The first table below looks at the demand for MCSE in IT jobs advertised for the Northampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSE over the 3 months to 20 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 Northampton region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Rank 42 48 32
Rank change year-on-year
+6 -16
Permanent jobs citing MCSE 14 5 30
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northampton 3.608% 1.094% 6.316%
As % of the Qualifications category 14.29% 2.793% 17.24%
Number of salaries quoted 13 4 29
Average salary £38,500 £20,000 £27,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+92.50% -27.27%
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Northampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
98 179 174
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Northampton 25.26% 39.17% 36.63%
Number of salaries quoted 85 175 169
Average salary £37,500 £35,000 £32,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% +7.69%
90% offered a salary of more than £23,000 £21,500 £26,000
10% offered a salary of more than £70,000 £37,500 £52,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
MCSE
Northamptonshire

MCSE
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Northampton MCSE Jobs Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSE across the Northampton region.

Northampton MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the Northampton region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Northampton MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northampton region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1 38 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 27 (71.05%) ITIL
2 27 (71.05%) Windows
3 24 (63.16%) Linux
4 23 (60.53%) VMware
5 22 (57.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 17 (44.74%) Cisco Certification
6 17 (44.74%) CCNA
6 17 (44.74%) Active Directory
6 17 (44.74%) MCITP
7 16 (42.11%) Microsoft
8 15 (39.47%) SAN
9 12 (31.58%) Degree
10 11 (28.95%) Windows Server 2008
11 10 (26.32%) MS Exchange
12 9 (23.68%) Cisco
13 8 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
13 8 (21.05%) Exchange Server 2010
14 7 (18.42%) NAS
14 7 (18.42%) MCSA
14 7 (18.42%) SQL
14 7 (18.42%) MPLS
15 6 (15.79%) SQL Server
15 6 (15.79%) PRINCE2
15 6 (15.79%) TCP/IP
15 6 (15.79%) ITIL Certification
16 5 (13.16%) Oracle
16 5 (13.16%) Infrastructure Management
17 4 (10.53%) Unified Communications
17 4 (10.53%) Enterprise Storage

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Northampton region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 10 (26.32%) MS Exchange
2 8 (21.05%) Exchange Server 2010
3 2 (5.263%) SharePoint
3 2 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2003
3 2 (5.263%) Exchange Server 2007
Applications
1 2 (5.263%) MS Office
2 1 (2.632%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (2.632%) Remedy ITSM
Communications & Networking
1 15 (39.47%) SAN
2 7 (18.42%) MPLS
2 7 (18.42%) NAS
3 6 (15.79%) TCP/IP
4 4 (10.53%) VoIP
4 4 (10.53%) Unified Communications
4 4 (10.53%) Wireless
5 2 (5.263%) DHCP
5 2 (5.263%) DNS
6 1 (2.632%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (15.79%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (10.53%) Back Office
1 4 (10.53%) Telecoms
1 4 (10.53%) Manufacturing
2 2 (5.263%) Finance
Job Titles
1 20 (52.63%) Analyst
2 12 (31.58%) Support Analyst
3 10 (26.32%) 3rd Line Support
4 8 (21.05%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
5 7 (18.42%) Server Analyst
6 6 (15.79%) Support Engineer
7 5 (13.16%) IT Manager
8 4 (10.53%) Architect
8 4 (10.53%) Technical Architect
8 4 (10.53%) Field Service Engineer
8 4 (10.53%) Field Engineer
9 2 (5.263%) Senior Analyst
9 2 (5.263%) Senior Support Analyst
9 2 (5.263%) Services Delivery Manager
9 2 (5.263%) Service Manager
9 2 (5.263%) Delivery Manager
9 2 (5.263%) Systems Support
9 2 (5.263%) 2nd Line Support
9 2 (5.263%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
9 2 (5.263%) Storage Systems Administrator
Miscellaneous
1 4 (10.53%) Enterprise Storage
Operating Systems
1 27 (71.05%) Windows
2 24 (63.16%) Linux
3 11 (28.95%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (10.53%) Windows Server 2003
5 2 (5.263%) Windows Vista
5 2 (5.263%) UNIX
5 2 (5.263%) Windows XP
5 2 (5.263%) Windows 7
6 1 (2.632%) Windows NT
6 1 (2.632%) Windows 2000 Server
6 1 (2.632%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (71.05%) ITIL
2 6 (15.79%) PRINCE2
3 5 (13.16%) Infrastructure Management
4 2 (5.263%) Budget Control
4 2 (5.263%) Project Management
4 2 (5.263%) Service Management
4 2 (5.263%) Service Delivery
5 1 (2.632%) ITSM
5 1 (2.632%) Problem Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (18.42%) SQL
2 4 (10.53%) C
Qualifications
1 38 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 22 (57.89%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 17 (44.74%) MCITP
3 17 (44.74%) CCNA
3 17 (44.74%) Cisco Certification
4 12 (31.58%) Degree
5 7 (18.42%) MCSA
6 6 (15.79%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (10.53%) HNC
7 4 (10.53%) HND
7 4 (10.53%) MCDST
7 4 (10.53%) HP AIS
7 4 (10.53%) HP ASE
8 3 (7.895%) MCP
9 2 (5.263%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (5.263%) SC Cleared
9 2 (5.263%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.53%) SLA
System Software
1 17 (44.74%) Active Directory
2 8 (21.05%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (7.895%) Hyper-V
3 3 (7.895%) VMware ESX
4 2 (5.263%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (2.632%) vSphere
5 1 (2.632%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (2.632%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 2 (5.263%) SCOM
2 1 (2.632%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (2.632%) SCCM
Vendors
1 23 (60.53%) VMware
2 16 (42.11%) Microsoft
3 9 (23.68%) Cisco
4 5 (13.16%) Oracle
5 4 (10.53%) HP
6 3 (7.895%) Dell
7 2 (5.263%) Citrix
7 2 (5.263%) Remedy
8 1 (2.632%) Red Hat
8 1 (2.632%) Symantec
8 1 (2.632%) Fortinet
8 1 (2.632%) SolarWinds