The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs advertised for the Kent region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 20 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 Kent region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank 38 16 35
Rank change year-on-year
-22 +19
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 55 72 72
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 4.713% 10.14% 6.963%
As % of the Qualifications category 17.19% 42.11% 24.08%
Number of salaries quoted 53 67 71
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -5.40%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,556 £22,500 £24,000
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Kent
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
320 171 299
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Kent 27.42% 24.08% 28.92%
Number of salaries quoted 288 159 286
Average salary £40,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,780 £24,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £53,500 £42,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Microsoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Kent Microsoft Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Kent region.

Kent Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Kent Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Kent region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Dartford +6 11 £40,000 -
Tunbridge Wells +5 9 £42,500 +6.25%
Maidstone -9 8 £40,000 +60.00%
Rochester -7 4 £25,000 -9.09%
Whitstable - 4 £35,000 -
West Malling -9 2 £37,500 -6.25%
Microsoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

1 47 (56.63%) MCP
2 44 (53.01%) Windows
2 44 (53.01%) SQL Server
3 41 (49.40%) .NET
4 39 (46.99%) Microsoft
5 36 (43.37%) MCAD
5 36 (43.37%) MCSD
5 36 (43.37%) MCTS
6 34 (40.96%) TDD
7 33 (39.76%) C#
7 33 (39.76%) ASP.NET
8 32 (38.55%) Scrum
8 32 (38.55%) Kanban
9 30 (36.14%) Rhino Mocks
9 30 (36.14%) NUnit
10 28 (33.73%) MVC
10 28 (33.73%) ASP.NET MVC
10 28 (33.73%) WCF
10 28 (33.73%) Web Application Development
10 28 (33.73%) Razor View Engine
10 28 (33.73%) ASP.NET MVC 4
11 26 (31.33%) SQL Server 2012
11 26 (31.33%) MCSE
12 25 (30.12%) Moq
13 23 (27.71%) VMware
14 22 (26.51%) BDD
15 20 (24.10%) Cisco
16 19 (22.89%) Windows Server 2008
17 18 (21.69%) NHibernate
18 17 (20.48%) Castle Windsor

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Kent region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 41 (49.40%) .NET
2 33 (39.76%) ASP.NET
3 28 (33.73%) WCF
3 28 (33.73%) ASP.NET MVC
3 28 (33.73%) Razor View Engine
3 28 (33.73%) ASP.NET MVC 4
4 18 (21.69%) NHibernate
5 17 (20.48%) Castle Windsor
6 12 (14.46%) Ninject
6 12 (14.46%) Unity DI Container
6 12 (14.46%) Spring.NET
7 10 (12.05%) LINQ
8 8 (9.639%) WPF
8 8 (9.639%) WinForms
9 7 (8.434%) CSS
9 7 (8.434%) HTML
9 7 (8.434%) HTML5
10 5 (6.024%) .NET Framework
10 5 (6.024%) XML
10 5 (6.024%) Lucene
Application Platforms
1 12 (14.46%) MS Exchange
2 6 (7.229%) IIS
3 5 (6.024%) MS Project Server
3 5 (6.024%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (3.614%) SAS
4 3 (3.614%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (2.410%) Exchange Server 2007
6 1 (1.205%) SharePoint 2010
6 1 (1.205%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (1.205%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
6 1 (1.205%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (10.84%) MS Excel
2 3 (3.614%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.205%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (1.205%) Dynamics AX
Communications & Networking
1 10 (12.05%) TCP/IP
2 9 (10.84%) SAN
3 7 (8.434%) WAN
3 7 (8.434%) Firewall
3 7 (8.434%) Network Security
3 7 (8.434%) Cisco ASA
4 6 (7.229%) LAN
4 6 (7.229%) VoIP
5 4 (4.819%) VPN
6 3 (3.614%) DNS
6 3 (3.614%) DHCP
7 1 (1.205%) FTP
7 1 (1.205%) Internet
7 1 (1.205%) MPLS
7 1 (1.205%) Wireless
7 1 (1.205%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (53.01%) SQL Server
2 26 (31.33%) SQL Server 2012
3 7 (8.434%) SQL Server 2008
4 3 (3.614%) OLAP
4 3 (3.614%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.205%) DTS
5 1 (1.205%) Data Mart
5 1 (1.205%) SQL Server 2005
5 1 (1.205%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 30 (36.14%) NUnit
1 30 (36.14%) Rhino Mocks
2 25 (30.12%) Moq
3 12 (14.46%) MSTest
4 5 (6.024%) Visual Studio
4 5 (6.024%) Selenium
4 5 (6.024%) Cucumber
General
1 13 (15.66%) Music
1 13 (15.66%) Music Industry
2 11 (13.25%) Finance
3 6 (7.229%) Banking
4 2 (2.410%) Retail
4 2 (2.410%) Advertising
4 2 (2.410%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 44 (53.01%) Developer
2 39 (46.99%) .NET Developer
3 9 (10.84%) Support Engineer
4 6 (7.229%) Analyst
4 6 (7.229%) Network Engineer
4 6 (7.229%) Network Support Engineer
4 6 (7.229%) Network Support
5 5 (6.024%) .NET Web Developer
5 5 (6.024%) Web Developer
6 4 (4.819%) Infrastructure Engineer
7 3 (3.614%) Server Engineer
7 3 (3.614%) Senior Server Engineer
7 3 (3.614%) Deployment Engineer
7 3 (3.614%) Business Developer
7 3 (3.614%) Support Analyst
7 3 (3.614%) Business Intelligence Developer
8 2 (2.410%) Windows Systems Administrator
8 2 (2.410%) IT Security Engineer
8 2 (2.410%) Windows Administrator
8 2 (2.410%) IT Security Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.46%) Inversion of Control
2 7 (8.434%) Management Information System
3 5 (6.024%) W3C
4 3 (3.614%) Blackberry
5 1 (1.205%) Thin Client
5 1 (1.205%) Replication
5 1 (1.205%) Fat Client
Operating Systems
1 44 (53.01%) Windows
2 19 (22.89%) Windows Server 2008
3 13 (15.66%) Windows Server 2003
4 5 (6.024%) Windows XP
5 4 (4.819%) Windows 7
6 3 (3.614%) Windows 8
6 3 (3.614%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (2.410%) Linux
8 1 (1.205%) Windows 2000
8 1 (1.205%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (40.96%) TDD
2 32 (38.55%) Scrum
2 32 (38.55%) Kanban
3 28 (33.73%) Web Application Development
3 28 (33.73%) MVC
4 22 (26.51%) BDD
5 12 (14.46%) Dependency Injection
5 12 (14.46%) Continuous Integration
6 11 (13.25%) Business Intelligence
7 9 (10.84%) ITIL
8 8 (9.639%) MVVM
8 8 (9.639%) Network Management
9 6 (7.229%) Data Protection
10 5 (6.024%) Scrum-ban
10 5 (6.024%) Configuration Management
10 5 (6.024%) Disaster Recovery
10 5 (6.024%) Migration
10 5 (6.024%) Operations Management
10 5 (6.024%) Unit Testing
11 4 (4.819%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 33 (39.76%) C#
2 17 (20.48%) VB
2 17 (20.48%) VB.NET
3 9 (10.84%) SQL
4 7 (8.434%) JavaScript
5 1 (1.205%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 47 (56.63%) MCP
2 36 (43.37%) MCAD
2 36 (43.37%) MCSD
2 36 (43.37%) MCTS
3 26 (31.33%) MCSE
4 13 (15.66%) MCSA
5 9 (10.84%) Cisco Certification
6 6 (7.229%) CISSP
6 6 (7.229%) SC Cleared
6 6 (7.229%) Security Cleared
7 4 (4.819%) PCI QSA
7 4 (4.819%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
8 3 (3.614%) MCITP
8 3 (3.614%) CCNA
9 1 (1.205%) ISEB
9 1 (1.205%) CCA
9 1 (1.205%) Citrix Certification
9 1 (1.205%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.024%) SLA
1 5 (6.024%) PCI DSS
2 4 (4.819%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 16 (19.28%) VMware Infrastructure
2 15 (18.07%) Active Directory
3 9 (10.84%) vSphere
4 8 (9.639%) Hyper-V
5 3 (3.614%) XenApp
5 3 (3.614%) VMware ESX
6 2 (2.410%) XenDesktop
7 1 (1.205%) Microsoft App-V
7 1 (1.205%) Terminal Server
Systems Management
1 2 (2.410%) SCCM
2 1 (1.205%) HP SIM
2 1 (1.205%) Nagios
2 1 (1.205%) MIMEsweeper
Vendors
1 39 (46.99%) Microsoft
2 23 (27.71%) VMware
3 20 (24.10%) Cisco
4 9 (10.84%) HP
4 9 (10.84%) Citrix
5 7 (8.434%) IBM
6 3 (3.614%) Dell
6 3 (3.614%) MicroStrategy
7 1 (1.205%) Novell
7 1 (1.205%) Apple
7 1 (1.205%) Websense
7 1 (1.205%) Mitel
7 1 (1.205%) Capita
7 1 (1.205%) SolarWinds
Whitstable, South East
Reporting into CEB Infrastructure Management, the successful candidate will be expected to help ensure the smooth running of the IT Infrastructure throughout the company and assist with the...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £27000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Whitstable, South East
Reporting into CEB Infrastructure Management, the successful candidate will be expected to help ensure the smooth running of the IT Infrastructure throughout the company and assist with the...
Capita Resourcing
Salary: £27000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Dartford, South East
Our client will provide you with training into: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), WCF, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq), BDD...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Maidstone, Kent
An experienced IT support engineer, ideally Microsoft Certified and experience in both 1st and 2nd line suppot, is immediately required a Microsoft Partner IT support consultancy based in...
CV Screen Ltd
Salary: Up to £24k plus benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Surrey, West Sussex, Reigate, Crawley, Epsom,...
Systems Support Engineer (Microsoft 2003, 2008, Exchange 2007, 2010, Virtualisation, Networking) - This successful organisation is seeking to recruit an experienced Systems Engineer to provide 1st to 3rd line...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: to £40,000 + generous bonus + bens
Posted: 20 May 2013
Rochester, Kent, South East
Essential Skills: - Strong commercial experience of developing database-driven web site development - Good knowledge of the Microsoft .NET framework, especially using ASP.NET - Experience of developing in C# -...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £20,000 - £30,000 per year
Posted: 18 May 2013
Chatham, Kent
Microsoft Certified. Desktop experience up to and including Windows 7 (8 a bonus) Server experience up to 2008 R2 (Linux a bonus) Hands on virtualisation - VMWare / Hyper V...
Konetic Limited
Salary: From £30,000 to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 13 May 2013
Surrey, West Sussex, Reigate, Crawley, Epsom,...
PERSON SKILLS - proven track record of managing and supporting Microsoft solutions, including MS Server 2003/08R2, MS Exchange 2003-2010, Active Directory. - VMWare V-sphere experience... - any experience...
Actis Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £35,000 - £45,000 + generous bonus + bens
Posted: 29 April 2013
Maidstone, Kent
iPad, iPhone, HTC, Blackberry etc - AJAX , CSS, XML experience a plus - MAC OSX OS - Microsoft MCP/MCTS/MCSE qualifications preferable Useful Skills: - Experience with relational databases such as...
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: Up to £25,000 per annum
Posted: 14 May 2013
Maidstone, South East
iPad, iPhone, HTC, Blackberry, etc. - AJAX, CSS, XML experience a plus - MAC OSX OS - Microsoft MCP/MCTS/MCSE qualifications preferableTechnical Support Engineer Useful Skills: - Experience with relational databases...
1st Choice Jobs
Salary: £0 - £25,000 per year
Posted: 14 May 2013
Kent, South East
My client is a reputable end user looking for a driven and ambitious consultant who is particularly interested in the opportunity to progress in their career and to...
Nigel Frank International Ltd
Salary: £40000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 2 May 2013
Ashford, Kent
Data security... - SSIS Design & Administration... - SQL Server Migrations... - SQL Sentry. - SSRS Administration. - Compellent / Equallogic. - VMware / HyperV virtualisation. - Application Development (.net) - PowerShell scripting / automation... - MCSA / MCSE SQL. - MCTS / MCITP.
1st Choice Computer Appointments Ltd
Salary: Up to £35,000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013
Ashford, Kent, South East
Main Purpose of the SQL Server DBATo be responsible for SQL infrastructure across 2 divisions of the company.We are providing our software products as part of a...
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Salary: £0 - £35,000 per year DOE
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