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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Peterborough 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 29 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
29 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5153
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads1811
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.010 %0.005 %
As % of the category below17.82 %10.78 %
Salaries quoted168
Average minimum salary£27,438£26,000
Average salary£30,250£29,313
% change on same period last year+3.19 %
Average maximum salary£33,063£32,625
UK excluding London average salary£33,662£33,541
% change on same period last year+0.36 %
Peterborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Peterborough
Matching permanent IT job ads101102
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.055 %0.043 %
Salaries quoted9291
Average minimum salary£30,782£30,482
Average salary£33,357£32,421
% change on same period last year+2.88 %
Average maximum salary£35,933£34,360
UK excluding London average salary£37,856£38,565
% change on same period last year-1.83 %
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Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Peterborough 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 Peterborough region.

Peterborough Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Peterborough Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

128 (82.35 %)Microsoft
223 (67.65 %)MCSE
316 (47.06 %)Windows
415 (44.12 %)Windows Server 2003
514 (41.18 %)Active Directory
514 (41.18 %)SQL Server
612 (35.29 %)Citrix
711 (32.35 %)MS Exchange
810 (29.41 %)MCP
98 (23.53 %).NET
98 (23.53 %)MCSA
98 (23.53 %)HP
98 (23.53 %)Government
98 (23.53 %)Manufacturing
98 (23.53 %)Local Government
107 (20.59 %)Exchange Server 2003
107 (20.59 %)Legal
107 (20.59 %)VB.NET
107 (20.59 %)Linux
107 (20.59 %)Windows 2000
107 (20.59 %)ASP.NET
116 (17.65 %)MS Excel
125 (14.71 %)Education
125 (14.71 %)Firewall
125 (14.71 %)CCA
125 (14.71 %)Citrix Certification
134 (11.76 %)CCNA
134 (11.76 %)Cisco Certification
134 (11.76 %)LAN
134 (11.76 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 29 August 2008, IT jobs across the Peterborough 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.

Peterborough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (23.53 %).NET
27 (20.59 %)ASP.NET
33 (8.824 %)XML
42 (5.882 %).NET Framework
42 (5.882 %)WebServices
42 (5.882 %)HTML
42 (5.882 %)Silverlight
51 (2.941 %)WCF
Peterborough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
111 (32.35 %)MS Exchange
27 (20.59 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (11.76 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (5.882 %)SharePoint
42 (5.882 %)IIS
42 (5.882 %)Lotus Domino
51 (2.941 %)Apache
51 (2.941 %)CMS
51 (2.941 %)Exchange Server 2007
Peterborough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
16 (17.65 %)MS Excel
Peterborough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
15 (14.71 %)Firewall
24 (11.76 %)LAN
33 (8.824 %)WAN
42 (5.882 %)DHCP
42 (5.882 %)TCP/IP
51 (2.941 %)VPN
51 (2.941 %)DNS
51 (2.941 %)WLAN
51 (2.941 %)Wireless
Peterborough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
114 (41.18 %)SQL Server
22 (5.882 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.941 %)SQL Server 2000
Peterborough IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
11 (2.941 %)Visual Studio
Peterborough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
18 (23.53 %)Government
18 (23.53 %)Manufacturing
18 (23.53 %)Local Government
27 (20.59 %)Legal
35 (14.71 %)Education
44 (11.76 %)Finance
52 (5.882 %)Pharmaceutical
52 (5.882 %)Banking
61 (2.941 %)Retail
61 (2.941 %)Pensions
61 (2.941 %)Automotive
61 (2.941 %)Games
Peterborough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (20.59 %)Developer
17 (20.59 %)Analyst
17 (20.59 %).NET Developer
26 (17.65 %)Administrator
35 (14.71 %)Systems Administrator
35 (14.71 %)Server Analyst
44 (11.76 %)Consultant
53 (8.824 %)VB.NET Developer
53 (8.824 %)Windows Systems Administrator
53 (8.824 %)Citrix Engineer
53 (8.824 %)Windows Administrator
53 (8.824 %)Citrix Consultant
62 (5.882 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
62 (5.882 %)Junior
62 (5.882 %)ASP.NET Developer
71 (2.941 %)Implementation Consultant
71 (2.941 %)Technical Analyst
71 (2.941 %)Network Administrator
71 (2.941 %)Field Engineer
71 (2.941 %)Desktop Support Analyst
Peterborough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (5.882 %)Thin Client
12 (5.882 %)Fat Client
21 (2.941 %)Management Information System
Peterborough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
116 (47.06 %)Windows
215 (44.12 %)Windows Server 2003
37 (20.59 %)Linux
37 (20.59 %)Windows 2000
43 (8.824 %)UNIX
43 (8.824 %)Red Hat Linux
43 (8.824 %)Red Hat Enterprise Linux
52 (5.882 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (5.882 %)Windows Vista
52 (5.882 %)Windows XP
52 (5.882 %)NetWare
61 (2.941 %)Windows Server 2008
Peterborough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (11.76 %)Change Management
22 (5.882 %)Project Management
31 (2.941 %)Disaster Recovery
31 (2.941 %)Agile Software Development
31 (2.941 %)Asset Management
31 (2.941 %)Content Management
31 (2.941 %)Network Design
31 (2.941 %)Security Testing
31 (2.941 %)ITIL
31 (2.941 %)PRINCE2
31 (2.941 %)UML
31 (2.941 %)OOP
31 (2.941 %)OO
31 (2.941 %)E-Commerce
31 (2.941 %)DNA
31 (2.941 %)PRINCE
Peterborough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (20.59 %)VB.NET
24 (11.76 %)C#
33 (8.824 %)SQL
42 (5.882 %)JavaScript
51 (2.941 %)VB
51 (2.941 %)VB6
Peterborough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
123 (67.65 %)MCSE
210 (29.41 %)MCP
38 (23.53 %)MCSA
45 (14.71 %)CCA
45 (14.71 %)Citrix Certification
54 (11.76 %)Cisco Certification
54 (11.76 %)CCNA
63 (8.824 %)MCAD
63 (8.824 %)CCEA
72 (5.882 %)MCSD
72 (5.882 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
72 (5.882 %)MCDST
72 (5.882 %)HP AIS
72 (5.882 %)HP ASE
81 (2.941 %)SCSA
Peterborough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
114 (41.18 %)Active Directory
22 (5.882 %)MetaFrame
22 (5.882 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (2.941 %)Terminal Services
Peterborough IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (11.76 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (5.882 %)MOM
Peterborough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
128 (82.35 %)Microsoft
212 (35.29 %)Citrix
38 (23.53 %)HP
43 (8.824 %)Cisco
43 (8.824 %)Red Hat
52 (5.882 %)VMware
52 (5.882 %)Lotus
52 (5.882 %)Oracle
52 (5.882 %)Novell
61 (2.941 %)VERITAS
61 (2.941 %)Compaq
61 (2.941 %)Dell
61 (2.941 %)Intel
61 (2.941 %)WatchGuard
61 (2.941 %)Sophos