Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT contracts within the Worcestershire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank--
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads00
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.000 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£172£209
% change on same period last year-17.61 %
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£16.23£17.01
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Worcestershire
Matching contract IT job ads77
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.008 %
Daily rates quoted30
Average minimum daily rate£340-
Average daily rate£368-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate£396-
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
Hourly rates quoted02
Average minimum hourly rate-£26.00
Average hourly rate-£27.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£28.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.73£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
MCP West MidlandsMCP
West Midlands

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.

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Daily Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire MCP Daily Rate Trend

MCP
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Worcestershire MCP Hourly Rate Trend

MCP
Top 11 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

11 (100.00 %)MS Office
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)LAN
11 (100.00 %)Cisco
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
11 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 December 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Worcestershire 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.

Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (100.00 %)MS Office
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (100.00 %)LAN
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (100.00 %)Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Analyst
11 (100.00 %)IT Support Analyst
11 (100.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (100.00 %)Windows
11 (100.00 %)Windows XP
11 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (100.00 %)ITIL
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (100.00 %)MCSE
11 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (100.00 %)Active Directory
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (100.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Worcestershire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (100.00 %)Cisco