Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Durham 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 7 January 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
7 Jan 2009
Same period last year
Rank2324
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads21
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.001 %
As % of the category below4.651 %6.667 %
Salaries quoted21
Average minimum salary£28,333£25,000
Average salary£30,333£26,000
% change on same period last year+16.66 %
Average maximum salary£32,333£27,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,638£33,434
% change on same period last year+0.60 %
Durham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Durham
Matching permanent IT job ads4315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.037 %0.008 %
Salaries quoted3711
Average minimum salary£29,546£20,313
Average salary£30,926£20,438
% change on same period last year+51.31 %
Average maximum salary£32,306£20,563
UK excluding London average salary£38,642£38,193
% change on same period last year+1.17 %
Microsoft Certification North EastMicrosoft Certification
North East

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Durham 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 Durham region.

Durham Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

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 Durham region over the 3 months to 7 January 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Bishop AucklandNew entry-1£33,000-
Newton AycliffeNew entry-1£33,000-
Microsoft Certification North EastMicrosoft Certification
North East

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

15 (100.00 %)MCSE
24 (80.00 %)Windows
24 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
24 (80.00 %)Active Directory
33 (60.00 %)Cisco Certification
33 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
33 (60.00 %)Cisco
33 (60.00 %)MCP
33 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
33 (60.00 %)CCNA
42 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
42 (40.00 %)Network Security
42 (40.00 %)NETGEAR
42 (40.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
42 (40.00 %)Disaster Recovery
42 (40.00 %)IIS
42 (40.00 %)ERP
42 (40.00 %)MS Excel
51 (20.00 %)SharePoint
51 (20.00 %)C
51 (20.00 %)SQL Server
51 (20.00 %)Microsoft
51 (20.00 %)LAN
51 (20.00 %)WAN
51 (20.00 %)Terminal Services
51 (20.00 %)Citrix
51 (20.00 %)Wireless
51 (20.00 %)Education
51 (20.00 %)IP Telephony
51 (20.00 %)VLAN

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 January 2009, IT jobs across the Durham 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.

Durham IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (80.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (40.00 %)IIS
22 (40.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (20.00 %)SharePoint
31 (20.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
Durham IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (40.00 %)MS Excel
Durham IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (60.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (40.00 %)Network Security
31 (20.00 %)LAN
31 (20.00 %)WAN
31 (20.00 %)Wireless
31 (20.00 %)IP Telephony
31 (20.00 %)VLAN
Durham IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (20.00 %)SQL Server
Durham IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (20.00 %)Education
Durham IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (60.00 %)Analyst
13 (60.00 %)Support Analyst
13 (60.00 %)Senior Analyst
13 (60.00 %)IT Support Analyst
13 (60.00 %)Senior Support Analyst
21 (20.00 %)Network Manager
21 (20.00 %)Senior Network Manager
21 (20.00 %)Service Manager
21 (20.00 %)Senior Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)IT Manager
21 (20.00 %)Network Engineer
21 (20.00 %)Senior Manager
Durham IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
14 (80.00 %)Windows
23 (60.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (40.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
Durham IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (40.00 %)ERP
12 (40.00 %)Disaster Recovery
Durham IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (20.00 %)C
Durham IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
15 (100.00 %)MCSE
23 (60.00 %)CCNA
23 (60.00 %)Cisco Certification
23 (60.00 %)MCP
31 (20.00 %)Degree
Durham IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
14 (80.00 %)Active Directory
21 (20.00 %)Terminal Services
21 (20.00 %)ISA Server
Durham IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
13 (60.00 %)Cisco
22 (40.00 %)NETGEAR
31 (20.00 %)Microsoft
31 (20.00 %)Citrix
31 (20.00 %)Sophos