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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the West Yorkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank7851
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching contract IT job ads1548
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.020 %0.047 %
As % of the category below6.818 %20.69 %
Daily rates quoted58
Average minimum daily rate£334£364
Average daily rate£335£368
% change on same period last year-8.95 %
Average maximum daily rate£336£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£270£269
% change on same period last year+0.63 %
Hourly rates quoted417
Average minimum hourly rate£14.75£22.29
Average hourly rate£15.88£25.08
% change on same period last year-36.70 %
Average maximum hourly rate£17.00£27.86
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.47£23.21
% change on same period last year-11.81 %
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Yorkshire
Matching contract IT job ads220232
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.297 %0.229 %
Daily rates quoted5946
Average minimum daily rate£307£342
Average daily rate£333£358
% change on same period last year-7.03 %
Average maximum daily rate£358£373
UK excluding London average daily rate£333£331
% change on same period last year+0.78 %
Hourly rates quoted1028
Average minimum hourly rate£18.82£23.21
Average hourly rate£20.93£25.42
% change on same period last year-17.65 %
Average maximum hourly rate£23.05£27.63
UK excluding London average hourly rate£24.62£25.79
% change on same period last year-4.55 %
Microsoft Certification YorkshireMicrosoft Certification
Yorkshire

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.

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the West Yorkshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Daily Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of daily rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the West Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram

The chart provides a histogram of hourly rates quoted in contract IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
LeedsDown-237£450+13.35 %
BradfordNo change05£381-
WakefieldNew entry-1£85-
Microsoft Certification YorkshireMicrosoft Certification
Yorkshire

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

142 (72.41 %)Windows
238 (65.52 %)Microsoft
334 (58.62 %)MCSE
425 (43.10 %)Windows XP
521 (36.21 %)Active Directory
620 (34.48 %)Windows Server 2003
717 (29.31 %)MS Office
717 (29.31 %)VMware
816 (27.59 %)MCP
914 (24.14 %)MS Exchange
914 (24.14 %)Windows Vista
1013 (22.41 %)SQL
1112 (20.69 %)VMware Infrastructure
1211 (18.97 %)ITIL
1310 (17.24 %)Symantec
149 (15.52 %)VMware ESX
149 (15.52 %)Health
149 (15.52 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
149 (15.52 %)Norton AntiVirus
149 (15.52 %).NET
158 (13.79 %)Internet
167 (12.07 %)VPN
167 (12.07 %)SQL Server
167 (12.07 %)C#
167 (12.07 %)WAN
167 (12.07 %)Windows 2000
167 (12.07 %)MS Excel
167 (12.07 %)PRINCE2
176 (10.34 %)Windows 2000 Server
176 (10.34 %)SharePoint

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT contractor jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (15.52 %).NET
25 (8.621 %)MFC
25 (8.621 %)XML
25 (8.621 %).NET Framework
33 (5.172 %)ASP.NET
41 (1.724 %)ODBC
41 (1.724 %)ASP
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (24.14 %)MS Exchange
26 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2003
26 (10.34 %)SharePoint
33 (5.172 %)IIS
41 (1.724 %)SharePoint Server 2007
41 (1.724 %)Exchange Server 2007
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
117 (29.31 %)MS Office
27 (12.07 %)MS Excel
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (13.79 %)Internet
27 (12.07 %)VPN
27 (12.07 %)WAN
36 (10.34 %)SAN
45 (8.621 %)TCP/IP
54 (6.897 %)MPLS
54 (6.897 %)Firewall
62 (3.448 %)Broadband
71 (1.724 %)LAN
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (12.07 %)SQL Server
25 (8.621 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (8.621 %)SQL Server 2005
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (15.52 %)Health
25 (8.621 %)Pensions
31 (1.724 %)Telecoms
31 (1.724 %)Finance
31 (1.724 %)Government
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (20.69 %)Analyst
210 (17.24 %)Support Engineer
210 (17.24 %)3rd Line Support
38 (13.79 %)Support Analyst
47 (12.07 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
56 (10.34 %)Desktop Analyst
56 (10.34 %)Consultant
56 (10.34 %)Technical Consultant
65 (8.621 %)Systems Engineer
65 (8.621 %)Developer
65 (8.621 %)Software Developer
65 (8.621 %)Desktop Support
65 (8.621 %).NET Developer
65 (8.621 %)C# Developer
65 (8.621 %)CSharp Software Developer
74 (6.897 %)Desktop Support Analyst
74 (6.897 %)Project Engineer
83 (5.172 %)Server Engineer
83 (5.172 %)Technical Support
83 (5.172 %)Senior Systems Engineer
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (6.897 %)Clustering
21 (1.724 %)NHS
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (72.41 %)Windows
225 (43.10 %)Windows XP
320 (34.48 %)Windows Server 2003
414 (24.14 %)Windows Vista
57 (12.07 %)Windows 2000
66 (10.34 %)Windows 2000 Server
73 (5.172 %)UNIX
82 (3.448 %)NetWare
91 (1.724 %)Linux
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
111 (18.97 %)ITIL
27 (12.07 %)PRINCE2
35 (8.621 %)Network Load Balancing
43 (5.172 %)PRINCE
52 (3.448 %)Performance Management
61 (1.724 %)Data Protection
61 (1.724 %)Performance Testing
61 (1.724 %)Time Management
61 (1.724 %)Six Sigma
61 (1.724 %)Project Management
61 (1.724 %)Quality Management
61 (1.724 %)Migration
61 (1.724 %)Supplier Management
61 (1.724 %)Project Planning
61 (1.724 %)Technical Architecture
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (22.41 %)SQL
27 (12.07 %)C#
35 (8.621 %)C++
35 (8.621 %)VB.NET
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
134 (58.62 %)MCSE
216 (27.59 %)MCP
34 (6.897 %)MCSA
34 (6.897 %)Cisco Certification
34 (6.897 %)PRINCE2 Certification
43 (5.172 %)MCDST
43 (5.172 %)CCNA
52 (3.448 %)MCDBA
52 (3.448 %)Degree
52 (3.448 %)Network+ Certification
61 (1.724 %)A+ Certification
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (3.448 %)SLA
21 (1.724 %)ISO17799
21 (1.724 %)ISO9001
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (36.21 %)Active Directory
212 (20.69 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (15.52 %)VMware ESX
42 (3.448 %)Terminal Services
51 (1.724 %)Backup Exec
51 (1.724 %)MetaFrame
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (15.52 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
19 (15.52 %)Norton AntiVirus
23 (5.172 %)OpenView
31 (1.724 %)DameWare
31 (1.724 %)OVIS
31 (1.724 %)ZENworks
West Yorkshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
138 (65.52 %)Microsoft
217 (29.31 %)VMware
310 (17.24 %)Symantec
46 (10.34 %)HP
53 (5.172 %)Citrix
61 (1.724 %)Interwoven
61 (1.724 %)Cisco