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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT jobs within the Bolton 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank-9
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads011
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.005 %
As % of the category below0.000 %33.33 %
Salaries quoted011
Average minimum salary-£21,955
Average salary-£22,273
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£22,591
UK excluding London average salary£33,981£33,499
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Bolton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bolton
Matching permanent IT job ads2233
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.014 %
Salaries quoted1933
Average minimum salary£28,579£23,140
Average salary£30,671£23,941
% change on same period last year+28.11 %
Average maximum salary£32,763£24,743
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
MCSE ManchesterMCSE
Manchester

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Bolton 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 Bolton region.

Bolton MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
15 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
23 (60.00 %)HP
23 (60.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (60.00 %)LAN
23 (60.00 %)WAN
23 (60.00 %)Cisco
23 (60.00 %)CCNA
32 (40.00 %)Microsoft
32 (40.00 %)ITIL
32 (40.00 %)MCP
32 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
32 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
32 (40.00 %)Windows NT
32 (40.00 %)Firewall
32 (40.00 %)Dell
32 (40.00 %)Nortel
32 (40.00 %)Sage
32 (40.00 %)Nortel Meridian
32 (40.00 %)Line 50
32 (40.00 %)HP APS
41 (20.00 %)WatchGuard
41 (20.00 %)HP AIS
41 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
41 (20.00 %)McAfee Security
41 (20.00 %)Sophos
41 (20.00 %)SQL
41 (20.00 %)AS400

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Bolton 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.

Bolton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
11 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
11 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
11 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
Bolton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (40.00 %)Line 50
Bolton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)WAN
13 (60.00 %)LAN
22 (40.00 %)Firewall
22 (40.00 %)Nortel Meridian
31 (20.00 %)IPsec
31 (20.00 %)SMS
31 (20.00 %)VoIP
31 (20.00 %)DHCP
31 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
31 (20.00 %)VPN
31 (20.00 %)DNS
31 (20.00 %)SSL
Bolton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Support Engineer
22 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support
22 (40.00 %)Technical Support Engineer
22 (40.00 %)Technical Engineer
22 (40.00 %)Infrastructure Manager
22 (40.00 %)Technical Support
22 (40.00 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
31 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Support Engineer
31 (20.00 %)IT Support Engineer
31 (20.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
Bolton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (20.00 %)AS400
Bolton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (100.00 %)Windows
15 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (40.00 %)Windows 2000
22 (40.00 %)Windows NT
Bolton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)ITIL
12 (40.00 %)PRINCE2
Bolton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)SQL
Bolton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (60.00 %)CCNA
23 (60.00 %)Cisco Certification
32 (40.00 %)MCP
32 (40.00 %)HP APS
41 (20.00 %)HP AIS
41 (20.00 %)CCNP
Bolton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
11 (20.00 %)Active Directory
Bolton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)HP
13 (60.00 %)Cisco
22 (40.00 %)Microsoft
22 (40.00 %)Dell
22 (40.00 %)Nortel
22 (40.00 %)Sage
31 (20.00 %)McAfee Security
31 (20.00 %)Sophos
31 (20.00 %)WatchGuard