Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 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
Rank2016
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads2319
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.015 %0.009 %
As % of the category below50.00 %38.78 %
Salaries quoted2217
Average minimum salary£24,273£24,118
Average salary£26,273£25,722
% change on same period last year+2.14 %
Average maximum salary£28,273£27,327
UK excluding London average salary£33,457£33,227
% change on same period last year+0.69 %
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedford
Matching permanent IT job ads4649
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.022 %
Salaries quoted4337
Average minimum salary£25,650£28,706
Average salary£28,544£30,336
% change on same period last year-5.90 %
Average maximum salary£31,438£31,965
UK excluding London average salary£37,961£37,902
% change on same period last year+0.15 %
Microsoft Certification BedfordshireMicrosoft Certification
Bedfordshire

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Bedford 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 Bedford region.

Bedford Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Bedford Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

140 (86.96 %)Windows
229 (63.04 %)Microsoft
328 (60.87 %)MS Exchange
427 (58.70 %)Windows Server 2003
524 (52.17 %)Exchange Server 2003
623 (50.00 %)MCSE
720 (43.48 %)MS Excel
817 (36.96 %)SQL
915 (32.61 %)MS Office
915 (32.61 %)MCP
1013 (28.26 %)SQL Server
1013 (28.26 %)MCSA
1013 (28.26 %)Pensions
1112 (26.09 %)Citrix
1211 (23.91 %)Active Directory
138 (17.39 %)VMware
138 (17.39 %)Cisco
138 (17.39 %)SAN
147 (15.22 %)ITIL
147 (15.22 %)Linux
147 (15.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
156 (13.04 %)SharePoint
165 (10.87 %)TCP/IP
165 (10.87 %)Lotus Notes
165 (10.87 %)Lotus
174 (8.696 %)AS400
174 (8.696 %)Telecoms
174 (8.696 %)Education
174 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
174 (8.696 %)SCOM

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bedford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (4.348 %).NET
21 (2.174 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.174 %)CSS
21 (2.174 %)WebServices
21 (2.174 %)HTML
Bedford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (60.87 %)MS Exchange
224 (52.17 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (13.04 %)SharePoint
45 (10.87 %)Lotus Notes
54 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (4.348 %)IIS
62 (4.348 %)CMS
71 (2.174 %)SharePoint Server 2007
71 (2.174 %)Lotus Domino
Bedford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
120 (43.48 %)MS Excel
215 (32.61 %)MS Office
33 (6.522 %)MS PowerPoint
42 (4.348 %)MS Visio
Bedford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (17.39 %)SAN
25 (10.87 %)TCP/IP
34 (8.696 %)Internet
43 (6.522 %)DNS
52 (4.348 %)Firewall
52 (4.348 %)Wireless
52 (4.348 %)VPN
52 (4.348 %)LAN
52 (4.348 %)WAN
61 (2.174 %)DHCP
61 (2.174 %)Network Security
61 (2.174 %)SSL
Bedford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
113 (28.26 %)SQL Server
24 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (8.696 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.174 %)SQL Server Integration Services
31 (2.174 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Bedford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
113 (28.26 %)Pensions
24 (8.696 %)Telecoms
24 (8.696 %)Education
32 (4.348 %)Finance
32 (4.348 %)Construction
41 (2.174 %)Manufacturing
41 (2.174 %)Publishing
41 (2.174 %)Back Office
Bedford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (50.00 %)Analyst
213 (28.26 %)Helpdesk Analyst
311 (23.91 %)Support Engineer
48 (17.39 %)Support Analyst
57 (15.22 %)Systems Engineer
57 (15.22 %)Server Support
65 (10.87 %)3rd Line Support
65 (10.87 %)Administrator
65 (10.87 %)IT Support Analyst
65 (10.87 %)Server Analyst
74 (8.696 %)Server Engineer
74 (8.696 %)Systems Support Engineer
74 (8.696 %)Systems Support
74 (8.696 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
83 (6.522 %)Windows Administrator
92 (4.348 %)Server Support Engineer
92 (4.348 %)Developer
92 (4.348 %)Helpdesk Support
92 (4.348 %)Team Leader
92 (4.348 %)Senior Analyst
Bedford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (8.696 %)AS400
23 (6.522 %)Data Protection Act
31 (2.174 %)Blackberry
31 (2.174 %)Management Information System
Bedford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (86.96 %)Windows
227 (58.70 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (15.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
37 (15.22 %)Linux
44 (8.696 %)UNIX
52 (4.348 %)Windows XP
61 (2.174 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.174 %)Windows Vista
61 (2.174 %)Windows Server 2008
Bedford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (15.22 %)ITIL
23 (6.522 %)Data Protection
Bedford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
117 (36.96 %)SQL
21 (2.174 %)PowerHouse
21 (2.174 %)C#
21 (2.174 %)JavaScript
Bedford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (50.00 %)MCSE
215 (32.61 %)MCP
313 (28.26 %)MCSA
43 (6.522 %)CCNA
43 (6.522 %)Cisco Certification
51 (2.174 %)MCDST
51 (2.174 %)MCITP
51 (2.174 %)Degree
Bedford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (8.696 %)ISO27001
23 (6.522 %)SLA
31 (2.174 %)QA
Bedford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (23.91 %)Active Directory
23 (6.522 %)VMware ESX
23 (6.522 %)Backup Exec
23 (6.522 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedford IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (8.696 %)SCOM
22 (4.348 %)MOM
Bedford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
129 (63.04 %)Microsoft
212 (26.09 %)Citrix
38 (17.39 %)Cisco
38 (17.39 %)VMware
45 (10.87 %)Lotus
54 (8.696 %)Symantec
63 (6.522 %)Altiris
72 (4.348 %)Brocade
72 (4.348 %)Mitel
72 (4.348 %)Hitachi
72 (4.348 %)Siemens
72 (4.348 %)HP
72 (4.348 %)Dell
81 (2.174 %)Intel
81 (2.174 %)VERITAS
81 (2.174 %)McAfee Security
81 (2.174 %)CheckPoint
81 (2.174 %)IBM