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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 MCSD over the last 3 months to 16 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to 16 May 2008Same period last year
Rank116116
Rank change on same period last yearNo change0
Matching permanent IT job ads3620
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.018 %0.009 %
As % of the category below3.896 %2.500 %
Salaries quoted3618
Average minimum salary£36,436£28,222
Average salary£40,885£33,486
% change on same period last year+22.09 %
Average maximum salary£45,333£38,750
UK excluding London average salary£38,120£38,489
% change on same period last year-0.95 %
Qualifications OxfordshireQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads924800
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.453 %0.354 %
Salaries quoted871697
Average minimum salary£33,989£34,489
Average salary£36,825£37,618
% change on same period last year-2.10 %
Average maximum salary£39,661£40,748
UK excluding London average salary£37,495£38,457
% change on same period last year-2.50 %
MCSD South EastMCSD
South East

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the Oxfordshire region over the past 3 months.

Oxfordshire MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the Oxfordshire region over the past 3 months.

RankLocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
1AbingdonDown-1017£41,559+32.50 %
2OxfordDown-216£43,313+10.91 %
3WallingfordNew entry-4£30,000-
4BicesterDown-22£37,500+7.14 %
MCSD South EastMCSD
South East

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCSD also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MCSD.

197 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
295 (97.94 %).NET
394 (96.91 %)ASP.NET
488 (90.72 %)C#
573 (75.26 %)VB.NET
654 (55.67 %)SQL Server
654 (55.67 %)XML
752 (53.61 %)Microsoft
848 (49.48 %)MCAD
942 (43.30 %)SharePoint
1039 (40.21 %)Education
1039 (40.21 %)SQL
1135 (36.08 %)MCP
1234 (35.05 %)SQL Server 2005
1323 (23.71 %)Transact-SQL
1323 (23.71 %)BizTalk Server
1422 (22.68 %)AJAX
1520 (20.62 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1520 (20.62 %)E-Commerce
1618 (18.56 %)Business Intelligence
1715 (15.46 %)SQL Server 7
1813 (13.40 %)Intranet
1813 (13.40 %)Internet
1813 (13.40 %)Java
1912 (12.37 %)VB
1912 (12.37 %)MS Excel
1912 (12.37 %)Technical Architecture
1912 (12.37 %)Billing
2010 (10.31 %)MCTS
218 (8.247 %)SQL Server Reporting Services

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCSD also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
195 (97.94 %).NET
294 (96.91 %)ASP.NET
354 (55.67 %)XML
422 (22.68 %)AJAX
56 (6.186 %)ASP
65 (5.155 %)HTML
74 (4.124 %)XSLT
82 (2.062 %)ADO.NET
82 (2.062 %)WebServices
91 (1.031 %)COM
91 (1.031 %)DCOM
91 (1.031 %)CSS
91 (1.031 %)ActiveX
91 (1.031 %)XSL
91 (1.031 %)WCF
91 (1.031 %)WPF
91 (1.031 %)WF
Application Platforms
142 (43.30 %)SharePoint
223 (23.71 %)BizTalk Server
320 (20.62 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (2.062 %)IIS
51 (1.031 %)MTS
51 (1.031 %)Commerce Server
51 (1.031 %)Content Management Server
Applications
112 (12.37 %)MS Excel
26 (6.186 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
12 (2.062 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (1.031 %)Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
113 (13.40 %)Intranet
113 (13.40 %)Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
154 (55.67 %)SQL Server
234 (35.05 %)SQL Server 2005
315 (15.46 %)SQL Server 7
48 (8.247 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
56 (6.186 %)SQL Server 2000
56 (6.186 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
56 (6.186 %)SQL Server Integration Services
56 (6.186 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
56 (6.186 %)DTS
56 (6.186 %)ETL
61 (1.031 %)MS Access
Development Applications
11 (1.031 %)Visual Studio
General
139 (40.21 %)Education
212 (12.37 %)Billing
35 (5.155 %)Finance
41 (1.031 %)Marketing
Job Titles
171 (73.20 %)Developer
259 (60.82 %).NET Developer
355 (56.70 %)C# Developer
453 (54.64 %)ASP.NET Developer
453 (54.64 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
527 (27.84 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
527 (27.84 %)VB.NET Developer
618 (18.56 %)Lead Developer
78 (8.247 %)Consultant
86 (6.186 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
86 (6.186 %)Senior Developer
94 (4.124 %)Web Developer
94 (4.124 %)Software Developer
103 (3.093 %)Senior C# Developer
103 (3.093 %)Senior .NET Developer
103 (3.093 %)CSharp Software Developer
112 (2.062 %)Customer Analyst
112 (2.062 %)Microsoft Consultant
112 (2.062 %)CRM Consultant
112 (2.062 %)Senior Software Engineer
Miscellaneous
13 (3.093 %)Computer Science
21 (1.031 %)Client/Server
Operating Systems
12 (2.062 %)Windows
21 (1.031 %)Linux
21 (1.031 %)Windows 2000
21 (1.031 %)Unix
Processes & Methodologies
120 (20.62 %)E-Commerce
218 (18.56 %)Business Intelligence
312 (12.37 %)Technical Architecture
43 (3.093 %)CRM
52 (2.062 %)Project Management
61 (1.031 %)E-business
61 (1.031 %)Scrum
61 (1.031 %)Content Management
61 (1.031 %)Business Analysis
Programming Languages
188 (90.72 %)C#
273 (75.26 %)VB.NET
339 (40.21 %)SQL
423 (23.71 %)Transact-SQL
513 (13.40 %)Java
612 (12.37 %)VB
74 (4.124 %)VB6
83 (3.093 %)VBScript
92 (2.062 %)JavaScript
Qualifications
197 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
248 (49.48 %)MCAD
335 (36.08 %)MCP
410 (10.31 %)MCTS
58 (8.247 %)MCDBA
64 (4.124 %)Degree
72 (2.062 %)MCPD
System Software
11 (1.031 %)Active Directory
Vendors
152 (53.61 %)Microsoft
26 (6.186 %)ProClarity
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