| Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) |
| 3 months to 19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | - | - | - |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey | - | - | - |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | - |
| Daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average daily rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £335 | £400 | £388 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Average hourly rate | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £20.50 | £27.90 | £23.50 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the Qualifications category | 172 | 146 | 364 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in Surrey | 15.29 % | 15.96 % | 16.11 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 73 | 53 | 125 |
| Average daily rate | £375 | £325 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £214 | £175 | £238 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £325 | £350 | £350 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Hourly rates quoted | 15 | 20 | 69 |
| Average hourly rate | £50.00 | £21.00 | £20.88 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £16.00 | £11.69 | £13.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £60.00 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| 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 MCTS across the Surrey region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.