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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Hampshire 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 last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank138156
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads9444
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.046 %0.019 %
As % of the category below5.378 %3.269 %
Salaries quoted8242
Average minimum salary£26,297£24,157
Average salary£30,329£26,740
% change on same period last year+13.42 %
Average maximum salary£34,362£29,324
UK excluding London average salary£28,433£29,348
% change on same period last year-3.11 %
Qualifications HampshireQualifications
Hampshire
Matching permanent IT job ads17481346
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.857 %0.596 %
Salaries quoted14431080
Average minimum salary£33,705£34,961
Average salary£36,823£37,786
% change on same period last year-2.54 %
Average maximum salary£39,942£40,611
UK excluding London average salary£37,495£38,457
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
MCP South EastMCP
South East

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Hampshire MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

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

Hampshire MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Hampshire region over the past 3 months.

Hampshire MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Hampshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1BasingstokeDown-1730£35,038+27.41 %
2SouthamptonDown-913£24,369-6.12 %
3PortsmouthDown-78£24,667+37.03 %
4AldershotNew entry-6£25,167-
5AndoverDown-34£42,500+51.78 %
5FarehamNew entry-4£24,125-
5HavantUp+94£27,500-
5LiphookNew entry-4£37,500-
6FarnboroughDown-222£23,000-14.81 %
7EastleighNew entry-1--
MCP South EastMCP
South East

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing MCP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MCP.

1197 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2111 (56.35 %)Microsoft
3109 (55.33 %)Windows
473 (37.06 %)MCSE
566 (33.50 %)SQL Server
656 (28.43 %).NET
750 (25.38 %)MCSA
849 (24.87 %)C#
946 (23.35 %)TCP/IP
1043 (21.83 %)Active Directory
1139 (19.80 %)XML
1237 (18.78 %)MCSD
1237 (18.78 %)MS Exchange
1336 (18.27 %)Scrum
1336 (18.27 %)Extreme Programming
1336 (18.27 %)TDD
1336 (18.27 %)MCAD
1336 (18.27 %)SQL
1433 (16.75 %)ASP.NET
1530 (15.23 %)ITIL
1530 (15.23 %)Tandem
1530 (15.23 %)Finance
1629 (14.72 %)Health
1728 (14.21 %)HP
1827 (13.71 %)MS Office
1827 (13.71 %)MS Excel
1827 (13.71 %)Banking
1926 (13.20 %)SLA
2023 (11.68 %)Windows XP
2122 (11.17 %)Client/Server

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Hampshire region citing MCP also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
156 (28.43 %).NET
239 (19.80 %)XML
333 (16.75 %)ASP.NET
416 (8.122 %)AJAX
416 (8.122 %)WCF
416 (8.122 %)WPF
513 (6.599 %)WinForms
612 (6.091 %)WebServices
711 (5.584 %)HTML
89 (4.569 %)CSS
97 (3.553 %)ASP
105 (2.538 %)WF
114 (2.030 %).NET Framework
114 (2.030 %)LAMP
122 (1.015 %)XML Messaging
122 (1.015 %)XSL
Application Platforms
137 (18.78 %)MS Exchange
217 (8.629 %)BizTalk Server
217 (8.629 %)SharePoint
314 (7.107 %)Exchange Server 2003
412 (6.091 %)IIS
510 (5.076 %)SharePoint Server 2007
69 (4.569 %)Exchange Server 2000
77 (3.553 %)Exchange Server 2007
82 (1.015 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Applications
127 (13.71 %)MS Office
127 (13.71 %)MS Excel
Communications & Networking
146 (23.35 %)TCP/IP
212 (6.091 %)LAN
212 (6.091 %)WAN
39 (4.569 %)DNS
48 (4.061 %)Internet
56 (3.046 %)WINS
56 (3.046 %)DHCP
65 (2.538 %)SNMP
65 (2.538 %)VoIP
65 (2.538 %)Firewall
65 (2.538 %)Wireless
74 (2.030 %)SAN
83 (1.523 %)Network Security
83 (1.523 %)VPN
92 (1.015 %)SMTP
92 (1.015 %)Wireless Security
92 (1.015 %)MPLS
101 (0.508 %)Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
166 (33.50 %)SQL Server
217 (8.629 %)SQL Server 2005
311 (5.584 %)SQL Server 2000
410 (5.076 %)SQL Server 7
57 (3.553 %)Crystal Reports
65 (2.538 %)DB2
Development Applications
12 (1.015 %)InterDev
General
130 (15.23 %)Finance
229 (14.72 %)Health
327 (13.71 %)Banking
421 (10.66 %)Pensions
59 (4.569 %)Retail
63 (1.523 %)Pharmaceutical
72 (1.015 %)Insurance
72 (1.015 %)Telecoms
81 (0.508 %)Legal
81 (0.508 %)Home Office
81 (0.508 %)Back Office
81 (0.508 %)Government
Job Titles
157 (28.93 %)Analyst
247 (23.86 %)Developer
338 (19.29 %)Support Analyst
437 (18.78 %).NET Developer
530 (15.23 %)Support Engineer
627 (13.71 %)Technical Support
724 (12.18 %)2nd Line Support
822 (11.17 %)Technical Support Analyst
822 (11.17 %)Technical Analyst
916 (8.122 %)C# Developer
916 (8.122 %)ASP.NET Developer
916 (8.122 %)Desktop Support
916 (8.122 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1013 (6.599 %)Helpdesk Support
1112 (6.091 %)Network Support
1211 (5.584 %)Network Engineer
1310 (5.076 %)Support Technician
1310 (5.076 %)Server Engineer
149 (4.569 %)Server Support
158 (4.061 %)Field Engineer
Miscellaneous
130 (15.23 %)Tandem
222 (11.17 %)Client/Server
33 (1.523 %)Thin Client
33 (1.523 %)Fat Client
42 (1.015 %)Mathematics
51 (0.508 %)PKI
51 (0.508 %)Smartcard
51 (0.508 %)AS400
51 (0.508 %)Clustering
Operating Systems
1109 (55.33 %)Windows
223 (11.68 %)Windows XP
318 (9.137 %)Unix
318 (9.137 %)Windows Server 2003
415 (7.614 %)Windows 2000
511 (5.584 %)Windows NT
65 (2.538 %)Solaris
65 (2.538 %)Linux
65 (2.538 %)MVS
71 (0.508 %)Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
136 (18.27 %)Scrum
136 (18.27 %)Extreme Programming
136 (18.27 %)TDD
230 (15.23 %)ITIL
318 (9.137 %)Service Management
49 (4.569 %)Pair Programming
58 (4.061 %)Problem Management
66 (3.046 %)Service Delivery
75 (2.538 %)Release Management
84 (2.030 %)User Acceptance Testing
84 (2.030 %)Systems Analysis
84 (2.030 %)Data Analysis
84 (2.030 %)OO
93 (1.523 %)ERP
93 (1.523 %)Incident Management
102 (1.015 %)Web Development
102 (1.015 %)Configuration Management
102 (1.015 %)Project Management
102 (1.015 %)Quality Management
102 (1.015 %)CRM
Programming Languages
149 (24.87 %)C#
236 (18.27 %)SQL
313 (6.599 %)Transact-SQL
411 (5.584 %)JavaScript
57 (3.553 %)VB.NET
65 (2.538 %)Shell Script
65 (2.538 %)VB
65 (2.538 %)C++
65 (2.538 %)Java
72 (1.015 %)DHTML
72 (1.015 %)VBScript
72 (1.015 %)VB6
81 (0.508 %)C
Qualifications
1197 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
273 (37.06 %)MCSE
350 (25.38 %)MCSA
437 (18.78 %)MCSD
536 (18.27 %)MCAD
615 (7.614 %)Degree
713 (6.599 %)Cisco Certification
713 (6.599 %)Server+ Certification
810 (5.076 %)A+ Certification
810 (5.076 %)CCNA
98 (4.061 %)MOS
98 (4.061 %)HND
107 (3.553 %)CCNP
115 (2.538 %)Network+ Certification
123 (1.523 %)HNC
132 (1.015 %)CCSP
132 (1.015 %)CCA
132 (1.015 %)Citrix Certification
132 (1.015 %)MCDST
132 (1.015 %)MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
126 (13.20 %)SLA
22 (1.015 %)ISO9000
System Software
143 (21.83 %)Active Directory
25 (2.538 %)ISA Server
33 (1.523 %)MetaFrame
42 (1.015 %)NetBackup
42 (1.015 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.508 %)NLBS
Systems Management
15 (2.538 %)MOM
24 (2.030 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (1.015 %)OpenView
41 (0.508 %)Unicenter
41 (0.508 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1111 (56.35 %)Microsoft
228 (14.21 %)HP
317 (8.629 %)Cisco
414 (7.107 %)Citrix
513 (6.599 %)Oracle
68 (4.061 %)VMware
74 (2.030 %)Intel
74 (2.030 %)Symantec
83 (1.523 %)CA
92 (1.015 %)VERITAS
92 (1.015 %)Apple
92 (1.015 %)IBM
92 (1.015 %)Compaq
92 (1.015 %)Dell
92 (1.015 %)McAfee Security
92 (1.015 %)SurfControl
101 (0.508 %)Remedy
101 (0.508 %)Sun
101 (0.508 %)Siebel
101 (0.508 %)Progress
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