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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Slough 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank7273
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads1012
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.006 %0.005 %
As % of the category below4.348 %4.762 %
Salaries quoted93
Average minimum salary£18,333£33,333
Average salary£19,500£39,667
% change on same period last year-50.84 %
Average maximum salary£20,667£46,000
UK excluding London average salary£28,657£28,563
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Slough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Slough
Matching permanent IT job ads230252
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.149 %0.112 %
Salaries quoted200201
Average minimum salary£38,263£39,528
Average salary£41,712£42,142
% change on same period last year-1.02 %
Average maximum salary£45,161£44,756
UK excluding London average salary£37,919£38,095
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
MCP BerkshireMCP
Berkshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Slough region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Slough MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

129 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
227 (93.10 %)Windows
322 (75.86 %)Microsoft
411 (37.93 %)Windows Server 2003
411 (37.93 %)MCSE
510 (34.48 %)MS Excel
510 (34.48 %)Active Directory
69 (31.03 %)TCP/IP
78 (27.59 %)MCSA
78 (27.59 %)MS Office
78 (27.59 %)Windows Vista
78 (27.59 %)Computer Science
87 (24.14 %)DNS
87 (24.14 %)Citrix
87 (24.14 %)DHCP
87 (24.14 %)A+ Certification
87 (24.14 %)MCDST
87 (24.14 %)Network+ Certification
96 (20.69 %)VMware
96 (20.69 %)SAN
96 (20.69 %)Cisco
96 (20.69 %)Windows XP
105 (17.24 %)MS Exchange
105 (17.24 %)VMware ESX
105 (17.24 %)CCNA
105 (17.24 %)Cisco Certification
105 (17.24 %)VMware Infrastructure
114 (13.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
114 (13.79 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
114 (13.79 %)Windows 2000

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Slough 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.

Slough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (3.448 %)Middleware
Slough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
15 (17.24 %)MS Exchange
24 (13.79 %)Exchange Server 2003
31 (3.448 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Slough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (34.48 %)MS Excel
28 (27.59 %)MS Office
Slough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
19 (31.03 %)TCP/IP
27 (24.14 %)DNS
27 (24.14 %)DHCP
36 (20.69 %)SAN
43 (10.34 %)LAN
43 (10.34 %)WAN
51 (3.448 %)Firewall
51 (3.448 %)Wireless
51 (3.448 %)VPN
51 (3.448 %)VoIP
Slough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11 (3.448 %)SQL Server
Slough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (10.34 %)Manufacturing
21 (3.448 %)Construction
21 (3.448 %)Health
Slough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
112 (41.38 %)Support Engineer
29 (31.03 %)Analyst
38 (27.59 %)Desktop Support
38 (27.59 %)Helpdesk Support
38 (27.59 %)Desktop Engineer
38 (27.59 %)Helpdesk Engineer
47 (24.14 %)Desktop Support Engineer
56 (20.69 %)Support Analyst
65 (17.24 %)Consultant
74 (13.79 %)IT Support Engineer
74 (13.79 %)Network Support
83 (10.34 %)IT Support Analyst
83 (10.34 %)Helpdesk Analyst
92 (6.897 %)Network Engineer
92 (6.897 %)Technical Support
92 (6.897 %)Network Support Analyst
92 (6.897 %)Network Analyst
92 (6.897 %)Technical Support Engineer
92 (6.897 %)Network Support Engineer
92 (6.897 %)Technical Engineer
Slough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (27.59 %)Computer Science
21 (3.448 %)French Language
21 (3.448 %)German Language
21 (3.448 %)Clustering
21 (3.448 %)Replication
21 (3.448 %)Blackberry
Slough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
127 (93.10 %)Windows
211 (37.93 %)Windows Server 2003
38 (27.59 %)Windows Vista
46 (20.69 %)Windows XP
54 (13.79 %)Windows 2000
62 (6.897 %)Windows 2000 Server
Slough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (3.448 %)C
Slough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
129 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (37.93 %)MCSE
38 (27.59 %)MCSA
47 (24.14 %)A+ Certification
47 (24.14 %)MCDST
47 (24.14 %)Network+ Certification
55 (17.24 %)CCNA
55 (17.24 %)Cisco Certification
64 (13.79 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
73 (10.34 %)CCNP
Slough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (34.48 %)Active Directory
25 (17.24 %)VMware ESX
25 (17.24 %)VMware Infrastructure
31 (3.448 %)MetaFrame
31 (3.448 %)ISA Server
Slough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (75.86 %)Microsoft
27 (24.14 %)Citrix
36 (20.69 %)VMware
36 (20.69 %)Cisco
41 (3.448 %)Sun
41 (3.448 %)Compaq
41 (3.448 %)Intel
41 (3.448 %)Nokia