The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs advertised for the Knutsford region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 24 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 Knutsford region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank - - 26
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 0 0 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Knutsford - - 2.500%
As % of the Qualifications category - - 13.04%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
Average salary - - £40,500
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Knutsford
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
11 37 23
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Knutsford 7.097% 20.56% 19.17%
Number of salaries quoted 11 34 12
Average salary £30,500 £60,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-49.16% +60.00%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,500 £39,500 £33,400
10% offered a salary of more than £40,000 £46,000 £64,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Microsoft Certification
Cheshire

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Knutsford 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 Knutsford region.

Knutsford Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 27 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Knutsford 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 10 (100.00%) C#
1 10 (100.00%) VB
1 10 (100.00%) VB.NET
1 10 (100.00%) .NET
1 10 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 10 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 10 (100.00%) MCP
1 10 (100.00%) MCAD
1 10 (100.00%) MCSD
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
1 10 (100.00%) MVC
1 10 (100.00%) WinForms
1 10 (100.00%) TDD
1 10 (100.00%) MCTS
1 10 (100.00%) Streaming Music
1 10 (100.00%) Music
1 10 (100.00%) WCF
1 10 (100.00%) WPF
1 10 (100.00%) Domain-Driven Design
1 10 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC
1 10 (100.00%) Dependency Injection
1 10 (100.00%) Node.js
1 10 (100.00%) Ninject
1 10 (100.00%) KnockoutJS
1 10 (100.00%) Web Application Development
1 10 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC 4
1 10 (100.00%) Enterprise Software

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Knutsford 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 10 (100.00%) .NET
1 10 (100.00%) ASP.NET
1 10 (100.00%) WinForms
1 10 (100.00%) WCF
1 10 (100.00%) WPF
1 10 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC
1 10 (100.00%) Node.js
1 10 (100.00%) Ninject
1 10 (100.00%) KnockoutJS
1 10 (100.00%) ASP.NET MVC 4
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (100.00%) SQL Server
General
1 10 (100.00%) Music
Job Titles
1 10 (100.00%) Developer
1 10 (100.00%) .NET Developer
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Streaming Music
1 10 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 10 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) MVC
1 10 (100.00%) TDD
1 10 (100.00%) Domain-Driven Design
1 10 (100.00%) Dependency Injection
1 10 (100.00%) Web Application Development
Programming Languages
1 10 (100.00%) C#
1 10 (100.00%) VB
1 10 (100.00%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 10 (100.00%) MCP
1 10 (100.00%) MCAD
1 10 (100.00%) MCSD
1 10 (100.00%) MCTS
Knutsford, North West
The role would focus on user support (mainly by telephone) and be in a Microsoft environment (Windows 7, Office 2010/2013, Windows Servers, Office 365 - Email, SharePoint, Lync).
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £17000 - £19000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 23 May 2013
Knutsford, Cheshire
The role would focus on user support (mainly by telephone) and be in a Microsoft environment (Windows 7, Office 2010/2013, Windows Servers, Office 365 - Email, SharePoint, Lync).
Adria Solutions Ltd
Salary: £17000 - £19000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013