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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the Dartford 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 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads140
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.000 %
As % of the category below58.33 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted140
Average minimum salary£31,429-
Average salary£36,607-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,786-
UK excluding London average salary£39,115£38,621
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Dartford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Dartford
Matching permanent IT job ads245
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.002 %
Salaries quoted244
Average minimum salary£31,423£28,708
Average salary£35,256£30,583
% change on same period last year+15.27 %
Average maximum salary£39,090£32,458
UK excluding London average salary£37,834£38,495
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
MCSD KentMCSD
Kent

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Dartford 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 Dartford region.

Dartford MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the Dartford region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Dartford MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Top 26 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dartford 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.

114 (100.00 %).NET
114 (100.00 %)SQL Server
114 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
114 (100.00 %)MCAD
114 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (92.86 %)SQL Server 2005
213 (92.86 %)VB.NET
311 (78.57 %)XML
311 (78.57 %)MCP
311 (78.57 %)Microsoft
311 (78.57 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (71.43 %)VB
58 (57.14 %)Scrum
58 (57.14 %)Extreme Programming
58 (57.14 %)TDD
66 (42.86 %)C#
66 (42.86 %)SQL
66 (42.86 %)Transact-SQL
73 (21.43 %)MCPD
73 (21.43 %)Degree
73 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
73 (21.43 %)Insurance
73 (21.43 %)MCTS
73 (21.43 %)Finance
73 (21.43 %)BizTalk Server
73 (21.43 %)SharePoint

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Dartford 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.

Dartford IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
114 (100.00 %).NET
114 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
211 (78.57 %)XML
Dartford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
13 (21.43 %)SharePoint
13 (21.43 %)BizTalk Server
13 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Dartford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (100.00 %)SQL Server
213 (92.86 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (78.57 %)SQL Server 2000
Dartford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (21.43 %)Finance
13 (21.43 %)Insurance
Dartford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (100.00 %)Developer
114 (100.00 %).NET Developer
212 (85.71 %)ASP.NET Developer
311 (78.57 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
311 (78.57 %)VB.NET Developer
44 (28.57 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
44 (28.57 %)C# Developer
53 (21.43 %)Senior Developer
53 (21.43 %)Senior C# Developer
53 (21.43 %)Senior .NET Developer
53 (21.43 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
53 (21.43 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
53 (21.43 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
Dartford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (57.14 %)Scrum
18 (57.14 %)Extreme Programming
18 (57.14 %)TDD
Dartford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (92.86 %)VB.NET
210 (71.43 %)VB
36 (42.86 %)C#
36 (42.86 %)SQL
36 (42.86 %)Transact-SQL
Dartford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (100.00 %)MCAD
114 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (78.57 %)MCP
33 (21.43 %)MCTS
33 (21.43 %)MCPD
33 (21.43 %)Degree
Dartford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
111 (78.57 %)Microsoft