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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT jobs within the Bedford region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3827
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below34.21 %18.18 %
Salaries quoted133
Average minimum salary£31,769£21,000
Average salary£33,923£23,426
% change on same period last year+44.80 %
Average maximum salary£36,077£25,852
UK excluding London average salary£33,893£34,040
% change on same period last year-0.43 %
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads3844
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted3629
Average minimum salary£28,569£32,488
Average salary£30,867£34,027
% change on same period last year-9.28 %
Average maximum salary£33,164£35,566
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MCSE BedfordshireMCSE
Bedfordshire

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Bedford MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

Bedford MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the Bedford region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Bedford MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

121 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
216 (76.19 %)Windows
312 (57.14 %)SQL Server
312 (57.14 %)Active Directory
410 (47.62 %)SQL
59 (42.86 %)Cisco
68 (38.10 %)Microsoft
68 (38.10 %)MS Exchange
68 (38.10 %)Exchange Server 2003
77 (33.33 %)Citrix
77 (33.33 %)ITIL
86 (28.57 %)MCSA
86 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
86 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
95 (23.81 %)VMware
95 (23.81 %)Telecoms
95 (23.81 %)SAN
95 (23.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
104 (19.05 %)Linux
113 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
113 (14.29 %)MS Excel
113 (14.29 %)SharePoint
113 (14.29 %)Internet
113 (14.29 %)DNS
113 (14.29 %)SLA
113 (14.29 %)CCNA
113 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
122 (9.524 %)Brocade
122 (9.524 %)HP
122 (9.524 %)Dell

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedford region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (4.762 %).NET
11 (4.762 %)WebServices
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (38.10 %)MS Exchange
18 (38.10 %)Exchange Server 2003
23 (14.29 %)SharePoint
32 (9.524 %)IIS
32 (9.524 %)Lotus Notes
41 (4.762 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (14.29 %)MS Excel
22 (9.524 %)MS Visio
31 (4.762 %)MS Office
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
16 (28.57 %)TCP/IP
25 (23.81 %)SAN
33 (14.29 %)Internet
33 (14.29 %)DNS
42 (9.524 %)LAN
42 (9.524 %)WAN
42 (9.524 %)Firewall
42 (9.524 %)Wireless
51 (4.762 %)Network Security
51 (4.762 %)SSL
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
112 (57.14 %)SQL Server
23 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (9.524 %)SQL Server 2000
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (23.81 %)Telecoms
22 (9.524 %)Finance
22 (9.524 %)Construction
31 (4.762 %)Manufacturing
31 (4.762 %)Publishing
31 (4.762 %)Pensions
31 (4.762 %)Back Office
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (38.10 %)Systems Engineer
18 (38.10 %)Support Engineer
26 (28.57 %)Analyst
35 (23.81 %)Systems Support Engineer
35 (23.81 %)Systems Support
35 (23.81 %)Support Analyst
44 (19.05 %)Administrator
44 (19.05 %)3rd Line Support
44 (19.05 %)Server Engineer
44 (19.05 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
53 (14.29 %)Windows Administrator
53 (14.29 %)Server Support
62 (9.524 %)Team Leader
62 (9.524 %)Server Analyst
62 (9.524 %)Server Support Engineer
62 (9.524 %)Windows Server Engineer
62 (9.524 %)Service Desk Team Leader
62 (9.524 %)Wintel Engineer
71 (4.762 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
71 (4.762 %)Windows Support Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (9.524 %)AS400
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (76.19 %)Windows
26 (28.57 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (23.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
44 (19.05 %)Linux
51 (4.762 %)Windows XP
51 (4.762 %)Windows Vista
51 (4.762 %)UNIX
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (33.33 %)ITIL
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
110 (47.62 %)SQL
21 (4.762 %)PowerHouse
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
121 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (28.57 %)MCSA
33 (14.29 %)CCNA
33 (14.29 %)Cisco Certification
41 (4.762 %)Degree
41 (4.762 %)MCP
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (14.29 %)SLA
21 (4.762 %)ISO27001
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
112 (57.14 %)Active Directory
21 (4.762 %)VMware ESX
21 (4.762 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (9.524 %)MOM
21 (4.762 %)SCOM
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (42.86 %)Cisco
28 (38.10 %)Microsoft
37 (33.33 %)Citrix
45 (23.81 %)VMware
52 (9.524 %)Mitel
52 (9.524 %)Brocade
52 (9.524 %)Hitachi
52 (9.524 %)Siemens
52 (9.524 %)Lotus
52 (9.524 %)HP
52 (9.524 %)Dell
61 (4.762 %)CheckPoint