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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 MCSD over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank509577
Rank change on same period last yearUp+68
Matching contract IT job ads5089
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.070 %0.090 %
As % of the category below0.687 %0.907 %
Daily rates quoted2236
Average minimum daily rate£347£358
Average daily rate£367£374
% change on same period last year-1.92 %
Average maximum daily rate£387£390
UK excluding London average daily rate£320£351
% change on same period last year-8.78 %
Hourly rates quoted06
Average minimum hourly rate-£36.67
Average hourly rate-£39.17
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£41.67
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£39.17
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads72809810
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.25 %9.914 %
Daily rates quoted24873149
Average minimum daily rate£343£342
Average daily rate£363£360
% change on same period last year+0.83 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£378
UK excluding London average daily rate£337£322
% change on same period last year+4.73 %
Hourly rates quoted828958
Average minimum hourly rate£24.12£23.95
Average hourly rate£25.68£25.63
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£27.25£27.31
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.54£25.85
% change on same period last year-1.20 %

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.

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Trend

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

MCSD Daily Rate Trend

MCSD
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCSD within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

MCSD Daily Rate Histogram

MCSD
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MCSD Hourly Rate Trend

MCSD
Top 30 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the UK over the 3 months to 10 October 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+5149£367-1.92 %
LondonUp+5424£410+0.52 %
South EastUp+4218£316-5.10 %
East of EnglandUp+286£342-37.87 %
SurreyNew entry-6£325-
West SussexNew entry-4--
CrawleyNew entry-4--
GatwickNew entry-4--
City of LondonDown-243£425+9.67 %
OxfordshireDown-43£270-14.28 %
HertfordshireUp+193£300-45.45 %
EssexNew entry-3£425-
BanburyNew entry-2£285-
BerkshireUp+152£375+10.75 %
Thames ValleyNew entry-2--
CardiffNew entry-1--
South WalesNew entry-1--
CoventryUp+21£285-
BuckinghamshireNew entry-1--
HampshireNew entry-1£325-
IpswichNew entry-1--
HaslemereNew entry-1£325-
StainesNew entry-1--
SouthwarkNew entry-1£400-
SloughNew entry-1£350-
ColchesterNew entry-1--
PortsmouthNew entry-1£325-
St AlbansNew entry-1--
OxfordDown-71£240-31.42 %
WalesNew entry-1--

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

192 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
288 (95.65 %).NET
372 (78.26 %)SQL Server
466 (71.74 %)C#
550 (54.35 %)ASP.NET
641 (44.57 %)MCAD
739 (42.39 %)XML
838 (41.30 %)MCP
936 (39.13 %)SQL
1035 (38.04 %)Microsoft
1133 (35.87 %)SQL Server 2005
1231 (33.70 %)JavaScript
1325 (27.17 %)SQL Server 2000
1424 (26.09 %)VB.NET
1424 (26.09 %)WebServices
1424 (26.09 %)OO
1523 (25.00 %)SharePoint
1620 (21.74 %)Windows
1719 (20.65 %).NET Framework
1817 (18.48 %)C++
1916 (17.39 %)MS Excel
1916 (17.39 %)Internet
2015 (16.30 %)HTML
2015 (16.30 %)ASP
2114 (15.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
2213 (14.13 %)PRINCE2
2213 (14.13 %)WinForms
2312 (13.04 %)Siebel
2312 (13.04 %)VB
2312 (13.04 %)XSLT

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
188 (95.65 %).NET
250 (54.35 %)ASP.NET
339 (42.39 %)XML
424 (26.09 %)WebServices
519 (20.65 %).NET Framework
615 (16.30 %)ASP
615 (16.30 %)HTML
713 (14.13 %)WinForms
812 (13.04 %)XSLT
812 (13.04 %)CSS
911 (11.96 %)XSD
109 (9.783 %)AJAX
115 (5.435 %)ASP.NET 2.0
115 (5.435 %)ADO.NET
124 (4.348 %)WCF
133 (3.261 %)XHTML
133 (3.261 %)WMI
133 (3.261 %)Windows SharePoint Services
142 (2.174 %)WPF
142 (2.174 %)Spring
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
123 (25.00 %)SharePoint
214 (15.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
37 (7.609 %)SharePoint Portal Server
43 (3.261 %)MS Exchange
43 (3.261 %)BizTalk Server
52 (2.174 %)IIS
52 (2.174 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (1.087 %)Apache
61 (1.087 %)WebLogic
61 (1.087 %)CMS
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (17.39 %)MS Excel
25 (5.435 %)Photoshop
34 (4.348 %)InfoPath
43 (3.261 %)MS Office
51 (1.087 %)MS Visio
51 (1.087 %)Paint Shop Pro
IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (17.39 %)Internet
22 (2.174 %)Intranet
22 (2.174 %)TCP/IP
31 (1.087 %)DNS
31 (1.087 %)LDAP
31 (1.087 %)HTTP
31 (1.087 %)Extranet
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
172 (78.26 %)SQL Server
233 (35.87 %)SQL Server 2005
325 (27.17 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (9.783 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
56 (6.522 %)SQL Server Integration Services
63 (3.261 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
63 (3.261 %)PerformancePoint
63 (3.261 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
63 (3.261 %)Crystal Reports
72 (2.174 %)DTS
81 (1.087 %)BusinessObjects
81 (1.087 %)Oracle 9i
81 (1.087 %)MSDE
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (7.609 %)Visual Studio
24 (4.348 %)Flash
31 (1.087 %)FrontPage
31 (1.087 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (10.87 %)Finance
25 (5.435 %)Marketing
34 (4.348 %)Government
43 (3.261 %)Banking
43 (3.261 %)Retail
43 (3.261 %)Insurance
52 (2.174 %)Legal
52 (2.174 %)Telecoms
61 (1.087 %)Education
61 (1.087 %)Pensions
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
176 (82.61 %)Developer
230 (32.61 %).NET Developer
320 (21.74 %)C# Developer
415 (16.30 %)ASP.NET Developer
512 (13.04 %)Analyst Developer
512 (13.04 %)Analyst
610 (10.87 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
79 (9.783 %)Web Developer
79 (9.783 %)SQL Developer
87 (7.609 %)SQL Server Developer
87 (7.609 %)ASP Developer
96 (6.522 %)WinForms Developer
96 (6.522 %)SharePoint Developer
96 (6.522 %)Consultant
96 (6.522 %)Systems Developer
96 (6.522 %)VB.NET Developer
105 (5.435 %)Systems Analyst
105 (5.435 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
114 (4.348 %)Applications Developer
114 (4.348 %)Senior Developer
IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.435 %)N-Tier
15 (5.435 %)Tandem
23 (3.261 %)Computer Science
32 (2.174 %)Multithreading
32 (2.174 %)NHS
32 (2.174 %)Device Driver
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
120 (21.74 %)Windows
211 (11.96 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (5.435 %)Windows Server 2008
44 (4.348 %)Windows XP
44 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
53 (3.261 %)Windows NT
62 (2.174 %)UNIX
62 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
71 (1.087 %)Solaris
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (26.09 %)OO
213 (14.13 %)PRINCE2
311 (11.96 %)E-Commerce
410 (10.87 %)CRM
57 (7.609 %)Business Intelligence
57 (7.609 %)Agile Software Development
65 (5.435 %)Web Development
74 (4.348 %)RAD
83 (3.261 %)UML
83 (3.261 %)E-business
83 (3.261 %)Scrum
92 (2.174 %)ERD
92 (2.174 %)Migration
92 (2.174 %)TDD
101 (1.087 %)Content Management
101 (1.087 %)Document Management
101 (1.087 %)Automated Testing
101 (1.087 %)Requirements Analysis
101 (1.087 %)Configuration Management
101 (1.087 %)Service Management
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
166 (71.74 %)C#
236 (39.13 %)SQL
331 (33.70 %)JavaScript
424 (26.09 %)VB.NET
517 (18.48 %)C++
612 (13.04 %)VB
77 (7.609 %)Transact-SQL
86 (6.522 %)DHTML
95 (5.435 %)VBScript
104 (4.348 %)VB6
113 (3.261 %)VBA
121 (1.087 %)XPath
121 (1.087 %)PL/SQL
121 (1.087 %)Java
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
192 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
241 (44.57 %)MCAD
338 (41.30 %)MCP
410 (10.87 %)Degree
58 (8.696 %)MCTS
58 (8.696 %)MCSE
64 (4.348 %)MCITP
73 (3.261 %)MCPD
73 (3.261 %)MCDBA
82 (2.174 %)MCT
82 (2.174 %)MCDST
91 (1.087 %)CCNA
91 (1.087 %)CISSP
91 (1.087 %)Cisco Certification
91 (1.087 %)PRINCE2 Certification
91 (1.087 %)CISM
91 (1.087 %)CEH
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.261 %)QA
22 (2.174 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (5.435 %)Active Directory
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
135 (38.04 %)Microsoft
212 (13.04 %)Siebel
35 (5.435 %)Oracle
43 (3.261 %)Remedy
51 (1.087 %)Business Objects
51 (1.087 %)SAP
51 (1.087 %)Cisco
51 (1.087 %)Sun
51 (1.087 %)HP
51 (1.087 %)Citrix