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

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6365
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads132
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below9.701 %1.198 %
Salaries quoted132
Average minimum salary£24,615£19,000
Average salary£25,846£22,139
% change on same period last year+16.74 %
Average maximum salary£27,077£25,278
UK excluding London average salary£28,738£28,881
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads134167
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.078 %0.072 %
Salaries quoted106139
Average minimum salary£31,761£33,101
Average salary£34,195£35,842
% change on same period last year-4.59 %
Average maximum salary£36,630£38,582
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MCP East of EnglandMCP
East of England

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

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

Bedfordshire MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

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

Bedfordshire MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
BedfordDown-108£25,625+15.74 %
DunstableNew entry-3£25,000-
MCP East of EnglandMCP
East of England

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire region citing MCP 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 MCP.

119 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (73.68 %)Windows
312 (63.16 %)MS Exchange
312 (63.16 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (42.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
57 (36.84 %)Microsoft
57 (36.84 %)MS Excel
66 (31.58 %)SQL Server
66 (31.58 %)MS Office
75 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
75 (26.32 %)Windows XP
75 (26.32 %)Pensions
84 (21.05 %)Firewall
84 (21.05 %)Education
84 (21.05 %)Cisco
84 (21.05 %)MCSA
84 (21.05 %)SQL
93 (15.79 %)ITIL
93 (15.79 %)MCSE
93 (15.79 %)Telecoms
93 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2007
102 (10.53 %)TDD
102 (10.53 %)MCDST
102 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
102 (10.53 %)Scrum
102 (10.53 %)Extreme Programming
102 (10.53 %)Finance
102 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
102 (10.53 %)C#
102 (10.53 %)LAN

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (10.53 %).NET
12 (10.53 %)ASP.NET
12 (10.53 %)XML
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (63.16 %)MS Exchange
28 (42.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2007
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (36.84 %)MS Excel
26 (31.58 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (21.05 %)Firewall
22 (10.53 %)LAN
22 (10.53 %)VoIP
22 (10.53 %)DHCP
22 (10.53 %)TCP/IP
22 (10.53 %)DNS
31 (5.263 %)Internet
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (31.58 %)SQL Server
22 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (10.53 %)SQL Server 2005
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (26.32 %)Pensions
24 (21.05 %)Education
33 (15.79 %)Telecoms
42 (10.53 %)Finance
51 (5.263 %)Manufacturing
51 (5.263 %)Publishing
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
19 (47.37 %)Support Engineer
25 (26.32 %)Analyst
34 (21.05 %)Helpdesk Analyst
43 (15.79 %)IT Support Engineer
52 (10.53 %)Network Support
52 (10.53 %)2nd Line Support
52 (10.53 %).NET Developer
52 (10.53 %)Network Engineer
52 (10.53 %)Network Support Engineer
52 (10.53 %)Developer
61 (5.263 %)IT Support Technician
61 (5.263 %)Server Support
61 (5.263 %)Support Technician
61 (5.263 %)Support Analyst
61 (5.263 %)1st Line Support
61 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support
61 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Support
61 (5.263 %)Senior Analyst
61 (5.263 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
61 (5.263 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Thin Client
11 (5.263 %)Fat Client
11 (5.263 %)Data Extraction
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (73.68 %)Windows
212 (63.16 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (26.32 %)Windows 2000
35 (26.32 %)Windows XP
41 (5.263 %)Windows Vista
41 (5.263 %)Windows 2000 Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (15.79 %)ITIL
22 (10.53 %)Scrum
22 (10.53 %)Extreme Programming
22 (10.53 %)TDD
31 (5.263 %)SC Cleared
31 (5.263 %)Security Cleared
31 (5.263 %)Configuration Management
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (21.05 %)SQL
22 (10.53 %)C#
31 (5.263 %)PowerHouse
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (21.05 %)MCSA
33 (15.79 %)MCSE
42 (10.53 %)CCNP
42 (10.53 %)CCNA
42 (10.53 %)Cisco Certification
42 (10.53 %)MCDST
42 (10.53 %)MCAD
42 (10.53 %)MCSD
51 (5.263 %)Degree
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (10.53 %)Active Directory
21 (5.263 %)VMware ESX
21 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
17 (36.84 %)Microsoft
24 (21.05 %)Cisco
32 (10.53 %)CheckPoint
32 (10.53 %)Nortel
32 (10.53 %)Siemens
41 (5.263 %)VERITAS
41 (5.263 %)Dell
41 (5.263 %)VMware