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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT jobs within the East of England region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSA over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank231255
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads5238
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.016 %
As % of the category below1.629 %1.176 %
Salaries quoted4535
Average minimum salary£28,431£23,000
Average salary£31,608£26,200
% change on same period last year+20.64 %
Average maximum salary£34,784£29,400
UK excluding London average salary£29,807£28,947
% change on same period last year+2.97 %
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads31933232
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.686 %1.323 %
Salaries quoted26392684
Average minimum salary£34,112£34,433
Average salary£37,745£37,212
% change on same period last year+1.43 %
Average maximum salary£41,377£39,990
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
MCSA EnglandMCSA
England

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

East of England MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSA across the East of England region.

East of England MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSA across the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

East of England MCSA Salary Histogram

MCSA
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the East of England region over the 3 months to 25 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
HertfordshireUp+1317£32,400+4.15 %
CambridgeshireUp+515£31,406+19.83 %
EssexUp+2314£32,357+38.79 %
BedfordshireNew entry-9£31,111-
NorfolkDown-152£26,250+27.70 %
MCSA EnglandMCSA
England

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

1100 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
282 (82.00 %)MCSE
370 (70.00 %)Windows
464 (64.00 %)Microsoft
563 (63.00 %)MS Exchange
651 (51.00 %)Active Directory
739 (39.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
837 (37.00 %)MCP
929 (29.00 %)SQL Server
1024 (24.00 %)Windows 2000
1024 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
1122 (22.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
1221 (21.00 %)Cisco
1221 (21.00 %)Citrix
1320 (20.00 %)Windows XP
1418 (18.00 %)Linux
1418 (18.00 %)MS Excel
1517 (17.00 %)LAN
1616 (16.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
1715 (15.00 %)WAN
1715 (15.00 %)DHCP
1814 (14.00 %)SQL
1913 (13.00 %)VMware
1913 (13.00 %)CCNA
1913 (13.00 %)Cisco Certification
2012 (12.00 %)UNIX
2012 (12.00 %)Firewall
2111 (11.00 %)Finance
2111 (11.00 %)DNS
2111 (11.00 %)VERITAS

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the East of England region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
163 (63.00 %)MS Exchange
239 (39.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
322 (22.00 %)Exchange Server 2000
416 (16.00 %)Exchange Server 2007
59 (9.000 %)SharePoint
67 (7.000 %)IIS
73 (3.000 %)SharePoint Server 2007
73 (3.000 %)Office Communications Server
82 (2.000 %)Lotus Notes
82 (2.000 %)Lotus Domino
91 (1.000 %)Exchange Server 5.5
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
118 (18.00 %)MS Excel
210 (10.00 %)MS Office
33 (3.000 %)MS Project
41 (1.000 %)MS Visio
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
124 (24.00 %)TCP/IP
217 (17.00 %)LAN
315 (15.00 %)WAN
315 (15.00 %)DHCP
412 (12.00 %)Firewall
511 (11.00 %)DNS
610 (10.00 %)SAN
74 (4.000 %)Wireless
83 (3.000 %)Internet
83 (3.000 %)VPN
92 (2.000 %)Network Security
92 (2.000 %)IP Telephony
101 (1.000 %)Cisco IOS
101 (1.000 %)SNMP
101 (1.000 %)SMTP
101 (1.000 %)VoIP
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
129 (29.00 %)SQL Server
27 (7.000 %)SQL Server 2000
35 (5.000 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.000 %)SQL Server 7
44 (4.000 %)MySQL
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
111 (11.00 %)Finance
27 (7.000 %)Government
33 (3.000 %)Banking
33 (3.000 %)Telecoms
42 (2.000 %)Local Government
51 (1.000 %)Pensions
51 (1.000 %)Insurance
51 (1.000 %)Education
51 (1.000 %)Health
51 (1.000 %)Manufacturing
51 (1.000 %)Publishing
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (19.00 %)Support Engineer
218 (18.00 %)Analyst
314 (14.00 %)Server Support
413 (13.00 %)Administrator
511 (11.00 %)Support Analyst
511 (11.00 %)Systems Administrator
610 (10.00 %)Trainer
610 (10.00 %)3rd Line Support
78 (8.000 %)Server Engineer
87 (7.000 %)Technical Specialist
87 (7.000 %)Technical Support
87 (7.000 %)Support Specialist
96 (6.000 %)Support Technician
96 (6.000 %)IT Trainer
96 (6.000 %)Network Support
105 (5.000 %)IT Support Technician
105 (5.000 %)Server Support Engineer
105 (5.000 %)Technical Support Specialist
105 (5.000 %)2nd Line Support
105 (5.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.000 %)Client/Server
24 (4.000 %)Blackberry
33 (3.000 %)Clustering
42 (2.000 %)VLE
42 (2.000 %)PDA
42 (2.000 %)Fat Client
42 (2.000 %)Thin Client
51 (1.000 %)NPfIT
51 (1.000 %)Management Information System
51 (1.000 %)NHS
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
170 (70.00 %)Windows
224 (24.00 %)Windows 2000
320 (20.00 %)Windows XP
418 (18.00 %)Linux
512 (12.00 %)UNIX
610 (10.00 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (4.000 %)Windows Vista
81 (1.000 %)Mac OS X
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
110 (10.00 %)ITIL
24 (4.000 %)Change Management
33 (3.000 %)E-Commerce
33 (3.000 %)Investment Management
42 (2.000 %)Incident Management
51 (1.000 %)Problem Management
51 (1.000 %)Service Delivery
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
114 (14.00 %)SQL
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1100 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
282 (82.00 %)MCSE
337 (37.00 %)MCP
413 (13.00 %)CCNA
413 (13.00 %)Cisco Certification
511 (11.00 %)Degree
67 (7.000 %)MCITP
67 (7.000 %)CCNP
75 (5.000 %)MCT
84 (4.000 %)MCDST
93 (3.000 %)ITIL Certification
102 (2.000 %)RHCE
111 (1.000 %)A+ Certification
111 (1.000 %)CCVP
East of England IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.000 %)SLA
East of England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
151 (51.00 %)Active Directory
29 (9.000 %)Backup Exec
38 (8.000 %)Terminal Services
44 (4.000 %)ISA Server
53 (3.000 %)MetaFrame
53 (3.000 %)VMware Server
East of England IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (6.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (4.000 %)MOM
33 (3.000 %)Tivoli
33 (3.000 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
42 (2.000 %)ARCserve
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
164 (64.00 %)Microsoft
221 (21.00 %)Cisco
221 (21.00 %)Citrix
313 (13.00 %)VMware
411 (11.00 %)VERITAS
510 (10.00 %)HP
66 (6.000 %)Oracle
66 (6.000 %)Sophos
75 (5.000 %)WatchGuard
75 (5.000 %)Dell
84 (4.000 %)Red Hat
92 (2.000 %)McAfee Security
92 (2.000 %)Intel
92 (2.000 %)Lotus
92 (2.000 %)IBM
101 (1.000 %)CheckPoint
101 (1.000 %)iSOFT
101 (1.000 %)Symantec
101 (1.000 %)Remedy
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