Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT contracts within the York 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 3 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
3 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank15-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads20
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below28.57 %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£265£260
% change on same period last year+1.88 %
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£19.51£20.00
% change on same period last year-2.42 %
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
York
Matching contract IT job ads721
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.023 %
Daily rates quoted113
Average minimum daily rate£300£403
Average daily rate£350£415
% change on same period last year-15.70 %
Average maximum daily rate£400£427
UK excluding London average daily rate£330£327
% change on same period last year+1.02 %
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£25.73£25.15
% change on same period last year+2.29 %
Microsoft Certification North YorkshireMicrosoft Certification
North 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 York region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

York 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 York region.

York Microsoft Certification Daily Rate Trend

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 York region.

York Microsoft Certification Hourly Rate Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 17 Related IT Skills

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

13 (75.00 %)MCP
13 (75.00 %)Windows
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
22 (50.00 %)Degree
22 (50.00 %)MS Excel
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
31 (25.00 %)Health
31 (25.00 %)Pensions
31 (25.00 %).NET Framework
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)C#
31 (25.00 %)C++
31 (25.00 %)VB.NET
31 (25.00 %).NET
31 (25.00 %)MFC
31 (25.00 %)XML

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

York IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (25.00 %).NET
11 (25.00 %)MFC
11 (25.00 %)XML
11 (25.00 %).NET Framework
York IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (75.00 %)MS Office
22 (50.00 %)MS Excel
York IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (25.00 %)Health
11 (25.00 %)Pensions
York IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
12 (50.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Field Engineer
21 (25.00 %).NET Developer
21 (25.00 %)C# Developer
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Engineer
21 (25.00 %)Field Support Engineer
21 (25.00 %)CSharp Software Developer
21 (25.00 %)Software Developer
21 (25.00 %)Desktop Support
21 (25.00 %)Developer
York IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
13 (75.00 %)Windows
22 (50.00 %)Windows XP
York IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (25.00 %)C#
11 (25.00 %)C++
11 (25.00 %)VB.NET
York IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (75.00 %)MCP
22 (50.00 %)Degree
York IT Contractor Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (75.00 %)Active Directory
York IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft