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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the High Wycombe 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 3 months to 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4231
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads315
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.002 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.614 %15.46 %
Salaries quoted315
Average minimum salary£29,000£32,000
Average salary£32,333£33,300
% change on same period last year-2.90 %
Average maximum salary£35,667£34,600
UK excluding London average salary£28,832£28,839
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
High Wycombe IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
High Wycombe
Matching permanent IT job ads8397
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.040 %
Salaries quoted7886
Average minimum salary£37,788£36,780
Average salary£42,370£38,890
% change on same period last year+8.94 %
Average maximum salary£46,952£41,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
MCP BuckinghamshireMCP
Buckinghamshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

High Wycombe MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

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

High Wycombe MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the High Wycombe region citing MCP 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 MCP.

120 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (75.00 %)Microsoft
39 (45.00 %)Windows
48 (40.00 %)SQL Server
56 (30.00 %).NET
56 (30.00 %)C#
56 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
56 (30.00 %)MCAD
56 (30.00 %)MCSD
65 (25.00 %)MCSE
65 (25.00 %)Active Directory
74 (20.00 %)MCSA
74 (20.00 %)LAN
74 (20.00 %)WAN
74 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
74 (20.00 %)VB
74 (20.00 %)VB.NET
74 (20.00 %)Telecoms
74 (20.00 %)Scrum
74 (20.00 %)Extreme Programming
74 (20.00 %)Windows XP
74 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
74 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
74 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
74 (20.00 %)TDD
74 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
74 (20.00 %)XML
83 (15.00 %)Cisco
83 (15.00 %)A+ Certification
83 (15.00 %)SQL

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the High Wycombe region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

High Wycombe IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
16 (30.00 %).NET
16 (30.00 %)ASP.NET
24 (20.00 %)XML
32 (10.00 %).NET Framework
32 (10.00 %)WebServices
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (20.00 %)MS Exchange
22 (10.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
22 (10.00 %)Lotus Notes
High Wycombe IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (10.00 %)MS Excel
21 (5.000 %)MS Office
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
14 (20.00 %)LAN
14 (20.00 %)WAN
14 (20.00 %)TCP/IP
22 (10.00 %)Internet
31 (5.000 %)Wireless
31 (5.000 %)VLAN
31 (5.000 %)ADSL
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (40.00 %)SQL Server
24 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2000
24 (20.00 %)SQL Server 2005
32 (10.00 %)MySQL
High Wycombe IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (20.00 %)Telecoms
22 (10.00 %)Pensions
31 (5.000 %)Health
31 (5.000 %)Manufacturing
31 (5.000 %)Banking
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
16 (30.00 %)Developer
16 (30.00 %).NET Developer
24 (20.00 %)Analyst
24 (20.00 %)Support Analyst
33 (15.00 %)Support Engineer
33 (15.00 %)IT Support Analyst
33 (15.00 %)Network Support
42 (10.00 %)Junior Analyst
42 (10.00 %)Junior Support Analyst
42 (10.00 %)Junior
42 (10.00 %)Network Administrator
42 (10.00 %)SQL DBA
42 (10.00 %)C# Developer
42 (10.00 %)Administrator
42 (10.00 %)Field Engineer
42 (10.00 %)Technical Support
42 (10.00 %)Field Service Engineer
42 (10.00 %)Systems Administrator
42 (10.00 %)DBA
42 (10.00 %)Server Support
High Wycombe IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (10.00 %)Pocket PC
12 (10.00 %)PDA
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (45.00 %)Windows
24 (20.00 %)Windows XP
24 (20.00 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (10.00 %)Windows Mobile
41 (5.000 %)Windows 2000 Server
41 (5.000 %)Linux
41 (5.000 %)UNIX
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (20.00 %)Scrum
14 (20.00 %)Extreme Programming
14 (20.00 %)TDD
22 (10.00 %)Content Management
22 (10.00 %)Logistics
22 (10.00 %)OO
31 (5.000 %)Problem Management
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (30.00 %)C#
24 (20.00 %)VB
24 (20.00 %)VB.NET
33 (15.00 %)SQL
High Wycombe IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
120 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
26 (30.00 %)MCAD
26 (30.00 %)MCSD
35 (25.00 %)MCSE
44 (20.00 %)MCSA
53 (15.00 %)A+ Certification
62 (10.00 %)MCDST
62 (10.00 %)MCTS
62 (10.00 %)MCDBA
71 (5.000 %)CCNP
71 (5.000 %)CCNA
71 (5.000 %)CCA
71 (5.000 %)Citrix Certification
71 (5.000 %)CCEA
71 (5.000 %)Cisco Certification
High Wycombe IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (5.000 %)SLA
High Wycombe IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
15 (25.00 %)Active Directory
High Wycombe IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (75.00 %)Microsoft
23 (15.00 %)Cisco
32 (10.00 %)IBM
32 (10.00 %)Lotus
32 (10.00 %)HP
32 (10.00 %)Compaq
32 (10.00 %)Dell
41 (5.000 %)Citrix
41 (5.000 %)VMware