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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank5062
Rank change on same period last yearUp+12
Matching permanent IT job ads8241
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.017 %
As % of the category below17.83 %13.76 %
Salaries quoted6540
Average minimum salary£34,397£28,700
Average salary£36,721£30,556
% change on same period last year+20.17 %
Average maximum salary£39,044£32,413
UK excluding London average salary£33,623£33,581
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Gloucestershire
Matching permanent IT job ads460298
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.255 %0.125 %
Salaries quoted402258
Average minimum salary£36,086£32,242
Average salary£39,147£34,365
% change on same period last year+13.91 %
Average maximum salary£42,208£36,489
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
Microsoft Certification South WestMicrosoft Certification
South West

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Gloucestershire 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 Gloucestershire region.

Gloucestershire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Gloucestershire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Gloucestershire region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
GloucesterDown-421£26,833-12.91 %
CheltenhamDown-915£31,357-13.11 %
TewkesburyDown-48£67,500+170.00 %
Moreton-in-MarshNew entry-4--
CirencesterDown-243£40,000+77.77 %
FairfordNew entry-1£19,000-
Microsoft Certification South WestMicrosoft Certification
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Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

1103 (70.55 %)MCSE
290 (61.64 %)Microsoft
360 (41.10 %)MS Excel
453 (36.30 %)Windows
552 (35.62 %)Cisco Certification
650 (34.25 %)CCNA
745 (30.82 %)Active Directory
843 (29.45 %)Cisco
940 (27.40 %)Windows Server 2003
1039 (26.71 %)MCP
1135 (23.97 %)MS Exchange
1234 (23.29 %)Degree
1333 (22.60 %)Security Cleared
1432 (21.92 %)Project Management
1432 (21.92 %).NET
1531 (21.23 %)CCDA
1630 (20.55 %)C#
1725 (17.12 %)Exchange Server 2003
1823 (15.75 %)SQL
1922 (15.07 %)MCSD
2021 (14.38 %)ASP.NET
2021 (14.38 %)Chartered Engineer
2116 (10.96 %)Internet
2116 (10.96 %)MCSA
2116 (10.96 %)Citrix
2116 (10.96 %)AJAX
2215 (10.27 %)French Language
2215 (10.27 %)CESG
2215 (10.27 %)CESG CLAS
2215 (10.27 %)DNS

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Gloucestershire 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.

Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (21.92 %).NET
221 (14.38 %)ASP.NET
316 (10.96 %)AJAX
414 (9.589 %)ASP
513 (8.904 %)XHTML
513 (8.904 %)CSS
611 (7.534 %).NET Framework
79 (6.164 %)WebServices
87 (4.795 %)WCF
94 (2.740 %)Application Packaging
94 (2.740 %)WinForms
102 (1.370 %)HTML
102 (1.370 %)XML
102 (1.370 %)WSDL
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (23.97 %)MS Exchange
225 (17.12 %)Exchange Server 2003
36 (4.110 %)Exchange Server 2007
36 (4.110 %)SharePoint
45 (3.425 %)Exchange Server 2000
53 (2.055 %)BizTalk Server
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
160 (41.10 %)MS Excel
213 (8.904 %)Photoshop
31 (0.685 %)MS Office
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
116 (10.96 %)Internet
215 (10.27 %)DNS
314 (9.589 %)DHCP
47 (4.795 %)SAN
54 (2.740 %)LAN
54 (2.740 %)TCP/IP
54 (2.740 %)Firewall
54 (2.740 %)WAN
62 (1.370 %)PBX
62 (1.370 %)VoIP
71 (0.685 %)VPN
71 (0.685 %)SNA
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (10.27 %)SQL Server
212 (8.219 %)SQL Server 2005
38 (5.479 %)SQL Server 2000
45 (3.425 %)SQL Server Integration Services
54 (2.740 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (1.370 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (6.164 %)Visual Studio
23 (2.055 %)Visual Studio Team System
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (9.589 %)Education
213 (8.904 %)Retail
311 (7.534 %)Pensions
410 (6.849 %)Aerospace
56 (4.110 %)Health
62 (1.370 %)Military
62 (1.370 %)Finance
62 (1.370 %)Government
62 (1.370 %)Construction
71 (0.685 %)Electric
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
134 (23.29 %)Architect
231 (21.23 %)Technical Architect
327 (18.49 %)Developer
426 (17.81 %)Lead Architect
523 (15.75 %)Lead Technical Architect
618 (12.33 %)Analyst
618 (12.33 %)Systems Engineer
716 (10.96 %)Support Engineer
716 (10.96 %)Support Analyst
813 (8.904 %)Web Developer
813 (8.904 %)PHP Web Developer
813 (8.904 %)PHP Developer
910 (6.849 %).NET Developer
109 (6.164 %)Infrastructure Engineer
115 (3.425 %)SQL DBA
115 (3.425 %)Administrator
115 (3.425 %)DBA
115 (3.425 %)Trainer
124 (2.740 %)SQL Server DBA
124 (2.740 %)Server Administrator
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
115 (10.27 %)CESG
115 (10.27 %)CESG CLAS
115 (10.27 %)French Language
24 (2.740 %)Client/Server
24 (2.740 %)Clustering
33 (2.055 %)Replication
41 (0.685 %)PMI
41 (0.685 %)German Language
41 (0.685 %)Computer Science
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
153 (36.30 %)Windows
240 (27.40 %)Windows Server 2003
36 (4.110 %)Windows Server 2008
36 (4.110 %)UNIX
36 (4.110 %)Linux
45 (3.425 %)Windows 2000
53 (2.055 %)Windows XP
62 (1.370 %)AIX
62 (1.370 %)Windows 2000 Server
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (22.60 %)Security Cleared
232 (21.92 %)Project Management
313 (8.904 %)E-Commerce
46 (4.110 %)ITIL
55 (3.425 %)SC Cleared
63 (2.055 %)TDD
63 (2.055 %)Automated Testing
72 (1.370 %)Network Design
72 (1.370 %)DV Cleared
72 (1.370 %)Web Development
72 (1.370 %)Communications Security
72 (1.370 %)Agile Software Development
72 (1.370 %)Disaster Recovery
72 (1.370 %)Business Intelligence
81 (0.685 %)Service Management
81 (0.685 %)Service Delivery
81 (0.685 %)Scrum
81 (0.685 %)Information Security
81 (0.685 %)Systems Analysis
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
130 (20.55 %)C#
223 (15.75 %)SQL
313 (8.904 %)JavaScript
313 (8.904 %)PHP
410 (6.849 %)VB
57 (4.795 %)C++
57 (4.795 %)Java
63 (2.055 %)VB.NET
63 (2.055 %)Transact-SQL
72 (1.370 %)VBScript
81 (0.685 %)VB6
81 (0.685 %)RPG
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1103 (70.55 %)MCSE
252 (35.62 %)Cisco Certification
350 (34.25 %)CCNA
439 (26.71 %)MCP
534 (23.29 %)Degree
631 (21.23 %)CCDA
722 (15.07 %)MCSD
821 (14.38 %)Chartered Engineer
916 (10.96 %)MCSA
1014 (9.589 %)MCAD
1110 (6.849 %)MCT
127 (4.795 %)Citrix Certification
135 (3.425 %)CCA
135 (3.425 %)CCNP
144 (2.740 %)MCDBA
152 (1.370 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
152 (1.370 %)MCITP
152 (1.370 %)MCPD
161 (0.685 %)CISSP
161 (0.685 %)CCSP
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (1.370 %)HMG Infosec
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
145 (30.82 %)Active Directory
213 (8.904 %)NetBackup
34 (2.740 %)Citrix Presentation Server
34 (2.740 %)VMware Infrastructure
42 (1.370 %)Terminal Services
42 (1.370 %)VMware ESX
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (2.740 %)MOM
21 (0.685 %)SCOM
21 (0.685 %)Unicenter
Gloucestershire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
190 (61.64 %)Microsoft
243 (29.45 %)Cisco
316 (10.96 %)Citrix
413 (8.904 %)Adobe
510 (6.849 %)VMware
66 (4.110 %)IBM
74 (2.740 %)HP
74 (2.740 %)WatchGuard
74 (2.740 %)NetApp
83 (2.055 %)Intel
92 (1.370 %)Oracle
92 (1.370 %)EMC
92 (1.370 %)VERITAS
92 (1.370 %)Sophos
101 (0.685 %)CA