Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank3357
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads3536
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.023 %0.016 %
As % of the category below27.78 %19.15 %
Salaries quoted3034
Average minimum salary£24,645£30,189
Average salary£26,500£35,027
% change on same period last year-24.34 %
Average maximum salary£28,355£39,865
UK excluding London average salary£33,460£33,218
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
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 %
Microsoft Certification East of EnglandMicrosoft Certification
East of England

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Suffolk 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 Suffolk region.

Suffolk Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

Suffolk Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification 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+314£27,111-22.22 %
Bury St EdmundsUp+93£29,833-33.70 %
NewmarketUp+71£26,500+15.21 %
Microsoft Certification East of EnglandMicrosoft Certification
East of England

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

167 (79.76 %)Microsoft
253 (63.10 %)SQL Server
347 (55.95 %)Windows
443 (51.19 %)MCP
532 (38.10 %).NET
532 (38.10 %)Windows XP
631 (36.90 %)XML
730 (35.71 %)Windows Server 2003
829 (34.52 %)C#
829 (34.52 %)TCP/IP
928 (33.33 %)MCSD
1026 (30.95 %)SharePoint
1125 (29.76 %)SQL
1125 (29.76 %)Internet
1224 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
1224 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
1320 (23.81 %)MCSE
1419 (22.62 %)SQL Server 2000
1419 (22.62 %)Active Directory
1419 (22.62 %)SQL Server 2005
1517 (20.24 %)SQL Server Integration Services
1517 (20.24 %)DNS
1517 (20.24 %)DHCP
1615 (17.86 %)VB.NET
1615 (17.86 %)HTML
1615 (17.86 %)IIS
1615 (17.86 %).NET Framework
1714 (16.67 %)UML
1714 (16.67 %)SMTP
1714 (16.67 %)HTTP

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Suffolk IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
132 (38.10 %).NET
231 (36.90 %)XML
324 (28.57 %)ASP.NET
415 (17.86 %)HTML
415 (17.86 %).NET Framework
513 (15.48 %)WebSphere
513 (15.48 %)J2EE
612 (14.29 %)XSLT
76 (7.143 %)WebServices
84 (4.762 %)AJAX
93 (3.571 %)CSS
102 (2.381 %)SOAP
102 (2.381 %)XHTML
102 (2.381 %)UDDI
102 (2.381 %)WinForms
111 (1.190 %)Spring
111 (1.190 %)JMS
111 (1.190 %)Struts
111 (1.190 %)JDBC
111 (1.190 %)JSP
Suffolk IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
126 (30.95 %)SharePoint
224 (28.57 %)MS Exchange
315 (17.86 %)IIS
412 (14.29 %)BizTalk Server
510 (11.90 %)SharePoint Server 2007
67 (8.333 %)Exchange Server 2003
76 (7.143 %)Exchange Server 2000
82 (2.381 %)ESB
82 (2.381 %)WebSphere Message Broker
91 (1.190 %)Exchange Server 5.5
Suffolk IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
110 (11.90 %)MS Office
110 (11.90 %)MS Excel
28 (9.524 %)MS Project
Suffolk IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (2.381 %)Dynamics CRM
21 (1.190 %)Microsoft CRM
Suffolk IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
129 (34.52 %)TCP/IP
225 (29.76 %)Internet
317 (20.24 %)DNS
317 (20.24 %)DHCP
414 (16.67 %)SMTP
414 (16.67 %)HTTP
55 (5.952 %)Firewall
63 (3.571 %)Wireless
63 (3.571 %)WAN
63 (3.571 %)LAN
72 (2.381 %)VoIP
72 (2.381 %)Ethernet
72 (2.381 %)VPN
72 (2.381 %)Network Security
Suffolk IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
153 (63.10 %)SQL Server
219 (22.62 %)SQL Server 2000
219 (22.62 %)SQL Server 2005
317 (20.24 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (3.571 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (1.190 %)DTS
Suffolk IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
110 (11.90 %)Visual Studio
Suffolk IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
114 (16.67 %)Insurance
213 (15.48 %)Finance
311 (13.10 %)Banking
43 (3.571 %)Pensions
51 (1.190 %)Education
51 (1.190 %)Manufacturing
Suffolk IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
120 (23.81 %)Developer
214 (16.67 %)Graduate
214 (16.67 %).NET Developer
312 (14.29 %)C# Developer
410 (11.90 %)Graduate Developer
410 (11.90 %)Graduate .NET Developer
410 (11.90 %)Graduate CSharp Developer
59 (10.71 %)Architect
68 (9.524 %)Technical Architect
77 (8.333 %)Consultant
77 (8.333 %)Technical Support
77 (8.333 %)Support Engineer
86 (7.143 %)Administrator
86 (7.143 %)Server Administrator
95 (5.952 %)SQL DBA
95 (5.952 %)Technical Engineer
95 (5.952 %)SQL Server DBA
95 (5.952 %)Technical Support Engineer
95 (5.952 %)Junior
95 (5.952 %)DBA
Suffolk IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
110 (11.90 %)N-Tier
25 (5.952 %)Replication
32 (2.381 %)Blackberry
41 (1.190 %)Mathematics
41 (1.190 %)Computer Science
Suffolk IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
147 (55.95 %)Windows
232 (38.10 %)Windows XP
330 (35.71 %)Windows Server 2003
412 (14.29 %)Windows 2000 Server
56 (7.143 %)Windows 2000
61 (1.190 %)Windows NT
61 (1.190 %)Linux
Suffolk IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
114 (16.67 %)UML
212 (14.29 %)OO
35 (5.952 %)DNA
44 (4.762 %)SOA
53 (3.571 %)Web Development
62 (2.381 %)BPEL
62 (2.381 %)Business Intelligence
62 (2.381 %)Disaster Recovery
62 (2.381 %)E-business
62 (2.381 %)EAI
62 (2.381 %)CRM
71 (1.190 %)Migration
71 (1.190 %)Network Design
71 (1.190 %)Business Analysis
Suffolk IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
129 (34.52 %)C#
225 (29.76 %)SQL
315 (17.86 %)VB.NET
413 (15.48 %)Java
512 (14.29 %)VBScript
512 (14.29 %)Shell Script
67 (8.333 %)JavaScript
71 (1.190 %)VB
Suffolk IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
143 (51.19 %)MCP
228 (33.33 %)MCSD
320 (23.81 %)MCSE
410 (11.90 %)Degree
56 (7.143 %)MCAD
63 (3.571 %)CCNA
63 (3.571 %)Cisco Certification
63 (3.571 %)MCPD
72 (2.381 %)SCJA
72 (2.381 %)IBM WebSphere Certification
72 (2.381 %)SCJP
72 (2.381 %)MCTS
72 (2.381 %)CCNP
81 (1.190 %)A+ Certification
81 (1.190 %)CCENT
Suffolk IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (1.190 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
Suffolk IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (22.62 %)Active Directory
211 (13.10 %)ISA Server
31 (1.190 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Suffolk IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
167 (79.76 %)Microsoft
24 (4.762 %)Cisco
24 (4.762 %)IBM
33 (3.571 %)HP
41 (1.190 %)Citrix
41 (1.190 %)Symantec