The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs advertised for the Rotherham region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Rotherham region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank 18 9 -
Rank change year-on-year
-9 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 3 5 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rotherham 5.882% 11.11% -
As % of the Qualifications category 13.64% 35.71% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
Average salary £20,000 - -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Rotherham
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
22 14 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Rotherham 43.14% 31.11% -
Number of salaries quoted 12 7 0
Average salary £22,500 £40,000 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
-43.75% -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Microsoft Certification
South Yorkshire

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Rotherham region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Rotherham Microsoft Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Rotherham region.

Rotherham Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Rotherham 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.

1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
3 8 (66.67%) MCSE
4 6 (50.00%) MCP
5 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
5 5 (41.67%) Windows XP
5 5 (41.67%) Windows Server 2003
5 5 (41.67%) MCITP
5 5 (41.67%) SCCM
5 5 (41.67%) Windows Server 2008
5 5 (41.67%) Windows 7
6 3 (25.00%) Symantec
6 3 (25.00%) Remedy
6 3 (25.00%) AppSense
6 3 (25.00%) LAN
6 3 (25.00%) Windows 2000
6 3 (25.00%) Citrix
6 3 (25.00%) Avaya
6 3 (25.00%) ITIL
6 3 (25.00%) MCSA
6 3 (25.00%) IAG
6 3 (25.00%) Change Control
6 3 (25.00%) Build Automation
6 3 (25.00%) Software Deployment
6 3 (25.00%) XenApp
6 3 (25.00%) XenDesktop
6 3 (25.00%) Windows XP Embedded
6 3 (25.00%) Degree
6 3 (25.00%) Windows Vista
7 2 (16.67%) Cisco IOS

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Rotherham 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.

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) MS Office
1 2 (16.67%) MS Excel
Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) LAN
2 2 (16.67%) Cisco IOS
General
1 2 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (8.333%) Legal
2 1 (8.333%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 4 (33.33%) Analyst
2 3 (25.00%) Support Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) Support Engineer
3 2 (16.67%) IT Support Analyst
3 2 (16.67%) IT Support
4 1 (8.333%) Service Desk Engineer
4 1 (8.333%) Network Administrator
4 1 (8.333%) Service Analyst
4 1 (8.333%) Administrator
4 1 (8.333%) Help Desk Analyst
4 1 (8.333%) Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Blackberry
1 2 (16.67%) IVR
Operating Systems
1 12 (100.00%) Windows
2 5 (41.67%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (41.67%) Windows 7
2 5 (41.67%) Windows XP
2 5 (41.67%) Windows Server 2003
3 3 (25.00%) Windows XP Embedded
3 3 (25.00%) Windows Vista
3 3 (25.00%) Windows 2000
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (25.00%) ITIL
1 3 (25.00%) Change Control
1 3 (25.00%) Build Automation
1 3 (25.00%) Software Deployment
2 2 (16.67%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 8 (66.67%) MCSE
2 6 (50.00%) MCP
3 5 (41.67%) MCITP
4 3 (25.00%) Degree
4 3 (25.00%) MCSA
5 1 (8.333%) MCDST
5 1 (8.333%) HND
System Software
1 5 (41.67%) Active Directory
2 3 (25.00%) XenApp
2 3 (25.00%) XenDesktop
2 3 (25.00%) IAG
Systems Management
1 5 (41.67%) SCCM
2 2 (16.67%) SCOM
Vendors
1 9 (75.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) AppSense
2 3 (25.00%) Citrix
2 3 (25.00%) Avaya
2 3 (25.00%) Symantec
2 3 (25.00%) Remedy
3 2 (16.67%) McAfee
3 2 (16.67%) VMware
3 2 (16.67%) MobileIron
3 2 (16.67%) HP
3 2 (16.67%) Cisco