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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the Edinburgh 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 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank-81
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads020
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.000 %3.891 %
Salaries quoted015
Average minimum salary-£28,267
Average salary-£34,267
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£40,267
UK excluding London average salary£39,354£38,386
% change on same period last year+2.52 %
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Edinburgh
Matching permanent IT job ads285514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.150 %0.211 %
Salaries quoted178307
Average minimum salary£33,479£33,123
Average salary£36,211£36,265
% change on same period last year-0.14 %
Average maximum salary£38,944£39,406
UK excluding London average salary£37,698£38,222
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
MCSD ScotlandMCSD
Scotland

MCSD
Demand Trend

The 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.

Edinburgh 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 Edinburgh region.

Edinburgh MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

124 (100.00 %).NET
124 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
223 (95.83 %)C#
322 (91.67 %)Microsoft
322 (91.67 %)ASP.NET
420 (83.33 %)SharePoint
519 (79.17 %)OO
519 (79.17 %)SharePoint Server 2007
618 (75.00 %)SQL
717 (70.83 %)VB.NET
717 (70.83 %)Visual Studio
717 (70.83 %)BizTalk Server
86 (25.00 %)MCP
86 (25.00 %)MCAD
95 (20.83 %)XML
95 (20.83 %)SQL Server
103 (12.50 %)VB
103 (12.50 %)Pensions
112 (8.333 %)MCPD
112 (8.333 %)Silverlight
112 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
112 (8.333 %)Degree
112 (8.333 %)TDD
112 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
112 (8.333 %)Scrum
112 (8.333 %)Extreme Programming
112 (8.333 %)C++
112 (8.333 %)Delphi
112 (8.333 %)JavaScript
112 (8.333 %)ColdFusion MX

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Edinburgh 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.

Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
124 (100.00 %).NET
222 (91.67 %)ASP.NET
35 (20.83 %)XML
42 (8.333 %)XSL
42 (8.333 %)CSS
42 (8.333 %)Silverlight
42 (8.333 %)ASP.NET 2.0
51 (4.167 %)CAML
51 (4.167 %)XSLT
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
120 (83.33 %)SharePoint
219 (79.17 %)SharePoint Server 2007
317 (70.83 %)BizTalk Server
42 (8.333 %)ColdFusion MX
51 (4.167 %)DotNetNuke
Edinburgh IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (8.333 %)MS Excel
21 (4.167 %)InfoPath
21 (4.167 %)MS Project
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (8.333 %)Internet
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (20.83 %)SQL Server
22 (8.333 %)SQL Server 7
22 (8.333 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (4.167 %)MS Access
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
117 (70.83 %)Visual Studio
Edinburgh IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (12.50 %)Pensions
21 (4.167 %)Finance
21 (4.167 %)Health
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
124 (100.00 %)Developer
223 (95.83 %).NET Developer
318 (75.00 %)Microsoft Developer
417 (70.83 %).NET Designer
52 (8.333 %)Software Developer
61 (4.167 %)SharePoint Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior .NET Web Developer
61 (4.167 %)Web Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior Web Developer
61 (4.167 %)ASP.NET Developer
61 (4.167 %).NET Web Developer
61 (4.167 %)Senior .NET Developer
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (79.17 %)OO
22 (8.333 %)Project Management
22 (8.333 %)Scrum
22 (8.333 %)Extreme Programming
22 (8.333 %)TDD
31 (4.167 %)Software Engineering
31 (4.167 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (4.167 %)DSDM
31 (4.167 %)PRINCE2
Edinburgh IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (95.83 %)C#
218 (75.00 %)SQL
317 (70.83 %)VB.NET
43 (12.50 %)VB
52 (8.333 %)C++
52 (8.333 %)Delphi
52 (8.333 %)JavaScript
61 (4.167 %)PL/SQL
61 (4.167 %)VBA
Edinburgh IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
124 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (25.00 %)MCP
26 (25.00 %)MCAD
32 (8.333 %)MCPD
32 (8.333 %)Degree
41 (4.167 %)MCTS
Edinburgh IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (91.67 %)Microsoft
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