Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) |
| 3 months to 1 Dec 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 508 | 595 |
| Rank change on same period last year | +87 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 35 | 48 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.055 % | 0.051 % |
| As % of the category below | 0.552 % | 0.518 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 13 | 33 |
| 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 quoted | 3 | 2 |
| 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 | - |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 6340 | 9266 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 10.05 % | 9.863 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 2050 | 3054 |
| 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 quoted | 763 | 971 |
| 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.
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.