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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT jobs within the Gloucestershire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSA over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank10597
Rank change on same period last yearDown-8
Matching permanent IT job ads52
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.344 %0.704 %
Salaries quoted02
Average minimum salary-£24,000
Average salary-£26,000
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary-£28,000
UK excluding London average salary£29,381£30,028
% change on same period last year-2.15 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads372284
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.215 %0.122 %
Salaries quoted332246
Average minimum salary£34,570£32,592
Average salary£37,691£35,034
% change on same period last year+7.58 %
Average maximum salary£40,812£37,477
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MCSA South WestMCSA
South West

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
CheltenhamNew entry-5--
MCSA South WestMCSA
South West

MCSA
Top 23 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

112 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
210 (83.33 %)Windows
39 (75.00 %)MCSE
48 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
48 (66.67 %)DHCP
48 (66.67 %)DNS
48 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
48 (66.67 %)Active Directory
48 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
48 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
48 (66.67 %)NetBackup
54 (33.33 %)IBM
63 (25.00 %)Microsoft
63 (25.00 %)Cisco
63 (25.00 %)MS Excel
63 (25.00 %)MCP
72 (16.67 %)ITIL
81 (8.333 %)HP
81 (8.333 %)EMC
81 (8.333 %)SAN
81 (8.333 %)VMware
81 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
81 (8.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (66.67 %)MS Exchange
18 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2003
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (25.00 %)MS Excel
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (66.67 %)DHCP
18 (66.67 %)DNS
21 (8.333 %)SAN
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (66.67 %)Systems Engineer
23 (25.00 %)2nd Line Support
31 (8.333 %)Service Desk Analyst
31 (8.333 %)2nd Line Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
31 (8.333 %)Service Analyst
31 (8.333 %)Architect
31 (8.333 %)Analyst
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
110 (83.33 %)Windows
28 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (66.67 %)Security Cleared
22 (16.67 %)ITIL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
112 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (75.00 %)MCSE
33 (25.00 %)MCP
41 (8.333 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
18 (66.67 %)Active Directory
18 (66.67 %)NetBackup
21 (8.333 %)VMware Infrastructure
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (33.33 %)IBM
23 (25.00 %)Microsoft
23 (25.00 %)Cisco
31 (8.333 %)HP
31 (8.333 %)EMC
31 (8.333 %)VMware