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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Fife region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 21 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
21 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank23-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads60
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below26.09 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted40
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£30,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£35,000-
UK excluding London average salary£28,765£28,839
% change on same period last year-0.25 %
Fife IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Fife
Matching permanent IT job ads2313
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.005 %
Salaries quoted129
Average minimum salary£29,059£25,500
Average salary£32,676£27,182
% change on same period last year+20.21 %
Average maximum salary£36,294£28,864
UK excluding London average salary£37,834£38,495
% change on same period last year-1.71 %
MCP ScotlandMCP
Scotland

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Fife MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

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

Fife MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Fife region over the 3 months to 21 August 2008.

Fife MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 14 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Fife region citing MCP 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 MCP.

18 (100.00 %)C#
18 (100.00 %)SQL
18 (100.00 %)MySQL
18 (100.00 %)Oracle
18 (100.00 %)SQL Server
18 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
18 (100.00 %)SAN
18 (100.00 %)Clustering
18 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
18 (100.00 %)System Testing
25 (62.50 %)Telecoms
33 (37.50 %)Degree

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 August 2008, IT jobs across the Fife region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Fife IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (100.00 %)SAN
Fife IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (100.00 %)MySQL
18 (100.00 %)SQL Server
Fife IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (100.00 %)Visual Studio
Fife IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (62.50 %)Telecoms
Fife IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (100.00 %)Server Engineer
Fife IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (100.00 %)Clustering
Fife IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (100.00 %)Unit Testing
18 (100.00 %)System Testing
Fife IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)C#
18 (100.00 %)SQL
Fife IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (37.50 %)Degree
Fife IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
18 (100.00 %)Oracle
18 (100.00 %)Microsoft