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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Middlesex 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank1327
Rank change on same period last yearUp+14
Matching permanent IT job ads118106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.064 %0.044 %
As % of the category below39.07 %26.17 %
Salaries quoted11081
Average minimum salary£37,791£38,123
Average salary£39,927£39,765
% change on same period last year+0.40 %
Average maximum salary£42,064£41,407
UK excluding London average salary£33,485£33,414
% change on same period last year+0.21 %
Middlesex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Middlesex
Matching permanent IT job ads302405
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.163 %0.169 %
Salaries quoted273343
Average minimum salary£41,058£39,152
Average salary£43,853£42,222
% change on same period last year+3.86 %
Average maximum salary£46,649£45,293
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft 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 Middlesex region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Middlesex 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 Middlesex region.

Middlesex Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Middlesex region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Middlesex Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

1192 (86.49 %)MCSE
2150 (67.57 %)Windows
3131 (59.01 %)Microsoft
4108 (48.65 %)Windows Server 2003
5100 (45.05 %)VMware
698 (44.14 %)Active Directory
797 (43.69 %)Citrix
870 (31.53 %)HP
962 (27.93 %)VMware Infrastructure
1061 (27.48 %)IIS
1159 (26.58 %)SAN
1258 (26.13 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1355 (24.77 %)MS Exchange
1452 (23.42 %)SQL Server
1452 (23.42 %)Cisco
1546 (20.72 %)SQL
1645 (20.27 %)MCP
1743 (19.37 %)IBM
1841 (18.47 %)Windows 2000
1940 (18.02 %)MCSA
2039 (17.57 %)MS Excel
2135 (15.77 %)TCP/IP
2135 (15.77 %)Firewall
2233 (14.86 %)Business Continuity
2329 (13.06 %)Windows 2000 Server
2329 (13.06 %)Exchange Server 2003
2428 (12.61 %)NetApp
2527 (12.16 %)Cisco Certification
2626 (11.71 %)SQL Server 2005
2725 (11.26 %)CCNA

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Middlesex 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.

Middlesex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (7.207 %).NET
27 (3.153 %)ASP
36 (2.703 %)ASP.NET
36 (2.703 %).NET Framework
44 (1.802 %)XML
44 (1.802 %)HTML
53 (1.351 %)WebServices
53 (1.351 %)J2EE
61 (0.450 %)COM+
Middlesex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (27.48 %)IIS
255 (24.77 %)MS Exchange
329 (13.06 %)Exchange Server 2003
417 (7.658 %)Exchange Server 2007
513 (5.856 %)SharePoint
612 (5.405 %)Exchange Server 2000
77 (3.153 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
86 (2.703 %)Lotus Notes
95 (2.252 %)Apache
104 (1.802 %)CMS
113 (1.351 %)Commerce Server
113 (1.351 %)WebLogic
122 (0.901 %)Tomcat
122 (0.901 %)Plone
131 (0.450 %)Exchange Server 5.5
131 (0.450 %)ColdFusion
Middlesex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
139 (17.57 %)MS Excel
215 (6.757 %)MS Office
Middlesex IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.901 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (0.450 %)Navision
21 (0.450 %)SAP FI
21 (0.450 %)SAP FI/CO
21 (0.450 %)SoftGrid
21 (0.450 %)SAP CO
Middlesex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
159 (26.58 %)SAN
235 (15.77 %)TCP/IP
235 (15.77 %)Firewall
325 (11.26 %)DNS
422 (9.910 %)WAN
520 (9.009 %)LAN
616 (7.207 %)VPN
715 (6.757 %)Internet
810 (4.505 %)SMTP
810 (4.505 %)IMAP
99 (4.054 %)Network Security
108 (3.604 %)DMZ
116 (2.703 %)DHCP
125 (2.252 %)Cisco PIX
134 (1.802 %)Intranet
134 (1.802 %)MPLS
143 (1.351 %)BGP
143 (1.351 %)IPsec
152 (0.901 %)ADSL
152 (0.901 %)Broadband
Middlesex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
152 (23.42 %)SQL Server
226 (11.71 %)SQL Server 2005
320 (9.009 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (1.351 %)MySQL
52 (0.901 %)MS Access
52 (0.901 %)DTS
Middlesex IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
14 (1.802 %)Visual Studio
Middlesex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (3.604 %)Health
18 (3.604 %)Pensions
26 (2.703 %)Education
26 (2.703 %)Finance
35 (2.252 %)Retail
43 (1.351 %)Insurance
43 (1.351 %)Telecoms
43 (1.351 %)FMCG
52 (0.901 %)Government
61 (0.450 %)Construction
61 (0.450 %)Financial Institution
61 (0.450 %)Electronics
61 (0.450 %)Marketing
Middlesex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
154 (24.32 %)Consultant
154 (24.32 %)Administrator
234 (15.32 %)Support Engineer
333 (14.86 %)Systems Administrator
426 (11.71 %)Technical Consultant
523 (10.36 %)Server Support
622 (9.910 %)2nd Line Support
720 (9.009 %)Analyst
720 (9.009 %)Server Administrator
819 (8.559 %)Technical Support
819 (8.559 %)3rd Line Support
914 (6.306 %)IT Administrator
914 (6.306 %)Storage Consultant
914 (6.306 %)Support Analyst
1012 (5.405 %)Server Engineer
1111 (4.955 %)Systems Support
1111 (4.955 %)Virtualisation Consultant
1210 (4.505 %)Senior SQL DBA
1210 (4.505 %)Senior DBA
1210 (4.505 %)Senior SQL Server DBA
Middlesex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
120 (9.009 %)Clustering
214 (6.306 %)German Language
311 (4.955 %)Blackberry
47 (3.153 %)Thin Client
47 (3.153 %)Fat Client
53 (1.351 %)French Language
53 (1.351 %)CLARiiON
53 (1.351 %)HACMP
62 (0.901 %)Replication
62 (0.901 %)Computer Science
62 (0.901 %)Italian Language
62 (0.901 %)Spanish Language
71 (0.450 %)Video Conferencing
71 (0.450 %)Client/Server
71 (0.450 %)CCTV
71 (0.450 %)Statistics
71 (0.450 %)AS400
Middlesex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1150 (67.57 %)Windows
2108 (48.65 %)Windows Server 2003
341 (18.47 %)Windows 2000
429 (13.06 %)Windows 2000 Server
521 (9.459 %)Linux
617 (7.658 %)Windows XP
712 (5.405 %)Windows NT
712 (5.405 %)Windows Server 2008
88 (3.604 %)UNIX
97 (3.153 %)AIX
97 (3.153 %)Solaris
106 (2.703 %)Red Hat Linux
Middlesex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
133 (14.86 %)Business Continuity
222 (9.910 %)Load Balancing
314 (6.306 %)Disaster Recovery
314 (6.306 %)ITIL
47 (3.153 %)Project Management
47 (3.153 %)Document Management
56 (2.703 %)Service Management
63 (1.351 %)E-Commerce
72 (0.901 %)Web Design
72 (0.901 %)PRINCE2
72 (0.901 %)CRM
72 (0.901 %)Data Management
72 (0.901 %)Content Management
81 (0.450 %)Technical Architecture
81 (0.450 %)Problem Management
81 (0.450 %)Release Management
81 (0.450 %)Performance Testing
81 (0.450 %)Test Management
81 (0.450 %)Change Management
81 (0.450 %)Information Security
Middlesex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
146 (20.72 %)SQL
25 (2.252 %)VBScript
25 (2.252 %)VB
34 (1.802 %)VB.NET
34 (1.802 %)C#
43 (1.351 %)JavaScript
52 (0.901 %)Transact-SQL
52 (0.901 %)PHP
52 (0.901 %)VBA
61 (0.450 %)PowerShell
61 (0.450 %)C
61 (0.450 %)Perl
61 (0.450 %)Java
Middlesex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1192 (86.49 %)MCSE
258 (26.13 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
345 (20.27 %)MCP
440 (18.02 %)MCSA
527 (12.16 %)Cisco Certification
625 (11.26 %)CCNA
717 (7.658 %)Degree
816 (7.207 %)Citrix Certification
915 (6.757 %)CCA
915 (6.757 %)MCDBA
1011 (4.955 %)CCNP
1011 (4.955 %)MCSD
119 (4.054 %)IBM Certification
127 (3.153 %)HP APS
135 (2.252 %)MCAD
144 (1.802 %)Sun Certification
153 (1.351 %)ITIL Certification
153 (1.351 %)CCIE
153 (1.351 %)CCSP
162 (0.901 %)CCEA
Middlesex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (0.901 %)SLA
21 (0.450 %)ISO9001
Middlesex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
198 (44.14 %)Active Directory
262 (27.93 %)VMware Infrastructure
323 (10.36 %)MetaFrame
46 (2.703 %)ISA Server
54 (1.802 %)VMware ESX
54 (1.802 %)Backup Exec
54 (1.802 %)Citrix Presentation Server
63 (1.351 %)Terminal Services
63 (1.351 %)Xen
71 (0.450 %)Terminal Server
Middlesex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (1.802 %)Legato
21 (0.450 %)Tivoli
21 (0.450 %)MOM
21 (0.450 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (0.450 %)BMC PATROL
21 (0.450 %)SCOM
21 (0.450 %)OpenView
21 (0.450 %)Unicenter
Middlesex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1131 (59.01 %)Microsoft
2100 (45.05 %)VMware
397 (43.69 %)Citrix
470 (31.53 %)HP
552 (23.42 %)Cisco
643 (19.37 %)IBM
728 (12.61 %)NetApp
812 (5.405 %)VERITAS
99 (4.054 %)Oracle
107 (3.153 %)Sun
107 (3.153 %)Intel
107 (3.153 %)Kofax
116 (2.703 %)Lotus
116 (2.703 %)Red Hat
116 (2.703 %)CheckPoint
116 (2.703 %)Compaq
124 (1.802 %)Novell
133 (1.351 %)EMC
133 (1.351 %)Symantec
142 (0.901 %)Hummingbird