The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs advertised for the North Wales region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 23 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 North Wales region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank - 16 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 0 3 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in North Wales - 5.556% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 21.43% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Average salary - £30,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
North Wales
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
5 14 6
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in North Wales 6.667% 25.93% 14.63%
Number of salaries quoted 5 13 6
Average salary £27,500 £29,625 £22,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-7.17% +31.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,000 £19,000 £21,250
10% offered a salary of more than £35,000 £43,750 £30,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
Microsoft Certification
Wales

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

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

North Wales 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 North Wales region.

North Wales Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 6 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North Wales 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 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the North Wales 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.

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Analyst
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2003
1 1 (100.00%) Windows Server 2008
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Citrix
1 1 (100.00%) VMware