Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs within the Sunderland 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
Rank925
Rank change on same period last yearUp+16
Matching permanent IT job ads23
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below20.00 %50.00 %
Salaries quoted23
Average minimum salary£27,500£33,333
Average salary£29,250£34,167
% change on same period last year-14.39 %
Average maximum salary£31,000£35,000
UK excluding London average salary£33,460£33,218
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Sunderland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Sunderland
Matching permanent IT job ads106
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.007 %0.003 %
Salaries quoted106
Average minimum salary£28,650£30,182
Average salary£30,325£31,455
% change on same period last year-3.59 %
Average maximum salary£32,000£32,727
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
Microsoft Certification Tyne and WearMicrosoft Certification
Tyne and Wear

Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

Sunderland 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 Sunderland region.

Sunderland Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
26 (66.67 %)Windows
26 (66.67 %)Microsoft
26 (66.67 %)Active Directory
26 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (55.56 %)Manufacturing
44 (44.44 %)C#
53 (33.33 %)MCP
53 (33.33 %)MCSE
53 (33.33 %)WAN
53 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
62 (22.22 %)MS Excel
62 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
62 (22.22 %)LAN
62 (22.22 %)Cisco
62 (22.22 %)Citrix
62 (22.22 %).NET
62 (22.22 %)UML
62 (22.22 %)C++
62 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
62 (22.22 %)XML
62 (22.22 %)ITIL
62 (22.22 %)Automotive
62 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
62 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
62 (22.22 %)Pensions
62 (22.22 %)Disaster Recovery
71 (11.11 %)Telecoms
71 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
71 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

Sunderland IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
12 (22.22 %).NET
12 (22.22 %)ASP.NET
12 (22.22 %)XML
Sunderland IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
12 (22.22 %)MS Exchange
21 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 5.5
21 (11.11 %)Exchange Server 2003
Sunderland IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (22.22 %)MS Excel
Sunderland IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (33.33 %)WAN
13 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (22.22 %)LAN
31 (11.11 %)DNS
31 (11.11 %)DHCP
Sunderland IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (77.78 %)SQL Server
22 (22.22 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (11.11 %)SQL Server 2000
Sunderland IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
15 (55.56 %)Manufacturing
22 (22.22 %)Pensions
22 (22.22 %)Automotive
31 (11.11 %)Telecoms
Sunderland IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (33.33 %)Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Systems Analyst
22 (22.22 %)Systems Engineer
22 (22.22 %).NET Developer
22 (22.22 %)Developer
31 (11.11 %)IT Administrator
31 (11.11 %)Support Manager
31 (11.11 %)IT Support Manager
31 (11.11 %)Senior .NET Developer
31 (11.11 %)Software Analyst
31 (11.11 %)Senior Developer
31 (11.11 %)Administrator
31 (11.11 %)Systems Administrator
Sunderland IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (66.67 %)Windows
16 (66.67 %)Windows Server 2003
22 (22.22 %)Windows 2000 Server
Sunderland IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (22.22 %)ITIL
12 (22.22 %)UML
12 (22.22 %)Disaster Recovery
21 (11.11 %)Requirements Analysis
21 (11.11 %)OOP
21 (11.11 %)OO
Sunderland IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
14 (44.44 %)C#
22 (22.22 %)C++
31 (11.11 %)Java
31 (11.11 %)SQL
Sunderland IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
13 (33.33 %)MCP
13 (33.33 %)MCSE
21 (11.11 %)Degree
21 (11.11 %)MCAD
Sunderland IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (66.67 %)Active Directory
Sunderland IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
16 (66.67 %)Microsoft
22 (22.22 %)Citrix
22 (22.22 %)Cisco
31 (11.11 %)Oracle
31 (11.11 %)VMware