The first table below looks at the demand for MCTS in IT jobs advertised for the High Wycombe region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCTS over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the High Wycombe region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Rank 30 - -
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing MCTS 5 0 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 2.591% - -
As % of the Qualifications category 9.434% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
Average salary £57,500 - -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
All Qualifications
High Wycombe
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
53 74 75
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in High Wycombe 27.46% 32.89% 47.77%
Number of salaries quoted 46 68 63
Average salary £35,000 £40,000 £42,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-12.50% -5.88%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £21,850 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
MCTS
Buckinghamshire

MCTS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MCTS across the High Wycombe region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

High Wycombe MCTS Jobs Demand Trend

MCTS
Salary Trend

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

High Wycombe MCTS Salary Trend

MCTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe region citing MCTS 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 MCTS.

1 9 (100.00%) MCITP
2 7 (77.78%) MS Exchange
2 7 (77.78%) Windows
2 7 (77.78%) Windows Server 2008
2 7 (77.78%) Exchange Server 2010
3 6 (66.67%) Microsoft
3 6 (66.67%) Active Directory
4 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Certification
4 5 (55.56%) MCSA
4 5 (55.56%) Identity Management
4 5 (55.56%) Microsoft App-V
4 5 (55.56%) SQL
4 5 (55.56%) Office Communications Server
4 5 (55.56%) Office 365
4 5 (55.56%) Application Packaging
4 5 (55.56%) SCCM
4 5 (55.56%) SCOM
4 5 (55.56%) Exchange Server 2013
5 4 (44.44%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (44.44%) VMware
5 4 (44.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2003
6 3 (33.33%) Citrix
6 3 (33.33%) Citrix Certification
6 3 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2003
6 3 (33.33%) Migration
6 3 (33.33%) CCEE
6 3 (33.33%) CCAA
6 3 (33.33%) CCIA
6 3 (33.33%) XenApp

MCTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the High Wycombe region citing MCTS 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 MCTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 5 (55.56%) Application Packaging
Application Platforms
1 7 (77.78%) MS Exchange
1 7 (77.78%) Exchange Server 2010
2 5 (55.56%) Office Communications Server
2 5 (55.56%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (33.33%) Exchange Server 2003
4 2 (22.22%) Lync
4 2 (22.22%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 5 (55.56%) Office 365
2 1 (11.11%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 2 (22.22%) NetScaler
2 1 (11.11%) LAN
2 1 (11.11%) DHCP
2 1 (11.11%) TCP/IP
2 1 (11.11%) DNS
2 1 (11.11%) Firewall
Job Titles
1 8 (88.89%) Consultant
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Technical Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Principal Consultant
3 2 (22.22%) Citrix Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Citrix Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Technical Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Implementation Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) SCCM Consultant
Operating Systems
1 7 (77.78%) Windows
1 7 (77.78%) Windows Server 2008
2 4 (44.44%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (33.33%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Identity Management
2 3 (33.33%) Migration
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) MCITP
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (55.56%) MCSA
3 4 (44.44%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
4 3 (33.33%) Citrix Certification
4 3 (33.33%) CCEE
4 3 (33.33%) CCAA
4 3 (33.33%) CCIA
5 2 (22.22%) CCEA
5 2 (22.22%) CCA
6 1 (11.11%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (11.11%) CCNP
6 1 (11.11%) CCNA
System Software
1 6 (66.67%) Active Directory
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft App-V
3 4 (44.44%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (33.33%) XenApp
4 3 (33.33%) XenServer
4 3 (33.33%) XenDesktop
5 2 (22.22%) vSphere
6 1 (11.11%) VMware ESX
Systems Management
1 5 (55.56%) SCCM
1 5 (55.56%) SCOM
2 2 (22.22%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 4 (44.44%) VMware
3 3 (33.33%) Citrix
4 2 (22.22%) AppSense
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