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 Certification |
| 3 months to
16 May 2012 | Same period 2011 | Same period 2010 |
| Rank | 103 | 124 | 135 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 +21 | +11 |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 1045 | 954 | 744 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs located in the UK | 1.766 % | 1.555 % | 1.351 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 10.14 % | 9.853 % | 8.738 % |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 524 | 424 | 309 |
| Average daily rate | £288 | £290 | £280 |
| Average daily rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £148 | £160 | £156 |
| 10% of contracts offered a daily rate of more than | £425 | £411 | £425 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £288 | £265 | £236 |
| % change year-on-year | |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 95 | 174 | 174 |
| Average hourly rate | £17.50 | £18.40 | £20.00 |
| Average hourly rate % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £10.25 | £11.00 | £11.00 |
| 10% of contracts offered a hourly rate of more than | £26.50 | £37.10 | £36.25 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £15.50 | £18.00 | £18.00 |
| % 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 | |
