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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Solihull 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2326
Rank change on same period last yearUp+3
Matching permanent IT job ads1515
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.009 %0.006 %
As % of the category below26.32 %33.33 %
Salaries quoted1214
Average minimum salary£28,750£21,429
Average salary£31,188£23,786
% change on same period last year+31.11 %
Average maximum salary£33,625£26,143
UK excluding London average salary£33,560£33,693
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
Solihull IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Solihull
Matching permanent IT job ads5745
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.033 %0.019 %
Salaries quoted4841
Average minimum salary£33,967£24,859
Average salary£37,223£27,512
% change on same period last year+35.29 %
Average maximum salary£40,478£30,166
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Microsoft Certification West MidlandsMicrosoft Certification
West Midlands

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Solihull 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 Solihull region.

Solihull Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Solihull region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Solihull Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull 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.

160 (84.51 %)MCP
254 (76.06 %)Microsoft
352 (73.24 %)MCSE
442 (59.15 %)Windows
531 (43.66 %)Active Directory
629 (40.85 %)MS Excel
722 (30.99 %)MS Exchange
820 (28.17 %)SQL
820 (28.17 %)SQL Server
919 (26.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
1018 (25.35 %)MS Office
1117 (23.94 %)Windows XP
1216 (22.54 %)Citrix
1216 (22.54 %)Exchange Server 2000
1314 (19.72 %)Firewall
1413 (18.31 %)Degree
1413 (18.31 %)Cisco
1413 (18.31 %)Transact-SQL
1510 (14.08 %)LAN
1510 (14.08 %)Windows 2000
169 (12.68 %)MCSA
169 (12.68 %)VoIP
169 (12.68 %)WAN
169 (12.68 %)VBScript
169 (12.68 %)Cisco Certification
169 (12.68 %)CCNP
169 (12.68 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
169 (12.68 %)InstallShield
169 (12.68 %)Windows Vista
169 (12.68 %)Application Packaging

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Solihull 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.

Solihull IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
19 (12.68 %)Application Packaging
24 (5.634 %).NET
24 (5.634 %)ASP.NET
32 (2.817 %)XML
41 (1.408 %)WebServices
41 (1.408 %)WCF
41 (1.408 %)WPF
Solihull IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (30.99 %)MS Exchange
219 (26.76 %)Exchange Server 2003
316 (22.54 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (1.408 %)Lotus Notes
41 (1.408 %)SharePoint
41 (1.408 %)Exchange Server 2007
Solihull IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
129 (40.85 %)MS Excel
218 (25.35 %)MS Office
Solihull IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (19.72 %)Firewall
210 (14.08 %)LAN
39 (12.68 %)VoIP
39 (12.68 %)WAN
39 (12.68 %)Network Security
45 (7.042 %)VPN
54 (5.634 %)VLAN
63 (4.225 %)Cisco PIX
63 (4.225 %)Internet
63 (4.225 %)MPLS
72 (2.817 %)TCP/IP
81 (1.408 %)BGP
81 (1.408 %)Broadband
Solihull IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
120 (28.17 %)SQL Server
23 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2000
23 (4.225 %)SQL Server 2005
Solihull IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
19 (12.68 %)InstallShield
21 (1.408 %)Visual Studio
Solihull IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (2.817 %)Finance
Solihull IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
125 (35.21 %)Analyst
214 (19.72 %)Support Engineer
214 (19.72 %)IT Support Engineer
312 (16.90 %)Technical Analyst
411 (15.49 %)Support Analyst
58 (11.27 %)IT Support Analyst
67 (9.859 %)Architect
76 (8.451 %)Graduate
76 (8.451 %)2nd Line Support
76 (8.451 %)IT Graduate
85 (7.042 %)Network Architect
85 (7.042 %)Technical Architect
93 (4.225 %)Developer
93 (4.225 %)3rd Line Support
93 (4.225 %)IT Manager
93 (4.225 %)Messaging Specialist
93 (4.225 %)Technical Specialist
102 (2.817 %)Systems Analyst
102 (2.817 %)Service Analyst
102 (2.817 %)Service Desk Analyst
Solihull IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (4.225 %)Client/Server
Solihull IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
142 (59.15 %)Windows
217 (23.94 %)Windows XP
310 (14.08 %)Windows 2000
49 (12.68 %)Windows Vista
58 (11.27 %)Windows Server 2003
67 (9.859 %)Windows 2000 Server
75 (7.042 %)UNIX
Solihull IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (11.27 %)Security Cleared
25 (7.042 %)Network Design
33 (4.225 %)SC Cleared
42 (2.817 %)Scrum
42 (2.817 %)ITIL
42 (2.817 %)Service Management
51 (1.408 %)Service Delivery
51 (1.408 %)Change Management
51 (1.408 %)Migration
51 (1.408 %)UML
51 (1.408 %)OO
51 (1.408 %)CRM
51 (1.408 %)B2B
51 (1.408 %)Project Management
51 (1.408 %)Incident Management
51 (1.408 %)Release Management
51 (1.408 %)QMS
Solihull IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
120 (28.17 %)SQL
213 (18.31 %)Transact-SQL
39 (12.68 %)VBScript
44 (5.634 %)C#
53 (4.225 %)VB.NET
62 (2.817 %)VB6
62 (2.817 %)VB
Solihull IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
160 (84.51 %)MCP
252 (73.24 %)MCSE
313 (18.31 %)Degree
49 (12.68 %)Cisco Certification
49 (12.68 %)MCSA
49 (12.68 %)CCNP
55 (7.042 %)CCIE
55 (7.042 %)Citrix Certification
55 (7.042 %)CCEA
62 (2.817 %)CCSP
62 (2.817 %)CCIP
62 (2.817 %)CCDP
62 (2.817 %)MCAD
62 (2.817 %)MCSD
71 (1.408 %)ITIL Certification
Solihull IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (4.225 %)SLA
21 (1.408 %)BS7799
21 (1.408 %)ISO9001
Solihull IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
131 (43.66 %)Active Directory
23 (4.225 %)Terminal Server
31 (1.408 %)Terminal Services
31 (1.408 %)Backup Exec
Solihull IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
19 (12.68 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
23 (4.225 %)MAILsweeper
Solihull IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
154 (76.06 %)Microsoft
216 (22.54 %)Citrix
313 (18.31 %)Cisco
49 (12.68 %)LANDesk
55 (7.042 %)Nokia
63 (4.225 %)CheckPoint
63 (4.225 %)Avaya
71 (1.408 %)HP
71 (1.408 %)McAfee Security
71 (1.408 %)VERITAS
71 (1.408 %)Lotus
71 (1.408 %)ZyXEL