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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank3433
Rank change on same period last yearDown-1
Matching permanent IT job ads112133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.065 %0.057 %
As % of the category below20.97 %22.70 %
Salaries quoted109122
Average minimum salary£30,367£28,391
Average salary£32,901£30,864
% change on same period last year+6.60 %
Average maximum salary£35,435£33,336
UK excluding London average salary£33,565£33,732
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads534586
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.310 %0.252 %
Salaries quoted480493
Average minimum salary£34,625£32,863
Average salary£38,478£36,125
% change on same period last year+6.51 %
Average maximum salary£42,331£39,387
UK excluding London average salary£37,875£38,396
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Microsoft Certification West MidlandsMicrosoft Certification
West Midlands

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham 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 Birmingham region.

Birmingham Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Birmingham region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008.

Birmingham Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

1209 (67.86 %)Microsoft
2197 (63.96 %)MCSE
3181 (58.77 %)Windows
4138 (44.81 %)MCP
5124 (40.26 %)SQL Server
6115 (37.34 %)SQL
7109 (35.39 %)Windows Server 2003
8108 (35.06 %)Active Directory
9102 (33.12 %)MS Excel
10101 (32.79 %)MS Exchange
1172 (23.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
1262 (20.13 %)Windows XP
1359 (19.16 %)WAN
1455 (17.86 %)Citrix
1553 (17.21 %)TCP/IP
1651 (16.56 %)LAN
1747 (15.26 %)CCNA
1747 (15.26 %)Cisco Certification
1844 (14.29 %)SLA
1943 (13.96 %).NET
2042 (13.64 %)MCSA
2138 (12.34 %)Windows 2000
2138 (12.34 %)Degree
2237 (12.01 %)Transact-SQL
2335 (11.36 %)ASP.NET
2335 (11.36 %)SQL Server 2000
2335 (11.36 %)Pensions
2434 (11.04 %)SQL Server 2005
2533 (10.71 %)C#
2533 (10.71 %)Windows 2000 Server

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham 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.

Birmingham IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (13.96 %).NET
235 (11.36 %)ASP.NET
327 (8.766 %)XML
424 (7.792 %)HTML
514 (4.545 %)WebServices
69 (2.922 %)ASP
77 (2.273 %).NET Framework
83 (0.974 %)AJAX
92 (0.649 %)Spring
92 (0.649 %)XSLT
92 (0.649 %)CSS
101 (0.325 %)Struts
101 (0.325 %)COM+
101 (0.325 %)Hibernate
101 (0.325 %)WinForms
101 (0.325 %)XSL
101 (0.325 %)WCF
101 (0.325 %)WPF
Birmingham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1101 (32.79 %)MS Exchange
272 (23.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
331 (10.06 %)Exchange Server 2000
420 (6.494 %)SharePoint
514 (4.545 %)Exchange Server 2007
612 (3.896 %)SharePoint Server 2007
710 (3.247 %)IIS
87 (2.273 %)Lotus Notes
95 (1.623 %)Exchange Server 5.5
104 (1.299 %)GroupWise
104 (1.299 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
113 (0.974 %)BizTalk Server
121 (0.325 %)SharePoint Portal Server
121 (0.325 %)Office Communications Server
Birmingham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1102 (33.12 %)MS Excel
229 (9.416 %)MS Office
33 (0.974 %)MS Visio
42 (0.649 %)MS Project
Birmingham IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
111 (3.571 %)Microsoft CRM
111 (3.571 %)Dynamics CRM
22 (0.649 %)SalesLogix
22 (0.649 %)Line 500
31 (0.325 %)Sage MMS
31 (0.325 %)Dynamics AX
Birmingham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
159 (19.16 %)WAN
253 (17.21 %)TCP/IP
351 (16.56 %)LAN
422 (7.143 %)Internet
514 (4.545 %)Firewall
610 (3.247 %)VoIP
79 (2.922 %)VPN
79 (2.922 %)SAN
85 (1.623 %)MPLS
85 (1.623 %)SMTP
94 (1.299 %)DNS
94 (1.299 %)ISDN
94 (1.299 %)SS7
102 (0.649 %)Cisco IOS
111 (0.325 %)ADSL
111 (0.325 %)DHCP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1124 (40.26 %)SQL Server
235 (11.36 %)SQL Server 2000
334 (11.04 %)SQL Server 2005
423 (7.468 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
512 (3.896 %)SQL Server Integration Services
68 (2.597 %)DB2
75 (1.623 %)DTS
75 (1.623 %)SQL Server 2008
82 (0.649 %)MySQL
82 (0.649 %)SQL Server 7
91 (0.325 %)OLAP
91 (0.325 %)Crystal Reports
Birmingham IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.299 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.325 %)CruiseControl
Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
135 (11.36 %)Pensions
230 (9.740 %)Health
320 (6.494 %)Insurance
418 (5.844 %)Telecoms
512 (3.896 %)Education
68 (2.597 %)Finance
77 (2.273 %)Government
83 (0.974 %)Manufacturing
83 (0.974 %)Local Government
91 (0.325 %)Marketing
91 (0.325 %)Publishing
91 (0.325 %)Games
91 (0.325 %)Banking
91 (0.325 %)Construction
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (14.61 %)Analyst
234 (11.04 %)Consultant
333 (10.71 %)Support Engineer
431 (10.06 %)Administrator
530 (9.740 %)Developer
629 (9.416 %)DBA
727 (8.766 %)Support Analyst
727 (8.766 %)SQL DBA
824 (7.792 %)Technical Consultant
923 (7.468 %)Network Engineer
1017 (5.519 %)IT Support Analyst
1115 (4.870 %)Systems Engineer
1214 (4.545 %)Architect
1214 (4.545 %)Technical Specialist
1214 (4.545 %).NET Developer
1214 (4.545 %)SQL Server DBA
1313 (4.221 %)Customer Engineer
1313 (4.221 %)Customer Support Engineer
1412 (3.896 %)Messaging Specialist
1412 (3.896 %)Technical Support
Birmingham IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
118 (5.844 %)EPoS
29 (2.922 %)Client/Server
29 (2.922 %)Clustering
35 (1.623 %)Fat Client
35 (1.623 %)Thin Client
44 (1.299 %)Blackberry
53 (0.974 %)AS400
53 (0.974 %)CESG
53 (0.974 %)Pocket PC
62 (0.649 %)Mathematics
62 (0.649 %)Computer Science
62 (0.649 %)N-Tier
71 (0.325 %)Replication
71 (0.325 %)Management Information System
Birmingham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1181 (58.77 %)Windows
2109 (35.39 %)Windows Server 2003
362 (20.13 %)Windows XP
438 (12.34 %)Windows 2000
533 (10.71 %)Windows 2000 Server
628 (9.091 %)Linux
724 (7.792 %)UNIX
815 (4.870 %)Windows Vista
96 (1.948 %)Windows Server 2008
96 (1.948 %)AIX
96 (1.948 %)HPUX
104 (1.299 %)NetWare
111 (0.325 %)Red Hat Linux
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (10.06 %)ITIL
220 (6.494 %)CRM
317 (5.519 %)Migration
413 (4.221 %)Project Management
413 (4.221 %)PRINCE2
512 (3.896 %)Data Migration
610 (3.247 %)User Acceptance Testing
79 (2.922 %)Logistics
87 (2.273 %)Business Continuity
95 (1.623 %)ERP
104 (1.299 %)Disaster Recovery
104 (1.299 %)Technical Architecture
104 (1.299 %)Network Load Balancing
104 (1.299 %)Problem Management
104 (1.299 %)SC Cleared
104 (1.299 %)Security Cleared
113 (0.974 %)OO
113 (0.974 %)Software Testing
113 (0.974 %)Information Security
113 (0.974 %)CAD
Birmingham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1115 (37.34 %)SQL
237 (12.01 %)Transact-SQL
333 (10.71 %)C#
427 (8.766 %)JavaScript
522 (7.143 %)VB.NET
69 (2.922 %)VB
75 (1.623 %)C
83 (0.974 %)PHP
92 (0.649 %)VBA
92 (0.649 %)VB6
101 (0.325 %)C++
101 (0.325 %)Java
101 (0.325 %)VBScript
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1197 (63.96 %)MCSE
2138 (44.81 %)MCP
347 (15.26 %)CCNA
347 (15.26 %)Cisco Certification
442 (13.64 %)MCSA
538 (12.34 %)Degree
624 (7.792 %)MCDBA
714 (4.545 %)MCSD
812 (3.896 %)Citrix Certification
911 (3.571 %)MCDST
911 (3.571 %)A+ Certification
109 (2.922 %)HND
109 (2.922 %)MCAD
109 (2.922 %)CCA
118 (2.597 %)HP APS
127 (2.273 %)MCTS
127 (2.273 %)SCSA
136 (1.948 %)MCT
136 (1.948 %)ITIL Certification
145 (1.623 %)MCITP
Birmingham IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
144 (14.29 %)SLA
23 (0.974 %)QA
23 (0.974 %)ISO17799
Birmingham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1108 (35.06 %)Active Directory
29 (2.922 %)Terminal Services
38 (2.597 %)MetaFrame
47 (2.273 %)VMware ESX
56 (1.948 %)ISA Server
56 (1.948 %)Citrix Presentation Server
65 (1.623 %)VMware Infrastructure
65 (1.623 %)Terminal Server
73 (0.974 %)Backup Exec
82 (0.649 %)NetBackup
91 (0.325 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
91 (0.325 %)MSMQ
Birmingham IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (2.922 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
26 (1.948 %)MAILsweeper
26 (1.948 %)MOM
34 (1.299 %)ZENworks
43 (0.974 %)Norton AntiVirus
43 (0.974 %)DameWare
43 (0.974 %)WSUS
43 (0.974 %)HP Data Protector
52 (0.649 %)Legato
61 (0.325 %)Tivoli
61 (0.325 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Birmingham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1209 (67.86 %)Microsoft
255 (17.86 %)Citrix
328 (9.091 %)HP
422 (7.143 %)VMware
520 (6.494 %)Cisco
618 (5.844 %)Remedy
716 (5.195 %)Oracle
815 (4.870 %)IBM
914 (4.545 %)Dell
1010 (3.247 %)Compaq
118 (2.597 %)Symantec
127 (2.273 %)Lotus
136 (1.948 %)Novell
136 (1.948 %)Sophos
144 (1.299 %)Sage
144 (1.299 %)LANDesk
153 (0.974 %)Mapinfo
153 (0.974 %)McAfee Security
153 (0.974 %)Pegasus
153 (0.974 %)Adobe