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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) in IT jobs within the Essex region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5073
Rank change on same period last yearUp+23
Matching permanent IT job ads7754
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.043 %0.023 %
As % of the category below17.78 %14.06 %
Salaries quoted7246
Average minimum salary£31,986£27,902
Average salary£33,687£28,777
% change on same period last year+17.06 %
Average maximum salary£35,389£29,652
UK excluding London average salary£34,103£33,578
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads433384
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.240 %0.162 %
Salaries quoted349319
Average minimum salary£34,956£34,489
Average salary£36,980£36,408
% change on same period last year+1.56 %
Average maximum salary£39,003£38,328
UK excluding London average salary£37,908£38,528
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
MCSE East of EnglandMCSE
East of England

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Essex MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSE across the Essex region.

Essex MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Essex MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Essex region over the 3 months to 8 September 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
ChelmsfordUp+2422£25,045+0.18 %
BasildonNew entry-10£42,250-
Southend-on-SeaUp+31£27,000+35.84 %
TilburyNew entry-1£29,500-
ThurrockNew entry-1£17,000-
MCSE East of EnglandMCSE
East of England

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1143 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2130 (90.91 %)Windows
3112 (78.32 %)Microsoft
4105 (73.43 %)Active Directory
5101 (70.63 %)Windows Server 2003
684 (58.74 %)Citrix
776 (53.15 %)MS Exchange
860 (41.96 %)IIS
959 (41.26 %)SQL
1057 (39.86 %)VMware
1057 (39.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
1151 (35.66 %)Windows 2000 Server
1248 (33.57 %)Clustering
1338 (26.57 %)TCP/IP
1338 (26.57 %)SAN
1437 (25.87 %)Exchange Server 2000
1535 (24.48 %)DNS
1535 (24.48 %)DHCP
1535 (24.48 %)MS Excel
1631 (21.68 %)OpenView
1729 (20.28 %)Telecoms
1729 (20.28 %)Windows Server 2008
1828 (19.58 %)Back Office
1828 (19.58 %)Exchange Server 5.5
1828 (19.58 %)Problem Management
1926 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2007
2023 (16.08 %)Insurance
2121 (14.69 %)Windows 2000
2214 (9.790 %)Windows XP
2214 (9.790 %)SQL Server

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (2.797 %)HTML
21 (0.699 %).NET
21 (0.699 %)ASP.NET
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
176 (53.15 %)MS Exchange
260 (41.96 %)IIS
357 (39.86 %)Exchange Server 2003
437 (25.87 %)Exchange Server 2000
528 (19.58 %)Exchange Server 5.5
626 (18.18 %)Exchange Server 2007
710 (6.993 %)SharePoint
83 (2.098 %)Office Communications Server
92 (1.399 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
101 (0.699 %)Lotus Domino
101 (0.699 %)Apache
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
135 (24.48 %)MS Excel
24 (2.797 %)MS Office
31 (0.699 %)MS Visio
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
138 (26.57 %)TCP/IP
138 (26.57 %)SAN
235 (24.48 %)DHCP
235 (24.48 %)DNS
313 (9.091 %)Firewall
48 (5.594 %)VPN
55 (3.497 %)Internet
64 (2.797 %)PBX
64 (2.797 %)SMS
64 (2.797 %)SMTP
73 (2.098 %)WAN
73 (2.098 %)802.11
82 (1.399 %)Wireless
82 (1.399 %)LAN
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (9.790 %)SQL Server
29 (6.294 %)Data Mining
29 (6.294 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (1.399 %)SQL Server 2000
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (20.28 %)Telecoms
228 (19.58 %)Back Office
323 (16.08 %)Insurance
411 (7.692 %)Pensions
510 (6.993 %)Government
68 (5.594 %)Finance
77 (4.895 %)Health
83 (2.098 %)Banking
91 (0.699 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.699 %)Education
91 (0.699 %)Electric
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
142 (29.37 %)Analyst
235 (24.48 %)Server Support
324 (16.78 %)Infrastructure Analyst
417 (11.89 %)Support Engineer
514 (9.790 %)Server Engineer
612 (8.392 %)Senior Analyst
711 (7.692 %)Support Analyst
711 (7.692 %)Server Support Engineer
711 (7.692 %)Senior Infrastructure Analyst
810 (6.993 %)Architect
99 (6.294 %)2nd Line Support
107 (4.895 %)Technical Support
116 (4.196 %)Senior Systems Engineer
116 (4.196 %)Systems Engineer
125 (3.497 %)Technical Analyst
125 (3.497 %)Server Analyst
134 (2.797 %)3rd Line Support
134 (2.797 %)IT Support Technician
134 (2.797 %)Support Technician
143 (2.098 %)Consultant
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
148 (33.57 %)Clustering
23 (2.098 %)Blackberry
31 (0.699 %)Management Information System
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1130 (90.91 %)Windows
2101 (70.63 %)Windows Server 2003
351 (35.66 %)Windows 2000 Server
429 (20.28 %)Windows Server 2008
521 (14.69 %)Windows 2000
614 (9.790 %)Windows XP
711 (7.692 %)Windows Vista
86 (4.196 %)UNIX
86 (4.196 %)Linux
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
128 (19.58 %)Problem Management
29 (6.294 %)Enterprise Architecture
36 (4.196 %)ITIL
43 (2.098 %)Service Delivery
43 (2.098 %)Investment Management
52 (1.399 %)Disaster Recovery
61 (0.699 %)Migration
61 (0.699 %)Logistics
61 (0.699 %)Incident Management
61 (0.699 %)PRINCE2
61 (0.699 %)Fund Management
61 (0.699 %)Time Management
61 (0.699 %)Security Cleared
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
159 (41.26 %)SQL
24 (2.797 %)VBScript
24 (2.797 %)Shell Script
31 (0.699 %)VB.NET
31 (0.699 %)C
31 (0.699 %)C#
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1143 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (7.692 %)MCSA
310 (6.993 %)MCP
310 (6.993 %)Cisco Certification
310 (6.993 %)Degree
49 (6.294 %)CCNA
57 (4.895 %)MCITP
63 (2.098 %)CCA
63 (2.098 %)Citrix Certification
63 (2.098 %)HNC
72 (1.399 %)RHCE
81 (0.699 %)A+ Certification
81 (0.699 %)ECDL
81 (0.699 %)MCAD
81 (0.699 %)MCSD
81 (0.699 %)CCNP
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (2.098 %)SLA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1105 (73.43 %)Active Directory
214 (9.790 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (2.797 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.699 %)Citrix Presentation Server
41 (0.699 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.699 %)NetBackup
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
131 (21.68 %)OpenView
23 (2.098 %)MAILsweeper
32 (1.399 %)Tivoli
32 (1.399 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1112 (78.32 %)Microsoft
284 (58.74 %)Citrix
357 (39.86 %)VMware
413 (9.091 %)Cisco
59 (6.294 %)VERITAS
63 (2.098 %)HP
72 (1.399 %)CheckPoint
72 (1.399 %)Symantec
72 (1.399 %)SonicWALL
81 (0.699 %)Dell
81 (0.699 %)IBM