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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the Kent 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
Rank78102
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads236
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.003 %
As % of the category below7.121 %2.239 %
Salaries quoted224
Average minimum salary£31,818£30,000
Average salary£36,364£35,000
% change on same period last year+3.89 %
Average maximum salary£40,909£40,000
UK excluding London average salary£38,613£38,648
% change on same period last year-0.08 %
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads323268
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.176 %0.113 %
Salaries quoted283244
Average minimum salary£34,010£31,505
Average salary£36,561£32,904
% change on same period last year+11.11 %
Average maximum salary£39,112£34,303
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
MCSD South EastMCSD
South East

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Kent 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 Kent region.

Kent MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

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

Kent 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 Kent 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
DartfordNew entry-15£36,833-
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-5£32,500-
RochesterNew entry-2£42,500-
MCSD South EastMCSD
South East

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

128 (100.00 %).NET
128 (100.00 %)SQL Server
128 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
128 (100.00 %)MCAD
128 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (85.71 %)XML
224 (85.71 %)MCP
224 (85.71 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (75.00 %)Microsoft
321 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
420 (71.43 %)VB.NET
517 (60.71 %)Scrum
616 (57.14 %)C#
715 (53.57 %)VB
813 (46.43 %)TDD
912 (42.86 %)Extreme Programming
1010 (35.71 %)SQL
1010 (35.71 %)Transact-SQL
116 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
116 (21.43 %)WCF
116 (21.43 %)WPF
116 (21.43 %)WF
116 (21.43 %)Finance
116 (21.43 %)Insurance
116 (21.43 %)BizTalk Server
116 (21.43 %)SharePoint
125 (17.86 %)WebServices
125 (17.86 %)Tandem
125 (17.86 %)AJAX
134 (14.29 %)MCTS

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (100.00 %).NET
128 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
224 (85.71 %)XML
36 (21.43 %)WCF
36 (21.43 %)WPF
36 (21.43 %)WF
45 (17.86 %)AJAX
45 (17.86 %)WebServices
51 (3.571 %)WinForms
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (21.43 %)SharePoint
16 (21.43 %)BizTalk Server
16 (21.43 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (100.00 %)SQL Server
224 (85.71 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (75.00 %)SQL Server 2000
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (21.43 %)Finance
16 (21.43 %)Insurance
21 (3.571 %)Electronics
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (96.43 %)Developer
127 (96.43 %).NET Developer
220 (71.43 %)ASP.NET Developer
314 (50.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
314 (50.00 %)VB.NET Developer
49 (32.14 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
49 (32.14 %)C# Developer
53 (10.71 %)Senior Developer
53 (10.71 %)Senior C# Developer
53 (10.71 %)Senior .NET Developer
53 (10.71 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
53 (10.71 %)Senior VB.NET Developer
53 (10.71 %)Junior VB.NET Developer
61 (3.571 %)Team Leader
61 (3.571 %).NET Team Leader
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (17.86 %)Tandem
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
117 (60.71 %)Scrum
213 (46.43 %)TDD
312 (42.86 %)Extreme Programming
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (71.43 %)VB.NET
216 (57.14 %)C#
315 (53.57 %)VB
410 (35.71 %)SQL
410 (35.71 %)Transact-SQL
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (100.00 %)MCAD
128 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (85.71 %)MCP
34 (14.29 %)MCTS
34 (14.29 %)MCPD
34 (14.29 %)Degree
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (75.00 %)Microsoft