The first table below looks at the demand for MCP in IT jobs advertised for the Manchester region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 21 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Manchester region.

Location
3 months to
21 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Rank 100 116 151
Rank change year-on-year
+16 +35
Permanent jobs citing MCP 97 60 25
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 2.368% 1.648% 0.641%
As % of the Qualifications category 9.168% 6.936% 2.523%
Number of salaries quoted 97 59 24
Average salary £40,000 £33,000 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+21.21% +46.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,900 £16,100
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £37,500 £38,100
UK excluding London average salary £35,000 £35,000 £34,000
% change year-on-year
- +2.94%
All Qualifications
Manchester
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1058 865 991
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Manchester 25.82% 23.76% 25.42%
Number of salaries quoted 908 722 880
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
90% offered a salary of more than £25,000 £23,000 £22,000
10% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
MCP
North West

MCP
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Manchester MCP Jobs Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

This 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

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Manchester region over the 3 months to 21 May 2013.

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 21 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Stockport +12 18 £26,250 -4.54%
Bolton -8 13 £40,000 +14.28%
Cheadle -1 6 £32,500 -3.70%
Altrincham - 4 £37,500 -
MCP
North West

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

1 203 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 167 (82.27%) .NET
2 167 (82.27%) ASP.NET
3 161 (79.31%) MCTS
4 156 (76.85%) C#
4 156 (76.85%) SQL Server
5 140 (68.97%) MCAD
5 140 (68.97%) MCSD
5 140 (68.97%) TDD
6 136 (67.00%) Web Application Development
7 135 (66.50%) MVC
7 135 (66.50%) ASP.NET MVC
8 132 (65.02%) WCF
9 128 (63.05%) ASP.NET MVC 4
10 104 (51.23%) Scrum
11 101 (49.75%) Rhino Mocks
11 101 (49.75%) NUnit
12 94 (46.31%) Razor View Engine
13 77 (37.93%) Microsoft
14 75 (36.95%) LINQ
15 72 (35.47%) NHibernate
16 71 (34.98%) WPF
17 68 (33.50%) Castle Windsor
18 64 (31.53%) Ninject
18 64 (31.53%) Dependency Injection
19 62 (30.54%) Moq
19 62 (30.54%) Kanban
19 62 (30.54%) Windows
20 49 (24.14%) VB.NET
20 49 (24.14%) MS Excel

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 May 2013, 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.

Application Development
1 167 (82.27%) .NET
1 167 (82.27%) ASP.NET
2 135 (66.50%) ASP.NET MVC
3 132 (65.02%) WCF
4 128 (63.05%) ASP.NET MVC 4
5 94 (46.31%) Razor View Engine
6 75 (36.95%) LINQ
7 72 (35.47%) NHibernate
8 71 (34.98%) WPF
9 68 (33.50%) Castle Windsor
10 64 (31.53%) Ninject
11 39 (19.21%) MonoRail
11 39 (19.21%) Ajax
12 35 (17.24%) Node.js
12 35 (17.24%) KnockoutJS
13 34 (16.75%) WinForms
14 29 (14.29%) Unity DI Container
14 29 (14.29%) Spring.NET
15 27 (13.30%) HTML5
16 19 (9.360%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 13 (6.404%) MS Exchange
2 7 (3.448%) Windows Azure
3 4 (1.970%) Exchange Server 2010
4 3 (1.478%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.985%) SharePoint
5 2 (0.985%) Lync
6 1 (0.493%) Exchange Server 2003
6 1 (0.493%) IIS
Applications
1 49 (24.14%) MS Excel
2 9 (4.433%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.478%) TIBCO iProcess
1 3 (1.478%) BusinessWorks
Communications & Networking
1 15 (7.389%) TCP/IP
2 7 (3.448%) DNS
2 7 (3.448%) SAN
2 7 (3.448%) Firewall
3 5 (2.463%) DHCP
3 5 (2.463%) Broadband
4 4 (1.970%) VPN
4 4 (1.970%) Internet
5 3 (1.478%) NAS
5 3 (1.478%) SNMP
6 2 (0.985%) LDAP
6 2 (0.985%) PBX
6 2 (0.985%) VoIP
6 2 (0.985%) SMTP
6 2 (0.985%) SSL
6 2 (0.985%) MPLS
6 2 (0.985%) Asterisk PBX
6 2 (0.985%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.493%) VLAN
7 1 (0.493%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 156 (76.85%) SQL Server
2 44 (21.67%) SQL Server 2008
3 31 (15.27%) SQL Server 2012
4 17 (8.374%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 17 (8.374%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 17 (8.374%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (3.448%) RDBMS
6 3 (1.478%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 101 (49.75%) Rhino Mocks
1 101 (49.75%) NUnit
2 62 (30.54%) Moq
3 34 (16.75%) Subversion
4 29 (14.29%) MSTest
5 5 (2.463%) Git (software)
General
1 34 (16.75%) Games
2 33 (16.26%) Finance
3 17 (8.374%) Legal
4 12 (5.911%) Retail
5 5 (2.463%) Music
5 5 (2.463%) Telecoms
6 1 (0.493%) Advertising
6 1 (0.493%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 149 (73.40%) Developer
2 136 (67.00%) .NET Developer
3 17 (8.374%) Development Manager
4 15 (7.389%) C# Developer
5 14 (6.897%) ASP.NET Developer
6 12 (5.911%) IT Development Manager
7 11 (5.419%) Graduate Developer
7 11 (5.419%) Junior Developer
7 11 (5.419%) Graduate
7 11 (5.419%) Junior
8 9 (4.433%) 2nd Line Support
9 8 (3.941%) Graduate .NET Developer
9 8 (3.941%) Junior .NET Developer
10 7 (3.448%) C# ASP.NET Developer
10 7 (3.448%) .NET Software Developer
10 7 (3.448%) C# .NET Developer
10 7 (3.448%) Software Developer
11 6 (2.956%) Analyst
11 6 (2.956%) Desktop Support
12 5 (2.463%) WinForms Developer
Miscellaneous
1 29 (14.29%) Inversion of Control
2 27 (13.30%) Social Network
3 13 (6.404%) Enterprise Software
4 8 (3.941%) Computer Science
5 5 (2.463%) Tandem
5 5 (2.463%) Social Media
5 5 (2.463%) Mobile App
6 2 (0.985%) iPhone
6 2 (0.985%) Open Source
6 2 (0.985%) iPad
7 1 (0.493%) Blackberry
7 1 (0.493%) CLARiiON
7 1 (0.493%) Clustering
Operating Systems
1 62 (30.54%) Windows
2 15 (7.389%) Windows Server 2003
3 14 (6.897%) Windows Server 2008
4 9 (4.433%) Android
4 9 (4.433%) Windows XP
5 7 (3.448%) Windows 7
5 7 (3.448%) Apple iOS
6 6 (2.956%) Windows Vista
7 3 (1.478%) Windows NT
7 3 (1.478%) Linux
8 2 (0.985%) Windows 8
8 2 (0.985%) Windows Server 2012
8 2 (0.985%) Windows Phone
9 1 (0.493%) Solaris
9 1 (0.493%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 140 (68.97%) TDD
2 136 (67.00%) Web Application Development
3 135 (66.50%) MVC
4 104 (51.23%) Scrum
5 64 (31.53%) Dependency Injection
6 62 (30.54%) Kanban
7 48 (23.65%) Business Intelligence
8 39 (19.21%) Domain-Driven Design
8 39 (19.21%) ITIL
9 37 (18.23%) BDD
10 34 (16.75%) MVVM
11 31 (15.27%) OO
12 29 (14.29%) Continuous Integration
13 25 (12.32%) PRINCE2
14 17 (8.374%) Release Management
15 10 (4.926%) Agile Software Development
16 9 (4.433%) Project Planning
17 7 (3.448%) E-Commerce
18 5 (2.463%) Web Development
18 5 (2.463%) Web Design
Programming Languages
1 156 (76.85%) C#
2 49 (24.14%) VB.NET
3 32 (15.76%) SQL
4 31 (15.27%) VB
5 19 (9.360%) JavaScript
6 17 (8.374%) T-SQL
7 5 (2.463%) C++
8 3 (1.478%) XPath
8 3 (1.478%) Java
8 3 (1.478%) C
9 1 (0.493%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 203 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 161 (79.31%) MCTS
3 140 (68.97%) MCAD
3 140 (68.97%) MCSD
4 29 (14.29%) Degree
5 28 (13.79%) MCSE
6 13 (6.404%) MCITP
7 11 (5.419%) MCSA
8 10 (4.926%) A+ Certification
9 8 (3.941%) Cisco Certification
10 7 (3.448%) CCNA
11 6 (2.956%) HP APS
12 4 (1.970%) ITIL Certification
13 2 (0.985%) JNCIA
14 1 (0.493%) PCI QSA
14 1 (0.493%) SC Cleared
14 1 (0.493%) Security Cleared
14 1 (0.493%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
14 1 (0.493%) HP ASE
14 1 (0.493%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.956%) SLA
2 1 (0.493%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 24 (11.82%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.433%) Hyper-V
3 8 (3.941%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (3.448%) vSphere
5 3 (1.478%) VMware ESXi
5 3 (1.478%) Samba
6 2 (0.985%) Microsoft App-V
6 2 (0.985%) XenApp
6 2 (0.985%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.985%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 4 (1.970%) SCCM
2 2 (0.985%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.493%) SolarWinds Orion
3 1 (0.493%) Tivoli Storage Manager
3 1 (0.493%) MOM
Vendors
1 77 (37.93%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.389%) VMware
3 12 (5.911%) Citrix
4 11 (5.419%) HP
5 6 (2.956%) Adobe
6 4 (1.970%) Cisco
7 3 (1.478%) TIBCO
7 3 (1.478%) Reuters
7 3 (1.478%) Bloomberg
8 2 (0.985%) Oracle
9 1 (0.493%) Brocade
9 1 (0.493%) SolarWinds
9 1 (0.493%) Remedy
9 1 (0.493%) Sophos
9 1 (0.493%) NetApp
9 1 (0.493%) AppSense
9 1 (0.493%) Juniper
9 1 (0.493%) EMC
9 1 (0.493%) IBM
9 1 (0.493%) Sun
Manchester, North West
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), HTML5, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq),...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
Our client can provide you with exposure to: .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4 (Razor), HTML5, SQL Server 2012, Agile (Scrum, Kanban), TDD (NUnit, RhinoMocks, Moq),...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, Lancashire
.NET Developer, ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, SQL Server 2012, Subversion, SVN, AJAX, Agile,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Manchester, North West
.NET Developer, ASP.NET, C#, C#.NET, dot NET, Web Application Development, .NET 4.5, WCF, ASP.NET MVC 4, Razor, SQL Server 2012, Subversion, SVN, AJAX, Agile,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £20000 - £30000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bolton, North West
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, WCF, WPF, KnockoutJS, T4 Template, Dependency Injection, Ninject, Node.js, Agile,...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
Bolton, Lancashire
Our client can provide you with industry recognised training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4, WCF, WPF, KnockoutJS, T4 Template, Dependency Injection, Ninject, Node.js, Agile,...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £50000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Skills Required: Degree level or equivalent qualification. Experience in developing ASP.NET web applications. C# is preferred but we would be happy to accept VB.NET candidates who...
Go IT Recruitment Ltd
Salary: From £20,000 to £35,000 per annum + 5% bonus + certification towards M
Posted: 20 May 2013
Bury, Lancashire
Diagnosing issues with Windows XP / Vista and Windows 7 OS Operating Systems. Microsoft Exchange Server... Active Directory. TCP/IP. DNS... VOiP. As would an MCP, MCITP, MCSE or...
Recital Consulting
Salary: From £15,000 to £18,000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 16 May 2013
Manchester, North West
You will be a positive and pro-active person wanting to build a career within the IT industry and utilise any qualifications passed in this area (CompTia A+,...
greywood
Salary: £11000 - £15000 per annum + bens
Posted: 26 April 2013
Stockport, Cheshire
Key Requirements: *Solid communication skills *Helpdesk experience *Flexibility *Team player *IT related qualifications (MCP, MCDST, CompTIA+) *Windows XP/Vista/7 *Basic understanding of PC Hardware set-up and...
Mortimer Spinks
Salary: £14000 per annum
Posted: 17 May 2013