Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Maidstone region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank16-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads120
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below60.00 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted120
Average minimum salary£21,250-
Average salary£23,708-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,167-
UK excluding London average salary£28,745£29,020
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
Maidstone IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Maidstone
Matching permanent IT job ads2034
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted1932
Average minimum salary£25,660£32,425
Average salary£27,989£34,238
% change on same period last year-18.24 %
Average maximum salary£30,319£36,050
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£38,417
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
MCP KentMCP
Kent

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Maidstone MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCP across the Maidstone region.

Maidstone MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Maidstone region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Maidstone MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone region citing MCP 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 MCP.

119 (100.00 %)Microsoft
119 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (73.68 %)Windows
214 (73.68 %)Cisco
311 (57.89 %)Active Directory
410 (52.63 %)Windows Server 2003
410 (52.63 %)MS Exchange
58 (42.11 %)Windows XP
58 (42.11 %)MCSE
67 (36.84 %)MS Office
75 (26.32 %)MCSA
75 (26.32 %)VoIP
75 (26.32 %)Exchange Server 2003
75 (26.32 %)Windows Server 2008
75 (26.32 %)Windows 2000 Server
84 (21.05 %)Network Design
84 (21.05 %)Back Office
84 (21.05 %)MS Excel
93 (15.79 %)SLA
93 (15.79 %)ASP.NET
93 (15.79 %)XML
93 (15.79 %)MCAD
93 (15.79 %)MCSD
93 (15.79 %)VB
93 (15.79 %)VB.NET
93 (15.79 %).NET
93 (15.79 %)SQL Server
93 (15.79 %)Scrum
93 (15.79 %)Extreme Programming
93 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2000

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Maidstone IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (15.79 %).NET
13 (15.79 %)ASP.NET
13 (15.79 %)XML
Maidstone IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (52.63 %)MS Exchange
25 (26.32 %)Exchange Server 2003
Maidstone IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (36.84 %)MS Office
24 (21.05 %)MS Excel
Maidstone IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (26.32 %)VoIP
Maidstone IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (15.79 %)SQL Server
13 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (15.79 %)SQL Server 2005
Maidstone IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (21.05 %)Back Office
22 (10.53 %)Pensions
Maidstone IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (52.63 %)Desktop Support
28 (42.11 %)Support Technician
28 (42.11 %)Desktop Support Technician
35 (26.32 %)Support Engineer
44 (21.05 %)Technical Support Engineer
44 (21.05 %)Technical Support
44 (21.05 %)Technical Engineer
53 (15.79 %)ASP.NET Developer
53 (15.79 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
53 (15.79 %)Support Analyst
53 (15.79 %)Developer
53 (15.79 %)Analyst
53 (15.79 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (15.79 %).NET Developer
61 (5.263 %)Desktop Support Engineer
61 (5.263 %)Desktop Support Analyst
61 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
61 (5.263 %)IT Support Analyst
61 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Support
61 (5.263 %)Junior
Maidstone IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (73.68 %)Windows
210 (52.63 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (42.11 %)Windows XP
45 (26.32 %)Windows Server 2008
45 (26.32 %)Windows 2000 Server
Maidstone IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Network Design
23 (15.79 %)Scrum
23 (15.79 %)Extreme Programming
23 (15.79 %)TDD
32 (10.53 %)E-Commerce
Maidstone IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (15.79 %)VB
13 (15.79 %)VB.NET
Maidstone IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
28 (42.11 %)MCSE
35 (26.32 %)MCSA
43 (15.79 %)MCAD
43 (15.79 %)MCSD
Maidstone IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (15.79 %)SLA
Maidstone IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (57.89 %)Active Directory
Maidstone IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (100.00 %)Microsoft
214 (73.68 %)Cisco