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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) 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 MCSA over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank192231
Rank change on same period last yearUp+39
Matching permanent IT job ads6968
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.028 %
As % of the category below3.101 %2.150 %
Salaries quoted6446
Average minimum salary£30,657£35,509
Average salary£32,612£39,047
% change on same period last year-16.48 %
Average maximum salary£34,567£42,585
UK excluding London average salary£29,807£28,947
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads22253163
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.175 %1.295 %
Salaries quoted20182502
Average minimum salary£37,599£37,913
Average salary£40,965£41,412
% change on same period last year-1.07 %
Average maximum salary£44,332£44,912
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
MCSA South EastMCSA
South East

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Salary Trend

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

Berkshire MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSA across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Berkshire MCSA Salary Histogram

MCSA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 25 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
ReadingUp+2039£30,257-30.72 %
MaidenheadUp+1912£34,409-
SloughNew entry-11£30,091-
NewburyUp+53£25,000-9.09 %
WindsorDown-12£35,750+31.19 %
WokinghamDown-71£27,500-23.78 %
MCSA South EastMCSA
South East

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

1116 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2104 (89.66 %)MCSE
367 (57.76 %)Windows
460 (51.72 %)TCP/IP
558 (50.00 %)Microsoft
650 (43.10 %)Active Directory
744 (37.93 %)MS Exchange
744 (37.93 %)MCP
837 (31.90 %)MS Excel
934 (29.31 %)DNS
1031 (26.72 %)Exchange Server 2003
1130 (25.86 %)Cisco
1227 (23.28 %)CCNA
1227 (23.28 %)Cisco Certification
1323 (19.83 %)Windows XP
1421 (18.10 %)IIS
1520 (17.24 %)SQL
1520 (17.24 %)Windows 2000
1520 (17.24 %)Windows Server 2003
1618 (15.52 %)Internet
1618 (15.52 %)UNIX
1717 (14.66 %)Firewall
1816 (13.79 %)VMware
1915 (12.93 %)DHCP
2013 (11.21 %)WAN
2013 (11.21 %)Citrix
2112 (10.34 %)Red Hat
2112 (10.34 %)MS Office
2210 (8.621 %)Linux
2210 (8.621 %)LAN

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (4.310 %)Application Packaging
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (37.93 %)MS Exchange
231 (26.72 %)Exchange Server 2003
321 (18.10 %)IIS
49 (7.759 %)Exchange Server 2000
56 (5.172 %)SharePoint
63 (2.586 %)Apache
71 (0.862 %)GroupWise
71 (0.862 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (0.862 %)Office Communications Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
137 (31.90 %)MS Excel
212 (10.34 %)MS Office
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
160 (51.72 %)TCP/IP
234 (29.31 %)DNS
318 (15.52 %)Internet
417 (14.66 %)Firewall
515 (12.93 %)DHCP
613 (11.21 %)WAN
710 (8.621 %)LAN
85 (4.310 %)Network Security
91 (0.862 %)VPN
91 (0.862 %)SNA
91 (0.862 %)X.25
91 (0.862 %)SAN
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (6.034 %)SQL Server
25 (4.310 %)Oracle 9i
25 (4.310 %)Oracle 10g
25 (4.310 %)Oracle 11g
34 (3.448 %)MySQL
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (2.586 %)StarTeam
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (3.448 %)Manufacturing
23 (2.586 %)Telecoms
32 (1.724 %)Government
32 (1.724 %)Health
32 (1.724 %)Pensions
41 (0.862 %)Electronics
41 (0.862 %)Finance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (34.48 %)Support Engineer
218 (15.52 %)Technical Engineer
314 (12.07 %)Technical Support
413 (11.21 %)Administrator
511 (9.483 %)Field Engineer
511 (9.483 %)Technical Support Engineer
511 (9.483 %)Network Engineer
610 (8.621 %)Analyst
610 (8.621 %)Systems Administrator
610 (8.621 %)Network Support
610 (8.621 %)IT Support Engineer
79 (7.759 %)Support Analyst
79 (7.759 %)Consultant
79 (7.759 %)3rd Line Support
87 (6.034 %)Network Support Engineer
87 (6.034 %)Security Engineer
96 (5.172 %)Customer Support Engineer
96 (5.172 %)Server Support
96 (5.172 %)Customer Engineer
105 (4.310 %)Systems Support
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (8.621 %)German Language
25 (4.310 %)Clustering
33 (2.586 %)French Language
42 (1.724 %)Thin Client
42 (1.724 %)Fat Client
51 (0.862 %)Client/Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
167 (57.76 %)Windows
223 (19.83 %)Windows XP
320 (17.24 %)Windows 2000
320 (17.24 %)Windows Server 2003
418 (15.52 %)UNIX
510 (8.621 %)Linux
69 (7.759 %)Solaris
78 (6.897 %)Windows Vista
86 (5.172 %)Windows NT
93 (2.586 %)SUSE
101 (0.862 %)Windows Mobile
101 (0.862 %)NetWare
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (6.034 %)Migration
26 (5.172 %)ITIL
35 (4.310 %)Process Management
35 (4.310 %)Business Desktop Deployment
44 (3.448 %)Enterprise Architecture
53 (2.586 %)Security Cleared
53 (2.586 %)Configuration Management
53 (2.586 %)Project Management
62 (1.724 %)CRM
71 (0.862 %)PRINCE
71 (0.862 %)CAD
71 (0.862 %)Service Delivery
71 (0.862 %)Problem Management
71 (0.862 %)PLM
71 (0.862 %)PDM
71 (0.862 %)Data Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (17.24 %)SQL
22 (1.724 %)VBScript
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1116 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2104 (89.66 %)MCSE
344 (37.93 %)MCP
427 (23.28 %)Cisco Certification
427 (23.28 %)CCNA
58 (6.897 %)CCNP
58 (6.897 %)RHCE
65 (4.310 %)Network+ Certification
65 (4.310 %)CCSE
65 (4.310 %)Degree
74 (3.448 %)CCIP
83 (2.586 %)A+ Certification
92 (1.724 %)MCT
92 (1.724 %)CISSP
92 (1.724 %)MCDST
101 (0.862 %)MCTS
101 (0.862 %)MCITP
101 (0.862 %)RHCT
101 (0.862 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
101 (0.862 %)ITIL Certification
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.862 %)SLA
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (43.10 %)Active Directory
28 (6.897 %)ISA Server
37 (6.034 %)VMware Infrastructure
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.172 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (3.448 %)Tivoli
33 (2.586 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
33 (2.586 %)OpenView Configuration Management
41 (0.862 %)MOM
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
158 (50.00 %)Microsoft
230 (25.86 %)Cisco
316 (13.79 %)VMware
413 (11.21 %)Citrix
512 (10.34 %)Red Hat
69 (7.759 %)CheckPoint
78 (6.897 %)Juniper
87 (6.034 %)Blue Coat
96 (5.172 %)Oracle
105 (4.310 %)SonicWALL
105 (4.310 %)Finjan
105 (4.310 %)Websense
105 (4.310 %)Clearswift
113 (2.586 %)VERITAS
113 (2.586 %)Borland
122 (1.724 %)IBM
122 (1.724 %)HP
122 (1.724 %)Dell
131 (0.862 %)Novell
131 (0.862 %)Siemens
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