Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs within the Suffolk 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
Rank5778
Rank change on same period last yearUp+21
Matching permanent IT job ads1014
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.006 %
As % of the category below7.937 %7.447 %
Salaries quoted714
Average minimum salary£24,143£32,500
Average salary£26,929£38,571
% change on same period last year-30.18 %
Average maximum salary£29,714£44,643
UK excluding London average salary£37,269£39,262
% change on same period last year-5.07 %
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Suffolk
Matching permanent IT job ads126188
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.084 %0.084 %
Salaries quoted105143
Average minimum salary£27,348£28,881
Average salary£29,578£32,798
% change on same period last year-9.82 %
Average maximum salary£31,807£36,716
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
MCSD East of EnglandMCSD
East of England

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk 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
IpswichUp+76£23,500-39.07 %
Bury St EdmundsNew entry-1£28,000-
MCSD East of EnglandMCSD
East of England

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

128 (100.00 %)C#
128 (100.00 %).NET
128 (100.00 %)XML
128 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
224 (85.71 %)ASP.NET
224 (85.71 %)Microsoft
318 (64.29 %)SQL Server
417 (60.71 %)MCP
514 (50.00 %)UML
514 (50.00 %)VB.NET
514 (50.00 %).NET Framework
613 (46.43 %)SharePoint
712 (42.86 %)OO
712 (42.86 %)XSLT
712 (42.86 %)Insurance
810 (35.71 %)Banking
810 (35.71 %)BizTalk Server
810 (35.71 %)Finance
810 (35.71 %)Degree
810 (35.71 %)SharePoint Server 2007
810 (35.71 %)WebSphere
810 (35.71 %)MS Office
810 (35.71 %)Visual Studio
810 (35.71 %)J2EE
810 (35.71 %)Java
810 (35.71 %)N-Tier
98 (28.57 %)MS Project
106 (21.43 %)JavaScript
106 (21.43 %)MCAD
115 (17.86 %)SQL Server 2000

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the Suffolk 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.

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
128 (100.00 %).NET
128 (100.00 %)XML
224 (85.71 %)ASP.NET
314 (50.00 %).NET Framework
412 (42.86 %)XSLT
510 (35.71 %)J2EE
510 (35.71 %)WebSphere
64 (14.29 %)AJAX
64 (14.29 %)HTML
64 (14.29 %)WebServices
72 (7.143 %)CSS
72 (7.143 %)XHTML
72 (7.143 %)WinForms
81 (3.571 %)Spring
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (46.43 %)SharePoint
210 (35.71 %)BizTalk Server
210 (35.71 %)SharePoint Server 2007
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (35.71 %)MS Office
28 (28.57 %)MS Project
32 (7.143 %)MS Excel
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
118 (64.29 %)SQL Server
25 (17.86 %)SQL Server 2000
25 (17.86 %)SQL Server 2005
33 (10.71 %)SQL Server Integration Services
33 (10.71 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (35.71 %)Visual Studio
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
112 (42.86 %)Insurance
210 (35.71 %)Finance
210 (35.71 %)Banking
32 (7.143 %)Pensions
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
119 (67.86 %)Developer
214 (50.00 %).NET Developer
312 (42.86 %)C# Developer
410 (35.71 %)Graduate Developer
410 (35.71 %)Graduate
410 (35.71 %)Graduate .NET Developer
410 (35.71 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
56 (21.43 %)Architect
65 (17.86 %)Technical Architect
73 (10.71 %)Consultant
82 (7.143 %)Microsoft Developer
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (35.71 %)N-Tier
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (50.00 %)UML
212 (42.86 %)OO
35 (17.86 %)DNA
42 (7.143 %)SOA
42 (7.143 %)Business Intelligence
42 (7.143 %)E-business
42 (7.143 %)Web Development
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
128 (100.00 %)C#
214 (50.00 %)VB.NET
310 (35.71 %)Java
46 (21.43 %)JavaScript
53 (10.71 %)SQL
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
128 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
217 (60.71 %)MCP
310 (35.71 %)Degree
46 (21.43 %)MCAD
52 (7.143 %)MCTS
61 (3.571 %)MCPD
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
124 (85.71 %)Microsoft