Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD) in IT jobs within the Oxfordshire region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCAD over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Application Developer (MCAD)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank114122
Rank change on same period last yearUp+8
Matching permanent IT job ads1319
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.008 %
As % of the category below2.669 %2.021 %
Salaries quoted1217
Average minimum salary£35,385£30,882
Average salary£41,692£37,206
% change on same period last year+12.05 %
Average maximum salary£48,000£43,529
UK excluding London average salary£37,850£36,633
% change on same period last year+3.32 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads487940
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.326 %0.419 %
Salaries quoted434853
Average minimum salary£34,188£33,488
Average salary£39,394£36,492
% change on same period last year+7.95 %
Average maximum salary£44,599£39,495
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
MCAD South EastMCAD
South East

MCAD
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCAD Demand Trend

MCAD
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCAD Salary Trend

MCAD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCAD across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

Oxfordshire MCAD Salary Histogram

MCAD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCAD within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
AbingdonUp+139£39,722-20.55 %
OxfordUp+84£46,125+26.36 %
MCAD South EastMCAD
South East

MCAD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCAD 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 MCAD.

135 (100.00 %).NET
135 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
232 (91.43 %)ASP.NET
330 (85.71 %)MCSD
427 (77.14 %)C#
524 (68.57 %)VB.NET
621 (60.00 %)MCP
720 (57.14 %)SQL Server
819 (54.29 %)Microsoft
917 (48.57 %)MCTS
1016 (45.71 %)XML
1115 (42.86 %)WebServices
1212 (34.29 %)SQL
1212 (34.29 %)SharePoint
1311 (31.43 %)DTS
1410 (28.57 %)MS Excel
1410 (28.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
159 (25.71 %)Web Development
159 (25.71 %)WCF
159 (25.71 %)WPF
159 (25.71 %)WF
159 (25.71 %)SQL Server 2005
159 (25.71 %)E-Commerce
159 (25.71 %)Scrum
159 (25.71 %)Extreme Programming
159 (25.71 %)Internet
168 (22.86 %)Windows
168 (22.86 %)MCPD
177 (20.00 %)JavaScript
186 (17.14 %)Project Management

MCAD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCAD 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 MCAD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
135 (100.00 %).NET
232 (91.43 %)ASP.NET
316 (45.71 %)XML
415 (42.86 %)WebServices
59 (25.71 %)WCF
59 (25.71 %)WPF
59 (25.71 %)WF
66 (17.14 %)Silverlight
66 (17.14 %)AJAX
72 (5.714 %)WinForms
72 (5.714 %)HTML
72 (5.714 %)CSS
81 (2.857 %)ADO.NET
81 (2.857 %)XSLT
81 (2.857 %)XHTML
81 (2.857 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
112 (34.29 %)SharePoint
210 (28.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
35 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
42 (5.714 %)Content Management Server
42 (5.714 %)SharePoint Portal Server
51 (2.857 %)CMS
51 (2.857 %)Commerce Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (28.57 %)MS Excel
25 (14.29 %)MS Visio
31 (2.857 %)MS Office
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
11 (2.857 %)Microsoft CRM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (25.71 %)Internet
22 (5.714 %)Intranet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (57.14 %)SQL Server
211 (31.43 %)DTS
39 (25.71 %)SQL Server 2005
45 (14.29 %)SQL Server Integration Services
45 (14.29 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
45 (14.29 %)ETL
45 (14.29 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
45 (14.29 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.857 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (17.14 %)Retail
16 (17.14 %)Auditing
23 (8.571 %)Insurance
32 (5.714 %)Finance
32 (5.714 %)Health
41 (2.857 %)Publishing
41 (2.857 %)Government
41 (2.857 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
118 (51.43 %)Developer
217 (48.57 %).NET Developer
312 (34.29 %)ASP.NET Developer
48 (22.86 %)C# Developer
57 (20.00 %)Senior Software Engineer
57 (20.00 %)VB.NET Developer
57 (20.00 %)Consultant
57 (20.00 %)Software Engineer
57 (20.00 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
65 (14.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
65 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
72 (5.714 %)Senior Developer
72 (5.714 %)Java Developer
72 (5.714 %)Software Developer
72 (5.714 %)Senior C# Developer
72 (5.714 %)Senior .NET Developer
72 (5.714 %)CSharp Software Developer
72 (5.714 %)Java Software Developer
72 (5.714 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
81 (2.857 %).NET Software Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (17.14 %)Computer Science
21 (2.857 %)PMI
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (22.86 %)Windows
21 (2.857 %)Windows Server 2003
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (25.71 %)E-Commerce
19 (25.71 %)Scrum
19 (25.71 %)Extreme Programming
19 (25.71 %)Web Development
26 (17.14 %)Project Management
35 (14.29 %)Business Intelligence
43 (8.571 %)TDD
52 (5.714 %)Content Management
52 (5.714 %)Bioinformatics
52 (5.714 %)CRM
61 (2.857 %)PRINCE2
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
127 (77.14 %)C#
224 (68.57 %)VB.NET
312 (34.29 %)SQL
47 (20.00 %)JavaScript
55 (14.29 %)VB
63 (8.571 %)Transact-SQL
72 (5.714 %)Java
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
230 (85.71 %)MCSD
321 (60.00 %)MCP
417 (48.57 %)MCTS
58 (22.86 %)MCPD
66 (17.14 %)Degree
66 (17.14 %)MCDBA
71 (2.857 %)MCSE
71 (2.857 %)PMP
71 (2.857 %)PMI Certification
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
119 (54.29 %)Microsoft
25 (14.29 %)ProClarity