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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Glasgow 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
Rank4841
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads4169
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.022 %0.028 %
As % of the category below13.36 %24.30 %
Salaries quoted3252
Average minimum salary£29,766£26,346
Average salary£31,711£27,788
% change on same period last year+14.11 %
Average maximum salary£33,656£29,231
UK excluding London average salary£33,498£33,034
% change on same period last year+1.40 %
Glasgow IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Glasgow
Matching permanent IT job ads307284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.162 %0.116 %
Salaries quoted227177
Average minimum salary£37,282£28,606
Average salary£40,110£30,883
% change on same period last year+29.87 %
Average maximum salary£42,938£33,160
UK excluding London average salary£37,698£38,222
% change on same period last year-1.37 %
Microsoft Certification ScotlandMicrosoft Certification
Scotland

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Glasgow 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 Glasgow region.

Glasgow Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Glasgow Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

168 (62.96 %)Microsoft
262 (57.41 %)MCSE
342 (38.89 %)Windows
437 (34.26 %).NET
534 (31.48 %)C#
631 (28.70 %)MCP
729 (26.85 %)ASP.NET
827 (25.00 %)SQL
926 (24.07 %)Citrix
1024 (22.22 %)Active Directory
1123 (21.30 %)VB.NET
1123 (21.30 %)MCSD
1222 (20.37 %)Visual Studio
1222 (20.37 %)SharePoint
1321 (19.44 %)Finance
1419 (17.59 %)BizTalk Server
1419 (17.59 %)SQL Server
1419 (17.59 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1518 (16.67 %)OO
1617 (15.74 %)MS Exchange
1715 (13.89 %)VMware
1715 (13.89 %)ITIL
1814 (12.96 %)MS Excel
1814 (12.96 %)VPN
1912 (11.11 %)Firewall
2011 (10.19 %)Windows XP
2011 (10.19 %)Exchange Server 2003
2011 (10.19 %)Degree
2110 (9.259 %)Cisco
228 (7.407 %)Pensions

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Glasgow IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
137 (34.26 %).NET
229 (26.85 %)ASP.NET
35 (4.630 %)WebServices
44 (3.704 %)XML
44 (3.704 %).NET Framework
53 (2.778 %)Adobe Flex
53 (2.778 %)NHibernate
62 (1.852 %)HTML
71 (0.926 %)Windows SharePoint Services
71 (0.926 %)XSLT
71 (0.926 %)AJAX
71 (0.926 %)CSS
71 (0.926 %)SOAP
71 (0.926 %)ASP
Glasgow IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (20.37 %)SharePoint
219 (17.59 %)BizTalk Server
219 (17.59 %)SharePoint Server 2007
317 (15.74 %)MS Exchange
411 (10.19 %)Exchange Server 2003
55 (4.630 %)IIS
64 (3.704 %)Lotus Notes
73 (2.778 %)Exchange Server 5.5
82 (1.852 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (1.852 %)Exchange Server 2007
Glasgow IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
114 (12.96 %)MS Excel
27 (6.481 %)MS Office
Glasgow IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (12.96 %)VPN
212 (11.11 %)Firewall
37 (6.481 %)SAN
45 (4.630 %)DNS
54 (3.704 %)LAN
54 (3.704 %)WAN
54 (3.704 %)Internet
63 (2.778 %)TCP/IP
72 (1.852 %)VoIP
81 (0.926 %)DHCP
81 (0.926 %)Broadband
81 (0.926 %)Wireless
Glasgow IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (17.59 %)SQL Server
24 (3.704 %)RDBMS
32 (1.852 %)Oracle 8/8i
32 (1.852 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.926 %)SQL Server 2005
41 (0.926 %)DTS
41 (0.926 %)SQL Server 7
Glasgow IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
122 (20.37 %)Visual Studio
Glasgow IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
121 (19.44 %)Finance
28 (7.407 %)Pensions
36 (5.556 %)Health
42 (1.852 %)Banking
42 (1.852 %)Insurance
51 (0.926 %)Financial Institution
51 (0.926 %)Education
51 (0.926 %)Billing
51 (0.926 %)Investment Banking
Glasgow IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
129 (26.85 %)Developer
228 (25.93 %)Analyst
324 (22.22 %).NET Developer
419 (17.59 %).NET Designer
419 (17.59 %)Microsoft Developer
517 (15.74 %)Consultant
615 (13.89 %)Technical Consultant
712 (11.11 %)Support Analyst
810 (9.259 %)Technical Support
99 (8.333 %)Senior Consultant
99 (8.333 %)Senior Technical Consultant
108 (7.407 %)Technical Analyst
117 (6.481 %)Desktop Support
126 (5.556 %)Team Leader
135 (4.630 %)Senior Support Consultant
135 (4.630 %)Senior Technical Support
135 (4.630 %)Technical Support Consultant
135 (4.630 %)Junior
135 (4.630 %)Support Consultant
135 (4.630 %)Desktop Team Leader
Glasgow IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.704 %)Blackberry
23 (2.778 %)Clustering
32 (1.852 %)PDA
32 (1.852 %)Computer Science
32 (1.852 %)EPoS
41 (0.926 %)French Language
41 (0.926 %)CMDB
41 (0.926 %)SCADA
Glasgow IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (38.89 %)Windows
211 (10.19 %)Windows XP
37 (6.481 %)Windows Server 2003
46 (5.556 %)Windows NT
54 (3.704 %)UNIX
63 (2.778 %)Windows 2000
71 (0.926 %)Solaris
Glasgow IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
118 (16.67 %)OO
215 (13.89 %)ITIL
38 (7.407 %)Service Delivery
47 (6.481 %)Problem Management
55 (4.630 %)Service Management
64 (3.704 %)Project Management
64 (3.704 %)Security Cleared
73 (2.778 %)Change Management
82 (1.852 %)UML
82 (1.852 %)OOA/OOD
82 (1.852 %)Incident Management
91 (0.926 %)Load Balancing
91 (0.926 %)System Testing
91 (0.926 %)RDF
91 (0.926 %)Configuration Management
91 (0.926 %)Disaster Recovery
91 (0.926 %)GAP Analysis
91 (0.926 %)Asset Management
Glasgow IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
134 (31.48 %)C#
227 (25.00 %)SQL
323 (21.30 %)VB.NET
46 (5.556 %)JavaScript
53 (2.778 %)Java
61 (0.926 %)VBScript
61 (0.926 %)VB
Glasgow IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
162 (57.41 %)MCSE
231 (28.70 %)MCP
323 (21.30 %)MCSD
411 (10.19 %)Degree
58 (7.407 %)Cisco Certification
58 (7.407 %)MCAD
58 (7.407 %)CCNA
65 (4.630 %)CCA
65 (4.630 %)Citrix Certification
65 (4.630 %)MCSA
65 (4.630 %)MCDST
73 (2.778 %)CCEA
82 (1.852 %)MCDBA
82 (1.852 %)ITIL Certification
82 (1.852 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
91 (0.926 %)CNA
91 (0.926 %)Novell Certification
91 (0.926 %)A+ Certification
Glasgow IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.852 %)SLA
Glasgow IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
124 (22.22 %)Active Directory
25 (4.630 %)Backup Exec
34 (3.704 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (1.852 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
42 (1.852 %)Terminal Services
42 (1.852 %)ISA Server
51 (0.926 %)VMware ESX
51 (0.926 %)NetBackup
51 (0.926 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Glasgow IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (5.556 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.852 %)MOM
31 (0.926 %)WSUS
Glasgow IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
168 (62.96 %)Microsoft
226 (24.07 %)Citrix
315 (13.89 %)VMware
410 (9.259 %)Cisco
57 (6.481 %)Oracle
64 (3.704 %)HP
64 (3.704 %)Lotus
73 (2.778 %)CheckPoint
73 (2.778 %)Juniper
73 (2.778 %)Compaq
73 (2.778 %)SAP
82 (1.852 %)Symantec
91 (0.926 %)Novell
91 (0.926 %)Avaya
91 (0.926 %)Dell
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