Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5831
Rank change on same period last yearDown-27
Matching permanent IT job ads2462
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.016 %0.028 %
As % of the category below10.43 %24.60 %
Salaries quoted2244
Average minimum salary£28,909£32,341
Average salary£30,364£35,205
% change on same period last year-13.75 %
Average maximum salary£31,818£38,068
UK excluding London average salary£33,571£33,352
% change on same period last year+0.65 %
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 %
Microsoft Certification BerkshireMicrosoft Certification
Berkshire

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Slough 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 Slough region.

Slough Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Slough Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

150 (87.72 %)Windows
240 (70.18 %)Microsoft
335 (61.40 %)MCSE
429 (50.88 %)MCP
528 (49.12 %)Windows Server 2003
623 (40.35 %)MS Excel
722 (38.60 %)Active Directory
816 (28.07 %)Citrix
914 (24.56 %)Windows XP
1012 (21.05 %)TCP/IP
1012 (21.05 %)MS Office
1111 (19.30 %)Cisco Certification
1111 (19.30 %)CCNA
1111 (19.30 %)VMware
1210 (17.54 %)Windows Vista
1210 (17.54 %)Cisco
138 (14.04 %)VMware Infrastructure
138 (14.04 %)Computer Science
138 (14.04 %)DHCP
138 (14.04 %)DNS
138 (14.04 %)Citrix Certification
138 (14.04 %)MCSA
147 (12.28 %)Windows 2000
147 (12.28 %)WAN
147 (12.28 %)LAN
147 (12.28 %)CCEA
147 (12.28 %)A+ Certification
147 (12.28 %)MCDST
147 (12.28 %)Firewall
147 (12.28 %)Network+ Certification

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Slough IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (3.509 %).NET
21 (1.754 %)ASP.NET
21 (1.754 %)Middleware
21 (1.754 %)Windows SharePoint Services
Slough IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (10.53 %)MS Exchange
24 (7.018 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (5.263 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.754 %)IIS
41 (1.754 %)SharePoint
41 (1.754 %)Apache
41 (1.754 %)Tomcat
41 (1.754 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
41 (1.754 %)Exchange Server 5.5
41 (1.754 %)SharePoint Portal Server
41 (1.754 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Slough IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
123 (40.35 %)MS Excel
212 (21.05 %)MS Office
31 (1.754 %)InfoPath
Slough IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
112 (21.05 %)TCP/IP
28 (14.04 %)DHCP
28 (14.04 %)DNS
37 (12.28 %)WAN
37 (12.28 %)LAN
37 (12.28 %)Firewall
46 (10.53 %)SAN
54 (7.018 %)ISDN
54 (7.018 %)SMS
54 (7.018 %)VPN
62 (3.509 %)Network Security
71 (1.754 %)VoIP
71 (1.754 %)Internet
71 (1.754 %)IP Telephony
71 (1.754 %)Wireless
Slough IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (10.53 %)SQL Server
21 (1.754 %)SQL Server 2005
Slough IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (5.263 %)Manufacturing
13 (5.263 %)Telecoms
21 (1.754 %)Construction
21 (1.754 %)Health
Slough IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
117 (29.82 %)Support Engineer
216 (28.07 %)Analyst
39 (15.79 %)Consultant
39 (15.79 %)Desktop Support
39 (15.79 %)Support Analyst
48 (14.04 %)Helpdesk Support
48 (14.04 %)Desktop Engineer
48 (14.04 %)Helpdesk Engineer
57 (12.28 %)Technical Engineer
57 (12.28 %)Desktop Support Engineer
66 (10.53 %)Technical Support
66 (10.53 %)Technical Support Engineer
66 (10.53 %)IT Support Analyst
66 (10.53 %)Architect
75 (8.772 %)Solutions Architect
84 (7.018 %)IT Support Engineer
84 (7.018 %)Network Support
93 (5.263 %)Deployment Analyst
93 (5.263 %)Desktop Analyst
93 (5.263 %)Helpdesk Analyst
Slough IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
18 (14.04 %)Computer Science
24 (7.018 %)Video Conferencing
24 (7.018 %)French Language
24 (7.018 %)German Language
24 (7.018 %)Blackberry
33 (5.263 %)Spanish Language
42 (3.509 %)Clustering
51 (1.754 %)Dutch Language
51 (1.754 %)Replication
Slough IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
150 (87.72 %)Windows
228 (49.12 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (24.56 %)Windows XP
410 (17.54 %)Windows Vista
57 (12.28 %)Windows 2000
63 (5.263 %)Windows Server 2008
72 (3.509 %)Windows 2000 Server
81 (1.754 %)Linux
Slough IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (7.018 %)Technical Architecture
23 (5.263 %)Disaster Recovery
32 (3.509 %)Business Continuity
41 (1.754 %)Document Management
Slough IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
13 (5.263 %)SQL
13 (5.263 %)VBScript
22 (3.509 %)C#
31 (1.754 %)C++
31 (1.754 %)VB
31 (1.754 %)VB.NET
31 (1.754 %)C
Slough IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
135 (61.40 %)MCSE
229 (50.88 %)MCP
311 (19.30 %)Cisco Certification
311 (19.30 %)CCNA
48 (14.04 %)Citrix Certification
48 (14.04 %)MCSA
57 (12.28 %)CCEA
57 (12.28 %)A+ Certification
57 (12.28 %)MCDST
57 (12.28 %)Network+ Certification
64 (7.018 %)Degree
64 (7.018 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
73 (5.263 %)CCNP
82 (3.509 %)CCA
91 (1.754 %)MCAD
91 (1.754 %)MCSD
91 (1.754 %)MCTS
91 (1.754 %)MCITP
Slough IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
122 (38.60 %)Active Directory
28 (14.04 %)VMware Infrastructure
35 (8.772 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.754 %)MetaFrame
41 (1.754 %)ISA Server
Slough IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
14 (7.018 %)MOM
23 (5.263 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
Slough IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
140 (70.18 %)Microsoft
216 (28.07 %)Citrix
311 (19.30 %)VMware
410 (17.54 %)Cisco
54 (7.018 %)Sun
63 (5.263 %)Lotus
63 (5.263 %)Altiris
63 (5.263 %)Softricity
72 (3.509 %)McAfee Security
72 (3.509 %)Oracle
81 (1.754 %)Sybase
81 (1.754 %)Nokia
81 (1.754 %)Compaq
81 (1.754 %)Intel