Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 MCSD over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank56-
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching permanent IT job ads20
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.000 %
As % of the category below2.469 %0.000 %
Salaries quoted20
Average minimum salary£25,000-
Average salary£25,000-
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum salary£25,000-
UK excluding London average salary£37,307£39,016
% change on same period last year-4.38 %
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 %
MCSD West MidlandsMCSD
West Midlands

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Staffordshire 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 Staffordshire region.

Staffordshire MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

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

Staffordshire 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 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
Stoke-on-TrentNew entry-2£25,000-
MCSD West MidlandsMCSD
West Midlands

MCSD
Top 29 Related IT Skills

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

14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
14 (100.00 %).NET
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)IIS
22 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (50.00 %)Finance
22 (50.00 %)NUnit
22 (50.00 %)VB6
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
22 (50.00 %)MCPD
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
22 (50.00 %)CSS
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)MCAD
22 (50.00 %)OO
22 (50.00 %)XHTML
22 (50.00 %)CRM
22 (50.00 %)Client/Server
22 (50.00 %)Microsoft
22 (50.00 %)C
22 (50.00 %)DHTML
22 (50.00 %)HTML
22 (50.00 %)JavaScript
22 (50.00 %)PHP
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
22 (50.00 %)VB

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (100.00 %)ASP.NET
14 (100.00 %).NET
22 (50.00 %)ASP.NET 2.0
22 (50.00 %)CSS
22 (50.00 %)XML
22 (50.00 %)XHTML
22 (50.00 %)HTML
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (50.00 %)IIS
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
14 (100.00 %)SQL Server
22 (50.00 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
12 (50.00 %)VSS/SourceSafe
12 (50.00 %)NUnit
Staffordshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Finance
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
14 (100.00 %)Developer
22 (50.00 %)Applications Developer
22 (50.00 %).NET Developer
22 (50.00 %)VB.NET Developer
Staffordshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
12 (50.00 %)Client/Server
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (50.00 %)OO
12 (50.00 %)CRM
Staffordshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (100.00 %)VB.NET
22 (50.00 %)VB6
22 (50.00 %)C
22 (50.00 %)DHTML
22 (50.00 %)JavaScript
22 (50.00 %)PHP
22 (50.00 %)SQL
22 (50.00 %)Transact-SQL
22 (50.00 %)VB
Staffordshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
14 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (50.00 %)MCPD
22 (50.00 %)MCAD
Staffordshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (50.00 %)Microsoft