Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) |
| 3 months to 29 Aug 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 94 | 83 |
| Rank change on same period last year | -11 |
| Matching contract IT job ads | 30 | 43 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.040 % | 0.043 % |
| As % of the category below | 8.772 % | 10.62 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 10 | 11 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £265 | £275 |
| Average daily rate | £269 | £285 |
| % change on same period last year | -5.85 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £273 | £296 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £274 | £292 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.20 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 7 | 13 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £18.46 | £28.46 |
| Average hourly rate | £19.81 | £29.81 |
| % change on same period last year | -33.52 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £21.17 | £31.15 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £22.50 | £24.20 |
| % change on same period last year | -7.01 % |
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| Matching contract IT job ads | 342 | 405 |
| As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled | 0.456 % | 0.404 % |
| Daily rates quoted | 112 | 119 |
| Average minimum daily rate | £303 | £264 |
| Average daily rate | £319 | £279 |
| % change on same period last year | +14.20 % |
| Average maximum daily rate | £335 | £295 |
| UK excluding London average daily rate | £332 | £330 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.64 % |
| Hourly rates quoted | 31 | 65 |
| Average minimum hourly rate | £26.95 | £29.54 |
| Average hourly rate | £28.58 | £32.50 |
| % change on same period last year | -12.04 % |
| Average maximum hourly rate | £30.22 | £35.45 |
| UK excluding London average hourly rate | £24.62 | £25.85 |
| % change on same period last year | -4.74 % |
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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.
The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing MCSE across the West Midlands region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.