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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Dorset region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT job ads that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 18 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 18 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3956
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads6139
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.016 %
As % of the category below26.64 %16.53 %
Salaries quoted5335
Average minimum salary£30,661£31,420
Average salary£35,129£36,890
% change on same period last year-4.77 %
Average maximum salary£39,598£42,360
UK excluding London average salary£33,597£32,918
% change on same period last year+2.06 %
Qualifications DorsetQualifications
Dorset
Matching permanent IT job ads229236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.120 %0.097 %
Salaries quoted186189
Average minimum salary£31,222£32,803
Average salary£34,984£37,274
% change on same period last year-6.14 %
Average maximum salary£38,746£41,744
UK excluding London average salary£37,752£38,171
% change on same period last year-1.09 %
Microsoft Certification South WestMicrosoft Certification
South 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 Dorset region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Dorset 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 Dorset region.

Dorset Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 July 2008.

Dorset Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT job ads citing Microsoft Certification within the Dorset region over the 3 months to 18 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
BournemouthUp+819£32,486-9.52 %
PooleUp+1715£32,250-23.11 %
Blandford ForumNew entry-1£36,500-
Microsoft Certification South WestMicrosoft Certification
South West

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

162 (63.27 %)MCSE
259 (60.20 %)Microsoft
335 (35.71 %)MS Exchange
429 (29.59 %)VMware
528 (28.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
528 (28.57 %)SQL Server
528 (28.57 %)MCP
626 (26.53 %)Active Directory
724 (24.49 %)MS Excel
724 (24.49 %).NET
823 (23.47 %)SQL
823 (23.47 %)Windows
823 (23.47 %)Project Management
922 (22.45 %)Cisco Certification
1021 (21.43 %)HP
1021 (21.43 %)CCNA
1120 (20.41 %)Citrix
1120 (20.41 %)C#
1120 (20.41 %)ASP.NET
1219 (19.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
1318 (18.37 %)Pensions
1417 (17.35 %)Health
1516 (16.33 %)Cisco
1615 (15.31 %)Citrix Certification
1615 (15.31 %)SQL Server 7
1714 (14.29 %)Network Security
1714 (14.29 %)CCA
1813 (13.27 %)SharePoint
1813 (13.27 %)Finance
1912 (12.24 %)Firewall

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 July 2008, IT jobs across the Dorset 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.

Application Development
124 (24.49 %).NET
220 (20.41 %)ASP.NET
310 (10.20 %)XML
310 (10.20 %)Silverlight
49 (9.184 %).NET Framework
58 (8.163 %)WinForms
62 (2.041 %)AJAX
62 (2.041 %)CSS
62 (2.041 %)WCF
62 (2.041 %)WPF
62 (2.041 %)WF
62 (2.041 %)HTML
71 (1.020 %)WebServices
71 (1.020 %)WMI
71 (1.020 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Application Platforms
135 (35.71 %)MS Exchange
219 (19.39 %)Exchange Server 2003
313 (13.27 %)SharePoint
411 (11.22 %)SharePoint Server 2007
58 (8.163 %)BizTalk Server
67 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2007
76 (6.122 %)Exchange Server 2000
84 (4.082 %)CMS
92 (2.041 %)SharePoint Portal Server
Applications
124 (24.49 %)MS Excel
21 (1.020 %)MS Office
Business Applications
14 (4.082 %)Oracle EBS
Communications & Networking
114 (14.29 %)Network Security
212 (12.24 %)Firewall
212 (12.24 %)SAN
311 (11.22 %)Wireless
49 (9.184 %)LAN
55 (5.102 %)VLAN
64 (4.082 %)WAN
72 (2.041 %)Internet
72 (2.041 %)TCP/IP
72 (2.041 %)VPN
81 (1.020 %)DNS
81 (1.020 %)DHCP
81 (1.020 %)VoIP
81 (1.020 %)iSCSI
81 (1.020 %)IPsec
81 (1.020 %)Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
128 (28.57 %)SQL Server
215 (15.31 %)SQL Server 7
310 (10.20 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.061 %)SQL Server 2005
51 (1.020 %)Oracle 9i
51 (1.020 %)Datawarehouse
51 (1.020 %)DTS
51 (1.020 %)Oracle 10g
Development Applications
11 (1.020 %)ClearCase
General
118 (18.37 %)Pensions
217 (17.35 %)Health
313 (13.27 %)Finance
48 (8.163 %)Music
54 (4.082 %)Manufacturing
62 (2.041 %)Education
71 (1.020 %)Government
71 (1.020 %)Banking
71 (1.020 %)Local Government
Job Titles
129 (29.59 %)Systems Engineer
221 (21.43 %)Developer
318 (18.37 %)Senior Systems Engineer
416 (16.33 %).NET Developer
513 (13.27 %)Support Engineer
610 (10.20 %)Consultant
79 (9.184 %)Network Support
87 (7.143 %)ASP.NET Developer
96 (6.122 %)Senior Developer
96 (6.122 %)Microsoft Consultant
105 (5.102 %)Senior Network Support
105 (5.102 %)Senior Network Support Engineer
105 (5.102 %)Network Manager
105 (5.102 %)Senior Support Engineer
105 (5.102 %)Network Engineer
105 (5.102 %)Analyst
105 (5.102 %)Network Support Engineer
105 (5.102 %)Senior Network Engineer
114 (4.082 %)C# Developer
114 (4.082 %)DBA
Miscellaneous
15 (5.102 %)Thin Client
15 (5.102 %)Fat Client
22 (2.041 %)Tandem
31 (1.020 %)Computer Science
31 (1.020 %)Replication
31 (1.020 %)Clustering
31 (1.020 %)Client/Server
31 (1.020 %)N-Tier
Operating Systems
123 (23.47 %)Windows
210 (10.20 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
43 (3.061 %)Windows XP
43 (3.061 %)Linux
52 (2.041 %)UNIX
61 (1.020 %)AIX
61 (1.020 %)Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
123 (23.47 %)Project Management
210 (10.20 %)Scrum
210 (10.20 %)Extreme Programming
38 (8.163 %)UML
38 (8.163 %)RUP
46 (6.122 %)ITIL
55 (5.102 %)Web Development
64 (4.082 %)Content Management
73 (3.061 %)Migration
82 (2.041 %)Disaster Recovery
82 (2.041 %)Data Security
82 (2.041 %)Incident Management
91 (1.020 %)Unit Testing
91 (1.020 %)Integration Testing
91 (1.020 %)Software Engineering
91 (1.020 %)Systems Analysis
91 (1.020 %)BCP
91 (1.020 %)Change Management
Programming Languages
123 (23.47 %)SQL
220 (20.41 %)C#
311 (11.22 %)VB
410 (10.20 %)VB.NET
52 (2.041 %)JavaScript
52 (2.041 %)Transact-SQL
61 (1.020 %)VB6
61 (1.020 %)C
Qualifications
162 (63.27 %)MCSE
228 (28.57 %)MCP
322 (22.45 %)Cisco Certification
421 (21.43 %)CCNA
515 (15.31 %)Citrix Certification
614 (14.29 %)CCA
711 (11.22 %)MCAD
711 (11.22 %)MCSD
810 (10.20 %)CCDA
96 (6.122 %)CCEA
105 (5.102 %)Degree
114 (4.082 %)MCSA
114 (4.082 %)HNC
114 (4.082 %)HND
122 (2.041 %)MCDBA
131 (1.020 %)A+ Certification
131 (1.020 %)MCPD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.020 %)SLA
System Software
128 (28.57 %)VMware Infrastructure
226 (26.53 %)Active Directory
311 (11.22 %)ISA Server
47 (7.143 %)Backup Exec
55 (5.102 %)VMware ESX
61 (1.020 %)NetBackup
61 (1.020 %)Terminal Services
61 (1.020 %)Oracle RMAN
61 (1.020 %)Oracle RAC
61 (1.020 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Systems Management
16 (6.122 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (1.020 %)Veritas Storage Foundation
21 (1.020 %)AutoSys
Vendors
159 (60.20 %)Microsoft
229 (29.59 %)VMware
321 (21.43 %)HP
420 (20.41 %)Citrix
516 (16.33 %)Cisco
610 (10.20 %)Symantec
75 (5.102 %)Oracle
75 (5.102 %)IBM
75 (5.102 %)Dell
81 (1.020 %)Intel
81 (1.020 %)VERITAS
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