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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 MCSD over the 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank220225
Rank change on same period last yearUp+5
Matching permanent IT job ads5266
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.028 %0.028 %
As % of the category below1.671 %1.993 %
Salaries quoted4564
Average minimum salary£33,392£32,875
Average salary£37,074£36,320
% change on same period last year+2.07 %
Average maximum salary£40,755£39,766
UK excluding London average salary£39,130£38,621
% change on same period last year+1.31 %
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
East of England
Matching permanent IT job ads31113312
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.675 %1.381 %
Salaries quoted25722771
Average minimum salary£34,759£34,766
Average salary£38,197£37,680
% change on same period last year+1.37 %
Average maximum salary£41,634£40,595
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

East of England 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 East of England region.

East of England MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

East of England MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the East of England region over the 3 months to 20 August 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
SuffolkDown-518£39,077+6.99 %
HertfordshireUp+514£36,544+0.90 %
EssexUp+119£38,875+2.80 %
CambridgeshireDown-57£34,357-13.56 %
BedfordshireDown-14£35,000+16.66 %
NorfolkUp+63£35,000+9.37 %
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

1141 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2137 (97.16 %).NET
3116 (82.27 %)C#
4107 (75.89 %)Microsoft
591 (64.54 %)SQL Server
683 (58.87 %)ASP.NET
774 (52.48 %)VB.NET
862 (43.97 %)XML
961 (43.26 %)MCAD
1058 (41.13 %)SQL
1153 (37.59 %)MCP
1252 (36.88 %)Degree
1351 (36.17 %)SQL Server 2005
1351 (36.17 %)VB
1444 (31.21 %)UML
1539 (27.66 %)OOD
1636 (25.53 %)Oracle
1734 (24.11 %)Project Management
1734 (24.11 %)VB6
1832 (22.70 %)Retail
1832 (22.70 %)JavaScript
1931 (21.99 %)SQL Server 2000
2026 (18.44 %)SharePoint
2125 (17.73 %)Visual Studio
2224 (17.02 %)HTML
2321 (14.89 %)OO
2321 (14.89 %)Windows
2420 (14.18 %)C++
2519 (13.48 %)BizTalk Server
2519 (13.48 %).NET Framework

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the East of England 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.

East of England IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1137 (97.16 %).NET
283 (58.87 %)ASP.NET
362 (43.97 %)XML
424 (17.02 %)HTML
519 (13.48 %).NET Framework
617 (12.06 %)ASP
617 (12.06 %)WinForms
716 (11.35 %)WebServices
89 (6.383 %)ADO.NET
98 (5.674 %)AJAX
107 (4.965 %)XSLT
116 (4.255 %)J2EE
116 (4.255 %)WebSphere
123 (2.128 %)ADO
123 (2.128 %)EDI
123 (2.128 %)COM+
132 (1.418 %)CSS
132 (1.418 %)SOAP
132 (1.418 %)STL
132 (1.418 %)COM
East of England IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (18.44 %)SharePoint
219 (13.48 %)BizTalk Server
316 (11.35 %)SharePoint Server 2007
49 (6.383 %)IIS
55 (3.546 %)SharePoint Portal Server
55 (3.546 %)Content Management Server
62 (1.418 %)CMS
62 (1.418 %)Plone
East of England IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (11.35 %)MS Excel
210 (7.092 %)MS Project
36 (4.255 %)MS Office
41 (0.709 %)InfoPath
East of England IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.128 %)Dynamics CRM
East of England IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (2.837 %)Intranet
23 (2.128 %)Internet
32 (1.418 %)HTTP
41 (0.709 %)PPP
41 (0.709 %)TCP/IP
East of England IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
191 (64.54 %)SQL Server
251 (36.17 %)SQL Server 2005
331 (21.99 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (4.255 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
55 (3.546 %)Oracle 10g
55 (3.546 %)Oracle 9i
63 (2.128 %)Crystal Reports
63 (2.128 %)RDBMS
72 (1.418 %)MS Access
East of England IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
125 (17.73 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.418 %)NUnit
31 (0.709 %)VSS/SourceSafe
East of England IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (22.70 %)Retail
210 (7.092 %)Pensions
39 (6.383 %)Insurance
46 (4.255 %)Banking
46 (4.255 %)Finance
55 (3.546 %)Marketing
64 (2.837 %)Health
73 (2.128 %)Education
82 (1.418 %)Aerospace
91 (0.709 %)Telecoms
East of England IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1120 (85.11 %)Developer
245 (31.91 %).NET Developer
332 (22.70 %)C# Developer
419 (13.48 %)Senior Developer
516 (11.35 %)Applications Developer
611 (7.801 %)Software Developer
611 (7.801 %)Web Developer
611 (7.801 %)ASP.NET Developer
710 (7.092 %)Consultant
88 (5.674 %)WinForms Developer
88 (5.674 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
97 (4.965 %)Graduate .NET Developer
97 (4.965 %)Graduate Developer
97 (4.965 %)Graduate
106 (4.255 %)Programmer
106 (4.255 %)Architect
106 (4.255 %)VB Developer
106 (4.255 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
115 (3.546 %)Analyst
115 (3.546 %)Technical Architect
East of England IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
116 (11.35 %)N-Tier
28 (5.674 %)Tandem
28 (5.674 %)Pocket PC
37 (4.965 %)Computer Science
45 (3.546 %)NHS
54 (2.837 %)Thin Client
54 (2.837 %)Fat Client
54 (2.837 %)Mathematics
62 (1.418 %)PDA
62 (1.418 %)Statistics
71 (0.709 %)Clustering
71 (0.709 %)Client/Server
East of England IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
121 (14.89 %)Windows
28 (5.674 %)Windows Mobile
35 (3.546 %)Windows Server 2003
East of England IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
144 (31.21 %)UML
239 (27.66 %)OOD
334 (24.11 %)Project Management
421 (14.89 %)OO
512 (8.511 %)Scrum
512 (8.511 %)Extreme Programming
512 (8.511 %)TDD
611 (7.801 %)Web Development
710 (7.092 %)OOP
87 (4.965 %)Asset Management
87 (4.965 %)Content Management
95 (3.546 %)Digital Marketing
104 (2.837 %)Strategic Planning
104 (2.837 %)RUP
104 (2.837 %)E-Commerce
104 (2.837 %)ITIL
113 (2.128 %)Business Intelligence
113 (2.128 %)E-business
113 (2.128 %)Workflow
113 (2.128 %)ERP
East of England IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1116 (82.27 %)C#
274 (52.48 %)VB.NET
358 (41.13 %)SQL
451 (36.17 %)VB
534 (24.11 %)VB6
632 (22.70 %)JavaScript
720 (14.18 %)C++
817 (12.06 %)Java
817 (12.06 %)Transact-SQL
95 (3.546 %)Delphi
103 (2.128 %)VBScript
East of England IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1141 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
261 (43.26 %)MCAD
353 (37.59 %)MCP
452 (36.88 %)Degree
54 (2.837 %)MCTS
54 (2.837 %)MCPD
62 (1.418 %)MBA
71 (0.709 %)MCSE
East of England IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (3.546 %)MetaFrame
23 (2.128 %)Terminal Services
31 (0.709 %)Active Directory
East of England IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1107 (75.89 %)Microsoft
236 (25.53 %)Oracle
310 (7.092 %)Citrix
42 (1.418 %)Macromedia
51 (0.709 %)Toshiba