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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT jobs within the Cambridgeshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSA over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank154159
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads158
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.003 %
As % of the category below1.161 %0.646 %
Salaries quoted156
Average minimum salary£28,813£23,000
Average salary£31,406£26,208
% change on same period last year+19.83 %
Average maximum salary£34,000£29,417
UK excluding London average salary£29,807£28,947
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cambridgeshire
Matching permanent IT job ads12921238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.682 %0.507 %
Salaries quoted11241039
Average minimum salary£32,056£31,989
Average salary£35,552£35,214
% change on same period last year+0.95 %
Average maximum salary£39,049£38,440
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
MCSA East of EnglandMCSA
East of England

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Cambridgeshire MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Salary Trend

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

Cambridgeshire MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSA across the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Cambridgeshire MCSA Salary Histogram

MCSA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Cambridgeshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
CambridgeDown-312£33,792+28.24 %
PeterboroughNew entry-4£24,250-
MCSA East of EnglandMCSA
East of England

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

129 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
227 (93.10 %)MCSE
227 (93.10 %)Microsoft
325 (86.21 %)MS Exchange
421 (72.41 %)MCP
421 (72.41 %)Windows
518 (62.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
615 (51.72 %)Exchange Server 2000
615 (51.72 %)Cisco
714 (48.28 %)TCP/IP
813 (44.83 %)Active Directory
912 (41.38 %)LAN
912 (41.38 %)WAN
912 (41.38 %)Windows 2000
1011 (37.93 %)SQL Server
1110 (34.48 %)MS Excel
129 (31.03 %)Firewall
138 (27.59 %)CCNA
138 (27.59 %)Cisco Certification
147 (24.14 %)Windows XP
147 (24.14 %)Linux
147 (24.14 %)UNIX
147 (24.14 %)Windows Server 2003
156 (20.69 %)VERITAS
156 (20.69 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
156 (20.69 %)Oracle
165 (17.24 %)WatchGuard
165 (17.24 %)Sophos
165 (17.24 %)Terminal Services
165 (17.24 %)VMware

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cambridgeshire region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (86.21 %)MS Exchange
218 (62.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
315 (51.72 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (10.34 %)IIS
43 (10.34 %)SharePoint
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (34.48 %)MS Excel
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (48.28 %)TCP/IP
212 (41.38 %)LAN
212 (41.38 %)WAN
39 (31.03 %)Firewall
43 (10.34 %)SAN
52 (6.897 %)Network Security
61 (3.448 %)Wireless
61 (3.448 %)VPN
61 (3.448 %)DHCP
61 (3.448 %)VoIP
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
111 (37.93 %)SQL Server
24 (13.79 %)MySQL
32 (6.897 %)SQL Server 2000
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.34 %)Finance
21 (3.448 %)Education
21 (3.448 %)Government
21 (3.448 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.448 %)Publishing
21 (3.448 %)Local Government
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (34.48 %)Administrator
28 (27.59 %)Systems Administrator
36 (20.69 %)Technical Specialist
45 (17.24 %)Support Specialist
54 (13.79 %)Technical Support Specialist
54 (13.79 %)Server Support
54 (13.79 %)Technical Support
54 (13.79 %)Support Engineer
54 (13.79 %)Windows Administrator
54 (13.79 %)Senior Technical Support
54 (13.79 %)Windows Systems Administrator
54 (13.79 %)Senior Technical Specialist
63 (10.34 %)Analyst
72 (6.897 %)Support Analyst
72 (6.897 %)Network Support
72 (6.897 %)3rd Line Support
72 (6.897 %)IT Support Analyst
72 (6.897 %)Network Administrator
72 (6.897 %)Server Administrator
81 (3.448 %)Wintel Engineer
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (13.79 %)Client/Server
22 (6.897 %)Thin Client
22 (6.897 %)VLE
22 (6.897 %)Fat Client
31 (3.448 %)Management Information System
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (72.41 %)Windows
212 (41.38 %)Windows 2000
37 (24.14 %)Windows XP
37 (24.14 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (24.14 %)Linux
37 (24.14 %)UNIX
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (13.79 %)Change Management
23 (10.34 %)E-Commerce
31 (3.448 %)Service Delivery
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (10.34 %)SQL
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
227 (93.10 %)MCSE
321 (72.41 %)MCP
48 (27.59 %)CCNA
48 (27.59 %)Cisco Certification
54 (13.79 %)CCNP
54 (13.79 %)Degree
62 (6.897 %)MCDST
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (10.34 %)SLA
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
113 (44.83 %)Active Directory
25 (17.24 %)Terminal Services
32 (6.897 %)MetaFrame
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (20.69 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cambridgeshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
127 (93.10 %)Microsoft
215 (51.72 %)Cisco
36 (20.69 %)Oracle
36 (20.69 %)VERITAS
45 (17.24 %)Sophos
45 (17.24 %)VMware
45 (17.24 %)WatchGuard
53 (10.34 %)Red Hat
53 (10.34 %)HP
53 (10.34 %)Citrix
61 (3.448 %)CheckPoint
61 (3.448 %)Remedy
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