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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD) 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 MCPD over the 3 months to 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional Developer (MCPD)
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank125-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads130
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.006 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted130
Average minimum salary£35,000-
Average salary£40,692-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£46,385-
UK excluding London average salary£37,694£34,672
% change on same period last year+8.71 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads648889
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.354 %0.373 %
Salaries quoted626730
Average minimum salary£32,558£32,896
Average salary£36,198£35,919
% change on same period last year+0.77 %
Average maximum salary£39,838£38,941
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
MCPD South EastMCPD
South East

MCPD
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCPD Demand Trend

MCPD
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCPD Salary Trend

MCPD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCPD across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 2008.

Oxfordshire MCPD Salary Histogram

MCPD
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCPD within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 29 August 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
AbingdonNew entry-11£41,273-
OxfordNew entry-2£37,500-
MCPD South EastMCPD
South East

MCPD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCPD 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 MCPD.

128 (100.00 %)C#
128 (100.00 %).NET
128 (100.00 %)SQL Server
128 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
128 (100.00 %)MCTS
226 (92.86 %)Microsoft
324 (85.71 %)Project Management
324 (85.71 %)SharePoint
418 (64.29 %)Education
517 (60.71 %)AJAX
615 (53.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
615 (53.57 %)Silverlight
615 (53.57 %)Internet
615 (53.57 %)MS Office
79 (32.14 %)E-Commerce
79 (32.14 %)Finance
85 (17.86 %)XML
94 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
103 (10.71 %)WebServices
112 (7.143 %)HTML
112 (7.143 %)JavaScript
112 (7.143 %)VB.NET
112 (7.143 %)MCAD
112 (7.143 %)MCSD
112 (7.143 %)MS Excel
112 (7.143 %)Workflow
121 (3.571 %)XSLT
121 (3.571 %)MCP
121 (3.571 %)BizTalk Server
121 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005

MCPD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCPD 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 MCPD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (100.00 %).NET
128 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
217 (60.71 %)AJAX
315 (53.57 %)Silverlight
45 (17.86 %)XML
53 (10.71 %)WebServices
62 (7.143 %)HTML
71 (3.571 %)XSLT
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
124 (85.71 %)SharePoint
215 (53.57 %)SharePoint Server 2007
31 (3.571 %)BizTalk Server
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (53.57 %)MS Office
22 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
115 (53.57 %)Internet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
128 (100.00 %)SQL Server
21 (3.571 %)SQL Server 2005
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
118 (64.29 %)Education
29 (32.14 %)Finance
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (89.29 %)Developer
125 (89.29 %)C# Developer
125 (89.29 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
28 (28.57 %)Senior C# Developer
28 (28.57 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
28 (28.57 %)ASP.NET Developer
28 (28.57 %)Senior Developer
37 (25.00 %)SQL Developer
37 (25.00 %)SQL Server Developer
37 (25.00 %)Senior SQL Server Developer
42 (7.143 %)Lead Developer
42 (7.143 %).NET Developer
51 (3.571 %)Senior Software Engineer
51 (3.571 %)C# Software Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Software Engineer
51 (3.571 %).NET Software Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Senior .NET Software Engineer
51 (3.571 %)Senior C# Software Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
124 (85.71 %)Project Management
29 (32.14 %)E-Commerce
32 (7.143 %)Workflow
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (100.00 %)C#
22 (7.143 %)JavaScript
22 (7.143 %)VB.NET
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (100.00 %)MCTS
24 (14.29 %)Microsoft Certification
32 (7.143 %)MCAD
32 (7.143 %)MCSD
41 (3.571 %)MCP
41 (3.571 %)Degree
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
126 (92.86 %)Microsoft