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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2037
Rank change on same period last yearUp+17
Matching permanent IT job ads12183
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.070 %0.036 %
As % of the category below34.57 %31.92 %
Salaries quoted11375
Average minimum salary£28,876£29,006
Average salary£31,338£30,821
% change on same period last year+1.68 %
Average maximum salary£33,801£32,635
UK excluding London average salary£33,560£33,693
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching permanent IT job ads350260
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.203 %0.112 %
Salaries quoted320228
Average minimum salary£33,951£31,174
Average salary£36,437£33,365
% change on same period last year+9.20 %
Average maximum salary£38,922£35,555
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 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 Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

The 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

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Kent region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

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 10 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
DartfordUp+426£35,942+10.59 %
MaidstoneUp+615£26,733-13.76 %
Tunbridge WellsUp+211£32,500+7.93 %
FolkestoneNew entry-9£24,250-
SevenoaksUp+26£23,833-33.48 %
TonbridgeDown-25£35,400+4.88 %
RochesterNew entry-3£20,500-
SittingbourneNew entry-3£35,000-
WhitstableNew entry-2£35,000-
EdenbridgeNew entry-1£30,000-
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

1108 (63.91 %)Microsoft
2102 (60.36 %)Windows
398 (57.99 %)MCP
471 (42.01 %)Active Directory
570 (41.42 %)SQL Server
668 (40.24 %)MCSE
760 (35.50 %)Windows XP
854 (31.95 %)SQL Server 2005
951 (30.18 %).NET
951 (30.18 %)SQL Server 2000
1046 (27.22 %)Windows Server 2003
1046 (27.22 %)ASP.NET
1046 (27.22 %)MCAD
1046 (27.22 %)MCSD
1143 (25.44 %)MS Excel
1143 (25.44 %)SQL
1242 (24.85 %)MS Exchange
1338 (22.49 %)XML
1434 (20.12 %)TCP/IP
1533 (19.53 %)C#
1533 (19.53 %)MS Office
1631 (18.34 %)Windows Vista
1730 (17.75 %)Scrum
1829 (17.16 %)VB.NET
1928 (16.57 %)DNS
1928 (16.57 %)LAN
2027 (15.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
2126 (15.38 %)WAN
2126 (15.38 %)VB
2225 (14.79 %)Cisco

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, 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.

Kent IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
151 (30.18 %).NET
246 (27.22 %)ASP.NET
338 (22.49 %)XML
417 (10.06 %)AJAX
417 (10.06 %)WebServices
417 (10.06 %)WCF
417 (10.06 %)WPF
417 (10.06 %)WF
55 (2.959 %)HTML
62 (1.183 %)ASP
62 (1.183 %)WMI
62 (1.183 %)Software Packaging
71 (0.592 %)WinForms
Kent IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (24.85 %)MS Exchange
227 (15.98 %)Exchange Server 2003
317 (10.06 %)SharePoint
415 (8.876 %)IIS
513 (7.692 %)Lotus Notes
611 (6.509 %)SharePoint Server 2007
79 (5.325 %)BizTalk Server
81 (0.592 %)Exchange Server 2007
81 (0.592 %)Office Communications Server
Kent IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
143 (25.44 %)MS Excel
233 (19.53 %)MS Office
Kent IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
15 (2.959 %)SoftGrid
Kent IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
134 (20.12 %)TCP/IP
228 (16.57 %)LAN
228 (16.57 %)DNS
326 (15.38 %)WAN
413 (7.692 %)VPN
512 (7.101 %)Firewall
611 (6.509 %)Internet
75 (2.959 %)VoIP
84 (2.367 %)DHCP
92 (1.183 %)HTTP
92 (1.183 %)PBX
92 (1.183 %)SMS
92 (1.183 %)3G
92 (1.183 %)SAN
101 (0.592 %)ADSL
Kent IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
170 (41.42 %)SQL Server
254 (31.95 %)SQL Server 2005
351 (30.18 %)SQL Server 2000
46 (3.550 %)SQL Server 7
52 (1.183 %)MS Access
61 (0.592 %)Oracle 10g
Kent IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (2.959 %)Dreamweaver
22 (1.183 %)MSI
22 (1.183 %)InstallShield
Kent IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (13.61 %)Insurance
216 (9.467 %)Finance
35 (2.959 %)Pensions
44 (2.367 %)Back Office
53 (1.775 %)Education
53 (1.775 %)Government
62 (1.183 %)Health
62 (1.183 %)Local Government
62 (1.183 %)Financial Institution
71 (0.592 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
145 (26.63 %)Developer
242 (24.85 %).NET Developer
332 (18.93 %)ASP.NET Developer
423 (13.61 %)Support Engineer
519 (11.24 %)Support Technician
618 (10.65 %)C# Developer
618 (10.65 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
717 (10.06 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
717 (10.06 %)VB.NET Developer
813 (7.692 %)Desktop Support
911 (6.509 %)Analyst
911 (6.509 %)IT Support Technician
1010 (5.917 %)Consultant
118 (4.734 %)Desktop Support Technician
118 (4.734 %)Senior Support Engineer
127 (4.142 %)Service Desk Analyst
127 (4.142 %)Server Support
127 (4.142 %)Technical Support
127 (4.142 %)Service Analyst
136 (3.550 %)IT Manager
Kent IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
113 (7.692 %)Management Information System
211 (6.509 %)Tandem
35 (2.959 %)Computer Science
42 (1.183 %)Clustering
42 (1.183 %)W3C
42 (1.183 %)Blackberry
51 (0.592 %)French Language
Kent IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1102 (60.36 %)Windows
260 (35.50 %)Windows XP
346 (27.22 %)Windows Server 2003
431 (18.34 %)Windows Vista
518 (10.65 %)Windows 2000
614 (8.284 %)Windows Server 2008
712 (7.101 %)Windows 2000 Server
87 (4.142 %)Linux
96 (3.550 %)UNIX
102 (1.183 %)Windows NT
Kent IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
130 (17.75 %)Scrum
213 (7.692 %)TDD
213 (7.692 %)ITIL
312 (7.101 %)Extreme Programming
48 (4.734 %)Business Intelligence
56 (3.550 %)Network Design
63 (1.775 %)Incident Management
63 (1.775 %)Service Management
63 (1.775 %)Security Cleared
72 (1.183 %)Computer Security
72 (1.183 %)Service Delivery
72 (1.183 %)Change Management
72 (1.183 %)CRM
72 (1.183 %)E-Commerce
72 (1.183 %)Workflow
72 (1.183 %)Migration
72 (1.183 %)Problem Management
72 (1.183 %)Supply Chain Management
81 (0.592 %)Investment Management
81 (0.592 %)Time Management
Kent IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (25.44 %)SQL
233 (19.53 %)C#
329 (17.16 %)VB.NET
426 (15.38 %)VB
522 (13.02 %)Transact-SQL
64 (2.367 %)VB6
72 (1.183 %)VBScript
72 (1.183 %)JavaScript
72 (1.183 %)PL/SQL
Kent IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
198 (57.99 %)MCP
268 (40.24 %)MCSE
346 (27.22 %)MCAD
346 (27.22 %)MCSD
422 (13.02 %)MCSA
519 (11.24 %)Degree
610 (5.917 %)MCDBA
78 (4.734 %)MCITP
87 (4.142 %)CCNA
87 (4.142 %)Cisco Certification
96 (3.550 %)MCPD
104 (2.367 %)MCTS
104 (2.367 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
104 (2.367 %)RHCE
113 (1.775 %)CCA
113 (1.775 %)Citrix Certification
122 (1.183 %)MCDST
131 (0.592 %)A+ Certification
131 (0.592 %)ITIL Certification
Kent IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (4.734 %)SLA
Kent IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
171 (42.01 %)Active Directory
215 (8.876 %)VMware Infrastructure
39 (5.325 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
43 (1.775 %)ISA Server
52 (1.183 %)Backup Exec
52 (1.183 %)Citrix Presentation Server
61 (0.592 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.592 %)Terminal Services
Kent IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.183 %)OpenView
12 (1.183 %)WSUS
21 (0.592 %)ServiceCenter
Kent IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1108 (63.91 %)Microsoft
225 (14.79 %)Cisco
319 (11.24 %)VMware
415 (8.876 %)Citrix
513 (7.692 %)Lotus
611 (6.509 %)Novell
611 (6.509 %)HP
710 (5.917 %)Remedy
710 (5.917 %)LANDesk
85 (2.959 %)Oracle
85 (2.959 %)Adobe
92 (1.183 %)IBM
92 (1.183 %)EMC
92 (1.183 %)BMC
92 (1.183 %)Symantec
92 (1.183 %)Altiris
101 (0.592 %)Avaya
101 (0.592 %)Juniper
101 (0.592 %)Dell
101 (0.592 %)Sun