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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank3610
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads55119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.049 %
As % of the category below27.92 %49.58 %
Salaries quoted5283
Average minimum salary£27,611£29,333
Average salary£29,917£31,143
% change on same period last year-3.93 %
Average maximum salary£32,222£32,952
UK excluding London average salary£33,523£33,101
% change on same period last year+1.27 %
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Northamptonshire
Matching permanent IT job ads197240
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.104 %0.098 %
Salaries quoted189175
Average minimum salary£31,019£29,564
Average salary£33,573£31,377
% change on same period last year+6.99 %
Average maximum salary£36,127£33,190
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
Microsoft Certification East MidlandsMicrosoft Certification
East Midlands

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Northamptonshire 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 Northamptonshire region.

Northamptonshire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Northamptonshire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the Northamptonshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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-1042£29,795-3.47 %
KetteringDown-85£26,000+7.21 %
DaventryDown-55£28,000+12.00 %
Microsoft Certification East MidlandsMicrosoft Certification
East Midlands

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

1112 (73.20 %)Microsoft
2102 (66.67 %)Windows
377 (50.33 %)MCSE
471 (46.41 %)Active Directory
569 (45.10 %)MS Exchange
661 (39.87 %)MS Office
757 (37.25 %)MCP
854 (35.29 %)SQL Server
948 (31.37 %)Citrix
1043 (28.10 %).NET
1139 (25.49 %)Windows XP
1236 (23.53 %)Cisco
1335 (22.88 %)Exchange Server 2003
1433 (21.57 %)MCSA
1531 (20.26 %)C#
1630 (19.61 %)MS Excel
1727 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
1826 (16.99 %)Exchange Server 2000
1923 (15.03 %)XML
2022 (14.38 %)MCAD
2022 (14.38 %)MCSD
2022 (14.38 %)VMware
2121 (13.73 %)Internet
2121 (13.73 %)SQL
2220 (13.07 %)Linux
2220 (13.07 %)Windows 2000
2220 (13.07 %)UNIX
2319 (12.42 %)VoIP
2319 (12.42 %)Terminal Server
2319 (12.42 %)VMware Infrastructure

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Northamptonshire 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.

Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
143 (28.10 %).NET
227 (17.65 %)ASP.NET
323 (15.03 %)XML
413 (8.497 %)HTML
59 (5.882 %)CSS
68 (5.229 %)AJAX
68 (5.229 %)WebServices
76 (3.922 %).NET Framework
84 (2.614 %)SOAP
84 (2.614 %)XSL
84 (2.614 %)WinForms
93 (1.961 %)ASP
102 (1.307 %)ADO.NET
111 (0.654 %)Adobe Flex
111 (0.654 %)WMI
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
169 (45.10 %)MS Exchange
235 (22.88 %)Exchange Server 2003
326 (16.99 %)Exchange Server 2000
416 (10.46 %)SharePoint
59 (5.882 %)SharePoint Server 2007
68 (5.229 %)BizTalk Server
77 (4.575 %)IIS
84 (2.614 %)Exchange Server 2007
93 (1.961 %)Exchange Server 5.5
101 (0.654 %)Content Management Server
101 (0.654 %)CMS
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
161 (39.87 %)MS Office
230 (19.61 %)MS Excel
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (3.922 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (1.961 %)Dynamics AX
23 (1.961 %)Dynamics NAV
31 (0.654 %)Microsoft CRM
31 (0.654 %)Navision
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
121 (13.73 %)Internet
219 (12.42 %)VoIP
317 (11.11 %)TCP/IP
45 (3.268 %)DNS
45 (3.268 %)SAN
45 (3.268 %)DHCP
54 (2.614 %)LAN
54 (2.614 %)WAN
63 (1.961 %)Firewall
63 (1.961 %)IP Telephony
72 (1.307 %)VPN
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
154 (35.29 %)SQL Server
212 (7.843 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (3.268 %)SQL Server 7
35 (3.268 %)SQL Server 2000
41 (0.654 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
41 (0.654 %)Datawarehouse
41 (0.654 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
112 (7.843 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.307 %)NUnit
31 (0.654 %)VSS/SourceSafe
31 (0.654 %)Flash
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
17 (4.575 %)Health
26 (3.922 %)Back Office
34 (2.614 %)Finance
34 (2.614 %)Pensions
34 (2.614 %)Marketing
43 (1.961 %)Banking
43 (1.961 %)Pharmaceutical
51 (0.654 %)Insurance
51 (0.654 %)Education
51 (0.654 %)Manufacturing
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
147 (30.72 %)Analyst
236 (23.53 %)Support Engineer
334 (22.22 %)Developer
428 (18.30 %)Technical Analyst
527 (17.65 %)Technical Support
624 (15.69 %).NET Developer
723 (15.03 %)2nd Line Support
723 (15.03 %)Senior Analyst
819 (12.42 %)Technical Support Engineer
819 (12.42 %)Technical Engineer
916 (10.46 %)C# Developer
1015 (9.804 %)Helpdesk Analyst
1015 (9.804 %)Senior Technical Analyst
1112 (7.843 %)Support Analyst
1210 (6.536 %)Service Analyst
1210 (6.536 %)ASP.NET Developer
1210 (6.536 %)Service Desk Analyst
137 (4.575 %)Installations Engineer
137 (4.575 %)Technical Support Analyst
146 (3.922 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (1.961 %)Blackberry
13 (1.961 %)Clustering
21 (0.654 %)Fat Client
21 (0.654 %)Replication
21 (0.654 %)Thin Client
21 (0.654 %)Smartcard
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1102 (66.67 %)Windows
239 (25.49 %)Windows XP
320 (13.07 %)UNIX
320 (13.07 %)Linux
320 (13.07 %)Windows 2000
44 (2.614 %)Windows Server 2003
53 (1.961 %)NetWare
62 (1.307 %)Windows NT
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (5.882 %)CRM
28 (5.229 %)Security Cleared
35 (3.268 %)ITIL
44 (2.614 %)PRINCE2
53 (1.961 %)Web Development
62 (1.307 %)Business Desktop Deployment
62 (1.307 %)Document Management
62 (1.307 %)SOA
62 (1.307 %)Project Management
62 (1.307 %)Digital Marketing
71 (0.654 %)Service Management
71 (0.654 %)Process Management
71 (0.654 %)ITSM
71 (0.654 %)Scrum
71 (0.654 %)Extreme Programming
71 (0.654 %)Web Design
71 (0.654 %)TDD
71 (0.654 %)Data Management
71 (0.654 %)Incident Management
71 (0.654 %)Problem Management
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
131 (20.26 %)C#
221 (13.73 %)SQL
313 (8.497 %)VB.NET
411 (7.190 %)JavaScript
54 (2.614 %)Transact-SQL
54 (2.614 %)C
63 (1.961 %)VB
63 (1.961 %)VB6
72 (1.307 %)Java
81 (0.654 %)C++
81 (0.654 %)DHTML
81 (0.654 %)VBScript
81 (0.654 %)VBA
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
177 (50.33 %)MCSE
257 (37.25 %)MCP
333 (21.57 %)MCSA
422 (14.38 %)MCAD
422 (14.38 %)MCSD
517 (11.11 %)MCTS
517 (11.11 %)MCPD
66 (3.922 %)CCNA
66 (3.922 %)Cisco Certification
73 (1.961 %)MCITP
82 (1.307 %)MOS
91 (0.654 %)MCDBA
91 (0.654 %)CCNP
91 (0.654 %)Degree
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
16 (3.922 %)SLA
22 (1.307 %)QA
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
171 (46.41 %)Active Directory
219 (12.42 %)Terminal Server
219 (12.42 %)VMware Infrastructure
34 (2.614 %)Terminal Services
43 (1.961 %)VMware Server
52 (1.307 %)ISA Server
61 (0.654 %)Backup Exec
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
17 (4.575 %)MOM
24 (2.614 %)SCOM
33 (1.961 %)SCCM
33 (1.961 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.654 %)BMC PATROL
41 (0.654 %)ARCserve
Northamptonshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1112 (73.20 %)Microsoft
248 (31.37 %)Citrix
336 (23.53 %)Cisco
422 (14.38 %)VMware
514 (9.150 %)Wyse
63 (1.961 %)Mitel
63 (1.961 %)Novell
72 (1.307 %)HP
81 (0.654 %)SAP
81 (0.654 %)Siebel
81 (0.654 %)Sage
81 (0.654 %)BMC
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