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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the North West 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.
 Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) |
| 3 months to 25 Jul 2008 | Same period last year |
| Rank | 125 | 153 |
| Rank change on same period last year |  +28 |
| Matching permanent IT job ads | 163 | 145 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 0.086 % | 0.059 % |
| As % of the category below | 6.727 % | 5.333 % |
| Salaries quoted | 143 | 134 |
| Average minimum salary | £23,167 | £21,485 |
| Average salary | £24,539 | £22,848 |
| % change on same period last year | +7.39 % |
| Average maximum salary | £25,910 | £24,211 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £28,885 | £28,669 |
| % change on same period last year | +0.75 % |
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| Matching permanent IT job ads | 2423 | 2719 |
| As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled | 1.279 % | 1.113 % |
| Salaries quoted | 1984 | 2327 |
| Average minimum salary | £32,476 | £35,286 |
| Average salary | £35,742 | £38,071 |
| % change on same period last year | -6.11 % |
| Average maximum salary | £39,008 | £40,857 |
| UK excluding London average salary | £37,731 | £38,242 |
| % change on same period last year | -1.33 % |
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MCP
Demand TrendThe chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing MCP across the North West region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.
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