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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank34-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below3.077 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted10
Average minimum salary£17,000-
Average salary£18,500-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£20,000-
UK excluding London average salary£28,832£28,839
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Matching permanent IT job ads6554
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.023 %
Salaries quoted4739
Average minimum salary£27,381£35,072
Average salary£28,547£35,964
% change on same period last year-20.62 %
Average maximum salary£29,713£36,855
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
MCP Tyne and WearMCP
Tyne and Wear

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Newcastle Upon Tyne 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 Newcastle Upon Tyne region.

Newcastle Upon Tyne MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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.

111 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
29 (81.82 %)Windows
29 (81.82 %)Microsoft
34 (36.36 %)MCSE
34 (36.36 %)C#
34 (36.36 %)VB
34 (36.36 %)VB.NET
34 (36.36 %).NET
34 (36.36 %)SQL Server
34 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
34 (36.36 %)XML
34 (36.36 %)Scrum
34 (36.36 %)Extreme Programming
34 (36.36 %)WinForms
34 (36.36 %)TDD
43 (27.27 %)MS Excel
52 (18.18 %)Windows XP
52 (18.18 %)SLA
52 (18.18 %)A+ Certification
52 (18.18 %)EPoS
52 (18.18 %)Active Directory
52 (18.18 %)HP
52 (18.18 %)Compaq
52 (18.18 %)Dell
52 (18.18 %)DCSE
52 (18.18 %)HP ASE
52 (18.18 %)HP MASE
52 (18.18 %)HP APS
61 (9.091 %)Citrix
61 (9.091 %)MCSA

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Newcastle Upon Tyne 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.

Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (36.36 %).NET
14 (36.36 %)ASP.NET
14 (36.36 %)XML
14 (36.36 %)WinForms
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (27.27 %)MS Excel
21 (9.091 %)MS Office
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %).NET Developer
14 (36.36 %)Developer
22 (18.18 %)Consultant
22 (18.18 %)Technical Consultant
22 (18.18 %)Break Fix Engineer
22 (18.18 %)Hardware Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Information Manager
31 (9.091 %)Information Security Manager
31 (9.091 %)Security Manager
31 (9.091 %)Exchange Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Process Manager
31 (9.091 %)Support Engineer
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (18.18 %)EPoS
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
19 (81.82 %)Windows
22 (18.18 %)Windows XP
31 (9.091 %)Windows Vista
31 (9.091 %)Windows 2000
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Scrum
14 (36.36 %)Extreme Programming
14 (36.36 %)TDD
21 (9.091 %)Information Security
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (36.36 %)C#
14 (36.36 %)VB
14 (36.36 %)VB.NET
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (36.36 %)MCSE
32 (18.18 %)DCSE
32 (18.18 %)HP ASE
32 (18.18 %)HP MASE
32 (18.18 %)HP APS
32 (18.18 %)A+ Certification
41 (9.091 %)Degree
41 (9.091 %)MCSA
41 (9.091 %)MCAD
41 (9.091 %)MCSD
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (18.18 %)SLA
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (18.18 %)Active Directory
Newcastle Upon Tyne IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
19 (81.82 %)Microsoft
22 (18.18 %)HP
22 (18.18 %)Compaq
22 (18.18 %)Dell
31 (9.091 %)Citrix