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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the South Yorkshire 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 25 July 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to 25 Jul 2008Same period last year
Rank10669
Rank change on same period last yearDown-37
Matching permanent IT job ads2043
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.011 %0.018 %
As % of the category below4.577 %9.840 %
Salaries quoted1931
Average minimum salary£23,053£22,906
Average salary£26,684£25,117
% change on same period last year+6.23 %
Average maximum salary£30,316£27,328
UK excluding London average salary£28,885£28,669
% change on same period last year+0.75 %
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
South Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads437437
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.231 %0.179 %
Salaries quoted365363
Average minimum salary£32,249£28,834
Average salary£35,324£31,306
% change on same period last year+12.83 %
Average maximum salary£38,400£33,778
UK excluding London average salary£37,731£38,242
% change on same period last year-1.33 %
MCP YorkshireMCP
Yorkshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

South Yorkshire 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 South Yorkshire region.

South Yorkshire MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 2008.

South Yorkshire MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the South Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 25 July 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
DoncasterNew entry-9£31,389-
SheffieldDown-284£22,000-17.75 %
RotherhamDown-73£25,000+1.74 %
MCP YorkshireMCP
Yorkshire

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

136 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
223 (63.89 %)Active Directory
322 (61.11 %)Microsoft
417 (47.22 %)Windows
516 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
613 (36.11 %)MCSE
711 (30.56 %)MCSA
810 (27.78 %)Remedy
810 (27.78 %)Exchange Server 2003
99 (25.00 %)MS Excel
99 (25.00 %)SQL Server
99 (25.00 %)ITIL
108 (22.22 %)SQL
117 (19.44 %)ASP.NET
117 (19.44 %).NET
117 (19.44 %)Citrix
117 (19.44 %)SQL Server 2005
117 (19.44 %)Degree
126 (16.67 %)Dundas
126 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
126 (16.67 %)MS Office
126 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
126 (16.67 %)VB.NET
126 (16.67 %)Automotive
126 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
135 (13.89 %)Windows NT
135 (13.89 %)MCDST
144 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
144 (11.11 %)A+ Certification
153 (8.333 %)CheckPoint

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 25 July 2008, IT jobs across the South Yorkshire 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.

South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
17 (19.44 %).NET
17 (19.44 %)ASP.NET
21 (2.778 %)CSS
21 (2.778 %)XML
21 (2.778 %)XSLT
21 (2.778 %)XHTML
21 (2.778 %)XML Schema
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
116 (44.44 %)MS Exchange
210 (27.78 %)Exchange Server 2003
32 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2007
32 (5.556 %)Exchange Server 2000
41 (2.778 %)BizTalk Server
41 (2.778 %)Lotus Notes
41 (2.778 %)SharePoint
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
19 (25.00 %)MS Excel
26 (16.67 %)MS Office
31 (2.778 %)SPSS
31 (2.778 %)SmartSuite
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (8.333 %)Firewall
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
19 (25.00 %)SQL Server
27 (19.44 %)SQL Server 2005
36 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (16.67 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
16 (16.67 %)Automotive
22 (5.556 %)Health
22 (5.556 %)Pensions
31 (2.778 %)Back Office
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
114 (38.89 %)Analyst
28 (22.22 %)Support Analyst
37 (19.44 %)Developer
37 (19.44 %).NET Developer
46 (16.67 %)Senior .NET Developer
46 (16.67 %)Senior Developer
55 (13.89 %)2nd Line Support
64 (11.11 %)Support Engineer
73 (8.333 %)Service Analyst
73 (8.333 %)Support Technician
73 (8.333 %)Desktop Support
73 (8.333 %)IT Support Engineer
73 (8.333 %)Service Desk Analyst
73 (8.333 %)IT Support Analyst
82 (5.556 %)Helpdesk Support
82 (5.556 %)Technical Analyst
82 (5.556 %)IT Support Technician
82 (5.556 %)Desktop Support Technician
82 (5.556 %)Server Support
82 (5.556 %)Technical Support
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
117 (47.22 %)Windows
26 (16.67 %)Windows 2000
35 (13.89 %)Windows NT
43 (8.333 %)Windows XP
43 (8.333 %)Windows Server 2003
51 (2.778 %)NetWare
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (25.00 %)ITIL
24 (11.11 %)Security Cleared
31 (2.778 %)OOA/OOD
31 (2.778 %)OOD
31 (2.778 %)Software Engineering
31 (2.778 %)Requirements Analysis
31 (2.778 %)SC Cleared
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (22.22 %)SQL
26 (16.67 %)VB.NET
31 (2.778 %)XPath
31 (2.778 %)C#
31 (2.778 %)JavaScript
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
136 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
213 (36.11 %)MCSE
311 (30.56 %)MCSA
47 (19.44 %)Degree
55 (13.89 %)MCDST
64 (11.11 %)A+ Certification
72 (5.556 %)CCA
72 (5.556 %)Citrix Certification
81 (2.778 %)Cisco Certification
81 (2.778 %)CCSP
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (8.333 %)SLA
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
123 (63.89 %)Active Directory
22 (5.556 %)ISA Server
31 (2.778 %)VMware Infrastructure
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (2.778 %)MOM
11 (2.778 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
South Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
122 (61.11 %)Microsoft
210 (27.78 %)Remedy
37 (19.44 %)Citrix
46 (16.67 %)Dundas
53 (8.333 %)VMware
53 (8.333 %)CheckPoint
62 (5.556 %)Cisco
71 (2.778 %)HP
71 (2.778 %)Novell
71 (2.778 %)VERITAS
71 (2.778 %)Lotus
71 (2.778 %)McAfee Security
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