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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Aberdeen region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank922
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads4420
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.024 %0.008 %
As % of the category below37.29 %17.86 %
Salaries quoted3112
Average minimum salary£33,484£21,583
Average salary£35,129£24,542
% change on same period last year+43.14 %
Average maximum salary£36,774£27,500
UK excluding London average salary£33,623£33,581
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Aberdeen
Matching permanent IT job ads118112
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.047 %
Salaries quoted7073
Average minimum salary£35,401£30,644
Average salary£36,799£33,227
% change on same period last year+10.75 %
Average maximum salary£38,197£35,810
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Microsoft Certification ScotlandMicrosoft Certification
Scotland

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Aberdeen Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Aberdeen Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Microsoft Certification.

146 (92.00 %)Microsoft
242 (84.00 %)MCSE
340 (80.00 %)Windows
433 (66.00 %)Windows Server 2003
529 (58.00 %)Active Directory
621 (42.00 %)MS Exchange
621 (42.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
719 (38.00 %)MCP
816 (32.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
915 (30.00 %)Citrix
1014 (28.00 %)VMware
1113 (26.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1212 (24.00 %)SQL Server
1212 (24.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
1311 (22.00 %)Windows 2000
1311 (22.00 %)Cisco
1410 (20.00 %)ITIL
159 (18.00 %)Linux
159 (18.00 %)MS Excel
159 (18.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
168 (16.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
168 (16.00 %)Back Office
168 (16.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
168 (16.00 %)CCA
168 (16.00 %)Citrix Certification
177 (14.00 %)SAN
186 (12.00 %)Windows XP
186 (12.00 %)Finance
194 (8.000 %)IP Telephony
194 (8.000 %)MCDST

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Aberdeen 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 IT job ads sampled that cited Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (8.000 %).NET
21 (2.000 %)ASP
21 (2.000 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.000 %)WebServices
21 (2.000 %)XML
21 (2.000 %)Middleware
21 (2.000 %)WinForms
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
121 (42.00 %)MS Exchange
121 (42.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
216 (32.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
39 (18.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (4.000 %)Lotus Notes
Aberdeen IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (18.00 %)MS Excel
22 (4.000 %)MS Office
31 (2.000 %)MS Project
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (14.00 %)SAN
24 (8.000 %)IP Telephony
24 (8.000 %)Cisco IPT
24 (8.000 %)TCP/IP
32 (4.000 %)VPN
41 (2.000 %)VoIP
41 (2.000 %)WAN
41 (2.000 %)Internet
41 (2.000 %)Firewall
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (24.00 %)SQL Server
21 (2.000 %)Oracle 8/8i
21 (2.000 %)MS Access
21 (2.000 %)RDBMS
21 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2005
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.000 %)Visual Studio
Aberdeen IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (16.00 %)Back Office
26 (12.00 %)Finance
34 (8.000 %)Pensions
42 (4.000 %)Health
51 (2.000 %)Telecoms
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (28.00 %)Network Engineer
26 (12.00 %)Administrator
34 (8.000 %)Systems Engineer
34 (8.000 %)Analyst
34 (8.000 %)Desktop Support
34 (8.000 %)Network Administrator
43 (6.000 %)Project Engineer
43 (6.000 %)Support Analyst
52 (4.000 %)Technical Trainer
52 (4.000 %)Junior
52 (4.000 %)Developer
52 (4.000 %)Trainer
52 (4.000 %).NET Developer
52 (4.000 %)Desktop Engineer
52 (4.000 %)Team Leader
52 (4.000 %)Support Team Leader
52 (4.000 %)Senior Network Administrator
52 (4.000 %)Senior Desktop Support
52 (4.000 %)Desktop Support Team Leader
52 (4.000 %)Desktop Team Leader
Aberdeen IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (2.000 %)Blackberry
11 (2.000 %)PDA
11 (2.000 %)Video Conferencing
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (80.00 %)Windows
233 (66.00 %)Windows Server 2003
312 (24.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
411 (22.00 %)Windows 2000
59 (18.00 %)Linux
66 (12.00 %)Windows XP
72 (4.000 %)UNIX
72 (4.000 %)Windows Vista
72 (4.000 %)Windows NT
81 (2.000 %)Red Hat Linux
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (20.00 %)ITIL
22 (4.000 %)Business Desktop Deployment
31 (2.000 %)Project Management
31 (2.000 %)Web Development
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (6.000 %)SQL
22 (4.000 %)VB
22 (4.000 %)VB.NET
22 (4.000 %)VBA
31 (2.000 %)VBScript
31 (2.000 %)Java
Aberdeen IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
142 (84.00 %)MCSE
219 (38.00 %)MCP
38 (16.00 %)CCA
38 (16.00 %)Citrix Certification
38 (16.00 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
44 (8.000 %)MCDST
44 (8.000 %)Degree
44 (8.000 %)ITIL Certification
44 (8.000 %)MCSA
53 (6.000 %)HNC
53 (6.000 %)HND
62 (4.000 %)Cisco Certification
62 (4.000 %)MCT
71 (2.000 %)CCNA
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (6.000 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Aberdeen IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (58.00 %)Active Directory
28 (16.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (4.000 %)Backup Exec
Aberdeen IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
113 (26.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (2.000 %)Norton AntiVirus
Aberdeen IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
146 (92.00 %)Microsoft
215 (30.00 %)Citrix
314 (28.00 %)VMware
411 (22.00 %)Cisco
52 (4.000 %)Lotus
52 (4.000 %)HP
61 (2.000 %)Red Hat
61 (2.000 %)Symantec
61 (2.000 %)Oracle
61 (2.000 %)Adobe