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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Manchester 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank121151
Rank change on same period last yearUp+30
Matching permanent IT job ads6064
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.027 %
As % of the category below5.469 %4.110 %
Salaries quoted6060
Average minimum salary£24,055£22,450
Average salary£26,113£24,113
% change on same period last year+8.29 %
Average maximum salary£28,172£25,775
UK excluding London average salary£28,615£28,984
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Manchester
Matching permanent IT job ads10971557
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.607 %0.653 %
Salaries quoted9011398
Average minimum salary£33,359£39,235
Average salary£36,572£43,137
% change on same period last year-15.21 %
Average maximum salary£39,784£47,038
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
MCP North WestMCP
North West

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Manchester 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 Manchester region.

Manchester MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Manchester MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Manchester region over the 3 months to 5 September 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
OldhamUp+518£33,611+31.80 %
RochdaleUp+33£11,500-50.71 %
SalfordDown-11£22,500-13.46 %
CheadleNew entry-1£30,000-
MCP North WestMCP
North West

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

1124 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
269 (55.65 %)Microsoft
368 (54.84 %)Windows
463 (50.81 %)MCSE
554 (43.55 %)MS Excel
644 (35.48 %)SQL Server
742 (33.87 %).NET
742 (33.87 %)Active Directory
837 (29.84 %)C#
837 (29.84 %)ASP.NET
933 (26.61 %)Cisco
933 (26.61 %)SQL
933 (26.61 %)Degree
1031 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
1129 (23.39 %)MCSD
1228 (22.58 %)Internet
1326 (20.97 %)Windows XP
1423 (18.55 %)MS Office
1522 (17.74 %)MCSA
1619 (15.32 %)TCP/IP
1619 (15.32 %)Intranet
1718 (14.52 %)Cisco Certification
1718 (14.52 %)SQL Server 2005
1817 (13.71 %)Windows Vista
1915 (12.10 %)Citrix
2014 (11.29 %)MS Exchange
2113 (10.48 %)OOD
2113 (10.48 %)VPN
2113 (10.48 %)Windows 2000
2113 (10.48 %)ITIL

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Manchester 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.

Manchester IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
142 (33.87 %).NET
237 (29.84 %)ASP.NET
38 (6.452 %)CSS
38 (6.452 %)XHTML
44 (3.226 %)EDI
52 (1.613 %)XML
61 (0.806 %)HTML
61 (0.806 %)J2EE
61 (0.806 %)SOAP
61 (0.806 %)WebServices
61 (0.806 %)Spring
61 (0.806 %)WebSphere
61 (0.806 %)Application Packaging
Manchester IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
114 (11.29 %)MS Exchange
29 (7.258 %)Lotus Notes
38 (6.452 %)IIS
38 (6.452 %)CMS
46 (4.839 %)Exchange Server 2003
53 (2.419 %)Exchange Server 2000
62 (1.613 %)SharePoint
71 (0.806 %)WebSphere Application Server
71 (0.806 %)Oracle Application Server
71 (0.806 %)Oracle 9iAS
71 (0.806 %)Exchange Server 2007
Manchester IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
154 (43.55 %)MS Excel
223 (18.55 %)MS Office
31 (0.806 %)MS Visio
Manchester IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
13 (2.419 %)SAP CRM
21 (0.806 %)GoldMine
21 (0.806 %)Line 50
Manchester IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
128 (22.58 %)Internet
219 (15.32 %)TCP/IP
219 (15.32 %)Intranet
313 (10.48 %)VPN
48 (6.452 %)LAN
48 (6.452 %)DAB
56 (4.839 %)WAN
65 (4.032 %)DHCP
65 (4.032 %)SAN
74 (3.226 %)Cisco PIX
74 (3.226 %)Firewall
74 (3.226 %)DNS
82 (1.613 %)VoIP
82 (1.613 %)Ethernet
82 (1.613 %)Cisco IOS
91 (0.806 %)Network Security
91 (0.806 %)Broadband
91 (0.806 %)HTTP
Manchester IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
144 (35.48 %)SQL Server
218 (14.52 %)SQL Server 2005
310 (8.065 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.806 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
41 (0.806 %)Oracle 9i
41 (0.806 %)Oracle 10g
Manchester IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (4.839 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.806 %)Oracle Forms
Manchester IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (7.258 %)Pensions
27 (5.645 %)Finance
36 (4.839 %)Health
36 (4.839 %)Legal
44 (3.226 %)Banking
44 (3.226 %)Law
53 (2.419 %)Education
62 (1.613 %)Government
62 (1.613 %)Retail
62 (1.613 %)Local Government
71 (0.806 %)Telecoms
71 (0.806 %)Billing
71 (0.806 %)Insurance
Manchester IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
135 (28.23 %)Developer
220 (16.13 %)Systems Developer
315 (12.10 %)2nd Line Support
414 (11.29 %)Analyst
513 (10.48 %)Coordinator
513 (10.48 %)Senior Developer
513 (10.48 %)Senior Systems Developer
612 (9.677 %)Technical Support
711 (8.871 %)Support Engineer
711 (8.871 %)Support Analyst
87 (5.645 %)Junior
87 (5.645 %)Systems Support
87 (5.645 %)Support Technician
96 (4.839 %)Administrator
96 (4.839 %)Microsoft Developer
96 (4.839 %)1st Line Support
105 (4.032 %)Helpdesk Support
105 (4.032 %)IT Administrator
105 (4.032 %)Field Engineer
105 (4.032 %)Web Developer
Manchester IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.226 %)Blackberry
23 (2.419 %)Management Information System
23 (2.419 %)APACS
23 (2.419 %)Clustering
23 (2.419 %)EMV
23 (2.419 %)Thin Client
23 (2.419 %)Fat Client
31 (0.806 %)W3C
31 (0.806 %)Mathematics
Manchester IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
168 (54.84 %)Windows
231 (25.00 %)Windows Server 2003
326 (20.97 %)Windows XP
417 (13.71 %)Windows Vista
513 (10.48 %)Windows 2000
67 (5.645 %)Linux
76 (4.839 %)Windows 2000 Server
85 (4.032 %)UNIX
94 (3.226 %)Windows NT
103 (2.419 %)AIX
103 (2.419 %)Solaris
112 (1.613 %)OpenVMS
121 (0.806 %)Windows Server 2008
121 (0.806 %)Windows Mobile
Manchester IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
113 (10.48 %)ITIL
113 (10.48 %)OOD
29 (7.258 %)E-Commerce
37 (5.645 %)Integration Testing
46 (4.839 %)UML
55 (4.032 %)Disaster Recovery
64 (3.226 %)CRM
64 (3.226 %)ERP
73 (2.419 %)Security Management
73 (2.419 %)Load Balancing
82 (1.613 %)Time Management
82 (1.613 %)Logistics
91 (0.806 %)Data Security
91 (0.806 %)Data Migration
91 (0.806 %)Validation
91 (0.806 %)Migration
91 (0.806 %)Information Security
91 (0.806 %)Penetration Testing
91 (0.806 %)DNA
91 (0.806 %)OO
Manchester IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
137 (29.84 %)C#
233 (26.61 %)SQL
39 (7.258 %)JavaScript
48 (6.452 %)VB.NET
54 (3.226 %)VB
54 (3.226 %)Java
63 (2.419 %)VB6
72 (1.613 %)PL/SQL
72 (1.613 %)Transact-SQL
81 (0.806 %)VBScript
81 (0.806 %)Perl
81 (0.806 %)C
81 (0.806 %)C++
81 (0.806 %)Shell Script
Manchester IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1124 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
263 (50.81 %)MCSE
333 (26.61 %)Degree
429 (23.39 %)MCSD
522 (17.74 %)MCSA
618 (14.52 %)Cisco Certification
713 (10.48 %)CCNA
89 (7.258 %)MCAD
94 (3.226 %)A+ Certification
103 (2.419 %)Network+ Certification
112 (1.613 %)ITIL Certification
112 (1.613 %)MCDBA
121 (0.806 %)MCT
121 (0.806 %)HND
121 (0.806 %)CNE
121 (0.806 %)Novell Certification
121 (0.806 %)Linux+ Certification
121 (0.806 %)CEH
121 (0.806 %)MCDST
121 (0.806 %)NVQ Level 3
Manchester IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (7.258 %)SLA
Manchester IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
142 (33.87 %)Active Directory
24 (3.226 %)VMware Infrastructure
33 (2.419 %)MetaFrame
33 (2.419 %)ISA Server
42 (1.613 %)Backup Exec
Manchester IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.806 %)DameWare
Manchester IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
169 (55.65 %)Microsoft
233 (26.61 %)Cisco
315 (12.10 %)Citrix
49 (7.258 %)Lotus
57 (5.645 %)Oracle
57 (5.645 %)VMware
65 (4.032 %)SAP
74 (3.226 %)Novell
82 (1.613 %)VERITAS
82 (1.613 %)Sage
82 (1.613 %)HP
91 (0.806 %)Dell
91 (0.806 %)LANDesk