Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician (MCDST)
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for MCDST qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 175 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing MCDST | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | - | 0.029% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | - | 0.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £163 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £175 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £188 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £205 | £141 | £200 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.39% | -29.50% | -42.86% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Scotland
MCDST falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Scotland.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 549 | 570 | 582 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 25.62% | 21.33% | 17.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 321 | 372 | 358 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £175 | £216 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £450 | £464 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.78% | -2.96% | +9.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £538 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £600 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 47 | 10 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.42 | £12.71 | £20.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.49 | £15.81 | £23.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £21.47 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.15% | -57.07% | +55.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.94 | £43.75 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.20 | £59.63 | £58.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.00 | £55.00 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.27% | +23.60% | +34.85% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing MCDST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MCDST in Scotland.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MCDST in Scotland.