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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the Witham 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank32
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching contract IT job ads611
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.011 %
As % of the category below85.71 %91.67 %
Daily rates quoted611
Average minimum daily rate£107£93
Average daily rate£109£93
% change on same period last year+17.72 %
Average maximum daily rate£112£93
UK excluding London average daily rate£277£269
% change on same period last year+3.14 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.09£22.80
% change on same period last year-11.87 %
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Witham
Matching contract IT job ads712
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.012 %
Daily rates quoted712
Average minimum daily rate£102£93
Average daily rate£104£93
% change on same period last year+12.14 %
Average maximum daily rate£107£93
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
Microsoft Certification EssexMicrosoft Certification
Essex

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 Witham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Witham 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 Witham region.

Witham 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 Witham region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Witham 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 Witham region.

Witham Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 28 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Witham 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.

111 (78.57 %)Windows
28 (57.14 %)DHCP
28 (57.14 %)Windows NT
28 (57.14 %)Microsoft
28 (57.14 %)Active Directory
28 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (42.86 %)MCP
45 (35.71 %)Windows XP
54 (28.57 %)MS Office
63 (21.43 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
72 (14.29 %)OSPF
72 (14.29 %)Internet
72 (14.29 %)MCSE
72 (14.29 %)MS Excel
72 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
72 (14.29 %)DNS
72 (14.29 %)Cisco
72 (14.29 %)SMS
72 (14.29 %)CCNP
72 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
72 (14.29 %)Degree
72 (14.29 %)Cisco IOS
72 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
72 (14.29 %)Firewall
72 (14.29 %)Wireless
81 (7.143 %)NHS
81 (7.143 %)OpenView
81 (7.143 %)HP

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Witham 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.

Witham IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (28.57 %)MS Office
22 (14.29 %)MS Excel
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (57.14 %)DHCP
22 (14.29 %)TCP/IP
22 (14.29 %)DNS
22 (14.29 %)Internet
22 (14.29 %)OSPF
22 (14.29 %)Firewall
22 (14.29 %)Wireless
22 (14.29 %)Cisco IOS
22 (14.29 %)SMS
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (42.86 %)Server Support
16 (42.86 %)Support Engineer
16 (42.86 %)Server Engineer
16 (42.86 %)Server Support Engineer
25 (35.71 %)Helpdesk Support
33 (21.43 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Support Analyst
33 (21.43 %)Helpdesk Analyst
42 (14.29 %)Network Engineer
42 (14.29 %)Senior Network Engineer
42 (14.29 %)IT Support Analyst
42 (14.29 %)PC Support
51 (7.143 %)Helpdesk Administrator
51 (7.143 %)Administrator
51 (7.143 %)1st Line Support
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)NHS
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
111 (78.57 %)Windows
28 (57.14 %)Windows NT
28 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (35.71 %)Windows XP
42 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (42.86 %)MCP
22 (14.29 %)MCSE
22 (14.29 %)CCNP
22 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
22 (14.29 %)Degree
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (57.14 %)Active Directory
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (21.43 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (7.143 %)OpenView
Witham IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (57.14 %)Microsoft
22 (14.29 %)Cisco
31 (7.143 %)HP