The first table below looks at the demand for MCSE in IT jobs advertised for the Lancashire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE 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 Lancashire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Rank 62 58 50
Rank change year-on-year
-4 -8
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 1 6 3
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 0.206% 1.093% 0.779%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.847% 4.651% 3.614%
Number of salaries quoted 1 6 3
Average salary £37,500 £26,000 £16,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+44.23% +57.57%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Lancashire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
118 129 83
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Lancashire 24.28% 23.50% 21.56%
Number of salaries quoted 104 116 67
Average salary £35,000 £32,500 £28,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.69% +16.07%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £21,500 £18,000
10% offered a salary of more than £44,100 £42,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
MCSE
North West

MCSE
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Lancashire MCSE Jobs Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

Lancashire MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the Lancashire region over the 3 months to 24 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
Blackburn -5 1 £37,500 +44.23%
Preston - 1 £37,500 -
MCSE
North West

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (71.43%) Windows
3 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
3 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
3 4 (57.14%) Citrix
3 4 (57.14%) Citrix Certification
3 4 (57.14%) VMware
3 4 (57.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 4 (57.14%) MCITP
3 4 (57.14%) XenApp
3 4 (57.14%) XenServer
3 4 (57.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (42.86%) Windows Server 2008
4 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2007
4 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2003
4 3 (42.86%) MCTS
4 3 (42.86%) ITIL
4 3 (42.86%) AppSense
4 3 (42.86%) Firewall
4 3 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
4 3 (42.86%) Windows Server 2003
4 3 (42.86%) CCA
4 3 (42.86%) DHCP
4 3 (42.86%) DNS
4 3 (42.86%) MCSA
4 3 (42.86%) SQL Server
4 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
5 2 (28.57%) SCCP
5 2 (28.57%) CISSP

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Lancashire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2010
1 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2007
1 3 (42.86%) Exchange Server 2003
1 3 (42.86%) MS Exchange
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 3 (42.86%) Firewall
1 3 (42.86%) DHCP
1 3 (42.86%) DNS
2 2 (28.57%) SCCP
3 1 (14.29%) NetScaler
3 1 (14.29%) LAN
3 1 (14.29%) WAN
3 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Systems Administrator
1 3 (42.86%) Administrator
2 2 (28.57%) Security Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Virtualisation Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Technician
3 1 (14.29%) IT Security Manager
3 1 (14.29%) Support Technician
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support Technician
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Engineer
3 1 (14.29%) Security Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Architect
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Client/Server
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
2 3 (42.86%) Windows Server 2008
2 3 (42.86%) Windows Server 2003
3 1 (14.29%) Windows 7
3 1 (14.29%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) ITIL
2 2 (28.57%) Vulnerability Assessment
2 2 (28.57%) Security Architecture
3 1 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (57.14%) Citrix Certification
2 4 (57.14%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 4 (57.14%) MCITP
3 3 (42.86%) MCTS
3 3 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (42.86%) CCA
3 3 (42.86%) MCSA
4 2 (28.57%) CISSP
4 2 (28.57%) GIAC
4 2 (28.57%) ISSAP
4 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
4 2 (28.57%) ISACA
5 1 (14.29%) CCEE
5 1 (14.29%) CCAA
5 1 (14.29%) CCIA
5 1 (14.29%) NCDA
5 1 (14.29%) NCIE
5 1 (14.29%) VCAP
System Software
1 4 (57.14%) Active Directory
1 4 (57.14%) XenApp
1 4 (57.14%) XenServer
1 4 (57.14%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (14.29%) XenDesktop
2 1 (14.29%) vSphere
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
1 4 (57.14%) Citrix
1 4 (57.14%) VMware
2 3 (42.86%) AppSense
3 1 (14.29%) NetApp
3 1 (14.29%) Cisco
3 1 (14.29%) Intel
Preston, Lancashire
Information Technology related degree, or equivalent proven knowledge in IT and Technology fields with associated qualifications such as CCNA, CCNP, VCP *Extensive knowledge of MS Windows 2000/XP,...
Reed Technology
Salary: £24000 - £31000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire, United Kingdom, North West
Maximising the uptime of Bedside Units and therefore the availability of the system to customers.RESPONSIBILITIES: a) Maximising the uptime (technical availability to customers) of the Bedside Unit...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: £20,000 per year
Posted: 23 May 2013
Preston, Lancashire
Server and PC hardware/software in a Microsoft/Linux networking environment. - Analogue and digital/VOIP telephone networks. - TCP/IP network fundamentals including working with Windows software configurations... DESIRABLE...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: £20,000 per annum
Posted: 22 May 2013