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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the St Albans 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 14 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
14 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank2231
Rank change on same period last yearUp+9
Matching permanent IT job ads2119
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.012 %0.008 %
As % of the category below27.27 %39.58 %
Salaries quoted2019
Average minimum salary£24,750£23,684
Average salary£26,250£25,868
% change on same period last year+1.47 %
Average maximum salary£27,750£28,053
UK excluding London average salary£33,554£33,718
% change on same period last year-0.48 %
St Albans IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
St Albans
Matching permanent IT job ads7748
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.045 %0.021 %
Salaries quoted7543
Average minimum salary£33,485£24,040
Average salary£35,660£25,970
% change on same period last year+37.31 %
Average maximum salary£37,835£27,899
UK excluding London average salary£37,909£38,408
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
Microsoft Certification HertfordshireMicrosoft Certification
Hertfordshire

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

St Albans 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 St Albans region.

St Albans Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the St Albans region over the 3 months to 14 October 2008.

St Albans Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the St Albans 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.

149 (77.78 %)Microsoft
230 (47.62 %)Windows
328 (44.44 %)MCSE
328 (44.44 %).NET
425 (39.68 %)C#
524 (38.10 %)SQL
623 (36.51 %)Degree
722 (34.92 %)Windows Server 2003
722 (34.92 %)MS Exchange
820 (31.75 %)Project Management
820 (31.75 %)VB
820 (31.75 %)MCSD
820 (31.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
820 (31.75 %)Retail
917 (26.98 %)Oracle
917 (26.98 %)OOD
917 (26.98 %)Active Directory
1016 (25.40 %)VB.NET
1016 (25.40 %)UML
1016 (25.40 %)VB6
1016 (25.40 %)Exchange Server 2000
1115 (23.81 %)CCNA
1115 (23.81 %)Cisco Certification
1214 (22.22 %)Firewall
1312 (19.05 %)MS Excel
1312 (19.05 %)IIS
1411 (17.46 %)Cisco
159 (14.29 %)MCP
159 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
168 (12.70 %)OO

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 14 October 2008, IT jobs across the St Albans 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.

St Albans IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (44.44 %).NET
24 (6.349 %)XML
24 (6.349 %)ASP
24 (6.349 %)ASP.NET
33 (4.762 %)HTML
33 (4.762 %).NET Framework
42 (3.175 %)CSS
42 (3.175 %)WinForms
42 (3.175 %)MFC
51 (1.587 %)STL
St Albans IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (34.92 %)MS Exchange
220 (31.75 %)Exchange Server 2003
316 (25.40 %)Exchange Server 2000
412 (19.05 %)IIS
54 (6.349 %)SharePoint
62 (3.175 %)SAS
St Albans IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
112 (19.05 %)MS Excel
23 (4.762 %)MS Office
32 (3.175 %)MS PowerPoint
St Albans IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
114 (22.22 %)Firewall
28 (12.70 %)DHCP
28 (12.70 %)VPN
28 (12.70 %)DNS
28 (12.70 %)Internet
St Albans IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (7.937 %)SQL Server
St Albans IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (3.175 %)Visual Studio
St Albans IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
120 (31.75 %)Retail
24 (6.349 %)Education
32 (3.175 %)Government
41 (1.587 %)Electronics
St Albans IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
128 (44.44 %)Developer
210 (15.87 %)Applications Developer
38 (12.70 %)IT Consultant
38 (12.70 %)Consultant
38 (12.70 %)Support Consultant
47 (11.11 %)Analyst
47 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
56 (9.524 %)Support Analyst
65 (7.937 %)Installations Engineer
74 (6.349 %)Analyst Developer
74 (6.349 %)Systems Engineer
74 (6.349 %)C# Developer
74 (6.349 %)Support Engineer
83 (4.762 %)Systems Support
83 (4.762 %)Software Developer
83 (4.762 %)Software Engineer
83 (4.762 %)Systems Administrator
83 (4.762 %).NET Developer
83 (4.762 %)Administrator
83 (4.762 %)Lead Systems Engineer
St Albans IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
16 (9.524 %)Clustering
24 (6.349 %)EPoS
32 (3.175 %)Client/Server
41 (1.587 %)Computer Science
St Albans IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
130 (47.62 %)Windows
222 (34.92 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
48 (12.70 %)Windows 2000
55 (7.937 %)Windows XP
63 (4.762 %)Linux
72 (3.175 %)NetWare
72 (3.175 %)Windows Vista
St Albans IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
120 (31.75 %)Project Management
217 (26.98 %)OOD
316 (25.40 %)UML
48 (12.70 %)OO
54 (6.349 %)CRM
54 (6.349 %)E-Commerce
54 (6.349 %)ITIL
54 (6.349 %)Document Management
63 (4.762 %)Software Engineering
63 (4.762 %)Web Development
63 (4.762 %)Business Performance Management
63 (4.762 %)Performance Management
63 (4.762 %)Agile Software Development
63 (4.762 %)Service Delivery
63 (4.762 %)Workflow
72 (3.175 %)Scrum
81 (1.587 %)Configuration Management
St Albans IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
125 (39.68 %)C#
224 (38.10 %)SQL
320 (31.75 %)VB
416 (25.40 %)VB.NET
416 (25.40 %)VB6
58 (12.70 %)C++
66 (9.524 %)JavaScript
74 (6.349 %)VBScript
St Albans IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (44.44 %)MCSE
223 (36.51 %)Degree
320 (31.75 %)MCSD
415 (23.81 %)CCNA
415 (23.81 %)Cisco Certification
59 (14.29 %)MCP
64 (6.349 %)MCSA
71 (1.587 %)MCAD
St Albans IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
117 (26.98 %)Active Directory
27 (11.11 %)ISA Server
32 (3.175 %)Terminal Services
St Albans IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
149 (77.78 %)Microsoft
217 (26.98 %)Oracle
311 (17.46 %)Cisco
44 (6.349 %)VMware
44 (6.349 %)HP
44 (6.349 %)Citrix
52 (3.175 %)Novell