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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the North East 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4031
Rank change on same period last yearDown-9
Matching permanent IT job ads5059
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.026 %0.024 %
As % of the category below16.56 %22.01 %
Salaries quoted4559
Average minimum salary£29,080£32,150
Average salary£30,350£33,532
% change on same period last year-9.49 %
Average maximum salary£31,620£34,915
UK excluding London average salary£33,523£33,101
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
North East
Matching permanent IT job ads302268
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.110 %
Salaries quoted235209
Average minimum salary£30,339£32,469
Average salary£31,901£34,356
% change on same period last year-7.14 %
Average maximum salary£33,463£36,243
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Microsoft Certification EnglandMicrosoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

North East 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 North East region.

North East Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

North East Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the North East region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
Tyne and WearDown-339£31,183-10.82 %
DurhamUp+99£25,429+11.60 %
Microsoft Certification EnglandMicrosoft Certification
England

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

171 (65.74 %)Microsoft
263 (58.33 %)Windows
358 (53.70 %)MCSE
451 (47.22 %)Active Directory
546 (42.59 %)MCP
643 (39.81 %)SQL Server
735 (32.41 %)Exchange Server 2003
833 (30.56 %)MS Exchange
932 (29.63 %).NET
1031 (28.70 %)C#
1031 (28.70 %)ASP.NET
1128 (25.93 %)Exchange Server 2000
1227 (25.00 %)Degree
1227 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
1227 (25.00 %)Citrix
1325 (23.15 %)MS Excel
1422 (20.37 %)SQL
1521 (19.44 %)SQL Server 2000
1620 (18.52 %)XML
1719 (17.59 %)TCP/IP
1719 (17.59 %)Firewall
1816 (14.81 %)Manufacturing
1915 (13.89 %)Windows 2000
1915 (13.89 %)JavaScript
1915 (13.89 %)VB.NET
2014 (12.96 %)Transact-SQL
2014 (12.96 %)HTML
2112 (11.11 %)DNS
2112 (11.11 %)WAN
2112 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the North East 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.

North East IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (29.63 %).NET
231 (28.70 %)ASP.NET
320 (18.52 %)XML
414 (12.96 %)HTML
55 (4.630 %)WinForms
62 (1.852 %)AJAX
71 (0.926 %).NET Framework
71 (0.926 %)XSLT
71 (0.926 %)XHTML
71 (0.926 %)CSS
North East IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (32.41 %)Exchange Server 2003
233 (30.56 %)MS Exchange
328 (25.93 %)Exchange Server 2000
48 (7.407 %)SharePoint
57 (6.481 %)SharePoint Server 2007
66 (5.556 %)SharePoint Portal Server
73 (2.778 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
82 (1.852 %)CMS
82 (1.852 %)IIS
82 (1.852 %)Exchange Server 2007
North East IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (23.15 %)MS Excel
211 (10.19 %)MS Office
North East IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (1.852 %)Microsoft CRM
North East IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
119 (17.59 %)TCP/IP
119 (17.59 %)Firewall
212 (11.11 %)DNS
212 (11.11 %)WAN
311 (10.19 %)LAN
410 (9.259 %)DHCP
58 (7.407 %)VPN
64 (3.704 %)VoIP
64 (3.704 %)Internet
72 (1.852 %)Broadband
72 (1.852 %)Intranet
81 (0.926 %)SAN
North East IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
143 (39.81 %)SQL Server
227 (25.00 %)SQL Server 2005
321 (19.44 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (7.407 %)SQL Server 7
54 (3.704 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
62 (1.852 %)Datawarehouse
62 (1.852 %)SQL Server Integration Services
62 (1.852 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
North East IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (1.852 %)Visual Studio
North East IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (14.81 %)Manufacturing
27 (6.481 %)Education
35 (4.630 %)Pensions
44 (3.704 %)Telecoms
44 (3.704 %)Finance
52 (1.852 %)Automotive
61 (0.926 %)Health
61 (0.926 %)Legal
61 (0.926 %)Insurance
North East IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (23.15 %)Developer
221 (19.44 %)Analyst
318 (16.67 %).NET Developer
415 (13.89 %)Support Analyst
510 (9.259 %)IT Manager
67 (6.481 %)Consultant
67 (6.481 %)IT Support Manager
67 (6.481 %)Support Manager
76 (5.556 %)ASP.NET Developer
76 (5.556 %)Technical Support
76 (5.556 %)Software Developer
76 (5.556 %)C# Developer
76 (5.556 %)Sharepoint Specialist
85 (4.630 %)Helpdesk Support
85 (4.630 %)Helpdesk Analyst
85 (4.630 %)1st Line Support
85 (4.630 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
85 (4.630 %)IT Security Officer
85 (4.630 %)Security Officer
94 (3.704 %)2nd Line Support
North East IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
14 (3.704 %)Blackberry
22 (1.852 %)EPoS
31 (0.926 %)Thin Client
31 (0.926 %)Computer Science
31 (0.926 %)Fat Client
North East IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
163 (58.33 %)Windows
215 (13.89 %)Windows 2000
312 (11.11 %)Windows Server 2003
49 (8.333 %)Windows XP
54 (3.704 %)UNIX
54 (3.704 %)Linux
62 (1.852 %)AIX
North East IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (11.11 %)Requirements Analysis
29 (8.333 %)Information Security
36 (5.556 %)UML
36 (5.556 %)OOP
45 (4.630 %)OO
45 (4.630 %)CRM
45 (4.630 %)Service Management
45 (4.630 %)ITIL
54 (3.704 %)TDD
54 (3.704 %)Disaster Recovery
54 (3.704 %)Scrum
54 (3.704 %)Extreme Programming
63 (2.778 %)Software Testing
72 (1.852 %)Risk Analysis
72 (1.852 %)Release Management
72 (1.852 %)Time Management
72 (1.852 %)ERP
72 (1.852 %)Ethical Hacking
72 (1.852 %)Penetration Testing
72 (1.852 %)PRINCE2
North East IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (28.70 %)C#
222 (20.37 %)SQL
315 (13.89 %)JavaScript
315 (13.89 %)VB.NET
414 (12.96 %)Transact-SQL
56 (5.556 %)VBScript
64 (3.704 %)VB
64 (3.704 %)C++
71 (0.926 %)Java
North East IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
158 (53.70 %)MCSE
246 (42.59 %)MCP
327 (25.00 %)Degree
49 (8.333 %)MCSA
57 (6.481 %)CCNA
57 (6.481 %)Cisco Certification
65 (4.630 %)CCSE
74 (3.704 %)A+ Certification
74 (3.704 %)MCAD
74 (3.704 %)CCA
74 (3.704 %)Citrix Certification
74 (3.704 %)HND
83 (2.778 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
83 (2.778 %)MCSD
83 (2.778 %)ITIL Certification
92 (1.852 %)CEH
92 (1.852 %)PRINCE2 Certification
92 (1.852 %)CISSP
92 (1.852 %)MCT
92 (1.852 %)MCDST
North East IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
17 (6.481 %)ISO27001
26 (5.556 %)BS7799
35 (4.630 %)ISO9001
43 (2.778 %)QA
52 (1.852 %)SLA
North East IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
151 (47.22 %)Active Directory
23 (2.778 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (1.852 %)Terminal Server
32 (1.852 %)ISA Server
32 (1.852 %)NetBackup
32 (1.852 %)Backup Exec
41 (0.926 %)MetaFrame
North East IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (1.852 %)ARCserve
12 (1.852 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (0.926 %)MOM
21 (0.926 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
North East IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
171 (65.74 %)Microsoft
227 (25.00 %)Citrix
310 (9.259 %)Cisco
45 (4.630 %)HP
45 (4.630 %)CheckPoint
54 (3.704 %)VMware
62 (1.852 %)Symantec
62 (1.852 %)Sophos
62 (1.852 %)Clearswift
62 (1.852 %)Compaq
62 (1.852 %)Dell
62 (1.852 %)VERITAS
71 (0.926 %)Oracle
71 (0.926 %)Mitel
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