Note that 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.
| Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 283 | 321 | 288 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +38 |  -33 |
|
| Matching contract IT job ads | 352 | 287 | 269 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 0.595 % | 0.468 % | 0.489 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 3.416 % | 2.964 % | 3.159 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 120 | 90 | 92 |
| Average daily rate | £235 | £248 | £266 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £122 | £78 | £134 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £405 | £406 | £450 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £210 | £175 | £220 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 54 | 86 | 73 |
| Average hourly rate | £15.75 | £17.43 | £15.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.00 | £11.25 | £9.50 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £25.00 | £37.50 | £26.70 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £14.50 | £16.75 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 10303 | 9682 | 8515 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 17.41 % | 15.78 % | 15.46 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5369 | 4613 | 3867 |
| Average daily rate | £380 | £375 | £350 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £215 | £225 | £205 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £550 | £550 | £525 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 566 | 663 | 646 |
| Average hourly rate | £22.00 | £22.32 | £19.50 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £12.50 | £12.00 | £12.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £42.50 | £40.00 | £37.50 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £23.00 | £24.00 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | |
