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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 24 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 24 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank2546
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads12595
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.066 %0.039 %
As % of the category below35.31 %23.46 %
Salaries quoted11889
Average minimum salary£29,839£28,573
Average salary£31,814£30,447
% change on same period last year+4.48 %
Average maximum salary£33,788£32,320
UK excluding London average salary£33,498£33,034
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Essex
Matching permanent IT job ads354405
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.186 %0.166 %
Salaries quoted288357
Average minimum salary£33,597£33,516
Average salary£36,060£35,568
% change on same period last year+1.38 %
Average maximum salary£38,522£37,621
UK excluding London average salary£37,698£38,222
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Microsoft Certification East of EnglandMicrosoft Certification
East of England

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Essex Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

Essex Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Essex region over the 3 months to 24 July 2008.

Essex Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Essex region over the 3 months to 24 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
ChelmsfordUp+2325£25,140-3.30 %
BasildonUp+1914£37,821-20.37 %
BrentwoodDown-59£39,444+17.38 %
ColchesterDown-126£18,250-28.74 %
MaldonNew entry-4£27,500-
LoughtonNew entry-3£26,833-
TilburyNew entry-1£13,500-
Southend-on-SeaUp+11£27,000-1.81 %
ThurrockNew entry-1£17,000-
Microsoft Certification East of EnglandMicrosoft Certification
East of England

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

1207 (80.54 %)Microsoft
2167 (64.98 %)Windows
3137 (53.31 %)Active Directory
4133 (51.75 %)MCSE
5132 (51.36 %)MS Exchange
6116 (45.14 %)Citrix
782 (31.91 %)SQL
877 (29.96 %)Exchange Server 2003
976 (29.57 %)MS Excel
1070 (27.24 %)IIS
1070 (27.24 %)MCP
1165 (25.29 %)DNS
1261 (23.74 %)SQL Server
1355 (21.40 %).NET
1452 (20.23 %)TCP/IP
1547 (18.29 %)DHCP
1646 (17.90 %)Clustering
1743 (16.73 %)Exchange Server 2000
1841 (15.95 %)VMware
1940 (15.56 %)C#
2039 (15.18 %)Windows 2000
2138 (14.79 %)SQL Server 2005
2235 (13.62 %)Windows XP
2235 (13.62 %)MCSD
2333 (12.84 %)SAN
2431 (12.06 %)SharePoint
2529 (11.28 %)MCAD
2529 (11.28 %)Insurance
2628 (10.89 %)MS Office
2727 (10.51 %)ASP.NET

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 July 2008, IT jobs across the Essex region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Essex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (21.40 %).NET
227 (10.51 %)ASP.NET
315 (5.837 %)XML
412 (4.669 %)ASP
412 (4.669 %).NET Framework
510 (3.891 %)WebServices
67 (2.724 %)LINQ
75 (1.946 %)AJAX
84 (1.556 %)ADO.NET
93 (1.167 %)XHTML
93 (1.167 %)CSS
93 (1.167 %)jQuery
102 (0.778 %)SOAP
102 (0.778 %)Windows SharePoint Services
102 (0.778 %)EDI
111 (0.389 %)FIXML
111 (0.389 %)HTML
Essex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1132 (51.36 %)MS Exchange
277 (29.96 %)Exchange Server 2003
370 (27.24 %)IIS
443 (16.73 %)Exchange Server 2000
531 (12.06 %)SharePoint
625 (9.728 %)Exchange Server 5.5
722 (8.560 %)Exchange Server 2007
813 (5.058 %)BizTalk Server
99 (3.502 %)SharePoint Server 2007
107 (2.724 %)ColdFusion
115 (1.946 %)Content Management Server
115 (1.946 %)SharePoint Portal Server
123 (1.167 %)Office Communications Server
132 (0.778 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
141 (0.389 %)Lotus Domino
Essex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
176 (29.57 %)MS Excel
228 (10.89 %)MS Office
37 (2.724 %)Photoshop
42 (0.778 %)MS Visio
Essex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.778 %)Great Plains
21 (0.389 %)Dynamics CRM
Essex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
165 (25.29 %)DNS
252 (20.23 %)TCP/IP
347 (18.29 %)DHCP
433 (12.84 %)SAN
520 (7.782 %)WAN
619 (7.393 %)LAN
711 (4.280 %)VPN
88 (3.113 %)Firewall
97 (2.724 %)FTP
97 (2.724 %)SSH
105 (1.946 %)Wireless
114 (1.556 %)Intranet
114 (1.556 %)PBX
114 (1.556 %)SMS
114 (1.556 %)SMTP
123 (1.167 %)Internet
123 (1.167 %)802.11
132 (0.778 %)HTTP
141 (0.389 %)PPP
141 (0.389 %)IP Telephony
Essex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
161 (23.74 %)SQL Server
238 (14.79 %)SQL Server 2005
322 (8.560 %)SQL Server 7
412 (4.669 %)SQL Server 2000
57 (2.724 %)MySQL
66 (2.335 %)Data Mining
75 (1.946 %)Oracle 9i
75 (1.946 %)Oracle 10g
83 (1.167 %)MS Access
83 (1.167 %)RDBMS
91 (0.389 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Essex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
121 (8.171 %)Visual Studio
27 (2.724 %)Subversion
36 (2.335 %)Dreamweaver
43 (1.167 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Essex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
129 (11.28 %)Insurance
224 (9.339 %)Back Office
323 (8.949 %)Telecoms
417 (6.615 %)Pensions
512 (4.669 %)Finance
512 (4.669 %)Government
512 (4.669 %)Health
64 (1.556 %)Banking
73 (1.167 %)Education
82 (0.778 %)Games
91 (0.389 %)Investment Banking
91 (0.389 %)Electric
91 (0.389 %)Online Games
91 (0.389 %)Local Government
Essex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
177 (29.96 %)Analyst
243 (16.73 %)Developer
334 (13.23 %)Support Analyst
430 (11.67 %)Support Engineer
430 (11.67 %)Server Support
523 (8.949 %)Infrastructure Analyst
619 (7.393 %).NET Developer
716 (6.226 %)Support Technician
814 (5.447 %)Senior Analyst
814 (5.447 %)Server Engineer
913 (5.058 %)1st Line Support
913 (5.058 %)2nd Line Support
1012 (4.669 %)Helpdesk Support
1111 (4.280 %)Server Support Engineer
1111 (4.280 %)Senior Infrastructure Analyst
1210 (3.891 %)IT Support Technician
1210 (3.891 %)Applications Developer
139 (3.502 %)Web Developer
148 (3.113 %)Network Analyst
148 (3.113 %)Server Analyst
Essex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
146 (17.90 %)Clustering
27 (2.724 %)Tandem
36 (2.335 %)NHS
45 (1.946 %)Blackberry
45 (1.946 %)Mathematics
54 (1.556 %)Computer Science
54 (1.556 %)Fat Client
54 (1.556 %)Thin Client
63 (1.167 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
63 (1.167 %)Statistics
72 (0.778 %)PDA
81 (0.389 %)Client/Server
81 (0.389 %)NPfIT
81 (0.389 %)Management Information System
81 (0.389 %)Equities
Essex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1167 (64.98 %)Windows
239 (15.18 %)Windows 2000
335 (13.62 %)Windows XP
427 (10.51 %)Windows NT
517 (6.615 %)Windows Server 2003
614 (5.447 %)UNIX
77 (2.724 %)Linux
86 (2.335 %)Windows Vista
Essex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (9.339 %)Problem Management
211 (4.280 %)ITIL
39 (3.502 %)Web Development
48 (3.113 %)Asset Management
48 (3.113 %)Project Management
48 (3.113 %)Extreme Programming
57 (2.724 %)Scrum
57 (2.724 %)OO
57 (2.724 %)TDD
66 (2.335 %)Enterprise Architecture
75 (1.946 %)Content Management
75 (1.946 %)UML
84 (1.556 %)RUP
84 (1.556 %)Migration
84 (1.556 %)Strategic Planning
84 (1.556 %)Investment Management
93 (1.167 %)Data Analysis
93 (1.167 %)Service Delivery
93 (1.167 %)RAD
93 (1.167 %)OOP
Essex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
182 (31.91 %)SQL
240 (15.56 %)C#
316 (6.226 %)VB.NET
415 (5.837 %)JavaScript
511 (4.280 %)Transact-SQL
610 (3.891 %)VB
77 (2.724 %)PHP
77 (2.724 %)Java
83 (1.167 %)VB6
91 (0.389 %)C
91 (0.389 %)VBScript
Essex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1133 (51.75 %)MCSE
270 (27.24 %)MCP
335 (13.62 %)MCSD
429 (11.28 %)MCAD
525 (9.728 %)MCSA
615 (5.837 %)Degree
714 (5.447 %)MCDST
88 (3.113 %)CCNA
88 (3.113 %)Cisco Certification
97 (2.724 %)MCITP
106 (2.335 %)MCDBA
114 (1.556 %)A+ Certification
123 (1.167 %)MCTS
123 (1.167 %)HNC
132 (0.778 %)CCNP
132 (0.778 %)MBA
141 (0.389 %)MOS
141 (0.389 %)ECDL
141 (0.389 %)CCA
141 (0.389 %)Citrix Certification
Essex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.778 %)SLA
Essex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1137 (53.31 %)Active Directory
27 (2.724 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (1.946 %)Backup Exec
35 (1.946 %)MetaFrame
44 (1.556 %)Terminal Services
Essex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (9.339 %)OpenView
23 (1.167 %)Tivoli
23 (1.167 %)Tivoli Storage Manager
23 (1.167 %)MAILsweeper
31 (0.389 %)ARCserve
Essex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1207 (80.54 %)Microsoft
2116 (45.14 %)Citrix
341 (15.95 %)VMware
49 (3.502 %)HP
58 (3.113 %)Cisco
67 (2.724 %)Adobe
76 (2.335 %)Dell
76 (2.335 %)VERITAS
85 (1.946 %)Oracle
93 (1.167 %)IBM
102 (0.778 %)Compaq
102 (0.778 %)Symantec
102 (0.778 %)Northgate
102 (0.778 %)SonicWALL
102 (0.778 %)CheckPoint
111 (0.389 %)iSOFT
111 (0.389 %)Intel
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