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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT jobs within the Cheshire 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
Rank120132
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads2711
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.005 %
As % of the category below3.516 %1.890 %
Salaries quoted2711
Average minimum salary£25,537£20,291
Average salary£26,815£23,127
% change on same period last year+15.94 %
Average maximum salary£28,093£25,964
UK excluding London average salary£29,807£28,947
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads768582
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.405 %0.238 %
Salaries quoted705528
Average minimum salary£34,088£29,513
Average salary£37,718£31,634
% change on same period last year+19.23 %
Average maximum salary£41,349£33,755
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
MCSA North WestMCSA
North West

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire region.

Cheshire MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Salary Histogram

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

Cheshire 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 Cheshire 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
WarringtonUp+313£25,231+20.14 %
ChesterUp+126£26,667-16.66 %
NorthwichNew entry-6£29,000-
DaresburyNew entry-1£33,000-
MCSA North WestMCSA
North West

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

155 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
236 (65.45 %)Microsoft
236 (65.45 %)MS Excel
335 (63.64 %)Windows
434 (61.82 %)MCSE
434 (61.82 %)MS Exchange
522 (40.00 %)MCP
522 (40.00 %)Active Directory
619 (34.55 %)SQL
718 (32.73 %)SQL Server
718 (32.73 %)WAN
718 (32.73 %)Windows XP
817 (30.91 %)Windows 2000
817 (30.91 %)MS Office
915 (27.27 %)ITIL
1011 (20.00 %)DNS
1110 (18.18 %)IIS
129 (16.36 %)Firewall
129 (16.36 %)Pensions
129 (16.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
129 (16.36 %)Degree
129 (16.36 %)Cisco
129 (16.36 %)Dell
137 (12.73 %)Telecoms
137 (12.73 %)Finance
137 (12.73 %)Change Management
137 (12.73 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
137 (12.73 %)VB
137 (12.73 %)MS Access
146 (10.91 %)UNIX

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire 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.

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (10.91 %)ADO
16 (10.91 %)WebServices
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
134 (61.82 %)MS Exchange
210 (18.18 %)IIS
39 (16.36 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (10.91 %)Exchange Server 2000
54 (7.273 %)Apache
54 (7.273 %)Exchange Server 2007
61 (1.818 %)Lotus Notes
61 (1.818 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
136 (65.45 %)MS Excel
217 (30.91 %)MS Office
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (32.73 %)WAN
211 (20.00 %)DNS
39 (16.36 %)Firewall
45 (9.091 %)VPN
45 (9.091 %)SAN
45 (9.091 %)LAN
54 (7.273 %)TCP/IP
63 (5.455 %)DHCP
72 (3.636 %)3G
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (32.73 %)SQL Server
27 (12.73 %)MS Access
34 (7.273 %)MySQL
41 (1.818 %)SQL Server 7
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (10.91 %)Visual Studio
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (16.36 %)Pensions
27 (12.73 %)Telecoms
27 (12.73 %)Finance
33 (5.455 %)Health
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (21.82 %)Support Engineer
210 (18.18 %)Analyst
38 (14.55 %)Server Support
47 (12.73 %)VB Developer
47 (12.73 %)Developer
56 (10.91 %)Network Support
56 (10.91 %)Network Support Engineer
56 (10.91 %)Support Analyst
56 (10.91 %)Network Engineer
65 (9.091 %)Team Leader
65 (9.091 %)Server Support Analyst
65 (9.091 %)Server Analyst
74 (7.273 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
74 (7.273 %)Helpdesk Support
74 (7.273 %)Service Desk Analyst
74 (7.273 %)Service Analyst
74 (7.273 %)Infrastructure Engineer
83 (5.455 %)3rd Line Support
83 (5.455 %)Desktop Support
92 (3.636 %)Technical Support
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (3.636 %)Client/Server
21 (1.818 %)Thin Client
21 (1.818 %)Blackberry
21 (1.818 %)Fat Client
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
135 (63.64 %)Windows
218 (32.73 %)Windows XP
317 (30.91 %)Windows 2000
46 (10.91 %)UNIX
55 (9.091 %)Windows NT
64 (7.273 %)Windows Server 2003
64 (7.273 %)Debian
71 (1.818 %)Windows Vista
71 (1.818 %)Linux
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
115 (27.27 %)ITIL
27 (12.73 %)Change Management
36 (10.91 %)Release Management
42 (3.636 %)Project Management
51 (1.818 %)Security Cleared
51 (1.818 %)Migration
51 (1.818 %)PRINCE2
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
119 (34.55 %)SQL
27 (12.73 %)VB
34 (7.273 %)PHP
41 (1.818 %)C
41 (1.818 %)VB6
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
155 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
234 (61.82 %)MCSE
322 (40.00 %)MCP
49 (16.36 %)Degree
55 (9.091 %)Cisco Certification
64 (7.273 %)CCNA
64 (7.273 %)A+ Certification
73 (5.455 %)MBCS
82 (3.636 %)ITIL Certification
91 (1.818 %)Citrix Certification
91 (1.818 %)CCEA
91 (1.818 %)CCNP
91 (1.818 %)PRINCE2 Certification
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (5.455 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (40.00 %)Active Directory
25 (9.091 %)Terminal Services
33 (5.455 %)ISA Server
42 (3.636 %)MetaFrame
42 (3.636 %)NetBackup
51 (1.818 %)Citrix Presentation Server
51 (1.818 %)VMware ESX
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (12.73 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
136 (65.45 %)Microsoft
29 (16.36 %)Cisco
29 (16.36 %)Dell
36 (10.91 %)Citrix
45 (9.091 %)Compaq
54 (7.273 %)HP
62 (3.636 %)Oracle
62 (3.636 %)WatchGuard
62 (3.636 %)Adobe
71 (1.818 %)IBM
71 (1.818 %)Lotus
71 (1.818 %)VMware
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