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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 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 MCSE over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank88106
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads5743
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.019 %
As % of the category below7.441 %7.072 %
Salaries quoted4641
Average minimum salary£26,848£27,366
Average salary£28,957£29,476
% change on same period last year-1.76 %
Average maximum salary£31,065£31,585
UK excluding London average salary£34,152£33,402
% change on same period last year+2.24 %
Qualifications CheshireQualifications
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads766608
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.376 %0.269 %
Salaries quoted677545
Average minimum salary£34,143£30,277
Average salary£37,552£33,030
% change on same period last year+13.69 %
Average maximum salary£40,962£35,783
UK excluding London average salary£37,495£38,457
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
MCSE North WestMCSE
North West

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

Cheshire MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Cheshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1WarringtonDown-226£29,175+6.25 %
2WinsfordNew entry-8£20,938-
3CreweNew entry-6£36,500-
4NorthwichNew entry-3£27,500-
5KnutsfordDown-241--
5RuncornNew entry-1--
5WilmslowNew entry-1£21,000-
MCSE North WestMCSE
North West

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1134 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2107 (79.85 %)Windows
394 (70.15 %)Microsoft
464 (47.76 %)MS Excel
561 (45.52 %)MS Exchange
657 (42.54 %)Active Directory
753 (39.55 %)MCP
850 (37.31 %)SQL Server
948 (35.82 %)MCSA
1046 (34.33 %)Windows 2000
1136 (26.87 %)ITIL
1233 (24.63 %)IIS
1332 (23.88 %)TCP/IP
1429 (21.64 %)DNS
1528 (20.90 %)MS Office
1528 (20.90 %)SQL
1627 (20.15 %)WAN
1726 (19.40 %)Citrix
1726 (19.40 %)Exchange Server 2000
1825 (18.66 %)Pensions
1825 (18.66 %)VMware
1923 (17.16 %)SQL Server 2000
1923 (17.16 %)LAN
2021 (15.67 %)Health
2120 (14.93 %)Windows XP
2120 (14.93 %)SAN
2120 (14.93 %)Exchange Server 2003
2120 (14.93 %)MCDST
2217 (12.69 %)Windows NT
2217 (12.69 %)PRINCE2

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
12 (1.493 %)Application Packaging
Application Platforms
161 (45.52 %)MS Exchange
233 (24.63 %)IIS
326 (19.40 %)Exchange Server 2000
420 (14.93 %)Exchange Server 2003
512 (8.955 %)Lotus Notes
63 (2.239 %)Exchange Server 2007
72 (1.493 %)Apache
Applications
164 (47.76 %)MS Excel
228 (20.90 %)MS Office
Business Applications
12 (1.493 %)MAXIMO
Communications & Networking
132 (23.88 %)TCP/IP
229 (21.64 %)DNS
327 (20.15 %)WAN
423 (17.16 %)LAN
520 (14.93 %)SAN
611 (8.209 %)Internet
79 (6.716 %)Firewall
79 (6.716 %)Ethernet
85 (3.731 %)WINS
94 (2.985 %)Network Security
94 (2.985 %)3G
94 (2.985 %)DMZ
94 (2.985 %)LDAP
103 (2.239 %)VPN
111 (0.746 %)SMS
111 (0.746 %)VoIP
111 (0.746 %)SMTP
111 (0.746 %)DHCP
111 (0.746 %)Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
150 (37.31 %)SQL Server
223 (17.16 %)SQL Server 2000
311 (8.209 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (3.731 %)SQL Server 7
52 (1.493 %)MySQL
General
125 (18.66 %)Pensions
221 (15.67 %)Health
311 (8.209 %)Finance
46 (4.478 %)Telecoms
Job Titles
144 (32.84 %)Analyst
226 (19.40 %)3rd Line Support
324 (17.91 %)Support Analyst
415 (11.19 %)Server Support
514 (10.45 %)Service Analyst
514 (10.45 %)Service Desk Analyst
613 (9.701 %)Support Engineer
710 (7.463 %)Team Leader
89 (6.716 %)Helpdesk Support
98 (5.970 %)Desktop Support
98 (5.970 %)Consultant
98 (5.970 %)Systems Engineer
107 (5.224 %)Desktop Support Analyst
107 (5.224 %)Desktop Analyst
116 (4.478 %)Server Analyst
116 (4.478 %)Network Engineer
116 (4.478 %)Architect
116 (4.478 %)Support Consultant
125 (3.731 %)Server Support Analyst
125 (3.731 %)Technical Specialist
Miscellaneous
18 (5.970 %)Clustering
23 (2.239 %)German Language
23 (2.239 %)Fat Client
23 (2.239 %)Thin Client
32 (1.493 %)Mathematics
Operating Systems
1107 (79.85 %)Windows
246 (34.33 %)Windows 2000
320 (14.93 %)Windows XP
417 (12.69 %)Windows NT
514 (10.45 %)Windows Server 2003
65 (3.731 %)Linux
73 (2.239 %)Unix
81 (0.746 %)Debian
81 (0.746 %)Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
136 (26.87 %)ITIL
217 (12.69 %)PRINCE2
37 (5.224 %)Migration
44 (2.985 %)Project Management
44 (2.985 %)Validation
44 (2.985 %)Network Load Balancing
52 (1.493 %)Operations Management
52 (1.493 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (0.746 %)Business Continuity
61 (0.746 %)Data Management
61 (0.746 %)PRINCE
61 (0.746 %)Configuration Management
61 (0.746 %)Time Management
61 (0.746 %)Performance Management
Programming Languages
128 (20.90 %)SQL
21 (0.746 %)C
21 (0.746 %)PHP
Qualifications
1134 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
253 (39.55 %)MCP
348 (35.82 %)MCSA
420 (14.93 %)MCDST
514 (10.45 %)Citrix Certification
610 (7.463 %)Degree
78 (5.970 %)HND
78 (5.970 %)Cisco Certification
87 (5.224 %)PRINCE2 Certification
87 (5.224 %)ITIL Certification
87 (5.224 %)CCNA
95 (3.731 %)CCA
95 (3.731 %)CCEA
104 (2.985 %)A+ Certification
113 (2.239 %)MCTS
113 (2.239 %)MBCS
122 (1.493 %)CCNP
122 (1.493 %)HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
114 (10.45 %)SLA
System Software
157 (42.54 %)Active Directory
217 (12.69 %)ISA Server
312 (8.955 %)NetBackup
43 (2.239 %)Backup Exec
43 (2.239 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.746 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
116 (11.94 %)MOM
28 (5.970 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
32 (1.493 %)OpenView Configuration Management
32 (1.493 %)Tivoli
32 (1.493 %)Tivoli Monitoring
41 (0.746 %)OpenView
Vendors
194 (70.15 %)Microsoft
226 (19.40 %)Citrix
325 (18.66 %)VMware
414 (10.45 %)HP
512 (8.955 %)Lotus
68 (5.970 %)Cisco
77 (5.224 %)Compaq
77 (5.224 %)VERITAS
85 (3.731 %)Dell
94 (2.985 %)IBM
94 (2.985 %)Adobe
103 (2.239 %)Avaya
103 (2.239 %)BMC
103 (2.239 %)CA
103 (2.239 %)Novell
103 (2.239 %)AppSense
111 (0.746 %)Softricity
111 (0.746 %)Oracle
111 (0.746 %)Red Hat
111 (0.746 %)CheckPoint
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