MCDST Contracts in the West Midlands

Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
England > West Midlands

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for MCDST qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 108 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing MCDST 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.052% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate £215 £141 £225
% change year-on-year +52.48% -37.33% +52.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £15.65 - -
England median hourly rate £15.65 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
West Midlands

MCDST is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 633 663 724
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 32.80% 27.49% 20.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 412 502
10th Percentile £263 £305 £296
25th Percentile £358 £413 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £525 £464
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +13.21% +14.51%
75th Percentile £575 £606 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £649
England median daily rate £538 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 27 17
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.30 £11.05
25th Percentile £22.16 £13.51 £13.50
Median hourly rate £28.50 £19.00 £17.28
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% +9.95% +9.23%
75th Percentile £49.38 £26.75 £20.00
90th Percentile £58.75 £60.90 £21.21
England median hourly rate £40.00 £52.50 £37.50
% change year-on-year -23.81% +40.00% -1.81%

MCDST
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing MCDST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for MCDST in the West Midlands

MCDST
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCDST in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for MCDST in the West Midlands

MCDST
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCDST in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for MCDST in the West Midlands

MCDST
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Acrobat
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 1 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Senior
1 1 (100.00%) Senior IT Support
1 1 (100.00%) Senior IT Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Support Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Senior Technician
1 1 (100.00%) Support Technician
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Mac OS
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Malware Detection/Protection
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 1 (100.00%) MCP
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Adobe
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft