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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT jobs within the Birmingham region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4965
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads7667
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.044 %0.029 %
As % of the category below14.39 %11.39 %
Salaries quoted7461
Average minimum salary£28,176£29,074
Average salary£30,432£31,780
% change on same period last year-4.23 %
Average maximum salary£32,689£34,485
UK excluding London average salary£33,867£33,997
% change on same period last year-0.38 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads528588
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.308 %0.252 %
Salaries quoted472492
Average minimum salary£34,516£33,300
Average salary£38,371£36,649
% change on same period last year+4.70 %
Average maximum salary£42,227£39,997
UK excluding London average salary£37,875£38,420
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
MCSE West MidlandsMCSE
West Midlands

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Birmingham MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1196 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2139 (70.92 %)Windows
3116 (59.18 %)Microsoft
499 (50.51 %)Active Directory
586 (43.88 %)Windows Server 2003
684 (42.86 %)MCP
783 (42.35 %)MS Exchange
866 (33.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
959 (30.10 %)SQL Server
1056 (28.57 %)MS Excel
1155 (28.06 %)WAN
1254 (27.55 %)Windows XP
1254 (27.55 %)SQL
1352 (26.53 %)TCP/IP
1446 (23.47 %)LAN
1545 (22.96 %)CCNA
1545 (22.96 %)Cisco Certification
1642 (21.43 %)Citrix
1737 (18.88 %)MCSA
1833 (16.84 %)Windows 2000
1931 (15.82 %)SLA
2028 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
2127 (13.78 %)Exchange Server 2000
2225 (12.76 %)Degree
2324 (12.24 %)HP
2422 (11.22 %)Linux
2520 (10.20 %)UNIX
2520 (10.20 %)ITIL
2520 (10.20 %)Pensions
2619 (9.694 %)Internet

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (0.510 %)HTML
11 (0.510 %).NET
11 (0.510 %)ASP.NET
11 (0.510 %)WebServices
11 (0.510 %)XML
11 (0.510 %)WCF
11 (0.510 %)WPF
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
183 (42.35 %)MS Exchange
266 (33.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (13.78 %)Exchange Server 2000
413 (6.633 %)Exchange Server 2007
58 (4.082 %)IIS
66 (3.061 %)Lotus Notes
66 (3.061 %)SharePoint
75 (2.551 %)Exchange Server 5.5
84 (2.041 %)GroupWise
84 (2.041 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
91 (0.510 %)BizTalk Server
91 (0.510 %)Office Communications Server
91 (0.510 %)SharePoint Portal Server
91 (0.510 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
156 (28.57 %)MS Excel
217 (8.673 %)MS Office
31 (0.510 %)MS Visio
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (0.510 %)Microsoft CRM
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
155 (28.06 %)WAN
252 (26.53 %)TCP/IP
346 (23.47 %)LAN
419 (9.694 %)Internet
510 (5.102 %)Firewall
69 (4.592 %)SAN
69 (4.592 %)VPN
76 (3.061 %)VoIP
84 (2.041 %)ISDN
84 (2.041 %)DNS
84 (2.041 %)MPLS
84 (2.041 %)SS7
92 (1.020 %)Cisco IOS
92 (1.020 %)SMTP
101 (0.510 %)DHCP
101 (0.510 %)ADSL
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
159 (30.10 %)SQL Server
28 (4.082 %)DB2
37 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (2.551 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (1.020 %)SQL Server 2008
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (0.510 %)Visual Studio
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (10.20 %)Pensions
217 (8.673 %)Health
315 (7.653 %)Telecoms
49 (4.592 %)Insurance
56 (3.061 %)Education
63 (1.531 %)Government
63 (1.531 %)Finance
63 (1.531 %)Manufacturing
63 (1.531 %)Local Government
71 (0.510 %)Publishing
71 (0.510 %)Banking
71 (0.510 %)Construction
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (15.82 %)Analyst
131 (15.82 %)Support Engineer
222 (11.22 %)Support Analyst
321 (10.71 %)Network Engineer
420 (10.20 %)Consultant
515 (7.653 %)Systems Engineer
515 (7.653 %)Technical Consultant
515 (7.653 %)Administrator
515 (7.653 %)IT Support Analyst
613 (6.633 %)Customer Support Engineer
613 (6.633 %)Customer Engineer
613 (6.633 %)Architect
711 (5.612 %)Field Engineer
810 (5.102 %)IT Support Engineer
810 (5.102 %)Windows Administrator
99 (4.592 %)Technical Specialist
99 (4.592 %)Technical Support
108 (4.082 %)Messaging Specialist
117 (3.571 %)3rd Line Support
126 (3.061 %)2nd Line Support
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
114 (7.143 %)EPoS
29 (4.592 %)Clustering
29 (4.592 %)Client/Server
35 (2.551 %)Fat Client
35 (2.551 %)Thin Client
44 (2.041 %)Blackberry
53 (1.531 %)AS400
53 (1.531 %)Pocket PC
61 (0.510 %)Replication
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1139 (70.92 %)Windows
286 (43.88 %)Windows Server 2003
354 (27.55 %)Windows XP
433 (16.84 %)Windows 2000
528 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
622 (11.22 %)Linux
720 (10.20 %)UNIX
814 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
96 (3.061 %)AIX
96 (3.061 %)HPUX
105 (2.551 %)Windows Server 2008
114 (2.041 %)NetWare
121 (0.510 %)Red Hat Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (10.20 %)ITIL
212 (6.122 %)Project Management
310 (5.102 %)PRINCE2
48 (4.082 %)Logistics
57 (3.571 %)CRM
65 (2.551 %)Migration
74 (2.041 %)Business Continuity
74 (2.041 %)Technical Architecture
74 (2.041 %)Network Load Balancing
74 (2.041 %)SC Cleared
74 (2.041 %)Security Cleared
74 (2.041 %)Disaster Recovery
83 (1.531 %)ERP
83 (1.531 %)CAD
92 (1.020 %)Project Planning
101 (0.510 %)E-Commerce
101 (0.510 %)UML
101 (0.510 %)OO
101 (0.510 %)System Testing
101 (0.510 %)Time Management
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
154 (27.55 %)SQL
22 (1.020 %)C
31 (0.510 %)C#
31 (0.510 %)VB
31 (0.510 %)VB.NET
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1196 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
284 (42.86 %)MCP
345 (22.96 %)CCNA
345 (22.96 %)Cisco Certification
437 (18.88 %)MCSA
525 (12.76 %)Degree
613 (6.633 %)Citrix Certification
710 (5.102 %)CCA
710 (5.102 %)MCDST
88 (4.082 %)MCDBA
97 (3.571 %)HND
97 (3.571 %)SCSA
105 (2.551 %)ITIL Certification
114 (2.041 %)HP APS
123 (1.531 %)A+ Certification
123 (1.531 %)MCT
132 (1.020 %)CCDA
132 (1.020 %)CCDP
132 (1.020 %)CCEA
132 (1.020 %)SCNA
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
131 (15.82 %)SLA
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
199 (50.51 %)Active Directory
29 (4.592 %)Terminal Services
36 (3.061 %)MetaFrame
36 (3.061 %)Citrix Presentation Server
45 (2.551 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (2.551 %)Terminal Server
45 (2.551 %)ISA Server
45 (2.551 %)VMware ESX
53 (1.531 %)Backup Exec
62 (1.020 %)NetBackup
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (4.592 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (3.061 %)MOM
34 (2.041 %)ZENworks
43 (1.531 %)Norton AntiVirus
43 (1.531 %)MAILsweeper
43 (1.531 %)DameWare
43 (1.531 %)WSUS
43 (1.531 %)HP Data Protector
52 (1.020 %)Legato
61 (0.510 %)Tivoli
61 (0.510 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1116 (59.18 %)Microsoft
242 (21.43 %)Citrix
324 (12.24 %)HP
418 (9.184 %)Cisco
418 (9.184 %)Remedy
418 (9.184 %)VMware
515 (7.653 %)IBM
614 (7.143 %)Oracle
710 (5.102 %)Dell
88 (4.082 %)Symantec
96 (3.061 %)Lotus
96 (3.061 %)Novell
96 (3.061 %)Compaq
104 (2.041 %)LANDesk
113 (1.531 %)McAfee Security
113 (1.531 %)Sophos
113 (1.531 %)Adobe
113 (1.531 %)Mapinfo
122 (1.020 %)3Com
122 (1.020 %)SonicWALL