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The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MCSD in IT jobs advertised for the Edinburgh region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Edinburgh region.
| Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) |
| 3 months to
19 Mar 2010 | Same period 2009 | Same period 2008 |
| Rank | 59 | 48 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
 -11 |  +22 |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 11 | 8 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh | 1.471 % | 1.254 % | 1.408 % |
| As % of the Qualifications category | 5.288 % | 4.233 % | 6.354 % |
| Salaries quoted | 11 | 8 | 21 |
| Average salary | £35,000 | £40,000 | £50,000 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| UK excluding London average salary | £37,500 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| % change year-on-year | |
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Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category | 208 | 189 | 362 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Edinburgh | 27.81 % | 29.62 % | 22.15 % |
| Salaries quoted | 122 | 146 | 269 |
| Average salary | £35,000 | £38,000 | £32,500 |
| Average salary % change year-on-year | |
| 90% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £22,031 | £25,000 | £25,000 |
| 10% of jobs offered a salary of more than | £50,250 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £37,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
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MCSD
Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MCSD across the Edinburgh region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
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