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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3427
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads4846
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.025 %0.019 %
As % of the category below28.92 %28.05 %
Salaries quoted3536
Average minimum salary£27,514£30,389
Average salary£31,057£32,347
% change on same period last year-3.98 %
Average maximum salary£34,600£34,306
UK excluding London average salary£33,498£33,034
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bedfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads166164
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.087 %0.067 %
Salaries quoted140141
Average minimum salary£31,251£34,490
Average salary£35,288£36,827
% change on same period last year-4.17 %
Average maximum salary£39,325£39,163
UK excluding London average salary£37,698£38,222
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Microsoft Certification East of EnglandMicrosoft Certification
East of England

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Bedfordshire 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 Bedfordshire region.

Bedfordshire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Bedfordshire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Bedfordshire region over the 3 months to 24 July 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-1019£31,235-3.89 %
DunstableNew entry-2£24,750-
Microsoft Certification East of EnglandMicrosoft Certification
East of England

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

161 (64.89 %)MCSE
259 (62.77 %)Windows
344 (46.81 %)Microsoft
437 (39.36 %)SQL Server
533 (35.11 %)SQL
632 (34.04 %)Cisco
728 (29.79 %)Active Directory
728 (29.79 %)MS Exchange
826 (27.66 %)Cisco Certification
920 (21.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
1019 (20.21 %)Exchange Server 2000
1019 (20.21 %)MS Excel
1019 (20.21 %)CCNA
1115 (15.96 %)Citrix
1115 (15.96 %).NET
1115 (15.96 %)C#
1115 (15.96 %)Windows 2000
1214 (14.89 %)MCP
1214 (14.89 %)TCP/IP
1214 (14.89 %)MCSA
1312 (12.77 %)SAN
1312 (12.77 %)SQL Server 2005
1411 (11.70 %)Dell
1411 (11.70 %)Linux
1411 (11.70 %)CCNP
1510 (10.64 %)LAN
1510 (10.64 %)Visual Studio
1510 (10.64 %)VMware
169 (9.574 %)Construction
169 (9.574 %)SQL Server 2000

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bedfordshire 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.

Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
115 (15.96 %).NET
28 (8.511 %)ASP.NET
28 (8.511 %)XML
28 (8.511 %)WinForms
36 (6.383 %)HTML
45 (5.319 %)ADO.NET
53 (3.191 %)WebServices
62 (2.128 %)DCOM
71 (1.064 %)CSS
71 (1.064 %)SOAP
71 (1.064 %)STL
71 (1.064 %)MFC
71 (1.064 %)Windows SharePoint Services
71 (1.064 %)COM
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
128 (29.79 %)MS Exchange
220 (21.28 %)Exchange Server 2003
319 (20.21 %)Exchange Server 2000
46 (6.383 %)Lotus Notes
55 (5.319 %)IIS
64 (4.255 %)SharePoint
72 (2.128 %)Lotus Domino
72 (2.128 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (1.064 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (1.064 %)BizTalk Server
81 (1.064 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
119 (20.21 %)MS Excel
28 (8.511 %)MS Office
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (14.89 %)TCP/IP
212 (12.77 %)SAN
310 (10.64 %)LAN
48 (8.511 %)WAN
48 (8.511 %)Firewall
48 (8.511 %)Wireless
57 (7.447 %)DNS
65 (5.319 %)Network Security
65 (5.319 %)DHCP
74 (4.255 %)ADSL
83 (3.191 %)Ethernet
83 (3.191 %)Wi-Fi
92 (2.128 %)IP Telephony
92 (2.128 %)VoIP
101 (1.064 %)ISDN
101 (1.064 %)VPN
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
137 (39.36 %)SQL Server
212 (12.77 %)SQL Server 2005
39 (9.574 %)SQL Server 2000
44 (4.255 %)SQL Server 7
53 (3.191 %)RDBMS
61 (1.064 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
61 (1.064 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (10.64 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.128 %)NUnit
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (9.574 %)Construction
28 (8.511 %)Telecoms
35 (5.319 %)Marketing
43 (3.191 %)Health
52 (2.128 %)Retail
52 (2.128 %)Finance
61 (1.064 %)Education
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (25.53 %)Support Engineer
214 (14.89 %)Server Support
214 (14.89 %)Developer
313 (13.83 %)Analyst
412 (12.77 %)Systems Support
412 (12.77 %)3rd Line Support
412 (12.77 %)Administrator
511 (11.70 %)Systems Engineer
610 (10.64 %)C# Developer
79 (9.574 %).NET Developer
79 (9.574 %)Network Support
79 (9.574 %)Systems Support Engineer
88 (8.511 %)2nd Line Support
97 (7.447 %)Desktop Support
97 (7.447 %)Server Analyst
97 (7.447 %)Cisco Engineer
106 (6.383 %)Windows Administrator
106 (6.383 %)Helpdesk Support
115 (5.319 %)Support Analyst
115 (5.319 %)Server Engineer
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
17 (7.447 %)Blackberry
24 (4.255 %)AS400
24 (4.255 %)Data Protection Act
33 (3.191 %)PDA
41 (1.064 %)Management Information System
41 (1.064 %)Data Conversion
41 (1.064 %)Data Extraction
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
159 (62.77 %)Windows
215 (15.96 %)Windows 2000
311 (11.70 %)Linux
47 (7.447 %)UNIX
53 (3.191 %)Windows XP
53 (3.191 %)Windows Server 2003
62 (2.128 %)HPUX
62 (2.128 %)Solaris
71 (1.064 %)Windows NT
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (7.447 %)Disaster Recovery
26 (6.383 %)ITIL
35 (5.319 %)Digital Marketing
44 (4.255 %)Data Protection
44 (4.255 %)Data Analysis
53 (3.191 %)Security Cleared
62 (2.128 %)Configuration Management
62 (2.128 %)Project Management
62 (2.128 %)Scrum
62 (2.128 %)Extreme Programming
62 (2.128 %)TDD
71 (1.064 %)UML
71 (1.064 %)OOP
71 (1.064 %)OO
71 (1.064 %)Performance Testing
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
133 (35.11 %)SQL
215 (15.96 %)C#
36 (6.383 %)JavaScript
42 (2.128 %)Transact-SQL
51 (1.064 %)C++
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
161 (64.89 %)MCSE
226 (27.66 %)Cisco Certification
319 (20.21 %)CCNA
414 (14.89 %)MCSA
414 (14.89 %)MCP
511 (11.70 %)CCNP
68 (8.511 %)MCSD
77 (7.447 %)CCIE
77 (7.447 %)CCSP
77 (7.447 %)CCVP
85 (5.319 %)MCAD
94 (4.255 %)MCDBA
94 (4.255 %)MCDST
94 (4.255 %)MCTS
101 (1.064 %)Degree
101 (1.064 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
101 (1.064 %)CCA
101 (1.064 %)Citrix Certification
101 (1.064 %)CCEA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.319 %)ISO27001
21 (1.064 %)QA
21 (1.064 %)SLA
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
128 (29.79 %)Active Directory
24 (4.255 %)Backup Exec
33 (3.191 %)WebMarshal
33 (3.191 %)VMware Server
41 (1.064 %)VMware Infrastructure
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (5.319 %)SCOM
24 (4.255 %)MOM
32 (2.128 %)ARCserve
32 (2.128 %)DameWare
Bedfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (46.81 %)Microsoft
232 (34.04 %)Cisco
315 (15.96 %)Citrix
411 (11.70 %)Dell
510 (10.64 %)VMware
66 (6.383 %)Lotus
66 (6.383 %)HP
75 (5.319 %)McAfee Security
84 (4.255 %)VERITAS
93 (3.191 %)Altiris
93 (3.191 %)3Com
93 (3.191 %)Sage
93 (3.191 %)Oracle
93 (3.191 %)Siemens
102 (2.128 %)CheckPoint
102 (2.128 %)IBM
102 (2.128 %)Intel
102 (2.128 %)Nortel
111 (1.064 %)Juniper
111 (1.064 %)Hitachi
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