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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Lancashire 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
Rank2728
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads7372
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.042 %0.031 %
As % of the category below37.44 %34.45 %
Salaries quoted6444
Average minimum salary£25,338£25,626
Average salary£27,844£27,395
% change on same period last year+1.63 %
Average maximum salary£30,350£29,164
UK excluding London average salary£33,560£33,693
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Lancashire
Matching permanent IT job ads195209
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.113 %0.090 %
Salaries quoted157168
Average minimum salary£27,676£25,798
Average salary£30,340£28,284
% change on same period last year+7.26 %
Average maximum salary£33,003£30,769
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Microsoft Certification North WestMicrosoft Certification
North West

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire region.

Lancashire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Lancashire 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 Lancashire 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
PrestonUp+138£28,435+23.93 %
OrmskirkNew entry-20£24,950-
BurnleyDown-111£32,050-4.80 %
LancasterUp+35£18,000-32.07 %
BlackburnDown-102£18,500-26.00 %
BlackpoolDown-22£57,500+150.00 %
AccringtonNew entry-1£27,500-
ChorleyDown-41£28,000+12.00 %
Microsoft Certification North WestMicrosoft Certification
North West

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

1109 (78.99 %)Microsoft
269 (50.00 %)MCSE
368 (49.28 %)Windows
450 (36.23 %)Windows Server 2003
548 (34.78 %)MCP
647 (34.06 %)SQL Server
744 (31.88 %)Finance
842 (30.43 %)MS Exchange
941 (29.71 %)MS Excel
1040 (28.99 %)SQL
1137 (26.81 %)Pensions
1232 (23.19 %)Exchange Server 2003
1331 (22.46 %)Windows 2000 Server
1430 (21.74 %)C#
1430 (21.74 %).NET
1529 (21.01 %)Active Directory
1628 (20.29 %)ASP.NET
1725 (18.12 %)MS Office
1823 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
1922 (15.94 %)Linux
2018 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2000
2018 (13.04 %)UNIX
2018 (13.04 %)Oracle
2018 (13.04 %)TCP/IP
2117 (12.32 %)Citrix
2214 (10.14 %)Windows XP
2214 (10.14 %)MCSA
2214 (10.14 %)Exchange Server 2007
2312 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2000
2411 (7.971 %)Windows 2000

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Lancashire 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.

Lancashire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
130 (21.74 %).NET
228 (20.29 %)ASP.NET
35 (3.623 %)WSH
43 (2.174 %)XML
43 (2.174 %)MDX
52 (1.449 %)WMI
52 (1.449 %)COM
52 (1.449 %)DCOM
52 (1.449 %)WebServices
Lancashire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (30.43 %)MS Exchange
232 (23.19 %)Exchange Server 2003
314 (10.14 %)Exchange Server 2007
412 (8.696 %)Exchange Server 2000
56 (4.348 %)BizTalk Server
65 (3.623 %)SharePoint
74 (2.899 %)IIS
83 (2.174 %)SharePoint Server 2007
91 (0.725 %)Lotus Notes
91 (0.725 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Lancashire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
141 (29.71 %)MS Excel
225 (18.12 %)MS Office
35 (3.623 %)AutoCAD
43 (2.174 %)InfoPath
Lancashire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (13.04 %)TCP/IP
210 (7.246 %)VPN
210 (7.246 %)Internet
39 (6.522 %)DNS
39 (6.522 %)WAN
46 (4.348 %)LAN
54 (2.899 %)DSL
62 (1.449 %)DHCP
62 (1.449 %)ADSL
71 (0.725 %)SMS
71 (0.725 %)Firewall
Lancashire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
147 (34.06 %)SQL Server
218 (13.04 %)SQL Server 2000
39 (6.522 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (2.899 %)SQL Server Integration Services
44 (2.899 %)Datawarehouse
53 (2.174 %)DTS
53 (2.174 %)ETL
62 (1.449 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
71 (0.725 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
71 (0.725 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
71 (0.725 %)Crystal Reports
Lancashire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
144 (31.88 %)Finance
237 (26.81 %)Pensions
35 (3.623 %)Retail
43 (2.174 %)Health
43 (2.174 %)Manufacturing
52 (1.449 %)Education
52 (1.449 %)Government
52 (1.449 %)Telecoms
61 (0.725 %)Marketing
Lancashire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (21.74 %)Analyst
222 (15.94 %)Network Engineer
318 (13.04 %)DBA
417 (12.32 %)SQL DBA
516 (11.59 %)Server Analyst
516 (11.59 %)SQL Server Analyst
516 (11.59 %)Server Support
516 (11.59 %)2nd Line Support
613 (9.420 %)Administrator
613 (9.420 %)Support Engineer
711 (7.971 %)Developer
87 (5.072 %).NET Developer
87 (5.072 %)C# Developer
87 (5.072 %)SQL Server DBA
95 (3.623 %)Consultant
95 (3.623 %)IT Support Engineer
104 (2.899 %)Helpdesk Consultant
104 (2.899 %)Desktop Support
104 (2.899 %)Architect
104 (2.899 %)3rd Line Support
Lancashire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.174 %)Client/Server
13 (2.174 %)Mainframe
21 (0.725 %)Management Information System
21 (0.725 %)Computer Science
21 (0.725 %)N-Tier
Lancashire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (49.28 %)Windows
250 (36.23 %)Windows Server 2003
331 (22.46 %)Windows 2000 Server
423 (16.67 %)Windows Vista
522 (15.94 %)Linux
618 (13.04 %)UNIX
714 (10.14 %)Windows XP
811 (7.971 %)Windows 2000
94 (2.899 %)Mac OS X
101 (0.725 %)Windows NT
Lancashire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
15 (3.623 %)ITIL
15 (3.623 %)Data Security
24 (2.899 %)Migration
24 (2.899 %)Service Delivery
24 (2.899 %)Disaster Recovery
33 (2.174 %)Software Testing
33 (2.174 %)Service Management
33 (2.174 %)Test Scripting
42 (1.449 %)Data Architecture
42 (1.449 %)Technical Architecture
42 (1.449 %)UML
42 (1.449 %)Zachman Framework
42 (1.449 %)TOGAF
51 (0.725 %)Security Management
51 (0.725 %)OOD
51 (0.725 %)Incident Management
51 (0.725 %)Time Management
Lancashire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (28.99 %)SQL
230 (21.74 %)C#
39 (6.522 %)Transact-SQL
47 (5.072 %)VBScript
52 (1.449 %)C++
61 (0.725 %)VB
61 (0.725 %)VB.NET
Lancashire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
169 (50.00 %)MCSE
248 (34.78 %)MCP
314 (10.14 %)MCSA
48 (5.797 %)MCDBA
48 (5.797 %)MCTS
48 (5.797 %)MCSD
57 (5.072 %)MCITP
57 (5.072 %)Cisco Certification
66 (4.348 %)CCNA
75 (3.623 %)Degree
82 (1.449 %)ISEB
82 (1.449 %)MCAD
91 (0.725 %)ITIL Certification
Lancashire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
14 (2.899 %)SLA
23 (2.174 %)QA
Lancashire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
129 (21.01 %)Active Directory
29 (6.522 %)Terminal Services
38 (5.797 %)ISA Server
45 (3.623 %)Backup Exec
51 (0.725 %)MetaFrame
51 (0.725 %)Terminal Server
Lancashire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (4.348 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.449 %)MOM
Lancashire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1109 (78.99 %)Microsoft
218 (13.04 %)Oracle
317 (12.32 %)Citrix
410 (7.246 %)Dell
55 (3.623 %)Sophos
55 (3.623 %)HP
63 (2.174 %)Cisco
63 (2.174 %)Symantec
72 (1.449 %)VMware
72 (1.449 %)IBM
81 (0.725 %)Avaya
81 (0.725 %)NetApp
81 (0.725 %)Siemens
81 (0.725 %)Lotus
81 (0.725 %)McAfee Security