Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for MCAD qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 687 | 851 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +164 | -138 |
| Contract jobs citing MCAD | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | - | 0.004% | 0.005% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 0.013% | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £406 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £413 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £419 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £413 | £413 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.44% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK
MCAD 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 with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 12,799 | 15,303 | 19,128 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 29.89% | 27.20% | 21.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8,005 | 10,207 | 12,715 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £335 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.64% | +4.76% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £645 | £650 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £740 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £535 | £525 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.90% | +5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,083 | 749 | 783 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £14.56 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.00 | £21.24 | £19.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +23.60% | +23.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £68.56 | £58.17 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.24 | £79.80 | £67.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.94 | £50.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.12% | +42.86% | +7.69% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing MCAD as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCAD.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCAD.