The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs advertised for the Marlow region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 24 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 Marlow region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank 17 8 15
Rank change year-on-year
-9 +7
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 1 11 15
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Marlow 2.222% 16.67% 12.10%
As % of the Qualifications category 16.67% 64.71% 30.61%
Number of salaries quoted 1 11 15
Average salary £55,000 £37,500 £82,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+46.66% -54.54%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Marlow
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
6 17 49
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Marlow 13.33% 25.76% 39.52%
Number of salaries quoted 5 16 42
Average salary £50,000 £37,500 £45,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+33.33% -17.58%
90% offered a salary of more than £46,200 £24,500 £25,750
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £82,500 £37,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Microsoft Certification
Buckinghamshire

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Marlow Microsoft Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Marlow region.

Marlow Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Marlow 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.

1 17 (89.47%) ITIL
1 17 (89.47%) MCSE
1 17 (89.47%) Cisco Certification
2 15 (78.95%) Finance
3 13 (68.42%) CCNP
3 13 (68.42%) Cisco
4 12 (63.16%) ISO 9000
4 12 (63.16%) CCIE
4 12 (63.16%) CCSA
4 12 (63.16%) Network Design
4 12 (63.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 12 (63.16%) Network Security
5 11 (57.89%) VMware
6 10 (52.63%) VMware Infrastructure
6 10 (52.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
7 8 (42.11%) CheckPoint
7 8 (42.11%) SQL
7 8 (42.11%) Firewall
7 8 (42.11%) Cisco ASA
7 8 (42.11%) Cisco PIX
8 7 (36.84%) Wireless
8 7 (36.84%) Microsoft
8 7 (36.84%) Network Management
8 7 (36.84%) Unified Communications
9 6 (31.58%) WAN
9 6 (31.58%) LAN
9 6 (31.58%) CCNA
10 5 (26.32%) CCIP
10 5 (26.32%) CCDP
10 5 (26.32%) Active Directory

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Marlow 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.

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2010
1 2 (10.53%) Lync
1 2 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2013
1 2 (10.53%) Office Communications Server
1 2 (10.53%) Exchange Server 2003
1 2 (10.53%) MS Exchange
2 1 (5.263%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (10.53%) Office 365
Communications & Networking
1 12 (63.16%) Network Security
2 8 (42.11%) Firewall
2 8 (42.11%) Cisco ASA
2 8 (42.11%) Cisco PIX
3 7 (36.84%) Wireless
3 7 (36.84%) Unified Communications
4 6 (31.58%) WAN
4 6 (31.58%) LAN
5 5 (26.32%) VPN
5 5 (26.32%) IP Telephony
5 5 (26.32%) Cisco Nexus
6 3 (15.79%) VoIP
6 3 (15.79%) WLAN
6 3 (15.79%) FWSM
7 1 (5.263%) DHCP
7 1 (5.263%) DNS
7 1 (5.263%) SAN
General
1 15 (78.95%) Finance
Job Titles
1 9 (47.37%) Consultant
1 9 (47.37%) Architect
2 5 (26.32%) Cisco Architect
2 5 (26.32%) Network Architect
3 4 (21.05%) Solutions Architect
3 4 (21.05%) Network Consultant
4 2 (10.53%) Pre Sales Consultant
4 2 (10.53%) Microsoft Consultant
5 1 (5.263%) Cisco Consultant
5 1 (5.263%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
5 1 (5.263%) Support Engineer
5 1 (5.263%) 3rd Line Support
5 1 (5.263%) Technical Consultant
5 1 (5.263%) SCCM Consultant
Operating Systems
1 5 (26.32%) Windows
2 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2003
2 3 (15.79%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (89.47%) ITIL
2 12 (63.16%) Network Design
3 7 (36.84%) Network Management
4 2 (10.53%) Identity Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (42.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 17 (89.47%) MCSE
1 17 (89.47%) Cisco Certification
2 13 (68.42%) CCNP
3 12 (63.16%) CCIE
3 12 (63.16%) CCSA
4 10 (52.63%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 6 (31.58%) CCNA
6 5 (26.32%) CCIP
6 5 (26.32%) CCDP
6 5 (26.32%) CCDE
6 5 (26.32%) CCSE
6 5 (26.32%) VCAP
7 4 (21.05%) HP ASE
7 4 (21.05%) MCP
7 4 (21.05%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (15.79%) CCDA
8 3 (15.79%) CCSP
8 3 (15.79%) MCSA
8 3 (15.79%) CCVP
9 2 (10.53%) MCTS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (63.16%) ISO 9000
1 12 (63.16%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 10 (52.63%) VMware Infrastructure
2 5 (26.32%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (15.79%) CiscoWorks
2 2 (10.53%) SCCM
2 2 (10.53%) SCOM
2 2 (10.53%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 13 (68.42%) Cisco
2 11 (57.89%) VMware
3 8 (42.11%) CheckPoint
4 7 (36.84%) Microsoft
5 5 (26.32%) F5
6 4 (21.05%) HP