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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) in IT jobs within the Buckinghamshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCTS over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank140149
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads915
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below1.322 %1.918 %
Salaries quoted915
Average minimum salary£36,444£39,667
Average salary£40,778£41,433
% change on same period last year-1.58 %
Average maximum salary£45,111£43,200
UK excluding London average salary£38,230£42,006
% change on same period last year-8.98 %
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Buckinghamshire
Matching permanent IT job ads681782
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.396 %0.337 %
Salaries quoted615681
Average minimum salary£35,339£34,605
Average salary£38,384£37,192
% change on same period last year+3.20 %
Average maximum salary£41,429£39,779
UK excluding London average salary£37,875£38,396
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
MCTS South EastMCTS
South East

MCTS
Demand Trend

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

Buckinghamshire MCTS Demand Trend

MCTS
Salary Trend

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

Buckinghamshire MCTS Salary Trend

MCTS
Salary Histogram

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

Buckinghamshire MCTS Salary Histogram

MCTS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCTS within the Buckinghamshire region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Milton KeynesDown-56£43,333+22.49 %
MCTS South EastMCTS
South East

MCTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing MCTS 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 MCTS.

125 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
222 (88.00 %)Microsoft
316 (64.00 %)MCSE
316 (64.00 %)MS Excel
316 (64.00 %)SharePoint
415 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
415 (60.00 %)Windows
415 (60.00 %)Active Directory
514 (56.00 %)Citrix
514 (56.00 %)SQL Server
613 (52.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
712 (48.00 %)SQL
89 (36.00 %)MOM
89 (36.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
89 (36.00 %)Project Management
89 (36.00 %)C#
89 (36.00 %)ASP.NET
89 (36.00 %).NET
89 (36.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
89 (36.00 %)VMware
89 (36.00 %)Office Communications Server
89 (36.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
89 (36.00 %)Windows Server 2008
98 (32.00 %)MCAD
98 (32.00 %)MCSD
107 (28.00 %)VB.NET
107 (28.00 %)WebServices
107 (28.00 %)MCSA
116 (24.00 %)CRM
116 (24.00 %)XML

MCTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Buckinghamshire region citing MCTS 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 MCTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (36.00 %).NET
19 (36.00 %)ASP.NET
27 (28.00 %)WebServices
36 (24.00 %)XML
36 (24.00 %)SOAP
42 (8.000 %)AJAX
51 (4.000 %)HTML
51 (4.000 %)CSS
51 (4.000 %)DOM
51 (4.000 %)XHTML
51 (4.000 %)WinForms
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (64.00 %)SharePoint
215 (60.00 %)MS Exchange
313 (52.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
49 (36.00 %)Office Communications Server
56 (24.00 %)BizTalk Server
56 (24.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
56 (24.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
61 (4.000 %)ColdFusion
61 (4.000 %)Apache
61 (4.000 %)Tomcat
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (64.00 %)MS Excel
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (24.00 %)Dynamics NAV
16 (24.00 %)Dynamics CRM
16 (24.00 %)Dynamics AX
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (20.00 %)VPN
21 (4.000 %)DNS
21 (4.000 %)SAN
21 (4.000 %)Firewall
21 (4.000 %)IPsec
21 (4.000 %)Cisco PIX
21 (4.000 %)LAN
21 (4.000 %)WAN
21 (4.000 %)DHCP
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (56.00 %)SQL Server
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (4.000 %)SQL Server 2005
21 (4.000 %)MySQL
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (16.00 %)Finance
21 (4.000 %)Government
21 (4.000 %)Banking
21 (4.000 %)Retail
21 (4.000 %)Telecoms
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (40.00 %)Consultant
29 (36.00 %)Principle Consultant
38 (32.00 %)Microsoft Consultant
46 (24.00 %).NET Solutions Architect
46 (24.00 %).NET Architect
46 (24.00 %)Architect
46 (24.00 %)Solutions Architect
55 (20.00 %)Analyst
64 (16.00 %)Technical Analyst
73 (12.00 %)Senior Technical Analyst
73 (12.00 %)Senior Analyst
82 (8.000 %)Developer
91 (4.000 %)Web Developer
91 (4.000 %)Systems Administrator
91 (4.000 %)Systems Engineer
91 (4.000 %)DBA
91 (4.000 %).NET Developer
91 (4.000 %)C# Developer
91 (4.000 %)Applications Support Analyst
91 (4.000 %)Server Support
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
115 (60.00 %)Windows
29 (36.00 %)Windows Server 2008
35 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
44 (16.00 %)Windows 2000
44 (16.00 %)Windows XP
51 (4.000 %)Linux
51 (4.000 %)Fedora
51 (4.000 %)Red Hat Linux
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (36.00 %)Project Management
26 (24.00 %)CRM
33 (12.00 %)PRINCE2
41 (4.000 %)ITIL
41 (4.000 %)Content Management
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
112 (48.00 %)SQL
29 (36.00 %)C#
37 (28.00 %)VB.NET
41 (4.000 %)JavaScript
41 (4.000 %)Transact-SQL
41 (4.000 %)VB
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
125 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
216 (64.00 %)MCSE
38 (32.00 %)MCAD
38 (32.00 %)MCSD
47 (28.00 %)MCSA
52 (8.000 %)MCDBA
52 (8.000 %)MCP
61 (4.000 %)RHCE
61 (4.000 %)MCITP
61 (4.000 %)MCPD
61 (4.000 %)Degree
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
115 (60.00 %)Active Directory
29 (36.00 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
29 (36.00 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (16.00 %)Citrix Presentation Server
34 (16.00 %)MetaFrame
41 (4.000 %)ISA Server
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (36.00 %)MOM
19 (36.00 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (4.000 %)SCOM
Buckinghamshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (88.00 %)Microsoft
214 (56.00 %)Citrix
39 (36.00 %)VMware
42 (8.000 %)Cisco
51 (4.000 %)Red Hat
51 (4.000 %)CheckPoint
51 (4.000 %)HP
51 (4.000 %)EMC