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This section looks at the demand for Sun Certified System Administrator (SCSA) 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 SCSA over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkSun Certified System Administrator (SCSA)
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3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank136-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads10
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below0.156 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£40,000-
Average salary£47,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£55,000-
UK excluding London average salary£44,239£41,662
% change on same period last year+6.18 %
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Birmingham
Matching permanent IT job ads643646
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.351 %0.271 %
Salaries quoted572505
Average minimum salary£32,864£34,490
Average salary£35,958£37,729
% change on same period last year-4.69 %
Average maximum salary£39,051£40,968
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
SCSA West MidlandsSCSA
West Midlands

SCSA
Demand Trend

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

Birmingham SCSA Demand Trend

SCSA
Salary Trend

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

Birmingham SCSA Salary Trend

SCSA
Top 17 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing SCSA 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 SCSA.

17 (100.00 %)MCSE
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (71.43 %)MCSA
34 (57.14 %)Health
34 (57.14 %)Insurance
34 (57.14 %)Pensions
43 (42.86 %)Business Continuity
43 (42.86 %)Disaster Recovery
43 (42.86 %)Citrix Certification
52 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
52 (28.57 %)CCNA
52 (28.57 %)CCDA
52 (28.57 %)CCDP
52 (28.57 %)SCNA
61 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification
61 (14.29 %)ITIL
61 (14.29 %)PRINCE2

SCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Birmingham region citing SCSA 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 SCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Birmingham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (57.14 %)Health
14 (57.14 %)Insurance
14 (57.14 %)Pensions
Birmingham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (71.43 %)Consultant
15 (71.43 %)Technical Consultant
21 (14.29 %)Technical Specialist
21 (14.29 %)IT Consultant
Birmingham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (42.86 %)Disaster Recovery
13 (42.86 %)Business Continuity
21 (14.29 %)ITIL
21 (14.29 %)PRINCE2
Birmingham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
17 (100.00 %)MCSE
17 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (71.43 %)MCSA
33 (42.86 %)Citrix Certification
42 (28.57 %)Cisco Certification
42 (28.57 %)CCNA
42 (28.57 %)CCDA
42 (28.57 %)CCDP
42 (28.57 %)SCNA
51 (14.29 %)ITIL Certification