Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the Northamptonshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank7463
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads813
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.005 %0.006 %
As % of the category below3.620 %4.437 %
Salaries quoted713
Average minimum salary£40,000£47,462
Average salary£44,071£48,615
% change on same period last year-9.34 %
Average maximum salary£48,143£49,769
UK excluding London average salary£37,791£38,591
% change on same period last year-2.07 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads221293
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.129 %0.129 %
Salaries quoted203248
Average minimum salary£29,941£35,437
Average salary£32,358£37,473
% change on same period last year-13.64 %
Average maximum salary£34,776£39,510
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£38,417
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
MCSD East MidlandsMCSD
East Midlands

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSD across the Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

Northamptonshire MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
NorthamptonDown-156£50,700+4.28 %
MCSD East MidlandsMCSD
East Midlands

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

116 (100.00 %).NET
116 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (93.75 %)SQL Server
314 (87.50 %)XML
314 (87.50 %)MCAD
413 (81.25 %)ASP.NET
413 (81.25 %)C#
512 (75.00 %)Microsoft
610 (62.50 %)MS Excel
610 (62.50 %)SQL
610 (62.50 %)WebServices
79 (56.25 %)VB.NET
79 (56.25 %)MCTS
88 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
88 (50.00 %)SharePoint
88 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
97 (43.75 %)JavaScript
106 (37.50 %)HTML
106 (37.50 %)SOAP
106 (37.50 %)CRM
106 (37.50 %)MCSA
106 (37.50 %)Dynamics NAV
106 (37.50 %)Dynamics CRM
106 (37.50 %)Dynamics AX
115 (31.25 %)Visual Studio
123 (18.75 %)CSS
132 (12.50 %)NUnit
132 (12.50 %)MCITP
132 (12.50 %)MCPD
132 (12.50 %)Marketing

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
116 (100.00 %).NET
214 (87.50 %)XML
313 (81.25 %)ASP.NET
410 (62.50 %)WebServices
56 (37.50 %)HTML
56 (37.50 %)SOAP
63 (18.75 %)CSS
72 (12.50 %)ADO.NET
72 (12.50 %)DOM
72 (12.50 %)XHTML
72 (12.50 %)WinForms
72 (12.50 %)AJAX
72 (12.50 %).NET Framework
72 (12.50 %)Adobe Flex
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
18 (50.00 %)SharePoint
18 (50.00 %)BizTalk Server
18 (50.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
22 (12.50 %)ColdFusion
22 (12.50 %)IIS
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (62.50 %)MS Excel
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (37.50 %)Dynamics NAV
16 (37.50 %)Dynamics CRM
16 (37.50 %)Dynamics AX
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
115 (93.75 %)SQL Server
22 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2000
22 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
15 (31.25 %)Visual Studio
22 (12.50 %)Flash
22 (12.50 %)NUnit
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (12.50 %)Marketing
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
18 (50.00 %)Architect
18 (50.00 %)Developer
18 (50.00 %)Solutions Architect
26 (37.50 %).NET Developer
26 (37.50 %).NET Architect
26 (37.50 %).NET Solutions Architect
33 (18.75 %)C# Developer
42 (12.50 %)Web Developer
42 (12.50 %)Sharepoint Architect
51 (6.250 %).NET Programmer
51 (6.250 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
51 (6.250 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
51 (6.250 %)Programmer
51 (6.250 %)VB.NET Developer
51 (6.250 %)ASP.NET Developer
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (12.50 %)Windows
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
16 (37.50 %)CRM
22 (12.50 %)SOA
22 (12.50 %)Digital Marketing
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
113 (81.25 %)C#
210 (62.50 %)SQL
39 (56.25 %)VB.NET
47 (43.75 %)JavaScript
52 (12.50 %)Transact-SQL
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
116 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (87.50 %)MCAD
39 (56.25 %)MCTS
46 (37.50 %)MCSA
52 (12.50 %)MCITP
52 (12.50 %)MCPD
61 (6.250 %)MCP
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (75.00 %)Microsoft