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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Bristol 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank6368
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads8958
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.047 %0.024 %
As % of the category below14.22 %11.89 %
Salaries quoted8653
Average minimum salary£28,733£27,161
Average salary£31,610£28,807
% change on same period last year+9.73 %
Average maximum salary£34,488£30,454
UK excluding London average salary£33,498£33,034
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Bristol
Matching permanent IT job ads626488
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.330 %0.200 %
Salaries quoted575421
Average minimum salary£31,158£31,076
Average salary£34,682£34,092
% change on same period last year+1.72 %
Average maximum salary£38,206£37,109
UK excluding London average salary£37,698£38,222
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Microsoft Certification South WestMicrosoft Certification
South West

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Bristol 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 Bristol region.

Bristol Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Bristol region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Bristol Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

1101 (54.89 %)Microsoft
294 (51.09 %)MCSE
382 (44.57 %)Windows
468 (36.96 %)SQL Server
550 (27.17 %).NET
550 (27.17 %)Active Directory
646 (25.00 %)SQL
744 (23.91 %)MS Exchange
842 (22.83 %)C#
935 (19.02 %)MS Excel
1034 (18.48 %)MCP
1034 (18.48 %)Citrix
1132 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
1231 (16.85 %)ASP.NET
1328 (15.22 %)Windows 2000
1328 (15.22 %)Pensions
1425 (13.59 %)Cisco Certification
1425 (13.59 %)VB.NET
1425 (13.59 %)Exchange Server 2000
1524 (13.04 %)ITIL
1524 (13.04 %)LAN
1524 (13.04 %)Cisco
1524 (13.04 %)SAN
1623 (12.50 %)Project Management
1623 (12.50 %)WAN
1623 (12.50 %)XML
1722 (11.96 %)CCNA
1821 (11.41 %)MCSA
1920 (10.87 %)VMware
1920 (10.87 %)Degree

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Bristol 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.

Bristol IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
150 (27.17 %).NET
231 (16.85 %)ASP.NET
323 (12.50 %)XML
419 (10.33 %)AJAX
517 (9.239 %)WebServices
616 (8.696 %)CSS
715 (8.152 %)XSLT
87 (3.804 %).NET Framework
94 (2.174 %)HTML
94 (2.174 %)XHTML
94 (2.174 %)ASP
103 (1.630 %)WCF
111 (0.543 %)ASP.NET 2.0
111 (0.543 %)WinForms
Bristol IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
144 (23.91 %)MS Exchange
232 (17.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
325 (13.59 %)Exchange Server 2000
413 (7.065 %)SharePoint
413 (7.065 %)IIS
56 (3.261 %)Lotus Notes
56 (3.261 %)BizTalk Server
65 (2.717 %)Exchange Server 5.5
65 (2.717 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (1.087 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
72 (1.087 %)Lotus Domino
81 (0.543 %)SharePoint Server 2007
81 (0.543 %)Office Communications Server
Bristol IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (19.02 %)MS Excel
214 (7.609 %)MS Office
Bristol IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (13.04 %)LAN
124 (13.04 %)SAN
223 (12.50 %)WAN
319 (10.33 %)Firewall
417 (9.239 %)TCP/IP
512 (6.522 %)DNS
610 (5.435 %)Internet
77 (3.804 %)VoIP
85 (2.717 %)Network Security
94 (2.174 %)SMS
103 (1.630 %)ADSL
103 (1.630 %)Wireless
103 (1.630 %)VLAN
103 (1.630 %)VPN
112 (1.087 %)MPLS
112 (1.087 %)SMTP
112 (1.087 %)FTP
112 (1.087 %)HTTP
Bristol IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
168 (36.96 %)SQL Server
218 (9.783 %)SQL Server 2005
312 (6.522 %)SQL Server 2000
411 (5.978 %)MySQL
58 (4.348 %)DB2
67 (3.804 %)SQL Server 7
75 (2.717 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
75 (2.717 %)SQL Server Integration Services
Bristol IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.087 %)Visual Studio
12 (1.087 %)Flash
12 (1.087 %)Dreamweaver
21 (0.543 %)CruiseControl
Bristol IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (15.22 %)Pensions
213 (7.065 %)Insurance
310 (5.435 %)Education
310 (5.435 %)Legal
49 (4.891 %)Health
58 (4.348 %)Finance
67 (3.804 %)Telecoms
75 (2.717 %)Music
84 (2.174 %)Manufacturing
93 (1.630 %)Government
93 (1.630 %)Marketing
93 (1.630 %)Law
93 (1.630 %)Local Government
102 (1.087 %)Back Office
111 (0.543 %)Banking
111 (0.543 %)Retail
Bristol IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
140 (21.74 %)Developer
140 (21.74 %)Analyst
226 (14.13 %)Consultant
325 (13.59 %).NET Developer
422 (11.96 %)Support Analyst
422 (11.96 %)Support Engineer
521 (11.41 %)Senior Analyst
617 (9.239 %)Software Developer
617 (9.239 %)Network Engineer
716 (8.696 %)Team Leader
812 (6.522 %)3rd Line Support
911 (5.978 %)Technical Support
1010 (5.435 %)Infrastructure Engineer
119 (4.891 %)Programmer
119 (4.891 %)Senior Support Analyst
128 (4.348 %)Implementation Consultant
128 (4.348 %)Trainer
128 (4.348 %)Network Support
128 (4.348 %)Software Consultant
128 (4.348 %)Training Consultant
Bristol IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (2.717 %)EPoS
23 (1.630 %)Thin Client
23 (1.630 %)Fat Client
23 (1.630 %)Mainframe
31 (0.543 %)Clustering
31 (0.543 %)Mathematics
31 (0.543 %)Physics
31 (0.543 %)Computer Science
31 (0.543 %)Blackberry
Bristol IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
182 (44.57 %)Windows
228 (15.22 %)Windows 2000
37 (3.804 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (3.261 %)Linux
55 (2.717 %)UNIX
55 (2.717 %)Windows XP
64 (2.174 %)Windows NT
Bristol IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (13.04 %)ITIL
223 (12.50 %)Project Management
314 (7.609 %)Software Testing
412 (6.522 %)Systems Analysis
58 (4.348 %)Web Development
65 (2.717 %)Agile Software Development
65 (2.717 %)Service Delivery
73 (1.630 %)E-Commerce
73 (1.630 %)OO
82 (1.087 %)Migration
82 (1.087 %)Load Balancing
82 (1.087 %)Technical Architecture
91 (0.543 %)Document Management
91 (0.543 %)CRM
91 (0.543 %)UML
91 (0.543 %)OOP
91 (0.543 %)ERP
91 (0.543 %)Workflow
Bristol IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (25.00 %)SQL
242 (22.83 %)C#
325 (13.59 %)VB.NET
418 (9.783 %)VB
511 (5.978 %)PHP
62 (1.087 %)VBA
62 (1.087 %)VBScript
71 (0.543 %)VB6
71 (0.543 %)C
71 (0.543 %)Java
Bristol IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
194 (51.09 %)MCSE
234 (18.48 %)MCP
325 (13.59 %)Cisco Certification
422 (11.96 %)CCNA
521 (11.41 %)MCSA
620 (10.87 %)Degree
712 (6.522 %)ISEB
811 (5.978 %)MCT
910 (5.435 %)CCNP
108 (4.348 %)CCA
108 (4.348 %)Citrix Certification
108 (4.348 %)MCITP
117 (3.804 %)MCAD
126 (3.261 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
133 (1.630 %)MCSD
133 (1.630 %)Network+ Certification
133 (1.630 %)Server+ Certification
142 (1.087 %)A+ Certification
142 (1.087 %)HND
151 (0.543 %)MCDBA
Bristol IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.174 %)SLA
23 (1.630 %)QA
Bristol IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (27.17 %)Active Directory
29 (4.891 %)VMware ESX
29 (4.891 %)Citrix Presentation Server
35 (2.717 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (2.717 %)ISA Server
44 (2.174 %)NetBackup
44 (2.174 %)Backup Exec
52 (1.087 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.543 %)Terminal Services
Bristol IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
114 (7.609 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
25 (2.717 %)MOM
32 (1.087 %)OpenView
Bristol IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1101 (54.89 %)Microsoft
234 (18.48 %)Citrix
324 (13.04 %)Cisco
420 (10.87 %)VMware
512 (6.522 %)Oracle
512 (6.522 %)Sybase
68 (4.348 %)HP
76 (3.261 %)Lotus
85 (2.717 %)Dell
93 (1.630 %)Interwoven
93 (1.630 %)Avaya
93 (1.630 %)Siebel
93 (1.630 %)IBM
93 (1.630 %)3Com
93 (1.630 %)Visualfiles
93 (1.630 %)ProCurve
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