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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Cambridge 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5652
Rank change on same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads10292
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.050 %0.041 %
As % of the category below10.02 %9.359 %
Salaries quoted9182
Average minimum salary£29,681£31,122
Average salary£32,626£32,787
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
Average maximum salary£35,571£34,451
UK excluding London average salary£33,678£33,059
% change on same period last year+1.87 %
Qualifications CambridgeQualifications
Cambridge
Matching permanent IT job ads1018983
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.499 %0.435 %
Salaries quoted836751
Average minimum salary£31,863£32,558
Average salary£35,654£35,934
% change on same period last year-0.77 %
Average maximum salary£39,445£39,311
UK excluding London average salary£37,495£38,457
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
Microsoft Certification CambridgeshireMicrosoft Certification
Cambridgeshire

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Cambridge Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs ads citing Microsoft Certification across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Cambridge region over the past 3 months.

Cambridge Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Microsoft Certification also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft Certification.

1123 (71.10 %)Windows
295 (54.91 %)MCSE
387 (50.29 %)MCP
387 (50.29 %)Microsoft
468 (39.31 %)MS Excel
561 (35.26 %)MS Exchange
649 (28.32 %)Exchange Server 2003
747 (27.17 %)Active Directory
844 (25.43 %)SQL
939 (22.54 %)MS Office
939 (22.54 %)Windows Server 2003
1038 (21.97 %)SQL Server
1137 (21.39 %)Firewall
1236 (20.81 %)Windows 2000
1236 (20.81 %)Citrix
1334 (19.65 %)Cisco
1432 (18.50 %)VMware
1523 (13.29 %)DNS
1523 (13.29 %)Finance
1622 (12.72 %)Exchange Server 2007
1622 (12.72 %)Windows XP
1622 (12.72 %)Linux
1720 (11.56 %)Novell
1720 (11.56 %)DHCP
1720 (11.56 %)Exchange Server 2000
1819 (10.98 %)Pharmaceutical
1918 (10.40 %)WAN
1918 (10.40 %)LAN
1918 (10.40 %)TCP/IP
1918 (10.40 %)Migration

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cambridge region citing Microsoft Certification also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
117 (9.827 %).NET
214 (8.092 %)ASP.NET
313 (7.514 %)XML
412 (6.936 %)HTML
510 (5.780 %)ASP.NET 2.0
510 (5.780 %)XSLT
510 (5.780 %)XHTML
510 (5.780 %)CSS
62 (1.156 %)ASP
71 (0.578 %).NET Framework
71 (0.578 %)Application Packaging
Application Platforms
161 (35.26 %)MS Exchange
249 (28.32 %)Exchange Server 2003
322 (12.72 %)Exchange Server 2007
420 (11.56 %)Exchange Server 2000
517 (9.827 %)GroupWise
616 (9.249 %)Exchange Server 5.5
711 (6.358 %)IIS
88 (4.624 %)SharePoint
92 (1.156 %)Apache
Applications
168 (39.31 %)MS Excel
239 (22.54 %)MS Office
33 (1.734 %)InfoPath
41 (0.578 %)CATIA
41 (0.578 %)Pro/ENGINEER
Business Applications
15 (2.890 %)Summit
Communications & Networking
137 (21.39 %)Firewall
223 (13.29 %)DNS
320 (11.56 %)DHCP
418 (10.40 %)WAN
418 (10.40 %)LAN
418 (10.40 %)TCP/IP
511 (6.358 %)SAN
66 (3.468 %)VoIP
75 (2.890 %)Intranet
75 (2.890 %)VPN
84 (2.312 %)SNMP
84 (2.312 %)IP Telephony
93 (1.734 %)Cisco PIX
93 (1.734 %)Internet
102 (1.156 %)FTP
102 (1.156 %)Network Security
102 (1.156 %)VLAN
111 (0.578 %)WLAN
111 (0.578 %)SMS
111 (0.578 %)DSL
Database & Business Intelligence
138 (21.97 %)SQL Server
27 (4.046 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (3.468 %)MySQL
36 (3.468 %)SQL Server 7
45 (2.890 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (2.890 %)RDBMS
45 (2.890 %)Crystal Reports
52 (1.156 %)OLAP
61 (0.578 %)BusinessObjects
61 (0.578 %)Oracle Reports
61 (0.578 %)Cognos Impromptu
61 (0.578 %)Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
14 (2.312 %)Visual Studio
General
123 (13.29 %)Finance
219 (10.98 %)Pharmaceutical
39 (5.202 %)Health
46 (3.468 %)Retail
55 (2.890 %)Insurance
55 (2.890 %)Manufacturing
64 (2.312 %)Publishing
73 (1.734 %)Back Office
82 (1.156 %)Electronics
82 (1.156 %)Pensions
91 (0.578 %)Telecoms
91 (0.578 %)3D Graphics
91 (0.578 %)Banking
Job Titles
134 (19.65 %)Administrator
233 (19.08 %)Analyst
326 (15.03 %)Support Analyst
421 (12.14 %)2nd Line Support
519 (10.98 %)Developer
618 (10.40 %)Windows Administrator
717 (9.827 %)Technical Support
815 (8.671 %)Consultant
914 (8.092 %)Systems Administrator
1013 (7.514 %)Support Engineer
1111 (6.358 %)Support Technician
1111 (6.358 %)Technical Support Analyst
1111 (6.358 %)Technical Analyst
129 (5.202 %)Web Developer
129 (5.202 %)Architect
138 (4.624 %)DBA
138 (4.624 %)Infrastructure Architect
147 (4.046 %)SQL DBA
147 (4.046 %)SQL Server DBA
147 (4.046 %)Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
111 (6.358 %)Client/Server
23 (1.734 %)Clustering
32 (1.156 %)VLE
32 (1.156 %)Blackberry
41 (0.578 %)Italian Language
Operating Systems
1123 (71.10 %)Windows
239 (22.54 %)Windows Server 2003
336 (20.81 %)Windows 2000
422 (12.72 %)Windows XP
422 (12.72 %)Linux
516 (9.249 %)Unix
63 (1.734 %)Solaris
63 (1.734 %)Windows Mobile
72 (1.156 %)AIX
81 (0.578 %)NetWare
81 (0.578 %)Windows CE
Processes & Methodologies
118 (10.40 %)Migration
211 (6.358 %)Project Management
38 (4.624 %)Disaster Recovery
47 (4.046 %)Agile Software Development
47 (4.046 %)Security Testing
47 (4.046 %)E-Commerce
55 (2.890 %)ITIL
55 (2.890 %)OO
64 (2.312 %)Time Management
72 (1.156 %)CRM
81 (0.578 %)PRINCE2
81 (0.578 %)OOP
81 (0.578 %)ERP
81 (0.578 %)PRINCE
81 (0.578 %)CAD
81 (0.578 %)Release Management
Programming Languages
144 (25.43 %)SQL
213 (7.514 %)VB.NET
312 (6.936 %)C#
410 (5.780 %)JavaScript
59 (5.202 %)VB
66 (3.468 %)C
74 (2.312 %)VBA
83 (1.734 %)VB6
92 (1.156 %)C++
101 (0.578 %)Java
Qualifications
195 (54.91 %)MCSE
287 (50.29 %)MCP
314 (8.092 %)MCSA
314 (8.092 %)Cisco Certification
411 (6.358 %)A+ Certification
411 (6.358 %)CCNA
510 (5.780 %)CCNP
510 (5.780 %)Degree
64 (2.312 %)MCDBA
73 (1.734 %)MCAD
73 (1.734 %)MCSD
73 (1.734 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
82 (1.156 %)CNE
82 (1.156 %)Novell Certification
82 (1.156 %)CCA
82 (1.156 %)Citrix Certification
91 (0.578 %)HND
91 (0.578 %)CNA
91 (0.578 %)MCDST
Quality Assurance & Compliance
15 (2.890 %)ISO27001
21 (0.578 %)SLA
System Software
147 (27.17 %)Active Directory
210 (5.780 %)ISA Server
39 (5.202 %)Terminal Services
47 (4.046 %)VMware ESX
52 (1.156 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
14 (2.312 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (1.734 %)MOM
32 (1.156 %)ARCserve
41 (0.578 %)Legato
41 (0.578 %)Tivoli
Vendors
187 (50.29 %)Microsoft
236 (20.81 %)Citrix
334 (19.65 %)Cisco
432 (18.50 %)VMware
520 (11.56 %)Novell
610 (5.780 %)VERITAS
78 (4.624 %)Oracle
87 (4.046 %)Sophos
87 (4.046 %)WatchGuard
96 (3.468 %)CheckPoint
96 (3.468 %)HP
104 (2.312 %)BMC
112 (1.156 %)Dell
112 (1.156 %)IBM
121 (0.578 %)Business Objects
121 (0.578 %)Convergys
121 (0.578 %)SolidWorks
121 (0.578 %)LANDesk
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