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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Northampton 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 8 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
8 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank2317
Rank change on same period last yearDown-6
Matching permanent IT job ads5562
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.031 %0.026 %
As % of the category below34.16 %37.58 %
Salaries quoted5459
Average minimum salary£26,130£31,347
Average salary£28,037£33,034
% change on same period last year-15.12 %
Average maximum salary£29,944£34,720
UK excluding London average salary£33,640£33,564
% change on same period last year+0.22 %
Northampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Northampton
Matching permanent IT job ads161165
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.089 %0.070 %
Salaries quoted157149
Average minimum salary£30,784£32,327
Average salary£33,505£33,885
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum salary£36,226£35,444
UK excluding London average salary£37,908£38,528
% change on same period last year-1.61 %
Microsoft Certification NorthamptonshireMicrosoft Certification
Northamptonshire

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Northampton 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 Northampton region.

Northampton Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Northampton region over the 3 months to 8 September 2008.

Northampton Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

188 (71.54 %)Microsoft
280 (65.04 %)Windows
359 (47.97 %)Windows XP
456 (45.53 %)MS Office
555 (44.72 %)MCP
555 (44.72 %)MS Exchange
647 (38.21 %)Active Directory
647 (38.21 %)MCSE
647 (38.21 %)MCSA
734 (27.64 %).NET
832 (26.02 %)SQL Server
930 (24.39 %)Windows Server 2003
1029 (23.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
1029 (23.58 %)Cisco
1128 (22.76 %)Citrix
1226 (21.14 %)C#
1226 (21.14 %)MS Excel
1325 (20.33 %)TCP/IP
1325 (20.33 %)Windows Vista
1424 (19.51 %)MCAD
1523 (18.70 %)ASP.NET
1523 (18.70 %)Security Cleared
1620 (16.26 %)MCSD
1717 (13.82 %)XML
1816 (13.01 %)MCTS
1915 (12.20 %)SQL
1915 (12.20 %)VB.NET
2014 (11.38 %)SharePoint
2014 (11.38 %)MCPD
2113 (10.57 %)Wyse

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 8 September 2008, IT jobs across the Northampton 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.

Northampton IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
134 (27.64 %).NET
223 (18.70 %)ASP.NET
317 (13.82 %)XML
48 (6.504 %)WebServices
57 (5.691 %)HTML
57 (5.691 %)CSS
66 (4.878 %)SOAP
66 (4.878 %)AJAX
75 (4.065 %).NET Framework
82 (1.626 %)XSL
82 (1.626 %)WinForms
91 (0.813 %)WMI
Northampton IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
155 (44.72 %)MS Exchange
229 (23.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
314 (11.38 %)SharePoint
410 (8.130 %)BizTalk Server
59 (7.317 %)SharePoint Server 2007
62 (1.626 %)IIS
71 (0.813 %)Exchange Server 2007
71 (0.813 %)Content Management Server
71 (0.813 %)CMS
Northampton IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
156 (45.53 %)MS Office
226 (21.14 %)MS Excel
Northampton IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
17 (5.691 %)Dynamics CRM
26 (4.878 %)Dynamics AX
26 (4.878 %)Dynamics NAV
31 (0.813 %)Microsoft CRM
Northampton IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
125 (20.33 %)TCP/IP
24 (3.252 %)SAN
32 (1.626 %)IP Telephony
32 (1.626 %)DNS
32 (1.626 %)LAN
32 (1.626 %)WAN
32 (1.626 %)DHCP
41 (0.813 %)Internet
Northampton IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (26.02 %)SQL Server
22 (1.626 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (1.626 %)SQL Server 2005
Northampton IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (8.130 %)Visual Studio
21 (0.813 %)VSS/SourceSafe
Northampton IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (6.504 %)Government
25 (4.065 %)Health
34 (3.252 %)Pensions
34 (3.252 %)Finance
43 (2.439 %)Banking
43 (2.439 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (1.626 %)Back Office
52 (1.626 %)Marketing
61 (0.813 %)Insurance
61 (0.813 %)Manufacturing
Northampton IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
164 (52.03 %)Analyst
239 (31.71 %)Technical Analyst
337 (30.08 %)Senior Analyst
425 (20.33 %)Developer
521 (17.07 %)Senior Technical Analyst
620 (16.26 %).NET Developer
718 (14.63 %)Helpdesk Analyst
718 (14.63 %)Support Analyst
816 (13.01 %)Service Analyst
816 (13.01 %)Service Desk Analyst
913 (10.57 %)Support Engineer
913 (10.57 %)Technical Support
1012 (9.756 %)Technical Support Analyst
1111 (8.943 %)C# Developer
1210 (8.130 %)Senior Support Analyst
139 (7.317 %)Senior Technical Support
148 (6.504 %)Senior Technical Support Analyst
148 (6.504 %)ASP.NET Developer
148 (6.504 %)Solutions Architect
148 (6.504 %)Architect
Northampton IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (1.626 %)Thin Client
12 (1.626 %)Fat Client
21 (0.813 %)Smartcard
21 (0.813 %)Blackberry
Northampton IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
180 (65.04 %)Windows
259 (47.97 %)Windows XP
330 (24.39 %)Windows Server 2003
425 (20.33 %)Windows Vista
510 (8.130 %)Windows 2000
63 (2.439 %)Windows Server 2008
72 (1.626 %)Windows NT
72 (1.626 %)NetWare
81 (0.813 %)Windows 2000 Server
Northampton IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
123 (18.70 %)Security Cleared
29 (7.317 %)SC Cleared
29 (7.317 %)CRM
34 (3.252 %)ITIL
34 (3.252 %)PRINCE2
42 (1.626 %)Document Management
42 (1.626 %)Web Development
42 (1.626 %)Business Desktop Deployment
42 (1.626 %)SOA
42 (1.626 %)Project Management
51 (0.813 %)Service Management
51 (0.813 %)ITSM
51 (0.813 %)Scrum
51 (0.813 %)Extreme Programming
51 (0.813 %)Web Design
51 (0.813 %)TDD
51 (0.813 %)Data Management
51 (0.813 %)Problem Management
51 (0.813 %)Incident Management
51 (0.813 %)OOP
Northampton IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
126 (21.14 %)C#
215 (12.20 %)SQL
215 (12.20 %)VB.NET
37 (5.691 %)JavaScript
42 (1.626 %)C
51 (0.813 %)VBA
51 (0.813 %)VB6
51 (0.813 %)Transact-SQL
51 (0.813 %)VBScript
51 (0.813 %)VB
51 (0.813 %)C++
51 (0.813 %)DHTML
51 (0.813 %)Java
Northampton IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
155 (44.72 %)MCP
247 (38.21 %)MCSE
247 (38.21 %)MCSA
324 (19.51 %)MCAD
420 (16.26 %)MCSD
516 (13.01 %)MCTS
614 (11.38 %)MCPD
74 (3.252 %)CCNA
74 (3.252 %)Cisco Certification
82 (1.626 %)MCITP
91 (0.813 %)CCNP
91 (0.813 %)Degree
Northampton IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (4.878 %)SLA
22 (1.626 %)QA
Northampton IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
147 (38.21 %)Active Directory
23 (2.439 %)Terminal Services
23 (2.439 %)VMware Server
31 (0.813 %)ISA Server
31 (0.813 %)Backup Exec
Northampton IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (2.439 %)SCOM
22 (1.626 %)SCCM
22 (1.626 %)MOM
22 (1.626 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
31 (0.813 %)BMC PATROL
31 (0.813 %)ARCserve
Northampton IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
188 (71.54 %)Microsoft
229 (23.58 %)Cisco
328 (22.76 %)Citrix
413 (10.57 %)Wyse
53 (2.439 %)VMware
62 (1.626 %)Novell
71 (0.813 %)Sage
71 (0.813 %)BMC