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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 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 MCSE over the 3 months to 6 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
6 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7354
Rank change on same period last yearDown-19
Matching permanent IT job ads101176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.058 %0.075 %
As % of the category below10.07 %14.81 %
Salaries quoted92169
Average minimum salary£31,957£31,994
Average salary£34,272£35,243
% change on same period last year-2.75 %
Average maximum salary£36,587£38,491
UK excluding London average salary£33,896£33,942
% change on same period last year-0.13 %
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Hertfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10031188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.577 %0.509 %
Salaries quoted838978
Average minimum salary£36,731£36,608
Average salary£40,359£39,729
% change on same period last year+1.58 %
Average maximum salary£43,987£42,849
UK excluding London average salary£37,878£38,398
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
MCSE East of EnglandMCSE
East of England

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

Hertfordshire MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

Hertfordshire MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 6 October 2008.

Hertfordshire MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Hertfordshire region over the 3 months to 6 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
St AlbansUp+1815£29,000+6.61 %
StevenageUp+48£33,813+21.84 %
HitchinNew entry-7£30,571-
WatfordDown-136£54,833+49.81 %
Welwyn Garden CityDown-143£44,667+58.46 %
RoystonNew entry-2£34,000-
MCSE East of EnglandMCSE
East of England

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 6 October 2008, IT jobs across the Hertfordshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1213 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2131 (61.50 %)Windows
3122 (57.28 %)Microsoft
4104 (48.83 %)Active Directory
5101 (47.42 %)Windows Server 2003
6100 (46.95 %)MS Exchange
766 (30.99 %)Cisco Certification
766 (30.99 %)Exchange Server 2003
863 (29.58 %)CCNA
954 (25.35 %)Cisco
1051 (23.94 %)DNS
1145 (21.13 %)Firewall
1242 (19.72 %)MS Excel
1333 (15.49 %)MS Office
1333 (15.49 %)WAN
1333 (15.49 %)DHCP
1432 (15.02 %)TCP/IP
1432 (15.02 %)MCP
1432 (15.02 %)Degree
1531 (14.55 %)Citrix
1630 (14.08 %)LAN
1727 (12.68 %)SQL
1727 (12.68 %)Health
1825 (11.74 %)Clustering
1825 (11.74 %)HP
1825 (11.74 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1924 (11.27 %)SAN
1924 (11.27 %)MCSA
1924 (11.27 %)Windows 2000
1924 (11.27 %)Exchange Server 2000

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (0.939 %).NET
12 (0.939 %)ASP
12 (0.939 %)XML
12 (0.939 %).NET Framework
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1100 (46.95 %)MS Exchange
266 (30.99 %)Exchange Server 2003
324 (11.27 %)Exchange Server 2000
422 (10.33 %)Exchange Server 2007
517 (7.981 %)IIS
612 (5.634 %)SharePoint
710 (4.695 %)SAS
86 (2.817 %)SharePoint Server 2007
95 (2.347 %)Lotus Notes
103 (1.408 %)BizTalk Server
112 (0.939 %)Lotus Domino
121 (0.469 %)Exchange Server 5.5
121 (0.469 %)Office Communications Server
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
142 (19.72 %)MS Excel
233 (15.49 %)MS Office
33 (1.408 %)MS Project
33 (1.408 %)MS PowerPoint
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.939 %)Navision
21 (0.469 %)Dynamics CRM
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
151 (23.94 %)DNS
245 (21.13 %)Firewall
333 (15.49 %)WAN
333 (15.49 %)DHCP
432 (15.02 %)TCP/IP
530 (14.08 %)LAN
624 (11.27 %)SAN
720 (9.390 %)VPN
813 (6.103 %)Ethernet
813 (6.103 %)Wi-Fi
910 (4.695 %)Internet
107 (3.286 %)IPCC
116 (2.817 %)IP Telephony
116 (2.817 %)Cisco IPT
116 (2.817 %)Cisco PIX
116 (2.817 %)Wireless
125 (2.347 %)Cisco ASA
132 (0.939 %)DSL
132 (0.939 %)ADSL
132 (0.939 %)VoIP
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (6.573 %)SQL Server
26 (2.817 %)Crystal Reports
32 (0.939 %)SQL Server 2005
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
127 (12.68 %)Health
217 (7.981 %)Pensions
312 (5.634 %)Pharmaceutical
49 (4.225 %)Retail
58 (3.756 %)Finance
67 (3.286 %)Education
76 (2.817 %)Insurance
85 (2.347 %)Government
92 (0.939 %)Aerospace
92 (0.939 %)Chemicals
92 (0.939 %)Back Office
92 (0.939 %)Electronics
101 (0.469 %)Telecoms
101 (0.469 %)Manufacturing
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
131 (14.55 %)Support Engineer
218 (8.451 %)Technical Engineer
317 (7.981 %)Support Specialist
416 (7.512 %)3rd Line Support
416 (7.512 %)Consultant
514 (6.573 %)Systems Engineer
514 (6.573 %)Technical Support
613 (6.103 %)3rd Line Support Engineer
712 (5.634 %)Infrastructure Specialist
712 (5.634 %)Technical Support Engineer
811 (5.164 %)Analyst
910 (4.695 %)Server Support
910 (4.695 %)Support Consultant
910 (4.695 %)Technical Specialist
910 (4.695 %)Network Support
109 (4.225 %)Server Support Specialist
109 (4.225 %)IT Consultant
109 (4.225 %)Server Specialist
118 (3.756 %)IT Manager
118 (3.756 %)Trainer
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
125 (11.74 %)Clustering
212 (5.634 %)Fat Client
212 (5.634 %)Thin Client
311 (5.164 %)Blackberry
49 (4.225 %)CLARiiON
54 (1.878 %)Replication
62 (0.939 %)Client/Server
71 (0.469 %)EPoS
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1131 (61.50 %)Windows
2101 (47.42 %)Windows Server 2003
324 (11.27 %)Windows 2000
418 (8.451 %)Windows 2000 Server
517 (7.981 %)Windows Vista
517 (7.981 %)Windows XP
615 (7.042 %)Linux
714 (6.573 %)Windows Server 2008
810 (4.695 %)NetWare
93 (1.408 %)UNIX
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
121 (9.859 %)Project Management
220 (9.390 %)Problem Management
316 (7.512 %)ITIL
412 (5.634 %)Change Management
58 (3.756 %)Disaster Recovery
66 (2.817 %)CRM
74 (1.878 %)Document Management
83 (1.408 %)Incident Management
92 (0.939 %)Agile Software Development
92 (0.939 %)TDD
92 (0.939 %)PRINCE2
92 (0.939 %)UML
92 (0.939 %)Performance Management
101 (0.469 %)Time Management
101 (0.469 %)Service Delivery
101 (0.469 %)ERP
101 (0.469 %)PRINCE
101 (0.469 %)Configuration Management
101 (0.469 %)Data Management
101 (0.469 %)Stakeholder Management
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (12.68 %)SQL
22 (0.939 %)VBA
22 (0.939 %)C#
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1213 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
266 (30.99 %)Cisco Certification
363 (29.58 %)CCNA
432 (15.02 %)MCP
432 (15.02 %)Degree
524 (11.27 %)MCSA
69 (4.225 %)CCNP
77 (3.286 %)CCVP
84 (1.878 %)CCA
84 (1.878 %)Citrix Certification
93 (1.408 %)MCT
93 (1.408 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
102 (0.939 %)HP ASE
102 (0.939 %)RHCE
111 (0.469 %)A+ Certification
111 (0.469 %)Network+ Certification
111 (0.469 %)MCDST
111 (0.469 %)MCITP
111 (0.469 %)CNA
111 (0.469 %)CNE
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (3.286 %)SLA
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1104 (48.83 %)Active Directory
213 (6.103 %)Terminal Services
312 (5.634 %)ISA Server
49 (4.225 %)NetBackup
49 (4.225 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
54 (1.878 %)VMware Infrastructure
54 (1.878 %)Backup Exec
62 (0.939 %)MetaFrame
62 (0.939 %)Terminal Server
71 (0.469 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.469 %)VMware Workstation
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
125 (11.74 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
221 (9.859 %)MOM
32 (0.939 %)Norton AntiVirus
41 (0.469 %)MAILsweeper
41 (0.469 %)HP Data Protector
41 (0.469 %)ARCserve
Hertfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1122 (57.28 %)Microsoft
254 (25.35 %)Cisco
331 (14.55 %)Citrix
425 (11.74 %)HP
522 (10.33 %)VMware
612 (5.634 %)Symantec
612 (5.634 %)VERITAS
711 (5.164 %)Sun
810 (4.695 %)Dell
810 (4.695 %)Novell
99 (4.225 %)EMC
108 (3.756 %)CheckPoint
115 (2.347 %)Nokia
115 (2.347 %)Lotus
123 (1.408 %)IBM
131 (0.469 %)Avaya
131 (0.469 %)Juniper
131 (0.469 %)Sage
131 (0.469 %)McAfee Security
131 (0.469 %)Websense