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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) in IT contracts across the UK compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCAD over the 3 months to 1 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Location
3 months to
1 Dec 2008		Same period last year
Rank508595
Rank change on same period last yearUp+87
Matching contract IT job ads3548
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.051 %
As % of the category below0.552 %0.518 %
Daily rates quoted1333
Average minimum daily rate£345£372
Average daily rate£369£389
% change on same period last year-4.97 %
Average maximum daily rate£394£406
UK excluding London average daily rate£328£381
% change on same period last year-13.70 %
Hourly rates quoted32
Average minimum hourly rate£25.67£30.00
Average hourly rate£27.83£33.75
% change on same period last year-17.53 %
Average maximum hourly rate£30.00£37.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate£27.50-
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads63409266
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.05 %9.863 %
Daily rates quoted20503054
Average minimum daily rate£335£340
Average daily rate£354£358
% change on same period last year-0.98 %
Average maximum daily rate£373£376
UK excluding London average daily rate£331£328
% change on same period last year+0.94 %
Hourly rates quoted763971
Average minimum hourly rate£24.17£23.85
Average hourly rate£25.60£25.52
% change on same period last year+0.30 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.02£27.19
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.18£25.30
% change on same period last year-0.46 %

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.

MCAD
Demand Trend

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

MCAD Demand Trend

MCAD
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCAD within the UK.

MCAD Daily Rate Trend

MCAD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCAD within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

MCAD Daily Rate Histogram

MCAD
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCAD within the UK.

MCAD Hourly Rate Trend

MCAD
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCAD within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 2008.

MCAD Hourly Rate Histogram

MCAD
Top 22 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCAD within the UK over the 3 months to 1 December 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
EnglandUp+7635£369-4.97 %
South EastUp+5617£321-14.23 %
LondonUp+779£435+8.70 %
GatwickNew entry-7--
West SussexNew entry-7--
East of EnglandUp+356£425-
CambridgeshireNew entry-5--
CambridgeNew entry-5--
SurreyUp+324--
HorleyNew entry-3--
CheltenhamNew entry-2--
Milton KeynesNew entry-2£240-
BerkshireUp+242£380+2.35 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-2£240-
GloucestershireNew entry-2--
OxfordshireDown-72£344+4.16 %
South WestUp+272--
West MidlandsUp+201£275-
EssexUp+171£425-
WarwickshireNew entry-1£275-
City of LondonNew entry-1£425-
OxfordDown-51£400+21.21 %

MCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MCAD 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 MCAD.

177 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
265 (84.42 %).NET
353 (68.83 %)MCSD
452 (67.53 %)SQL Server
545 (58.44 %)C#
637 (48.05 %)SQL Server 2005
736 (46.75 %)ASP.NET
736 (46.75 %)MCP
829 (37.66 %)VB.NET
927 (35.06 %)Microsoft
1026 (33.77 %)SQL Server 2000
1124 (31.17 %)WinForms
1222 (28.57 %)XML
1321 (27.27 %)Windows
1420 (25.97 %)SQL
1514 (18.18 %)MS Excel
1612 (15.58 %)JavaScript
1711 (14.29 %)SharePoint
1711 (14.29 %)OO
1810 (12.99 %)VB
1810 (12.99 %)IIS
198 (10.39 %)WebServices
198 (10.39 %)MCTS
198 (10.39 %)SharePoint Server 2007
207 (9.091 %)SQL Server Integration Services
207 (9.091 %)HTML
207 (9.091 %)Scrum
207 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
216 (7.792 %)TDD
225 (6.494 %)Finance

MCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 1 December 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MCAD 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 MCAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
165 (84.42 %).NET
236 (46.75 %)ASP.NET
324 (31.17 %)WinForms
422 (28.57 %)XML
58 (10.39 %)WebServices
67 (9.091 %)HTML
75 (6.494 %).NET Framework
84 (5.195 %)WCF
93 (3.896 %)AJAX
93 (3.896 %)XSLT
102 (2.597 %)ODBC
102 (2.597 %)COM+
102 (2.597 %)CSS
102 (2.597 %)ADO.NET
102 (2.597 %)WPF
102 (2.597 %)WF
102 (2.597 %)Adobe Flex
111 (1.299 %)Silverlight
111 (1.299 %)ASP
111 (1.299 %)COM
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (14.29 %)SharePoint
210 (12.99 %)IIS
38 (10.39 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (5.195 %)BizTalk Server
51 (1.299 %)Commerce Server
51 (1.299 %)SharePoint Portal Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (18.18 %)MS Excel
25 (6.494 %)MS Office
32 (2.597 %)InfoPath
41 (1.299 %)MS Visio
41 (1.299 %)AutoCAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.299 %)Dynamics CRM
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (5.195 %)LAN
14 (5.195 %)Internet
14 (5.195 %)Firewall
22 (2.597 %)HTTPS
22 (2.597 %)SSL
22 (2.597 %)LDAP
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (67.53 %)SQL Server
237 (48.05 %)SQL Server 2005
326 (33.77 %)SQL Server 2000
47 (9.091 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
47 (9.091 %)SQL Server Integration Services
55 (6.494 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
64 (5.195 %)PerformancePoint
72 (2.597 %)Datawarehouse
72 (2.597 %)DTS
72 (2.597 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
81 (1.299 %)Oracle 9i
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (5.195 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.597 %)JIRA
31 (1.299 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (6.494 %)Finance
15 (6.494 %)Government
22 (2.597 %)Banking
22 (2.597 %)Telecoms
22 (2.597 %)Marketing
31 (1.299 %)Front Office
31 (1.299 %)Back Office
31 (1.299 %)Retail
31 (1.299 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
158 (75.32 %)Developer
226 (33.77 %).NET Developer
319 (24.68 %)C# Developer
413 (16.88 %)ASP.NET Developer
511 (14.29 %)Lead Developer
68 (10.39 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
75 (6.494 %)WinForms Developer
75 (6.494 %)Consultant
84 (5.195 %)Analyst
93 (3.896 %)Web Developer
93 (3.896 %)Support Analyst
93 (3.896 %)Development Manager
93 (3.896 %)VB.NET Developer
93 (3.896 %)SQL Developer
93 (3.896 %)SharePoint Developer
102 (2.597 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
102 (2.597 %)CAD Engineer
102 (2.597 %)CSharp Software Developer
102 (2.597 %)Software Developer
102 (2.597 %)Architect
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (5.195 %)Tandem
22 (2.597 %)Wiki
31 (1.299 %)NHS
31 (1.299 %)Management Information System
31 (1.299 %)Fixed Income
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (27.27 %)Windows
23 (3.896 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (2.597 %)Windows XP
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (14.29 %)OO
27 (9.091 %)Scrum
36 (7.792 %)TDD
45 (6.494 %)Extreme Programming
54 (5.195 %)UML
54 (5.195 %)Business Intelligence
54 (5.195 %)CAD
63 (3.896 %)ITIL
63 (3.896 %)Migration
63 (3.896 %)BC Cleared
63 (3.896 %)Security Cleared
72 (2.597 %)Agile Software Development
72 (2.597 %)Requirements Analysis
72 (2.597 %)Integration Testing
72 (2.597 %)ERD
72 (2.597 %)Change Management
72 (2.597 %)Workflow
72 (2.597 %)CRM
72 (2.597 %)OOA/OOD
81 (1.299 %)RAD
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (58.44 %)C#
229 (37.66 %)VB.NET
320 (25.97 %)SQL
412 (15.58 %)JavaScript
510 (12.99 %)VB
64 (5.195 %)VBScript
73 (3.896 %)Transact-SQL
73 (3.896 %)DHTML
82 (2.597 %)C
82 (2.597 %)VB6
91 (1.299 %)VBA
91 (1.299 %)PL/SQL
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
177 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
253 (68.83 %)MCSD
336 (46.75 %)MCP
48 (10.39 %)MCTS
54 (5.195 %)MCITP
54 (5.195 %)Degree
63 (3.896 %)MCPD
63 (3.896 %)HNC
63 (3.896 %)HND
63 (3.896 %)MCSE
72 (2.597 %)MCDBA
81 (1.299 %)MCDST
IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.597 %)Tivoli
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (35.06 %)Microsoft
25 (6.494 %)Oracle
34 (5.195 %)Cisco
34 (5.195 %)Reuters
34 (5.195 %)Bloomberg
43 (3.896 %)BT
52 (2.597 %)Remedy
61 (1.299 %)Epicor
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