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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the Hertfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank162163
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads1020
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.008 %
As % of the category below0.954 %1.605 %
Salaries quoted1020
Average minimum salary£32,308£33,100
Average salary£36,519£35,425
% change on same period last year+3.08 %
Average maximum salary£40,731£37,750
UK excluding London average salary£38,613£38,648
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10481246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.572 %0.523 %
Salaries quoted8541051
Average minimum salary£38,159£37,226
Average salary£42,218£40,430
% change on same period last year+4.42 %
Average maximum salary£46,277£43,635
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
MCSD East of EnglandMCSD
East of England

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Hertfordshire MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
St AlbansUp+83£36,000+87.01 %
HoddesdonNew entry-3£36,250-
WatfordNo change03£36,000-4.00 %
MCSD East of EnglandMCSD
East of England

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

155 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
254 (98.18 %).NET
352 (94.55 %)Microsoft
449 (89.09 %)C#
539 (70.91 %)OOD
638 (69.09 %)Degree
737 (67.27 %)VB.NET
836 (65.45 %)VB
933 (60.00 %)SQL
1032 (58.18 %)Project Management
1032 (58.18 %)Retail
1131 (56.36 %)VB6
1131 (56.36 %)UML
1131 (56.36 %)Oracle
1219 (34.55 %)SQL Server
1317 (30.91 %)C++
1415 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2005
1415 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
1415 (27.27 %)MCAD
1514 (25.45 %)MCP
1610 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
178 (14.55 %)WinForms
178 (14.55 %)Windows Mobile
178 (14.55 %)Pocket PC
178 (14.55 %)Windows
178 (14.55 %)OOP
178 (14.55 %)OO
187 (12.73 %)XML
195 (9.091 %)Web Development
195 (9.091 %).NET Framework

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire 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.

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
154 (98.18 %).NET
215 (27.27 %)ASP.NET
38 (14.55 %)WinForms
47 (12.73 %)XML
55 (9.091 %).NET Framework
64 (7.273 %)HTML
64 (7.273 %)WebServices
72 (3.636 %)ASP
81 (1.818 %)CSS
81 (1.818 %)STL
81 (1.818 %)AJAX
81 (1.818 %)WCF
81 (1.818 %)WPF
81 (1.818 %)LINQ
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (9.091 %)SharePoint
15 (9.091 %)SharePoint Server 2007
24 (7.273 %)BizTalk Server
33 (5.455 %)IIS
42 (3.636 %)CMS
42 (3.636 %)Plone
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (3.636 %)MS Excel
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
119 (34.55 %)SQL Server
215 (27.27 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (18.18 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (5.455 %)Crystal Reports
52 (3.636 %)MS Access
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.636 %)Visual Studio
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
132 (58.18 %)Retail
22 (3.636 %)Aerospace
22 (3.636 %)Education
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
155 (100.00 %)Developer
217 (30.91 %)Senior Developer
315 (27.27 %)C# Developer
411 (20.00 %)Applications Developer
58 (14.55 %)Software Developer
58 (14.55 %)WinForms Developer
66 (10.91 %).NET Developer
75 (9.091 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
75 (9.091 %)ASP.NET Developer
83 (5.455 %)Software Engineer
92 (3.636 %)Web Developer
92 (3.636 %)Senior Software Developer
101 (1.818 %)C++ Software Developer
101 (1.818 %)Senior C# Developer
101 (1.818 %).NET Consultant
101 (1.818 %)C++/C# Developer
101 (1.818 %)CSharp Software Developer
101 (1.818 %)C++ Applications Developer
101 (1.818 %)C# Application Developer
101 (1.818 %)Consultant
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (14.55 %)Pocket PC
24 (7.273 %)Tandem
33 (5.455 %)Computer Science
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (14.55 %)Windows
18 (14.55 %)Windows Mobile
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
139 (70.91 %)OOD
232 (58.18 %)Project Management
331 (56.36 %)UML
48 (14.55 %)OOP
48 (14.55 %)OO
55 (9.091 %)Web Development
64 (7.273 %)TDD
64 (7.273 %)Scrum
64 (7.273 %)Extreme Programming
73 (5.455 %)Workflow
73 (5.455 %)Business Performance Management
73 (5.455 %)Performance Management
73 (5.455 %)Software Engineering
82 (3.636 %)Content Management
82 (3.636 %)Web Design
91 (1.818 %)Agile Software Development
91 (1.818 %)E-Commerce
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
149 (89.09 %)C#
237 (67.27 %)VB.NET
336 (65.45 %)VB
433 (60.00 %)SQL
531 (56.36 %)VB6
617 (30.91 %)C++
73 (5.455 %)JavaScript
73 (5.455 %)Transact-SQL
82 (3.636 %)VBScript
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
155 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
238 (69.09 %)Degree
315 (27.27 %)MCAD
414 (25.45 %)MCP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
152 (94.55 %)Microsoft
231 (56.36 %)Oracle
32 (3.636 %)Macromedia