The first table below looks at the demand for MCP in IT contracts advertised for the Warwickshire region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Warwickshire region.

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.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Rank 27 20 24
Rank change year-on-year
-7 +4
Contract jobs citing MCP 3 6 3
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 1.429% 2.419% 1.442%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.317% 24.00% 7.895%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Average daily rate £450 - -
UK excluding London average daily rate £225 £210 £146
% change year-on-year
+7.14% +43.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 0
Average hourly rate £11.50 £13.50 -
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-14.81% -
UK excluding London average hourly rate £12.75 £14.50 £16.33
% change year-on-year
-12.06% -11.21%
All Qualifications
Warwickshire
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
41 25 38
As % of all contract IT jobs located in Warwickshire 19.52% 10.08% 18.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 7 11
Average daily rate £325 £275 £255
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+18.18% +7.84%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £250 £195 £165
10% offered a daily rate of more than £350 £288 £463
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 7
Average hourly rate £15.50 £17.50 £28.50
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
-11.42% -38.59%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.80 £13.00 £14.10
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £31.15 £32.50 £39.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate £22.50 £22.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year
- -10.00%
MCP
West Midlands

MCP
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Warwickshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Warwickshire MCP Jobs Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing MCP across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing MCP across the Warwickshire region.

Warwickshire MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Warwickshire region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Warwick -5 1 - -
Stratford-upon-Avon - 1 £450 -
MCP
West Midlands

MCP
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region citing MCP 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 MCP.

1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) Lotus Notes
3 1 (25.00%) MCSE
3 1 (25.00%) MS Exchange
3 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
3 1 (25.00%) IBM
3 1 (25.00%) Adobe
3 1 (25.00%) Oracle
3 1 (25.00%) SAP
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Lotus
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 7

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the Warwickshire region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Lotus Notes
1 1 (25.00%) MS Exchange
Communications & Networking
1 1 (25.00%) TCP/IP
Job Titles
1 1 (25.00%) Management Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) Consultant
1 1 (25.00%) Help Desk Analyst
1 1 (25.00%) 1st Line Support
1 1 (25.00%) 2nd Line Support
1 1 (25.00%) Software Consultant
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) Project Management
1 1 (25.00%) Service Management
1 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (25.00%) MCSE
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) IBM
2 1 (25.00%) Adobe
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) Lotus