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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the South Wales 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
Rank4666
Rank change on same period last yearUp+20
Matching permanent IT job ads5636
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.032 %0.015 %
As % of the category below14.62 %7.469 %
Salaries quoted5530
Average minimum salary£27,383£27,917
Average salary£31,567£30,075
% change on same period last year+4.95 %
Average maximum salary£35,750£32,233
UK excluding London average salary£33,560£33,693
% change on same period last year-0.39 %
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Wales
Matching permanent IT job ads383482
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.222 %0.207 %
Salaries quoted353450
Average minimum salary£31,164£33,351
Average salary£35,597£36,923
% change on same period last year-3.59 %
Average maximum salary£40,031£40,495
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
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Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

South Wales 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 South Wales region.

South Wales Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

South Wales Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification within the South Wales region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
CardiffUp+2047£31,174+8.73 %
NewportDown-146£35,333+60.60 %
CaerphillyUp+73£30,833-17.77 %
TorfaenUp+11£38,500-
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Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

170 (80.46 %)MCSE
262 (71.26 %)Active Directory
347 (54.02 %)Windows
442 (48.28 %)MS Exchange
539 (44.83 %)Microsoft
636 (41.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
732 (36.78 %)SQL Server
827 (31.03 %)Exchange Server 2007
925 (28.74 %)MCSA
1023 (26.44 %)CCNA
1023 (26.44 %)Cisco Certification
1122 (25.29 %)WAN
1221 (24.14 %)VPN
1221 (24.14 %)Cisco
1318 (20.69 %)Windows Server 2003
1417 (19.54 %)Finance
1516 (18.39 %)MySQL
1516 (18.39 %)SQL
1615 (17.24 %)Citrix
1714 (16.09 %)Windows XP
1813 (14.94 %)DNS
1912 (13.79 %).NET
1912 (13.79 %)ITIL
2011 (12.64 %)SharePoint
2011 (12.64 %)DHCP
2011 (12.64 %)BizTalk Server
2011 (12.64 %)AS400
2110 (11.49 %)Lotus
2110 (11.49 %)SMS
2110 (11.49 %)Lotus Notes

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

South Wales IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
112 (13.79 %).NET
29 (10.34 %).NET Framework
33 (3.448 %)ASP.NET
33 (3.448 %)WebServices
42 (2.299 %)AJAX
42 (2.299 %)WebSphere
42 (2.299 %)ASP
South Wales IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
142 (48.28 %)MS Exchange
236 (41.38 %)Exchange Server 2003
327 (31.03 %)Exchange Server 2007
411 (12.64 %)BizTalk Server
411 (12.64 %)SharePoint
510 (11.49 %)Lotus Notes
69 (10.34 %)Exchange Server 2000
74 (4.598 %)IIS
82 (2.299 %)GroupWise
91 (1.149 %)WebSphere MQ
91 (1.149 %)WebSphere Application Server
91 (1.149 %)MQSeries
South Wales IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
17 (8.046 %)MS Excel
26 (6.897 %)MS Office
South Wales IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
16 (6.897 %)Dynamics CRM
23 (3.448 %)Microsoft CRM
23 (3.448 %)Oracle CRM
South Wales IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
122 (25.29 %)WAN
221 (24.14 %)VPN
313 (14.94 %)DNS
411 (12.64 %)DHCP
510 (11.49 %)SMS
68 (9.195 %)SAN
77 (8.046 %)TCP/IP
85 (5.747 %)Firewall
92 (2.299 %)LAN
92 (2.299 %)HTTP
101 (1.149 %)IP Telephony
101 (1.149 %)Cisco PIX
South Wales IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (36.78 %)SQL Server
216 (18.39 %)MySQL
35 (5.747 %)SQL Server 2000
43 (3.448 %)Datawarehouse
52 (2.299 %)OLAP
52 (2.299 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
52 (2.299 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (2.299 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (2.299 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (2.299 %)SQL Server 2008
South Wales IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (9.195 %)Visual Studio
South Wales IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
117 (19.54 %)Finance
27 (8.046 %)Government
36 (6.897 %)Retail
43 (3.448 %)Pensions
43 (3.448 %)Health
52 (2.299 %)Manufacturing
61 (1.149 %)Banking
61 (1.149 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.149 %)Insurance
61 (1.149 %)Local Government
South Wales IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
126 (29.89 %)Analyst
221 (24.14 %)Network Manager
317 (19.54 %)Technical Analyst
415 (17.24 %)Support Analyst
513 (14.94 %)Technical Support
513 (14.94 %)Technical Support Analyst
69 (10.34 %)Messaging Engineer
76 (6.897 %)Senior Analyst
85 (5.747 %)Analyst Programmer
85 (5.747 %)Support Technician
85 (5.747 %)Programmer
85 (5.747 %)Developer
85 (5.747 %)Technical Lead
94 (4.598 %)Administrator
94 (4.598 %)Consultant
94 (4.598 %)2nd Line Support
94 (4.598 %)Infrastructure Engineer
94 (4.598 %)Team Leader
103 (3.448 %)Senior Support Analyst
103 (3.448 %)Senior Analyst Programmer
South Wales IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (12.64 %)AS400
27 (8.046 %)Blackberry
33 (3.448 %)Thin Client
33 (3.448 %)Client/Server
33 (3.448 %)Fat Client
41 (1.149 %)Video Conferencing
41 (1.149 %)N-Tier
South Wales IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (54.02 %)Windows
218 (20.69 %)Windows Server 2003
314 (16.09 %)Windows XP
45 (5.747 %)Windows 2000 Server
54 (4.598 %)Windows Vista
63 (3.448 %)Windows 2000
72 (2.299 %)NetWare
81 (1.149 %)AIX
81 (1.149 %)Linux
South Wales IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
112 (13.79 %)ITIL
29 (10.34 %)CRM
38 (9.195 %)Change Management
46 (6.897 %)Agile Software Development
46 (6.897 %)OO
53 (3.448 %)Web Development
62 (2.299 %)Performance Management
62 (2.299 %)Data Analysis
62 (2.299 %)Project Management
62 (2.299 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (2.299 %)Workflow
62 (2.299 %)UML
71 (1.149 %)Business Intelligence
71 (1.149 %)Migration
71 (1.149 %)Service Management
71 (1.149 %)Service Delivery
71 (1.149 %)Strategic Planning
71 (1.149 %)Security Cleared
71 (1.149 %)Problem Management
South Wales IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
116 (18.39 %)SQL
28 (9.195 %)C#
33 (3.448 %)VB.NET
42 (2.299 %)Transact-SQL
South Wales IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
170 (80.46 %)MCSE
225 (28.74 %)MCSA
323 (26.44 %)CCNA
323 (26.44 %)Cisco Certification
46 (6.897 %)MCP
53 (3.448 %)MCDST
53 (3.448 %)Degree
53 (3.448 %)CCNP
61 (1.149 %)A+ Certification
South Wales IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (3.448 %)BS7799
South Wales IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
162 (71.26 %)Active Directory
24 (4.598 %)VMware Infrastructure
32 (2.299 %)Backup Exec
32 (2.299 %)Terminal Services
41 (1.149 %)ISA Server
41 (1.149 %)VMware GSX
41 (1.149 %)VMware ESX
41 (1.149 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
South Wales IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
12 (2.299 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
21 (1.149 %)Norton AntiVirus
21 (1.149 %)MAILsweeper
South Wales IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
139 (44.83 %)Microsoft
221 (24.14 %)Cisco
315 (17.24 %)Citrix
410 (11.49 %)Lotus
57 (8.046 %)VMware
63 (3.448 %)Onyx
63 (3.448 %)HP
63 (3.448 %)Oracle
63 (3.448 %)Siebel
72 (2.299 %)Novell
72 (2.299 %)Symantec
81 (1.149 %)McAfee Security
81 (1.149 %)Sophos
81 (1.149 %)FileNet
81 (1.149 %)VERITAS
81 (1.149 %)IBM