Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank4230
Rank change on same period last yearDown-12
Matching permanent IT job ads356641
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.230 %0.287 %
As % of the category below20.22 %22.88 %
Salaries quoted306554
Average minimum salary£35,203£33,866
Average salary£39,027£36,805
% change on same period last year+6.03 %
Average maximum salary£42,852£39,744
UK excluding London average salary£33,608£33,297
% change on same period last year+0.93 %
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Berkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17612801
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.136 %1.254 %
Salaries quoted15422275
Average minimum salary£38,342£37,403
Average salary£42,426£40,680
% change on same period last year+4.29 %
Average maximum salary£46,510£43,956
UK excluding London average salary£37,971£38,036
% change on same period last year-0.17 %
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Berkshire 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 Berkshire region.

Berkshire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 2008.

Berkshire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Berkshire region over the 3 months to 21 November 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
ReadingDown-1887£39,341+11.25 %
WindsorUp+1538£42,904+81.71 %
SloughDown-2828£31,462-11.04 %
BracknellDown-524£34,029-12.19 %
NewburyDown-1021£35,579+26.27 %
MaidenheadUp+220£37,194+5.99 %
WokinghamDown-217£32,941-1.85 %
AscotNew entry-3£24,000-
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

1570 (70.02 %)MCSE
2491 (60.32 %)Microsoft
3428 (52.58 %)Windows
4283 (34.77 %)MS Excel
5274 (33.66 %)MCP
6256 (31.45 %)Active Directory
7238 (29.24 %)Windows Server 2003
7238 (29.24 %)VMware
8178 (21.87 %)VMware Infrastructure
9169 (20.76 %)Citrix
9169 (20.76 %)SQL
10159 (19.53 %).NET
11151 (18.55 %)SQL Server
12145 (17.81 %)Cisco Certification
13133 (16.34 %)Cisco
14130 (15.97 %)MS Exchange
15129 (15.85 %)TCP/IP
16126 (15.48 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
17116 (14.25 %)CCNA
18110 (13.51 %)C#
19109 (13.39 %)ASP.NET
20105 (12.90 %)Windows XP
21103 (12.65 %)Windows 2000
22102 (12.53 %)WAN
23101 (12.41 %)Firewall
2499 (12.16 %)MCSD
2598 (12.04 %)LAN
2695 (11.67 %)MCSA
2794 (11.55 %)HP
2887 (10.69 %)MCAD

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT jobs across the Berkshire 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.

Berkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1159 (19.53 %).NET
2109 (13.39 %)ASP.NET
357 (7.002 %)AJAX
456 (6.880 %)XML
543 (5.283 %)HTML
638 (4.668 %)WCF
638 (4.668 %)WPF
638 (4.668 %)WF
736 (4.423 %)CSS
835 (4.300 %)Silverlight
924 (2.948 %)XHTML
1019 (2.334 %)WebServices
1118 (2.211 %)LINQ
1118 (2.211 %)ASP
1212 (1.474 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1212 (1.474 %)WebSphere
138 (0.983 %)XSL
146 (0.737 %)Software Packaging
155 (0.614 %).NET Framework
164 (0.491 %)Application Packaging
Berkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1130 (15.97 %)MS Exchange
273 (8.968 %)SharePoint
372 (8.845 %)Exchange Server 2003
453 (6.511 %)SharePoint Server 2007
552 (6.388 %)IIS
640 (4.914 %)Exchange Server 2007
725 (3.071 %)Exchange Server 2000
819 (2.334 %)BizTalk Server
915 (1.843 %)SharePoint Portal Server
1013 (1.597 %)Office Communications Server
1013 (1.597 %)Exchange Server 5.5
1111 (1.351 %)Office Project Server
128 (0.983 %)Lotus Notes
137 (0.860 %)CMS
145 (0.614 %)Apache
153 (0.369 %)Tomcat
153 (0.369 %)WebLogic
162 (0.246 %)WebSphere Application Server
171 (0.123 %)JBoss
171 (0.123 %)Lotus Domino
Berkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1283 (34.77 %)MS Excel
280 (9.828 %)MS Office
317 (2.088 %)InfoPath
44 (0.491 %)MS Project
52 (0.246 %)MS Visio
61 (0.123 %)Acrobat
Berkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
113 (1.597 %)Teamcenter
28 (0.983 %)Microsoft CRM
36 (0.737 %)Dynamics CRM
43 (0.369 %)SalesLogix
43 (0.369 %)SoftGrid
51 (0.123 %)Summit
51 (0.123 %)Dynamics AX
Berkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1129 (15.85 %)TCP/IP
2102 (12.53 %)WAN
3101 (12.41 %)Firewall
498 (12.04 %)LAN
568 (8.354 %)Internet
653 (6.511 %)VPN
653 (6.511 %)DNS
748 (5.897 %)SAN
843 (5.283 %)DHCP
930 (3.686 %)VoIP
1014 (1.720 %)VLAN
1113 (1.597 %)ISDN
1212 (1.474 %)Network Security
1311 (1.351 %)MPLS
1410 (1.229 %)SMS
1410 (1.229 %)IPCC
159 (1.106 %)PBX
168 (0.983 %)PSTN
168 (0.983 %)SDH
168 (0.983 %)ATM
Berkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1151 (18.55 %)SQL Server
278 (9.582 %)SQL Server 2005
353 (6.511 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (2.457 %)SQL Server 2008
516 (1.966 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
516 (1.966 %)DTS
615 (1.843 %)SQL Server Integration Services
712 (1.474 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
89 (1.106 %)ETL
89 (1.106 %)Datawarehouse
97 (0.860 %)BusinessObjects
106 (0.737 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
106 (0.737 %)Crystal Reports
106 (0.737 %)PerformancePoint
115 (0.614 %)MySQL
115 (0.614 %)RDBMS
122 (0.246 %)Oracle 10g
122 (0.246 %)DB2
122 (0.246 %)Oracle 8/8i
122 (0.246 %)Oracle 9i
Berkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (1.229 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.369 %)MSI
31 (0.123 %)Visual Studio Team System
Berkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
157 (7.002 %)Retail
252 (6.388 %)Finance
329 (3.563 %)Education
425 (3.071 %)Pensions
522 (2.703 %)Health
619 (2.334 %)Manufacturing
718 (2.211 %)Telecoms
814 (1.720 %)Government
912 (1.474 %)Automotive
108 (0.983 %)Auditing
116 (0.737 %)Local Government
125 (0.614 %)Marketing
125 (0.614 %)Back Office
125 (0.614 %)Banking
134 (0.491 %)Legal
142 (0.246 %)Publishing
142 (0.246 %)Law
151 (0.123 %)Police
151 (0.123 %)Investment Banking
151 (0.123 %)Insurance
Berkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1238 (29.24 %)Consultant
2106 (13.02 %)Support Engineer
395 (11.67 %)Developer
490 (11.06 %)Technical Consultant
574 (9.091 %)Analyst
658 (7.125 %)2nd Line Support
755 (6.757 %)Technical Support
852 (6.388 %).NET Developer
951 (6.265 %)Support Analyst
1050 (6.143 %)Architect
1050 (6.143 %)Microsoft Consultant
1148 (5.897 %)Virtualisation Consultant
1148 (5.897 %)Storage Consultant
1243 (5.283 %)ASP.NET Developer
1243 (5.283 %)Desktop Support
1341 (5.037 %)Field Engineer
1438 (4.668 %)Technical Engineer
1536 (4.423 %)C# Developer
1628 (3.440 %)Technical Support Engineer
1725 (3.071 %)Desktop Engineer
Berkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
145 (5.528 %)Clustering
233 (4.054 %)German Language
320 (2.457 %)Computer Science
415 (1.843 %)Replication
513 (1.597 %)French Language
69 (1.106 %)Thin Client
69 (1.106 %)Blackberry
69 (1.106 %)Fat Client
77 (0.860 %)Video Conferencing
77 (0.860 %)Spanish Language
86 (0.737 %)PMI
95 (0.614 %)Client/Server
104 (0.491 %)Italian Language
104 (0.491 %)Russian Language
104 (0.491 %)Data Integration
113 (0.369 %)EPoS
113 (0.369 %)Mathematics
122 (0.246 %)Dutch Language
131 (0.123 %)Symmetrix
131 (0.123 %)Physics
Berkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1428 (52.58 %)Windows
2238 (29.24 %)Windows Server 2003
3105 (12.90 %)Windows XP
4103 (12.65 %)Windows 2000
567 (8.231 %)Windows Vista
650 (6.143 %)UNIX
748 (5.897 %)Linux
841 (5.037 %)Windows NT
937 (4.545 %)Windows 2000 Server
1018 (2.211 %)Windows Server 2008
116 (0.737 %)Solaris
125 (0.614 %)NetWare
134 (0.491 %)Windows Mobile
142 (0.246 %)Red Hat Linux
142 (0.246 %)SUSE
Berkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
162 (7.617 %)ITIL
242 (5.160 %)E-Commerce
329 (3.563 %)Scrum
426 (3.194 %)Project Management
525 (3.071 %)Security Cleared
618 (2.211 %)Business Intelligence
618 (2.211 %)Extreme Programming
618 (2.211 %)Asset Management
716 (1.966 %)PRINCE2
815 (1.843 %)CAD
815 (1.843 %)Data Management
815 (1.843 %)PDM
913 (1.597 %)Disaster Recovery
913 (1.597 %)CRM
1012 (1.474 %)PLM
1111 (1.351 %)Technical Architecture
1111 (1.351 %)Migration
129 (1.106 %)Service Delivery
138 (0.983 %)SOA
146 (0.737 %)Process Management
Berkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1169 (20.76 %)SQL
2110 (13.51 %)C#
357 (7.002 %)VB.NET
441 (5.037 %)VB
537 (4.545 %)JavaScript
630 (3.686 %)VBScript
721 (2.580 %)Transact-SQL
815 (1.843 %)VB6
911 (1.351 %)VBA
105 (0.614 %)C
114 (0.491 %)Java
122 (0.246 %)C++
Berkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1570 (70.02 %)MCSE
2274 (33.66 %)MCP
3145 (17.81 %)Cisco Certification
4126 (15.48 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5116 (14.25 %)CCNA
699 (12.16 %)MCSD
795 (11.67 %)MCSA
887 (10.69 %)MCAD
977 (9.459 %)Citrix Certification
1075 (9.214 %)MCTS
1159 (7.248 %)CCEA
1258 (7.125 %)Degree
1340 (4.914 %)CCA
1426 (3.194 %)MCITP
1524 (2.948 %)CCNP
1619 (2.334 %)CISSP
1619 (2.334 %)MCPD
1718 (2.211 %)MOS
1718 (2.211 %)A+ Certification
1817 (2.088 %)MCDBA
Berkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
119 (2.334 %)SLA
23 (0.369 %)QA
31 (0.123 %)ISO9000
Berkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1256 (31.45 %)Active Directory
2178 (21.87 %)VMware Infrastructure
365 (7.985 %)VMware ESX
446 (5.651 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
534 (4.177 %)ISA Server
620 (2.457 %)Terminal Services
719 (2.334 %)Citrix Presentation Server
817 (2.088 %)Xen
911 (1.351 %)NetBackup
1010 (1.229 %)Backup Exec
117 (0.860 %)MetaFrame
123 (0.369 %)NFS
131 (0.123 %)Terminal Server
Berkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
142 (5.160 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
239 (4.791 %)MOM
311 (1.351 %)Tivoli
410 (1.229 %)SCCM
59 (1.106 %)Netcool
59 (1.106 %)OpenView Configuration Management
66 (0.737 %)SCOM
66 (0.737 %)WSUS
75 (0.614 %)Unicenter
84 (0.491 %)Legato
84 (0.491 %)BMC PATROL
84 (0.491 %)Norton AntiVirus
84 (0.491 %)EMC NetWorker
92 (0.246 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
101 (0.123 %)EMC Navisphere
Berkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1491 (60.32 %)Microsoft
2238 (29.24 %)VMware
3169 (20.76 %)Citrix
4133 (16.34 %)Cisco
594 (11.55 %)HP
647 (5.774 %)Altiris
728 (3.440 %)PlateSpin
827 (3.317 %)Sun
924 (2.948 %)EMC
924 (2.948 %)CheckPoint
1022 (2.703 %)VERITAS
1022 (2.703 %)Oracle
1121 (2.580 %)IBM
1220 (2.457 %)NetApp
1312 (1.474 %)Siemens
1411 (1.351 %)LANDesk
1411 (1.351 %)FileNet
1411 (1.351 %)Avaya
1510 (1.229 %)Novell
1510 (1.229 %)Dell