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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Leicester 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank4914
Rank change on same period last yearDown-35
Matching permanent IT job ads1671
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.030 %
As % of the category below14.29 %39.89 %
Salaries quoted1561
Average minimum salary£25,733£29,107
Average salary£28,633£31,582
% change on same period last year-9.33 %
Average maximum salary£31,533£34,057
UK excluding London average salary£33,662£33,541
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Leicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Leicester
Matching permanent IT job ads112178
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.061 %0.075 %
Salaries quoted104134
Average minimum salary£30,460£28,236
Average salary£33,814£30,773
% change on same period last year+9.88 %
Average maximum salary£37,168£33,309
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
Microsoft Certification LeicestershireMicrosoft Certification
Leicestershire

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Leicester 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 Leicester region.

Leicester Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Leicester region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Leicester Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

180 (89.89 %)Microsoft
255 (61.80 %)Windows
354 (60.67 %)MCSE
443 (48.31 %)SQL Server
540 (44.94 %)Active Directory
635 (39.33 %)LAN
635 (39.33 %)WAN
729 (32.58 %)Windows Server 2003
828 (31.46 %).NET
925 (28.09 %)ASP.NET
925 (28.09 %)MS Exchange
1024 (26.97 %)SQL
1123 (25.84 %)MS Excel
1123 (25.84 %)Pensions
1221 (23.60 %)VB.NET
1221 (23.60 %)C#
1319 (21.35 %)Windows XP
1418 (20.22 %)TCP/IP
1418 (20.22 %)MCP
1418 (20.22 %)SQL Server 2005
1515 (16.85 %)WebServices
1515 (16.85 %)XML
1614 (15.73 %)HTML
1614 (15.73 %)Transact-SQL
1713 (14.61 %)JavaScript
1812 (13.48 %)Windows Vista
1911 (12.36 %)Health
1911 (12.36 %)Cisco Certification
1911 (12.36 %)CCNA
2010 (11.24 %)Citrix

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Leicester 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.

Leicester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (31.46 %).NET
225 (28.09 %)ASP.NET
315 (16.85 %)WebServices
315 (16.85 %)XML
414 (15.73 %)HTML
53 (3.371 %)WinForms
53 (3.371 %).NET Framework
62 (2.247 %)ADO.NET
71 (1.124 %)ASP
71 (1.124 %)CSS
71 (1.124 %)WCF
71 (1.124 %)WPF
Leicester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
125 (28.09 %)MS Exchange
210 (11.24 %)Exchange Server 2003
38 (8.989 %)Exchange Server 2007
46 (6.742 %)Lotus Notes
54 (4.494 %)SharePoint
63 (3.371 %)Exchange Server 5.5
72 (2.247 %)IIS
81 (1.124 %)ColdFusion
Leicester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (25.84 %)MS Excel
28 (8.989 %)MS Office
Leicester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (1.124 %)Dynamics AX
Leicester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
135 (39.33 %)LAN
135 (39.33 %)WAN
218 (20.22 %)TCP/IP
310 (11.24 %)VPN
47 (7.865 %)DNS
56 (6.742 %)VoIP
56 (6.742 %)VLAN
65 (5.618 %)Ethernet
74 (4.494 %)DSL
74 (4.494 %)Firewall
83 (3.371 %)Internet
91 (1.124 %)SAN
Leicester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (48.31 %)SQL Server
218 (20.22 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (5.618 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.371 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
43 (3.371 %)DTS
43 (3.371 %)SQL Server Integration Services
51 (1.124 %)RDBMS
Leicester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
13 (3.371 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.247 %)NUnit
31 (1.124 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Leicester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
123 (25.84 %)Pensions
211 (12.36 %)Health
35 (5.618 %)Telecoms
44 (4.494 %)Finance
53 (3.371 %)Pharmaceutical
53 (3.371 %)Government
53 (3.371 %)Banking
62 (2.247 %)Construction
62 (2.247 %)Education
71 (1.124 %)Manufacturing
71 (1.124 %)Games
71 (1.124 %)Retail
Leicester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
127 (30.34 %)Developer
223 (25.84 %)Support Engineer
319 (21.35 %).NET Developer
319 (21.35 %)IT Support Engineer
413 (14.61 %)C# Developer
413 (14.61 %)ASP.NET Developer
512 (13.48 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
512 (13.48 %)Web Developer
610 (11.24 %).NET Web Developer
610 (11.24 %)C# Web Developer
76 (6.742 %)Senior Developer
85 (5.618 %)Helpdesk Engineer
94 (4.494 %)Field Engineer
94 (4.494 %)Helpdesk Support
94 (4.494 %)Systems Engineer
103 (3.371 %)Analyst
103 (3.371 %)Senior Analyst
103 (3.371 %)Support Technician
103 (3.371 %)Exchange Specialist
103 (3.371 %)Infrastructure Specialist
Leicester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
15 (5.618 %)Blackberry
Leicester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
155 (61.80 %)Windows
229 (32.58 %)Windows Server 2003
319 (21.35 %)Windows XP
412 (13.48 %)Windows Vista
59 (10.11 %)Windows Server 2008
67 (7.865 %)Linux
74 (4.494 %)Windows 2000 Server
Leicester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (3.371 %)UML
22 (2.247 %)E-Commerce
22 (2.247 %)Resource Management
22 (2.247 %)PRINCE2
31 (1.124 %)Data Migration
31 (1.124 %)Migration
31 (1.124 %)OOP
31 (1.124 %)OO
Leicester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
124 (26.97 %)SQL
221 (23.60 %)C#
221 (23.60 %)VB.NET
314 (15.73 %)Transact-SQL
413 (14.61 %)JavaScript
54 (4.494 %)C
61 (1.124 %)VB6
61 (1.124 %)PHP
61 (1.124 %)VB
Leicester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
154 (60.67 %)MCSE
218 (20.22 %)MCP
311 (12.36 %)CCNA
311 (12.36 %)Cisco Certification
410 (11.24 %)MCSA
54 (4.494 %)MCSD
63 (3.371 %)Degree
72 (2.247 %)CCNP
72 (2.247 %)CCDA
72 (2.247 %)MCAD
81 (1.124 %)MCDBA
81 (1.124 %)Citrix Certification
81 (1.124 %)PRINCE2 Practitioner
81 (1.124 %)PRINCE2 Certification
81 (1.124 %)A+ Certification
81 (1.124 %)MCTS
Leicester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (2.247 %)SLA
Leicester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
140 (44.94 %)Active Directory
24 (4.494 %)MetaFrame
24 (4.494 %)Citrix Presentation Server
32 (2.247 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.124 %)Backup Exec
Leicester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.247 %)HP Data Protector
Leicester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
180 (89.89 %)Microsoft
210 (11.24 %)Citrix
39 (10.11 %)HP
46 (6.742 %)Lotus
54 (4.494 %)Cisco
62 (2.247 %)LANDesk
71 (1.124 %)Oracle
71 (1.124 %)Dell
71 (1.124 %)Apple
71 (1.124 %)Symantec