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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 7 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
7 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank1320
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads1610
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.004 %
As % of the category below66.67 %27.78 %
Salaries quoted1610
Average minimum salary£24,063£30,000
Average salary£26,406£31,000
% change on same period last year-14.81 %
Average maximum salary£28,750£32,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,521£33,672
% change on same period last year-0.44 %
Maidstone IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Maidstone
Matching permanent IT job ads2436
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.014 %0.015 %
Salaries quoted2332
Average minimum salary£26,298£31,625
Average salary£28,596£33,463
% change on same period last year-14.54 %
Average maximum salary£30,895£35,300
UK excluding London average salary£37,875£38,420
% change on same period last year-1.41 %
Microsoft Certification KentMicrosoft Certification
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Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Maidstone 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 Maidstone region.

Maidstone Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Maidstone region over the 3 months to 7 October 2008.

Maidstone Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone 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.

119 (90.48 %)MCP
119 (90.48 %)Microsoft
216 (76.19 %)Windows
314 (66.67 %)Cisco
412 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (57.14 %)MS Exchange
511 (52.38 %)Active Directory
610 (47.62 %)MCSE
78 (38.10 %)Windows XP
87 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
87 (33.33 %)MS Office
96 (28.57 %)MS Excel
105 (23.81 %)MCSA
105 (23.81 %)VoIP
105 (23.81 %)Windows Server 2008
105 (23.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
114 (19.05 %)Network Design
114 (19.05 %)Back Office
123 (14.29 %)Scrum
123 (14.29 %)Extreme Programming
123 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
123 (14.29 %)SLA
123 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
123 (14.29 %)XML
123 (14.29 %)MCAD
123 (14.29 %)MCSD
123 (14.29 %)VB
123 (14.29 %)VB.NET
123 (14.29 %).NET
123 (14.29 %)SQL Server

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 7 October 2008, IT jobs across the Maidstone 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.

Maidstone IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
13 (14.29 %).NET
13 (14.29 %)ASP.NET
13 (14.29 %)XML
Maidstone IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (57.14 %)MS Exchange
27 (33.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
Maidstone IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (33.33 %)MS Office
26 (28.57 %)MS Excel
Maidstone IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (23.81 %)VoIP
22 (9.524 %)SAN
22 (9.524 %)LAN
Maidstone IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
13 (14.29 %)SQL Server
13 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2000
13 (14.29 %)SQL Server 2005
Maidstone IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (19.05 %)Back Office
22 (9.524 %)Pensions
Maidstone IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
110 (47.62 %)Desktop Support
28 (38.10 %)Support Technician
28 (38.10 %)Desktop Support Technician
37 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
44 (19.05 %)Technical Support Engineer
44 (19.05 %)Technical Support
44 (19.05 %)Technical Engineer
53 (14.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
53 (14.29 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
53 (14.29 %)Support Analyst
53 (14.29 %)Developer
53 (14.29 %)Analyst
53 (14.29 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (14.29 %).NET Developer
62 (9.524 %)Server Support
62 (9.524 %)Server Engineer
62 (9.524 %)Server Support Engineer
71 (4.762 %)Desktop Analyst
71 (4.762 %)Junior Analyst
71 (4.762 %)Junior Support Analyst
Maidstone IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (76.19 %)Windows
212 (57.14 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (38.10 %)Windows XP
45 (23.81 %)Windows Server 2008
45 (23.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
Maidstone IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (19.05 %)Network Design
23 (14.29 %)Scrum
23 (14.29 %)Extreme Programming
23 (14.29 %)TDD
32 (9.524 %)E-Commerce
Maidstone IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (14.29 %)VB
13 (14.29 %)VB.NET
Maidstone IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (90.48 %)MCP
210 (47.62 %)MCSE
35 (23.81 %)MCSA
43 (14.29 %)MCAD
43 (14.29 %)MCSD
Maidstone IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (14.29 %)SLA
Maidstone IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
111 (52.38 %)Active Directory
Maidstone IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (90.48 %)Microsoft
214 (66.67 %)Cisco
32 (9.524 %)VMware