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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank8258
Rank change on same period last yearDown-24
Matching permanent IT job ads6290
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.036 %0.039 %
As % of the category below11.97 %15.44 %
Salaries quoted5481
Average minimum salary£25,571£26,990
Average salary£28,871£28,864
% change on same period last year+0.02 %
Average maximum salary£32,170£30,737
UK excluding London average salary£33,565£33,732
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Cheshire
Matching permanent IT job ads518583
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.301 %0.251 %
Salaries quoted465532
Average minimum salary£32,979£30,644
Average salary£36,586£33,247
% change on same period last year+10.04 %
Average maximum salary£40,193£35,849
UK excluding London average salary£37,875£38,396
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
Microsoft Certification North WestMicrosoft Certification
North West

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Cheshire Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

Cheshire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Cheshire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Cheshire 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
WarringtonDown-1020£26,063+3.92 %
RuncornDown-210£28,550+5.74 %
ChesterDown-53£30,500-16.33 %
KnutsfordNew entry-3£22,167-
WilmslowNew entry-3£35,000-
CreweUp+22£27,750-12.94 %
DaresburyNew entry-1£17,500-
SandbachNew entry-1£28,500-
NantwichUp+61£35,000+9.37 %
Microsoft Certification North WestMicrosoft Certification
North West

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs across the Cheshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

1116 (68.64 %)Microsoft
286 (50.89 %)Windows
384 (49.70 %)MCSE
471 (42.01 %)MS Excel
557 (33.73 %)MCP
655 (32.54 %)SQL Server
750 (29.59 %)Active Directory
844 (26.04 %)MCSA
943 (25.44 %).NET
943 (25.44 %)Windows Server 2003
1042 (24.85 %)SQL
1134 (20.12 %)ITIL
1233 (19.53 %)MS Exchange
1329 (17.16 %)ASP.NET
1427 (15.98 %)Visual Studio
1526 (15.38 %)VB
1526 (15.38 %)WAN
1624 (14.20 %)HP
1723 (13.61 %)Degree
1822 (13.02 %)SQL Server 2005
1822 (13.02 %)OO
1822 (13.02 %)VB.NET
1921 (12.43 %)MS Office
1921 (12.43 %)WebServices
1921 (12.43 %)Citrix
2020 (11.83 %)C#
2020 (11.83 %)Finance
2119 (11.24 %)Windows 2000 Server
2218 (10.65 %)IIS
2317 (10.06 %)Windows XP

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Cheshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (25.44 %).NET
229 (17.16 %)ASP.NET
321 (12.43 %)WebServices
415 (8.876 %).NET Framework
513 (7.692 %)WAP
513 (7.692 %)AJAX
612 (7.101 %)XML
612 (7.101 %)HTML
78 (4.734 %)ASP
87 (4.142 %)SOAP
87 (4.142 %)ASP.NET 2.0
96 (3.550 %)ADO
103 (1.775 %)CSS
111 (0.592 %)WCF
111 (0.592 %)Silverlight
111 (0.592 %)BREW
111 (0.592 %)WinForms
Cheshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
133 (19.53 %)MS Exchange
218 (10.65 %)IIS
37 (4.142 %)MTS
37 (4.142 %)Exchange Server 2003
46 (3.550 %)Lotus Notes
54 (2.367 %)Exchange Server 2007
63 (1.775 %)CMS
72 (1.183 %)Apache
72 (1.183 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
72 (1.183 %)Exchange Server 2000
81 (0.592 %)SharePoint
81 (0.592 %)Exchange Server 5.5
81 (0.592 %)BizTalk Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
171 (42.01 %)MS Excel
221 (12.43 %)MS Office
31 (0.592 %)MS PowerPoint
Cheshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
126 (15.38 %)WAN
213 (7.692 %)GPRS
213 (7.692 %)GSM
213 (7.692 %)Firewall
312 (7.101 %)LAN
411 (6.509 %)VPN
510 (5.917 %)Wireless
68 (4.734 %)TCP/IP
76 (3.550 %)VoIP
76 (3.550 %)DNS
76 (3.550 %)Intranet
76 (3.550 %)Network Security
85 (2.959 %)SAN
93 (1.775 %)CTI
93 (1.775 %)3G
102 (1.183 %)Cisco PIX
102 (1.183 %)Internet
111 (0.592 %)Wi-Fi
111 (0.592 %)Broadband
111 (0.592 %)DHCP
Cheshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
155 (32.54 %)SQL Server
222 (13.02 %)SQL Server 2005
314 (8.284 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (4.734 %)Crystal Reports
48 (4.734 %)MS Access
57 (4.142 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (1.183 %)MySQL
71 (0.592 %)Datawarehouse
Cheshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
127 (15.98 %)Visual Studio
212 (7.101 %)Rational Rose
31 (0.592 %)Ant
Cheshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (11.83 %)Finance
214 (8.284 %)Telecoms
311 (6.509 %)Insurance
49 (5.325 %)Pensions
49 (5.325 %)Health
55 (2.959 %)Legal
61 (0.592 %)Manufacturing
61 (0.592 %)Retail
61 (0.592 %)Law
61 (0.592 %)Pharmaceutical
Cheshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (27.81 %)Developer
230 (17.75 %)Analyst
328 (16.57 %).NET Developer
419 (11.24 %)ASP.NET Developer
518 (10.65 %)Support Analyst
518 (10.65 %)Administrator
613 (7.692 %)Software Developer
613 (7.692 %)Software Engineer
712 (7.101 %)Citrix Specialist
811 (6.509 %)Citrix Administrator
811 (6.509 %)Network Support
811 (6.509 %)C# Developer
811 (6.509 %)VB Developer
99 (5.325 %)Support Engineer
99 (5.325 %)3rd Line Support
108 (4.734 %)Technical Support
108 (4.734 %)Desktop Support
108 (4.734 %)Network Engineer
117 (4.142 %)Helpdesk Analyst
117 (4.142 %)Systems Administrator
Cheshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (5.917 %)Computer Science
25 (2.959 %)Video Conferencing
25 (2.959 %)PDA
33 (1.775 %)Blackberry
33 (1.775 %)German Language
41 (0.592 %)Fat Client
41 (0.592 %)Client/Server
41 (0.592 %)Thin Client
Cheshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
186 (50.89 %)Windows
243 (25.44 %)Windows Server 2003
319 (11.24 %)Windows 2000 Server
417 (10.06 %)Windows XP
511 (6.509 %)Windows 2000
610 (5.917 %)Windows Mobile
79 (5.325 %)Windows Server 2008
79 (5.325 %)UNIX
87 (4.142 %)Linux
96 (3.550 %)Windows Vista
105 (2.959 %)Solaris
105 (2.959 %)NetWare
113 (1.775 %)Windows NT
122 (1.183 %)Debian
Cheshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (20.12 %)ITIL
222 (13.02 %)OO
313 (7.692 %)OOD
313 (7.692 %)Migration
412 (7.101 %)UML
511 (6.509 %)Software Engineering
610 (5.917 %)Project Management
77 (4.142 %)Business Intelligence
86 (3.550 %)OOP
86 (3.550 %)Agile Software Development
86 (3.550 %)Change Management
86 (3.550 %)Web Development
86 (3.550 %)Release Management
95 (2.959 %)TDD
103 (1.775 %)Disaster Recovery
103 (1.775 %)Technical Architecture
112 (1.183 %)Web Design
112 (1.183 %)Resource Management
112 (1.183 %)Problem Management
121 (0.592 %)Load Testing
Cheshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
142 (24.85 %)SQL
226 (15.38 %)VB
322 (13.02 %)VB.NET
420 (11.83 %)C#
516 (9.467 %)C
614 (8.284 %)C++
713 (7.692 %)JavaScript
810 (5.917 %)Transact-SQL
810 (5.917 %)VB6
96 (3.550 %)VBA
102 (1.183 %)PHP
111 (0.592 %)Java
Cheshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
184 (49.70 %)MCSE
257 (33.73 %)MCP
344 (26.04 %)MCSA
423 (13.61 %)Degree
515 (8.876 %)ITIL Certification
613 (7.692 %)Citrix Certification
712 (7.101 %)CCNA
712 (7.101 %)Cisco Certification
712 (7.101 %)MCSD
88 (4.734 %)MCAD
95 (2.959 %)CNE
95 (2.959 %)Novell Certification
103 (1.775 %)MCDBA
103 (1.775 %)HND
103 (1.775 %)MCDST
103 (1.775 %)MCTS
112 (1.183 %)MBCS
112 (1.183 %)A+ Certification
112 (1.183 %)HP APS
112 (1.183 %)CCA
Cheshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (4.734 %)SLA
Cheshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
150 (29.59 %)Active Directory
212 (7.101 %)MetaFrame
36 (3.550 %)Terminal Services
36 (3.550 %)VMware Infrastructure
45 (2.959 %)Backup Exec
54 (2.367 %)ISA Server
62 (1.183 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.592 %)Terminal Server
71 (0.592 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Cheshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.367 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (1.775 %)BMC Marimba
31 (0.592 %)OpenView
31 (0.592 %)OVSD
Cheshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1116 (68.64 %)Microsoft
224 (14.20 %)HP
321 (12.43 %)Citrix
415 (8.876 %)Dell
513 (7.692 %)BMC
513 (7.692 %)Symbian
513 (7.692 %)Cisco
513 (7.692 %)VMware
611 (6.509 %)AppSense
611 (6.509 %)CA
77 (4.142 %)Dundas
86 (3.550 %)Lotus
95 (2.959 %)Polycom
95 (2.959 %)Mitel
95 (2.959 %)Novell
95 (2.959 %)Sun
104 (2.367 %)Compaq
104 (2.367 %)Adobe
113 (1.775 %)Remedy
122 (1.183 %)CheckPoint