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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS) 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 MCTS over the 3 months to 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank82-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads610
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.035 %0.000 %
As % of the category below10.50 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted610
Average minimum salary£32,609-
Average salary£37,102-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£41,594-
UK excluding London average salary£38,401£41,845
% change on same period last year-8.22 %
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Oxfordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads581894
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.336 %0.385 %
Salaries quoted539743
Average minimum salary£33,261£31,871
Average salary£37,615£34,995
% change on same period last year+7.48 %
Average maximum salary£41,969£38,119
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MCTS South EastMCTS
South East

MCTS
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCTS Demand Trend

MCTS
Salary Trend

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

Oxfordshire MCTS Salary Trend

MCTS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCTS across the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Oxfordshire MCTS Salary Histogram

MCTS
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCTS within the Oxfordshire region over the 3 months to 10 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
OxfordNew entry-34£36,926-
AbingdonNew entry-30£37,300-
MCTS South EastMCTS
South East

MCTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCTS 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 MCTS.

175 (75.00 %)Microsoft
268 (68.00 %)Microsoft Certification
365 (65.00 %)Internet
461 (61.00 %)SharePoint
557 (57.00 %)Windows
653 (53.00 %)C#
653 (53.00 %).NET
751 (51.00 %)ASP.NET
751 (51.00 %)Windows Server 2003
847 (47.00 %)SQL Server
946 (46.00 %)Linux
946 (46.00 %)MCSE
946 (46.00 %)Education
1045 (45.00 %)Cisco
1045 (45.00 %)Windows 2000
1045 (45.00 %)CCNP
1045 (45.00 %)CCNA
1045 (45.00 %)Cisco Certification
1136 (36.00 %)MCITP
1234 (34.00 %)MCPD
1331 (31.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
1331 (31.00 %)Project Management
1430 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
1430 (30.00 %)DNS
1525 (25.00 %)Firewall
1525 (25.00 %)MS Office
1621 (21.00 %)Active Directory
1720 (20.00 %)CCIE
1720 (20.00 %)SAN
1720 (20.00 %)VMware

MCTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Oxfordshire region citing MCTS 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 MCTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
153 (53.00 %).NET
251 (51.00 %)ASP.NET
320 (20.00 %)AJAX
418 (18.00 %)Silverlight
513 (13.00 %)XML
611 (11.00 %)WebServices
76 (6.000 %)Windows SharePoint Services
82 (2.000 %)HTML
82 (2.000 %)CSS
91 (1.000 %)XSLT
91 (1.000 %)XHTML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
161 (61.00 %)SharePoint
231 (31.00 %)SharePoint Server 2007
36 (6.000 %)SharePoint Portal Server
45 (5.000 %)BizTalk Server
52 (2.000 %)Commerce Server
52 (2.000 %)Content Management Server
61 (1.000 %)CMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
125 (25.00 %)MS Office
217 (17.00 %)MS Excel
36 (6.000 %)MS Visio
36 (6.000 %)InfoPath
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.000 %)Microsoft CRM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
165 (65.00 %)Internet
230 (30.00 %)TCP/IP
230 (30.00 %)DNS
325 (25.00 %)Firewall
420 (20.00 %)SAN
510 (10.00 %)Intranet
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
147 (47.00 %)SQL Server
212 (12.00 %)SQL Server 2005
37 (7.000 %)PerformancePoint
46 (6.000 %)SQL Server Integration Services
46 (6.000 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
46 (6.000 %)DTS
46 (6.000 %)ETL
46 (6.000 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
46 (6.000 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (46.00 %)Education
210 (10.00 %)Telecoms
37 (7.000 %)Finance
42 (2.000 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (30.00 %)Developer
130 (30.00 %)C# Developer
130 (30.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
220 (20.00 %)Systems Engineer
315 (15.00 %)Infrastructure Engineer
414 (14.00 %)Administrator
414 (14.00 %)Consultant
414 (14.00 %)Systems Administrator
510 (10.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
68 (8.000 %)Senior C# Developer
68 (8.000 %)Senior Developer
68 (8.000 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
76 (6.000 %)Senior SQL Server Developer
76 (6.000 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
76 (6.000 %)Software Engineer
76 (6.000 %)SharePoint Consultant
76 (6.000 %)SQL Developer
76 (6.000 %)SQL Server Developer
76 (6.000 %).NET Developer
76 (6.000 %)Senior Software Engineer
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
19 (9.000 %)Client/Server
25 (5.000 %)Computer Science
31 (1.000 %)PMI
31 (1.000 %)Blackberry
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
157 (57.00 %)Windows
251 (51.00 %)Windows Server 2003
346 (46.00 %)Linux
445 (45.00 %)Windows 2000
51 (1.000 %)Windows NT
51 (1.000 %)Windows XP
51 (1.000 %)Mac OS X
51 (1.000 %)Windows Vista
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
131 (31.00 %)Project Management
29 (9.000 %)E-Commerce
36 (6.000 %)Business Intelligence
36 (6.000 %)Web Development
43 (3.000 %)CRM
52 (2.000 %)Workflow
52 (2.000 %)Content Management
61 (1.000 %)ITIL
61 (1.000 %)PRINCE2
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
153 (53.00 %)C#
213 (13.00 %)VB.NET
37 (7.000 %)JavaScript
44 (4.000 %)SQL
52 (2.000 %)Transact-SQL
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
168 (68.00 %)Microsoft Certification
246 (46.00 %)MCSE
345 (45.00 %)CCNP
345 (45.00 %)CCNA
345 (45.00 %)Cisco Certification
436 (36.00 %)MCITP
534 (34.00 %)MCPD
620 (20.00 %)RHCT
620 (20.00 %)CCIE
719 (19.00 %)MCAD
817 (17.00 %)MCSD
914 (14.00 %)MCP
106 (6.000 %)MCDBA
106 (6.000 %)Degree
111 (1.000 %)MCDST
111 (1.000 %)ITIL Certification
111 (1.000 %)PMP
111 (1.000 %)PMI Certification
111 (1.000 %)MOS
111 (1.000 %)MCSA
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
121 (21.00 %)Active Directory
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
175 (75.00 %)Microsoft
245 (45.00 %)Cisco
320 (20.00 %)VMware
46 (6.000 %)ProClarity
51 (1.000 %)Novell