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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the City of London region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank282279
Rank change on same period last yearDown-3
Matching permanent IT job ads6147
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.020 %
As % of the category below1.791 %1.559 %
Salaries quoted5947
Average minimum salary£45,119£38,426
Average salary£49,034£42,798
% change on same period last year+14.57 %
Average maximum salary£52,949£47,170
UK excluding London average salary£37,832£38,422
% change on same period last year-1.53 %
City of London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
City of London
Matching permanent IT job ads34053015
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.971 %1.297 %
Salaries quoted29632286
Average minimum salary£42,917£45,758
Average salary£47,188£50,347
% change on same period last year-6.27 %
Average maximum salary£51,460£54,937
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MCSD LondonMCSD
London

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

City of London MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSD across the City of London region.

City of London MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the City of London region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

City of London MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the City of London region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

199 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
272 (72.73 %).NET
272 (72.73 %)SQL Server
359 (59.60 %)SQL
457 (57.58 %)C#
556 (56.57 %)ASP.NET
652 (52.53 %)SQL Server 2005
748 (48.48 %)MCAD
844 (44.44 %)Microsoft
933 (33.33 %)MS Excel
1032 (32.32 %)MCP
1131 (31.31 %)XML
1230 (30.30 %)SQL Server 2000
1329 (29.29 %)SharePoint
1426 (26.26 %)MCTS
1523 (23.23 %)CRM
1523 (23.23 %)Windows
1621 (21.21 %)BizTalk Server
1720 (20.20 %)Hummingbird
1720 (20.20 %)WinForms
1819 (19.19 %)Degree
1918 (18.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
2016 (16.16 %)CSS
2016 (16.16 %)Visual Studio
2115 (15.15 %)Transact-SQL
2115 (15.15 %)Law
2214 (14.14 %)Finance
2214 (14.14 %)HTML
2214 (14.14 %)JavaScript
2214 (14.14 %)OO

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the City of London region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

City of London IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
172 (72.73 %).NET
256 (56.57 %)ASP.NET
331 (31.31 %)XML
420 (20.20 %)WinForms
516 (16.16 %)CSS
614 (14.14 %)HTML
713 (13.13 %).NET Framework
713 (13.13 %)LINQ
810 (10.10 %)Silverlight
99 (9.091 %)ADO.NET
108 (8.081 %)Windows SharePoint Services
114 (4.040 %)ASP.NET 2.0
123 (3.030 %)WF
123 (3.030 %)WCF
123 (3.030 %)ASP
123 (3.030 %)XSL
132 (2.020 %)WebServices
132 (2.020 %)J2EE
132 (2.020 %)Spring
141 (1.010 %)WPF
City of London IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (29.29 %)SharePoint
221 (21.21 %)BizTalk Server
318 (18.18 %)SharePoint Server 2007
44 (4.040 %)SharePoint Portal Server
52 (2.020 %)IIS
61 (1.010 %)ColdFusion
61 (1.010 %)Commerce Server
61 (1.010 %)Content Management Server
61 (1.010 %)CMS
City of London IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
133 (33.33 %)MS Excel
25 (5.051 %)MS Office
31 (1.010 %)InfoPath
City of London IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
19 (9.091 %)Microsoft CRM
25 (5.051 %)Dynamics CRM
City of London IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
113 (13.13 %)SMTP
25 (5.051 %)LAN
34 (4.040 %)Intranet
41 (1.010 %)Internet
41 (1.010 %)Firewall
41 (1.010 %)Wireless
41 (1.010 %)Wireless Security
41 (1.010 %)LDAP
41 (1.010 %)SSL
City of London IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
172 (72.73 %)SQL Server
252 (52.53 %)SQL Server 2005
330 (30.30 %)SQL Server 2000
412 (12.12 %)DTS
511 (11.11 %)SQL Server Integration Services
68 (8.081 %)Informix
77 (7.071 %)SQL Server 2008
84 (4.040 %)Crystal Reports
92 (2.020 %)BusinessObjects
92 (2.020 %)MS Access
92 (2.020 %)Datawarehouse
92 (2.020 %)ETL
101 (1.010 %)MOLAP
101 (1.010 %)RDBMS
101 (1.010 %)ROLAP
101 (1.010 %)Oracle 10g
101 (1.010 %)OLAP
101 (1.010 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
101 (1.010 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
101 (1.010 %)BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
City of London IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
116 (16.16 %)Visual Studio
21 (1.010 %)NUnit
City of London IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
115 (15.15 %)Law
214 (14.14 %)Finance
313 (13.13 %)Legal
412 (12.12 %)Health
511 (11.11 %)Retail
65 (5.051 %)Banking
73 (3.030 %)Financial Institution
73 (3.030 %)Insurance
82 (2.020 %)Investment Banking
91 (1.010 %)Pensions
91 (1.010 %)Marketing
91 (1.010 %)Billing
91 (1.010 %)Telecoms
91 (1.010 %)Government
91 (1.010 %)Pharmaceutical
City of London IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
156 (56.57 %)Developer
240 (40.40 %).NET Developer
321 (21.21 %)DBA
321 (21.21 %)SQL DBA
419 (19.19 %)C# Developer
514 (14.14 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
613 (13.13 %)ASP.NET Developer
712 (12.12 %)Senior Developer
712 (12.12 %)Senior .NET Developer
811 (11.11 %)Administrator
910 (10.10 %)SQL Server DBA
108 (8.081 %)Consultant
116 (6.061 %)Web Developer
116 (6.061 %)Analyst
116 (6.061 %).NET Web Developer
116 (6.061 %)Senior C# Developer
116 (6.061 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
123 (3.030 %)SharePoint Developer
123 (3.030 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
123 (3.030 %)SharePoint Consultant
City of London IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (13.13 %)N-Tier
22 (2.020 %)Client/Server
31 (1.010 %)Management Information System
31 (1.010 %)Data Integration
City of London IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
123 (23.23 %)Windows
23 (3.030 %)Windows Server 2003
31 (1.010 %)Windows 2000
City of London IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (23.23 %)CRM
214 (14.14 %)OO
311 (11.11 %)Practice Management
311 (11.11 %)Document Management
410 (10.10 %)ITIL
410 (10.10 %)PRINCE2
57 (7.071 %)OOP
57 (7.071 %)Scrum
57 (7.071 %)Extreme Programming
66 (6.061 %)Information Management
66 (6.061 %)Business Intelligence
75 (5.051 %)Web Development
83 (3.030 %)Technical Architecture
83 (3.030 %)Automated Testing
83 (3.030 %)Content Management
83 (3.030 %)Project Management
83 (3.030 %)Regression Testing
83 (3.030 %)Validation
83 (3.030 %)Unit Testing
83 (3.030 %)Manual Testing
City of London IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
159 (59.60 %)SQL
257 (57.58 %)C#
315 (15.15 %)Transact-SQL
414 (14.14 %)JavaScript
512 (12.12 %)VB.NET
66 (6.061 %)VBA
74 (4.040 %)VB
83 (3.030 %)VB6
83 (3.030 %)PHP
91 (1.010 %)DHTML
City of London IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
199 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
248 (48.48 %)MCAD
332 (32.32 %)MCP
426 (26.26 %)MCTS
519 (19.19 %)Degree
614 (14.14 %)MCPD
76 (6.061 %)MCITP
76 (6.061 %)MCDBA
82 (2.020 %)PRINCE2 Certification
82 (2.020 %)MCSE
91 (1.010 %)GIAC
91 (1.010 %)CCSA
91 (1.010 %)MCT
91 (1.010 %)CCDA
91 (1.010 %)CISSP
91 (1.010 %)Cisco Certification
City of London IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (5.051 %)QA
21 (1.010 %)ISO9001
City of London IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.020 %)MOM
City of London IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
144 (44.44 %)Microsoft
220 (20.20 %)Hummingbird
32 (2.020 %)Business Objects
32 (2.020 %)VMware
41 (1.010 %)Kalido
41 (1.010 %)ProClarity
41 (1.010 %)Oracle
41 (1.010 %)Cognos
41 (1.010 %)TOWER Software