Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3616
Rank change on same period last yearDown-20
Matching permanent IT job ads124278
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.083 %0.124 %
As % of the category below25.46 %29.57 %
Salaries quoted115250
Average minimum salary£33,094£32,285
Average salary£36,705£34,901
% change on same period last year+5.16 %
Average maximum salary£40,316£37,517
UK excluding London average salary£33,460£33,218
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
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 %
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire region.

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Oxfordshire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification 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
OxfordDown-1369£38,563+20.30 %
AbingdonDown-632£35,656-4.42 %
BanburyDown-56£29,083-19.71 %
WallingfordDown-44£18,500-45.74 %
WitneyUp+63--
BicesterUp+33--
Microsoft Certification South EastMicrosoft Certification
South East

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1276 (73.40 %)Microsoft
2194 (51.60 %)Windows
3192 (51.06 %)MCSE
4149 (39.63 %)Windows Server 2003
5140 (37.23 %)Active Directory
6114 (30.32 %)MS Excel
7105 (27.93 %)Education
898 (26.06 %)SharePoint
898 (26.06 %)MCP
993 (24.73 %)SQL Server
993 (24.73 %)Cisco Certification
1092 (24.47 %)MS Exchange
1191 (24.20 %)CCNA
1283 (22.07 %).NET
1375 (19.95 %)Cisco
1472 (19.15 %)Linux
1568 (18.09 %)TCP/IP
1667 (17.82 %)DNS
1667 (17.82 %)MCSA
1764 (17.02 %)Windows 2000
1764 (17.02 %)ASP.NET
1764 (17.02 %)MCTS
1861 (16.22 %)C#
1960 (15.96 %)Windows Server 2008
2057 (15.16 %)Exchange Server 2007
2156 (14.89 %)Internet
2254 (14.36 %)CCNP
2254 (14.36 %)Office Communications Server
2352 (13.83 %)Degree
2449 (13.03 %)SQL

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
183 (22.07 %).NET
264 (17.02 %)ASP.NET
338 (10.11 %)XML
429 (7.713 %)HTML
515 (3.989 %)WebServices
610 (2.660 %)AJAX
79 (2.394 %)WCF
79 (2.394 %)WPF
79 (2.394 %)WF
88 (2.128 %)XSLT
96 (1.596 %)Silverlight
105 (1.330 %)DCOM
113 (0.798 %)CSS
122 (0.532 %)ASP
122 (0.532 %)WSH
122 (0.532 %)WinForms
122 (0.532 %).NET Framework
131 (0.266 %)Windows SharePoint Services
131 (0.266 %)ADO.NET
131 (0.266 %)XHTML
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
198 (26.06 %)SharePoint
292 (24.47 %)MS Exchange
357 (15.16 %)Exchange Server 2007
454 (14.36 %)Office Communications Server
527 (7.181 %)Exchange Server 2003
622 (5.851 %)SharePoint Server 2007
721 (5.585 %)IIS
85 (1.330 %)BizTalk Server
85 (1.330 %)MTS
94 (1.064 %)Apache
103 (0.798 %)Lotus Domino
103 (0.798 %)Commerce Server
112 (0.532 %)Content Management Server
112 (0.532 %)Tomcat
112 (0.532 %)SharePoint Portal Server
112 (0.532 %)Commerce Server 2007
112 (0.532 %)Exchange Server 2000
121 (0.266 %)CMS
121 (0.266 %)Lotus Notes
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1114 (30.32 %)MS Excel
212 (3.191 %)MS Office
35 (1.330 %)MS Visio
42 (0.532 %)MS Project
51 (0.266 %)InfoPath
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
112 (3.191 %)Microsoft CRM
211 (2.926 %)Dynamics CRM
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
168 (18.09 %)TCP/IP
267 (17.82 %)DNS
356 (14.89 %)Internet
436 (9.574 %)Firewall
532 (8.511 %)SAN
630 (7.979 %)DHCP
729 (7.713 %)LAN
823 (6.117 %)WAN
916 (4.255 %)VPN
1012 (3.191 %)ADSL
1111 (2.926 %)Intranet
125 (1.330 %)VoIP
125 (1.330 %)SMTP
132 (0.532 %)Ethernet
132 (0.532 %)SNMP
132 (0.532 %)SSL
132 (0.532 %)MPLS
141 (0.266 %)NetScreen
141 (0.266 %)CTI
141 (0.266 %)SMS
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
193 (24.73 %)SQL Server
235 (9.309 %)SQL Server 2005
325 (6.649 %)DTS
325 (6.649 %)SQL Server 2000
419 (5.053 %)ETL
514 (3.723 %)BusinessObjects
514 (3.723 %)NovaView
514 (3.723 %)Datawarehouse
610 (2.660 %)SQL Server Integration Services
77 (1.862 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
77 (1.862 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
85 (1.330 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
91 (0.266 %)MySQL
91 (0.266 %)Oracle 8/8i
91 (0.266 %)MS Access
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (2.128 %)MSI
26 (1.596 %)Visual Studio
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1105 (27.93 %)Education
236 (9.574 %)Pensions
334 (9.043 %)Health
421 (5.585 %)Finance
421 (5.585 %)Retail
514 (3.723 %)Financial Institution
612 (3.191 %)Insurance
711 (2.926 %)Telecoms
711 (2.926 %)Games
86 (1.596 %)Auditing
93 (0.798 %)Manufacturing
93 (0.798 %)Publishing
102 (0.532 %)Government
111 (0.266 %)Legal
111 (0.266 %)Back Office
111 (0.266 %)Automotive
111 (0.266 %)Construction
111 (0.266 %)Marketing
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
176 (20.21 %)Systems Engineer
257 (15.16 %)Consultant
342 (11.17 %)Developer
438 (10.11 %)Analyst
533 (8.777 %).NET Developer
632 (8.511 %)Support Engineer
731 (8.245 %)Administrator
830 (7.979 %)Support Analyst
926 (6.915 %)Systems Administrator
1021 (5.585 %)Team Leader
1120 (5.319 %)Lead Systems Engineer
1219 (5.053 %)Business Intelligence Consultant
1318 (4.787 %)2nd Line Support
1318 (4.787 %)Support Consultant
1318 (4.787 %)IT Support Engineer
1318 (4.787 %)Server Engineer
1415 (3.989 %)Field Engineer
1514 (3.723 %)Business Consultant
1514 (3.723 %)Software Engineer
1514 (3.723 %)SQL Server Consultant
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
130 (7.979 %)Client/Server
215 (3.989 %)Blackberry
310 (2.660 %)Computer Science
44 (1.064 %)Replication
44 (1.064 %)Clustering
51 (0.266 %)SecurID
51 (0.266 %)CLARiiON
51 (0.266 %)Management Information System
51 (0.266 %)PMI
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1194 (51.60 %)Windows
2149 (39.63 %)Windows Server 2003
372 (19.15 %)Linux
464 (17.02 %)Windows 2000
560 (15.96 %)Windows Server 2008
626 (6.915 %)Windows XP
714 (3.723 %)Windows 2000 Server
87 (1.862 %)NetWare
87 (1.862 %)Windows Vista
95 (1.330 %)Mac OS X
95 (1.330 %)UNIX
103 (0.798 %)Windows NT
103 (0.798 %)Solaris
111 (0.266 %)Red Hat Linux
111 (0.266 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
134 (9.043 %)Project Management
233 (8.777 %)ITIL
328 (7.447 %)PRINCE2
419 (5.053 %)Business Intelligence
518 (4.787 %)E-Commerce
616 (4.255 %)CRM
715 (3.989 %)Web Development
812 (3.191 %)Service Delivery
911 (2.926 %)Workflow
1010 (2.660 %)Scrum
119 (2.394 %)Extreme Programming
128 (2.128 %)PRINCE
136 (1.596 %)Migration
144 (1.064 %)Service Management
144 (1.064 %)Network Design
153 (0.798 %)TDD
153 (0.798 %)Security Cleared
153 (0.798 %)Project Planning
153 (0.798 %)Risk Assessment
162 (0.532 %)Disaster Recovery
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
161 (16.22 %)C#
249 (13.03 %)SQL
330 (7.979 %)VB.NET
422 (5.851 %)JavaScript
513 (3.457 %)VB
68 (2.128 %)Transact-SQL
76 (1.596 %)VB6
84 (1.064 %)PowerShell
84 (1.064 %)Java
93 (0.798 %)VBScript
102 (0.532 %)C
102 (0.532 %)PHP
102 (0.532 %)PowerHouse
111 (0.266 %)C++
111 (0.266 %)Perl
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1192 (51.06 %)MCSE
298 (26.06 %)MCP
393 (24.73 %)Cisco Certification
491 (24.20 %)CCNA
567 (17.82 %)MCSA
664 (17.02 %)MCTS
754 (14.36 %)CCNP
852 (13.83 %)Degree
942 (11.17 %)MCSD
1037 (9.840 %)MCITP
1135 (9.309 %)MCAD
1222 (5.851 %)CCIE
1321 (5.585 %)RHCT
1418 (4.787 %)MCDBA
1515 (3.989 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1613 (3.457 %)MCPD
177 (1.862 %)CCVP
177 (1.862 %)MCDST
177 (1.862 %)A+ Certification
186 (1.596 %)MCT
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (2.394 %)SLA
21 (0.266 %)ISO27001
21 (0.266 %)ISO9001
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1140 (37.23 %)Active Directory
217 (4.521 %)Terminal Services
315 (3.989 %)ISA Server
414 (3.723 %)Backup Exec
511 (2.926 %)VMware ESX
61 (0.266 %)Terminal Server
61 (0.266 %)Squid
61 (0.266 %)VMware Infrastructure
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
111 (2.926 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
24 (1.064 %)MOM
33 (0.798 %)WSUS
42 (0.532 %)Unicenter
51 (0.266 %)Nagios
Oxfordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1276 (73.40 %)Microsoft
275 (19.95 %)Cisco
342 (11.17 %)VMware
429 (7.713 %)Citrix
519 (5.053 %)ProClarity
614 (3.723 %)Ab Initio
614 (3.723 %)Informatica
614 (3.723 %)Business Objects
614 (3.723 %)Cognos
77 (1.862 %)Novell
86 (1.596 %)IBM
94 (1.064 %)Dell
94 (1.064 %)Lotus
103 (0.798 %)Altiris
103 (0.798 %)Epicor
103 (0.798 %)HP
112 (0.532 %)Oracle
112 (0.532 %)CA
112 (0.532 %)EMC
112 (0.532 %)Intel