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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT) 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 MCT over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Trainer (MCT)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank574636
Rank change on same period last yearUp+62
Matching contract IT job ads1119
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.019 %
As % of the category below0.139 %0.195 %
Daily rates quoted55
Average minimum daily rate£302£128
Average daily rate£327£144
% change on same period last year+127.08 %
Average maximum daily rate£352£160
UK excluding London average daily rate£345-
% change on same period last year-
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching contract IT job ads78919760
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled10.52 %9.874 %
Daily rates quoted25512795
Average minimum daily rate£341£352
Average daily rate£362£372
% change on same period last year-2.60 %
Average maximum daily rate£383£391
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£338
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Hourly rates quoted831959
Average minimum hourly rate£23.61£24.10
Average hourly rate£25.30£25.61
% change on same period last year-1.21 %
Average maximum hourly rate£26.98£27.12
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.98£25.56
% change on same period last year-2.29 %

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.

MCT
Demand Trend

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

MCT Demand Trend

MCT
Daily Rate Trend

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

MCT Daily Rate Trend

MCT
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing MCT within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

MCT Daily Rate Histogram

MCT
Hourly Rate Trend

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

MCT Hourly Rate Trend

MCT
Top 15 Contract Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCT within the UK over the 3 months to 25 July 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+6811£327+127.08 %
LondonUp+615£315+118.74 %
City of LondonNew entry-3£195-
South EastUp+483--
GuildfordNew entry-2--
SurreyNo change02--
YorkshireNew entry-1£475-
Docklands, LondonNew entry-1£400-
East MidlandsNew entry-1--
NottinghamNew entry-1--
SheffieldNew entry-1£475-
NottinghamshireNew entry-1--
OxfordshireDown-41--
South YorkshireNew entry-1£475-
South WestUp+251£215-

MCT
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MCT 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 MCT.

123 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
220 (86.96 %)Microsoft
311 (47.83 %)Windows
410 (43.48 %)MCSE
59 (39.13 %)Legal
68 (34.78 %)MS Exchange
77 (30.43 %)ISO9001
77 (30.43 %)Visual Studio
77 (30.43 %)MCDBA
77 (30.43 %)CRM
77 (30.43 %)SharePoint
77 (30.43 %)C#
77 (30.43 %)SQL
77 (30.43 %).NET
77 (30.43 %)Finance
77 (30.43 %)MCSD
77 (30.43 %)Windows Server 2003
77 (30.43 %)Exchange Server 2000
77 (30.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
77 (30.43 %)Exchange Server 2007
86 (26.09 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
86 (26.09 %)Business Intelligence
93 (13.04 %)MS Excel
93 (13.04 %)Law
93 (13.04 %)Degree
102 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2003
102 (8.696 %)MOS
102 (8.696 %)Document Management
102 (8.696 %)Hummingbird
102 (8.696 %)Open Text

MCT
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT contractor jobs within the UK citing MCT 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 MCT. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (30.43 %).NET
IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (34.78 %)MS Exchange
27 (30.43 %)SharePoint
27 (30.43 %)Exchange Server 2000
27 (30.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
27 (30.43 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (4.348 %)Lotus Notes
41 (4.348 %)BizTalk Server
IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (13.04 %)MS Excel
22 (8.696 %)MS Office
IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (26.09 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
IT Contractor Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
17 (30.43 %)Visual Studio
IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (39.13 %)Legal
27 (30.43 %)Finance
33 (13.04 %)Law
41 (4.348 %)Government
41 (4.348 %)Publishing
41 (4.348 %)Banking
IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
122 (95.65 %)Trainer
26 (26.09 %)IT Trainer
32 (8.696 %)Legal IT Trainer
41 (4.348 %)Microsoft Trainer
41 (4.348 %)Cisco Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Specialist
41 (4.348 %)Author
41 (4.348 %)Field Engineer
41 (4.348 %)Infrastructure Engineer
IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (47.83 %)Windows
27 (30.43 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (8.696 %)Solaris
32 (8.696 %)Linux
41 (4.348 %)Windows 2000
IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (30.43 %)CRM
26 (26.09 %)Business Intelligence
32 (8.696 %)Document Management
41 (4.348 %)Data Protection
41 (4.348 %)Migration
IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (30.43 %)C#
17 (30.43 %)SQL
21 (4.348 %)VBA
IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (43.48 %)MCSE
37 (30.43 %)MCSD
37 (30.43 %)MCDBA
43 (13.04 %)Degree
52 (8.696 %)MOS
61 (4.348 %)NVQ Level 4
61 (4.348 %)CCNA
61 (4.348 %)Cisco Certification
61 (4.348 %)MCP
61 (4.348 %)MCSA
61 (4.348 %)CNE
61 (4.348 %)Novell Certification
61 (4.348 %)Check Point Certification
61 (4.348 %)CCSA
IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (30.43 %)ISO9001
IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (86.96 %)Microsoft
22 (8.696 %)Interwoven
22 (8.696 %)Lotus
22 (8.696 %)Red Hat
22 (8.696 %)Hummingbird
22 (8.696 %)Open Text
31 (4.348 %)CheckPoint
31 (4.348 %)Novell
31 (4.348 %)Sun
31 (4.348 %)Cisco
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