Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Staffordshire 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 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank5646
Rank change on same period last yearDown-10
Matching permanent IT job ads215
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.007 %
As % of the category below2.469 %16.67 %
Salaries quoted214
Average minimum salary£21,000£26,143
Average salary£22,750£27,143
% change on same period last year-16.18 %
Average maximum salary£24,500£28,143
UK excluding London average salary£28,657£28,563
% change on same period last year+0.33 %
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Staffordshire
Matching permanent IT job ads8190
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.052 %0.040 %
Salaries quoted6869
Average minimum salary£36,761£30,969
Average salary£39,140£33,123
% change on same period last year+18.16 %
Average maximum salary£41,519£35,277
UK excluding London average salary£37,919£38,095
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
MCP West MidlandsMCP
West Midlands

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 2008.

Staffordshire MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the Staffordshire region over the 3 months to 18 November 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
Burton-upon-TrentDown-81£22,000+22.22 %
Stoke-on-TrentDown-41£23,500+17.50 %
MCP West MidlandsMCP
West Midlands

MCP
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21 (50.00 %)Education
21 (50.00 %)Content Management
21 (50.00 %)VB.NET
21 (50.00 %).NET
21 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
21 (50.00 %)Windows
21 (50.00 %)SLA
21 (50.00 %)Microsoft

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Staffordshire 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.

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11 (50.00 %).NET
11 (50.00 %)ASP.NET
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (50.00 %)Education
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11 (50.00 %)Software Developer
11 (50.00 %)Developer
11 (50.00 %)Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Support Analyst
11 (50.00 %)Applications Support
11 (50.00 %)Applications Support Analyst
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11 (50.00 %)Windows
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
11 (50.00 %)Content Management
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (50.00 %)VB.NET
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (50.00 %)SLA
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (50.00 %)Microsoft