The first table below looks at the demand for MCSD in IT jobs advertised for the Gloucestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Gloucestershire region.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Rank 70 89 83
Rank change year-on-year
+19 -6
Permanent jobs citing MCSD 20 12 13
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 2.294% 0.941% 1.056%
As % of the Qualifications category 5.405% 2.055% 2.261%
Number of salaries quoted 20 12 13
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,900 £40,000 £35,000
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £40,000 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
All Qualifications
Gloucestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
370 584 575
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Gloucestershire 42.43% 45.80% 46.71%
Number of salaries quoted 325 498 493
Average salary £42,000 £40,000 £39,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+5.00% +2.56%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,500 £29,500 £28,000
10% offered a salary of more than £51,400 £55,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
MCSD
South West

MCSD
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MCSD across the Gloucestershire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Gloucestershire MCSD Jobs Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

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

Gloucestershire MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013.

Gloucestershire MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
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Job
Vacancies
Cirencester - 8 £40,000 - 2
Cheltenham +8 7 £40,000 -
Tewkesbury - 2 £32,500 -
MCSD
South West

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

1 33 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 30 (90.91%) C#
2 30 (90.91%) .NET
2 30 (90.91%) ASP.NET
3 26 (78.79%) MCP
4 25 (75.76%) SQL Server
5 24 (72.73%) MCAD
5 24 (72.73%) WCF
6 18 (54.55%) SQL Server 2012
7 17 (51.52%) ASP.NET MVC 4
7 17 (51.52%) Scrum
7 17 (51.52%) DTV
7 17 (51.52%) MVC
7 17 (51.52%) LINQ
7 17 (51.52%) Kanban
7 17 (51.52%) ASP.NET MVC
7 17 (51.52%) Rhino Mocks
7 17 (51.52%) Moq
7 17 (51.52%) BDD
7 17 (51.52%) Razor View Engine
7 17 (51.52%) Web Application Development
7 17 (51.52%) TDD
7 17 (51.52%) NUnit
7 17 (51.52%) MCTS
7 17 (51.52%) NHibernate
8 14 (42.42%) Microsoft
9 13 (39.39%) Visual Studio
10 10 (30.30%) Windows
11 9 (27.27%) CRM
11 9 (27.27%) SQL

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 30 (90.91%) .NET
1 30 (90.91%) ASP.NET
2 24 (72.73%) WCF
3 17 (51.52%) ASP.NET MVC 4
3 17 (51.52%) LINQ
3 17 (51.52%) ASP.NET MVC
3 17 (51.52%) Razor View Engine
3 17 (51.52%) NHibernate
4 6 (18.18%) CSS
4 6 (18.18%) XML
Application Platforms
1 4 (12.12%) SharePoint
1 4 (12.12%) SharePoint 2010
2 1 (3.030%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 8 (24.24%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (75.76%) SQL Server
2 18 (54.55%) SQL Server 2012
3 9 (27.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 1 (3.030%) SQL Server 2005
4 1 (3.030%) SQL Server 2008
Development Applications
1 17 (51.52%) Rhino Mocks
1 17 (51.52%) Moq
1 17 (51.52%) NUnit
2 13 (39.39%) Visual Studio
3 4 (12.12%) WiX
4 1 (3.030%) JIRA
General
1 4 (12.12%) Finance
Job Titles
1 26 (78.79%) Developer
2 20 (60.61%) .NET Developer
3 7 (21.21%) CRM Developer
4 6 (18.18%) .NET Software Engineer
4 6 (18.18%) C# Software Engineer
4 6 (18.18%) Software Engineer
5 3 (9.091%) C# .NET Developer
5 3 (9.091%) C# ASP.NET Developer
5 3 (9.091%) ASP.NET Developer
5 3 (9.091%) C# Developer
6 2 (6.061%) Database Developer
6 2 (6.061%) SQL Developer
6 2 (6.061%) SQL Database Developer
7 1 (3.030%) SQL Server Developer
7 1 (3.030%) Analyst
7 1 (3.030%) Support Analyst
7 1 (3.030%) 3rd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 17 (51.52%) DTV
2 8 (24.24%) Mathematics
2 8 (24.24%) Computer Science
3 2 (6.061%) Statistics
Operating Systems
1 10 (30.30%) Windows
2 6 (18.18%) Windows Vista
2 6 (18.18%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (51.52%) Scrum
1 17 (51.52%) MVC
1 17 (51.52%) Kanban
1 17 (51.52%) BDD
1 17 (51.52%) Web Application Development
1 17 (51.52%) TDD
2 9 (27.27%) CRM
3 8 (24.24%) Software Engineering
4 3 (9.091%) Data Analysis
4 3 (9.091%) OO
5 1 (3.030%) ERP
5 1 (3.030%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 30 (90.91%) C#
2 9 (27.27%) SQL
3 8 (24.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 26 (78.79%) MCP
3 24 (72.73%) MCAD
4 17 (51.52%) MCTS
5 7 (21.21%) Degree
6 1 (3.030%) CITP
6 1 (3.030%) Chartered Engineer
6 1 (3.030%) HND
Vendors
1 14 (42.42%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.030%) Dundas
Cirencester, South West
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £35000 - £45000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013