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
127 (17.07 %)SQL Server
127 (17.07 %)MCSA
136 (14.63 %)Internet
136 (14.63 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
136 (14.63 %)TCP/IP
136 (14.63 %)Finance
145 (12.20 %)Service Management
145 (12.20 %)ITSM
145 (12.20 %)Incident Management
145 (12.20 %)DNS
145 (12.20 %)CRM
145 (12.20 %)LAN
154 (9.756 %)N-Tier
154 (9.756 %)Flash
154 (9.756 %)E-Commerce

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Surrey 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.

Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (9.756 %)ASP.NET
14 (9.756 %)WebServices
14 (9.756 %).NET
21 (2.439 %)Application Packaging
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (29.27 %)MS Exchange
27 (17.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (4.878 %)Lotus Notes
32 (4.878 %)Exchange Server 5.5
32 (4.878 %)GroupWise
32 (4.878 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (2.439 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (2.439 %)Lotus Domino
41 (2.439 %)IIS
41 (2.439 %)SharePoint
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
121 (51.22 %)MS Office
214 (34.15 %)MS Excel
34 (9.756 %)Photoshop
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (7.317 %)Line 50
22 (4.878 %)Microsoft CRM
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (14.63 %)Internet
16 (14.63 %)TCP/IP
25 (12.20 %)DNS
25 (12.20 %)LAN
34 (9.756 %)VPN
34 (9.756 %)Firewall
43 (7.317 %)VLAN
43 (7.317 %)SAN
43 (7.317 %)WAN
43 (7.317 %)DHCP
52 (4.878 %)VoIP
61 (2.439 %)SSL
61 (2.439 %)Intranet
61 (2.439 %)Ethernet
61 (2.439 %)PSTN
61 (2.439 %)ADSL
61 (2.439 %)ISDN
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (17.07 %)SQL Server
21 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (2.439 %)SQL Server 2000
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (9.756 %)Flash
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (19.51 %)Insurance
26 (14.63 %)Finance
33 (7.317 %)Education
33 (7.317 %)Back Office
41 (2.439 %)Front Office
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
115 (36.59 %)Analyst
211 (26.83 %)Desktop Support
310 (24.39 %)Support Analyst
49 (21.95 %)2nd Line Support
57 (17.07 %)Desktop Analyst
57 (17.07 %)Support Engineer
65 (12.20 %)Desktop Support Analyst
65 (12.20 %)Desktop Engineer
74 (9.756 %)SQL Developer
74 (9.756 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
74 (9.756 %).NET Developer
74 (9.756 %)Desktop Support Engineer
74 (9.756 %)VB.NET Developer
74 (9.756 %)SQL Server Developer
74 (9.756 %)Service Analyst
74 (9.756 %)Developer
74 (9.756 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
74 (9.756 %)ASP.NET Developer
83 (7.317 %)Technical Support
83 (7.317 %)Helpdesk Support
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (9.756 %)N-Tier
22 (4.878 %)Blackberry
31 (2.439 %)Clustering
31 (2.439 %)Handset
31 (2.439 %)NHS
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
133 (80.49 %)Windows
215 (36.59 %)Windows XP
311 (26.83 %)Windows 2000
311 (26.83 %)Windows Server 2003
42 (4.878 %)NetWare
42 (4.878 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (2.439 %)UNIX
51 (2.439 %)Windows NT
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (31.71 %)ITIL
25 (12.20 %)Service Management
25 (12.20 %)ITSM
25 (12.20 %)Incident Management
25 (12.20 %)CRM
34 (9.756 %)E-Commerce
43 (7.317 %)Data Security
52 (4.878 %)PRINCE2
61 (2.439 %)SC Cleared
61 (2.439 %)Security Cleared
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (9.756 %)VB.NET
23 (7.317 %)SQL
31 (2.439 %)VBScript
31 (2.439 %)VB
31 (2.439 %)C
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
141 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
221 (51.22 %)MCSE
37 (17.07 %)MCSA
44 (9.756 %)MCSD
52 (4.878 %)CNE
52 (4.878 %)Novell Certification
52 (4.878 %)CCNA
52 (4.878 %)CCA
52 (4.878 %)Citrix Certification
52 (4.878 %)Cisco Certification
61 (2.439 %)MOS
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.439 %)SLA
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
118 (43.90 %)Active Directory
23 (7.317 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (4.878 %)Novell eDirectory
32 (4.878 %)NetBackup
41 (2.439 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
41 (2.439 %)ISA Server
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (14.63 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (7.317 %)MOM
23 (7.317 %)MAILsweeper
31 (2.439 %)HP Data Protector
Surrey IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (48.78 %)Microsoft
213 (31.71 %)HP
34 (9.756 %)VMware
43 (7.317 %)3Com
43 (7.317 %)Adobe
43 (7.317 %)Sage
52 (4.878 %)Novell
52 (4.878 %)VERITAS
52 (4.878 %)Lotus
52 (4.878 %)Compaq
52 (4.878 %)Intel
52 (4.878 %)Citrix
61 (2.439 %)LANDesk
61 (2.439 %)Remedy
61 (2.439 %)McAfee Security
61 (2.439 %)BT
61 (2.439 %)Tandberg
61 (2.439 %)Altiris
61 (2.439 %)Dell
61 (2.439 %)Avaya