Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) in IT jobs within the Berkshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCPD over the 3 months to 8 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
Location
3 months to
8 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank193265
Rank change on same period last yearUp+72
Matching permanent IT job ads101
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.656 %0.037 %
Salaries quoted100
Average minimum salary£34,500-
Average salary£39,300-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£44,100-
UK excluding London average salary£37,350£39,415
% change on same period last year-5.23 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads15242706
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.317 %1.381 %
Salaries quoted12712226
Average minimum salary£38,093£36,445
Average salary£41,767£39,523
% change on same period last year+5.67 %
Average maximum salary£45,440£42,601
UK excluding London average salary£38,607£38,188
% change on same period last year+1.09 %
MCPD South EastMCPD
South East

MCPD
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire MCPD Demand Trend

MCPD
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire MCPD Salary Trend

MCPD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCPD across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009.

Berkshire MCPD Salary Histogram

MCPD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCPD within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 8 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
WindsorNew entry-10£39,300-
MCPD South EastMCPD
South East

MCPD
Top 20 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCPD 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 MCPD.

120 (100.00 %)C#
120 (100.00 %)SQL
120 (100.00 %).NET
120 (100.00 %)SQL Server
120 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
120 (100.00 %)CSS
120 (100.00 %)MCP
120 (100.00 %)XHTML
120 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
120 (100.00 %)Microsoft
120 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
120 (100.00 %)Internet
120 (100.00 %)AJAX
120 (100.00 %)MCTS
120 (100.00 %)Silverlight
120 (100.00 %)LINQ
120 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
210 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
210 (50.00 %)MS Excel
210 (50.00 %)SharePoint

MCPD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 January 2009, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCPD 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 MCPD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
120 (100.00 %).NET
120 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
120 (100.00 %)CSS
120 (100.00 %)XHTML
120 (100.00 %)AJAX
120 (100.00 %)Silverlight
120 (100.00 %)LINQ
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (50.00 %)SharePoint
110 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (50.00 %)MS Excel
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
120 (100.00 %)Internet
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (100.00 %)SQL Server
120 (100.00 %)SQL Server 2008
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (100.00 %)Developer
120 (100.00 %)C# Developer
210 (50.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
210 (50.00 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
210 (50.00 %).NET Developer
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (100.00 %)E-Commerce
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (100.00 %)C#
120 (100.00 %)SQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (100.00 %)MCP
120 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
120 (100.00 %)MCTS
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
120 (100.00 %)Microsoft