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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Portsmouth region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank4255
Rank change on same period last yearUp+13
Matching permanent IT job ads71
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.004 %0.000 %
As % of the category below7.692 %1.316 %
Salaries quoted50
Average minimum salary£22,800-
Average salary£24,800-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£26,800-
UK excluding London average salary£28,885£28,669
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
Portsmouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Portsmouth
Matching permanent IT job ads9176
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.048 %0.031 %
Salaries quoted7347
Average minimum salary£31,615£37,032
Average salary£34,102£39,495
% change on same period last year-13.65 %
Average maximum salary£36,590£41,957
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
MCP HampshireMCP
Hampshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Portsmouth MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

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

Portsmouth MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Portsmouth region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

Portsmouth MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Portsmouth region citing MCP 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 MCP.

111 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
25 (45.45 %)Windows
34 (36.36 %)SQL
34 (36.36 %)Transact-SQL
34 (36.36 %)SQL Server
34 (36.36 %)Crystal Reports
34 (36.36 %)MS Office
34 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
34 (36.36 %)HND
34 (36.36 %)Data Analysis
34 (36.36 %)Systems Analysis
34 (36.36 %)Degree
34 (36.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
34 (36.36 %)Retail
43 (27.27 %)Windows XP
52 (18.18 %)PRINCE2
52 (18.18 %)Quality Management
52 (18.18 %)Change Management
52 (18.18 %)Firewall
52 (18.18 %)ISO9000
52 (18.18 %)Cisco
52 (18.18 %)Citrix
52 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
52 (18.18 %)Configuration Management
52 (18.18 %)ITIL
52 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
52 (18.18 %)MCSE
52 (18.18 %)MS Excel
61 (9.091 %)Windows NT
61 (9.091 %)Government

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the Portsmouth region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Portsmouth IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
14 (36.36 %)MS Exchange
Portsmouth IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (36.36 %)MS Office
22 (18.18 %)MS Excel
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (18.18 %)Firewall
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (36.36 %)SQL Server
14 (36.36 %)Crystal Reports
Portsmouth IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (36.36 %)Retail
21 (9.091 %)Government
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (36.36 %)Developer
14 (36.36 %)Analyst
14 (36.36 %)SQL Developer
14 (36.36 %)Developer Analyst
22 (18.18 %)Network Technician
22 (18.18 %)Technical Support Engineer
22 (18.18 %)Network Support Technician
22 (18.18 %)IT Support Technician
22 (18.18 %)Technical Engineer
22 (18.18 %)Network Support
22 (18.18 %)Support Technician
22 (18.18 %)Technical Support
22 (18.18 %)Support Engineer
31 (9.091 %)2nd Line Support
31 (9.091 %)Data Manager
31 (9.091 %)Data Centre Engineer
31 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
31 (9.091 %)Data Centre Manager
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
15 (45.45 %)Windows
23 (27.27 %)Windows XP
32 (18.18 %)Windows Server 2003
32 (18.18 %)Windows 2000
41 (9.091 %)Windows NT
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (36.36 %)Data Analysis
14 (36.36 %)Systems Analysis
14 (36.36 %)User Acceptance Testing
22 (18.18 %)ITIL
22 (18.18 %)PRINCE2
22 (18.18 %)Configuration Management
22 (18.18 %)Quality Management
22 (18.18 %)Change Management
31 (9.091 %)SC Cleared
31 (9.091 %)Security Cleared
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (36.36 %)SQL
14 (36.36 %)Transact-SQL
Portsmouth IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
111 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
24 (36.36 %)Degree
24 (36.36 %)HND
32 (18.18 %)MCSE
Portsmouth IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (18.18 %)ISO9000
Portsmouth IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (18.18 %)Cisco
12 (18.18 %)Citrix
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