Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the South West region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank232250
Rank change on same period last yearUp+18
Matching permanent IT job ads1723
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.010 %
As % of the category below0.828 %1.011 %
Salaries quoted1723
Average minimum salary£32,824£33,483
Average salary£34,088£34,331
% change on same period last year-0.70 %
Average maximum salary£35,353£35,179
UK excluding London average salary£37,269£39,262
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South West
Matching permanent IT job ads20542276
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled1.374 %1.015 %
Salaries quoted18401973
Average minimum salary£33,271£32,464
Average salary£36,510£35,287
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum salary£39,748£38,109
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

South West MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSD across the South West region.

South West MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

South West MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the South West region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
SomersetDown-225£35,000+3.96 %
DevonDown-34£34,625-1.07 %
BristolUp+84£35,250+51.61 %
GloucestershireNew entry-3£30,000-
DorsetNew entry-1£35,000-
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

172 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
255 (76.39 %).NET
350 (69.44 %)MCAD
441 (56.94 %)CSS
540 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
540 (55.56 %)XML
540 (55.56 %)SQL
540 (55.56 %)C#
636 (50.00 %)XHTML
733 (45.83 %)MCP
832 (44.44 %)SQL Server
931 (43.06 %)Microsoft
1028 (38.89 %)AJAX
1127 (37.50 %)VB
1226 (36.11 %)HTML
1226 (36.11 %)JavaScript
1226 (36.11 %)WebServices
1323 (31.94 %)PHP
1422 (30.56 %)VB.NET
1519 (26.39 %)E-Commerce
1618 (25.00 %)Internet
1618 (25.00 %)ASP
1716 (22.22 %)Retail
1716 (22.22 %).NET Framework
1716 (22.22 %)Java
1716 (22.22 %)WSDL
1815 (20.83 %)RDBMS
1815 (20.83 %)Adobe
1815 (20.83 %)Photoshop
1815 (20.83 %)XSLT

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the South West region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

South West IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
155 (76.39 %).NET
241 (56.94 %)CSS
340 (55.56 %)ASP.NET
340 (55.56 %)XML
436 (50.00 %)XHTML
528 (38.89 %)AJAX
626 (36.11 %)HTML
626 (36.11 %)WebServices
718 (25.00 %)ASP
816 (22.22 %).NET Framework
816 (22.22 %)WSDL
915 (20.83 %)XSLT
915 (20.83 %)SOAP
1014 (19.44 %)Silverlight
1111 (15.28 %)WCF
1210 (13.89 %)WinForms
135 (6.944 %)WPF
135 (6.944 %)WF
135 (6.944 %)LAMP
143 (4.167 %)COM+
South West IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
110 (13.89 %)SharePoint
110 (13.89 %)SharePoint Server 2007
29 (12.50 %)BizTalk Server
South West IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (20.83 %)Photoshop
211 (15.28 %)MS Excel
31 (1.389 %)MS Visio
South West IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (25.00 %)Internet
South West IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
132 (44.44 %)SQL Server
215 (20.83 %)RDBMS
310 (13.89 %)SQL Server 2000
49 (12.50 %)SQL Server 2005
52 (2.778 %)SQL Server Integration Services
52 (2.778 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
52 (2.778 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
52 (2.778 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
52 (2.778 %)ETL
61 (1.389 %)Datawarehouse
61 (1.389 %)DTS
61 (1.389 %)SQL Server 2008
South West IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
18 (11.11 %)Visual Studio
23 (4.167 %)VSS/SourceSafe
South West IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
116 (22.22 %)Retail
215 (20.83 %)Pensions
313 (18.06 %)Finance
313 (18.06 %)Health
49 (12.50 %)Music
52 (2.778 %)Legal
52 (2.778 %)Education
61 (1.389 %)Law
South West IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
153 (73.61 %)Developer
226 (36.11 %).NET Developer
322 (30.56 %)PHP Developer
418 (25.00 %)Web Developer
517 (23.61 %)PHP Web Developer
68 (11.11 %)VB.NET Developer
68 (11.11 %)C# Developer
68 (11.11 %)Software Engineer
76 (8.333 %)ASP.NET Developer
76 (8.333 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
85 (6.944 %)LAMP Developer
85 (6.944 %)SQL Developer
85 (6.944 %)VB Developer
85 (6.944 %)Developer Analyst
85 (6.944 %)Analyst
94 (5.556 %)Analyst Programmer
94 (5.556 %)Programmer
103 (4.167 %)DBA
103 (4.167 %)VB Analyst Programmer
112 (2.778 %)VB6 Developer
South West IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (16.67 %)PKI
26 (8.333 %)Web 2.0
32 (2.778 %)Computer Science
41 (1.389 %)Data Integration
41 (1.389 %)N-Tier
South West IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (11.11 %)Windows
South West IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (26.39 %)E-Commerce
214 (19.44 %)Scrum
214 (19.44 %)Extreme Programming
214 (19.44 %)Web Development
39 (12.50 %)UML
39 (12.50 %)RUP
46 (8.333 %)Knowledge Management
54 (5.556 %)Business Intelligence
63 (4.167 %)Logistics
63 (4.167 %)Unit Testing
72 (2.778 %)Integration Testing
81 (1.389 %)PRINCE2
81 (1.389 %)OO
South West IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
140 (55.56 %)C#
140 (55.56 %)SQL
227 (37.50 %)VB
326 (36.11 %)JavaScript
423 (31.94 %)PHP
522 (30.56 %)VB.NET
616 (22.22 %)Java
77 (9.722 %)C
86 (8.333 %)C++
86 (8.333 %)VBScript
92 (2.778 %)VB6
101 (1.389 %)Perl
South West IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
172 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
250 (69.44 %)MCAD
333 (45.83 %)MCP
46 (8.333 %)MCPD
46 (8.333 %)MCT
55 (6.944 %)Degree
64 (5.556 %)MCTS
64 (5.556 %)MCDBA
72 (2.778 %)MCSE
South West IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
131 (43.06 %)Microsoft
215 (20.83 %)Adobe
31 (1.389 %)Interwoven
31 (1.389 %)ProClarity
31 (1.389 %)Visualfiles