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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Tyne and Wear 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 10 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
10 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4875
Rank change on same period last yearUp+27
Matching permanent IT job ads133
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.001 %
As % of the category below8.025 %1.132 %
Salaries quoted113
Average minimum salary£23,385£28,250
Average salary£26,000£30,750
% change on same period last year-15.44 %
Average maximum salary£28,615£33,250
UK excluding London average salary£28,738£28,881
% change on same period last year-0.49 %
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Tyne and Wear
Matching permanent IT job ads162265
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.094 %0.114 %
Salaries quoted139229
Average minimum salary£28,309£30,866
Average salary£30,577£33,145
% change on same period last year-7.74 %
Average maximum salary£32,845£35,424
UK excluding London average salary£37,889£38,388
% change on same period last year-1.29 %
MCP North EastMCP
North East

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region.

Tyne and Wear MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 10 October 2008.

Tyne and Wear 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 Tyne and Wear region over the 3 months to 10 October 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
NewcastleUp+3012£26,800-15.59 %
SunderlandUp+82£26,250+25.00 %
MCP North EastMCP
North East

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

122 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
214 (63.64 %)Windows
312 (54.55 %)Microsoft
410 (45.45 %)Windows Server 2003
58 (36.36 %)C#
67 (31.82 %)MCSE
67 (31.82 %)WAN
76 (27.27 %)Active Directory
76 (27.27 %)SQL Server
85 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
85 (22.73 %)XML
85 (22.73 %).NET
85 (22.73 %)TCP/IP
85 (22.73 %)Windows XP
85 (22.73 %)LAN
85 (22.73 %)Firewall
85 (22.73 %)Degree
94 (18.18 %)Citrix
94 (18.18 %)HTML
94 (18.18 %)JavaScript
94 (18.18 %)SQL
94 (18.18 %)Transact-SQL
103 (13.64 %)C++
103 (13.64 %)HND
103 (13.64 %)UNIX
103 (13.64 %)Linux
103 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
103 (13.64 %)VoIP
103 (13.64 %)MCSA
103 (13.64 %)MS Excel

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 10 October 2008, IT jobs across the Tyne and Wear 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.

Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
15 (22.73 %).NET
15 (22.73 %)ASP.NET
15 (22.73 %)XML
24 (18.18 %)HTML
31 (4.545 %)WinForms
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
13 (13.64 %)MS Excel
21 (4.545 %)MS Office
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
17 (31.82 %)WAN
25 (22.73 %)LAN
25 (22.73 %)TCP/IP
25 (22.73 %)Firewall
33 (13.64 %)VoIP
42 (9.091 %)DHCP
42 (9.091 %)DNS
42 (9.091 %)Internet
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
16 (27.27 %)SQL Server
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (13.64 %)Telecoms
13 (13.64 %)Manufacturing
13 (13.64 %)Pensions
21 (4.545 %)Health
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
17 (31.82 %)Analyst
25 (22.73 %)Developer
33 (13.64 %)Software Developer
42 (9.091 %)Desktop Support
42 (9.091 %)Systems Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Support Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Desktop Support Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Infrastructure Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Senior Infrastructure Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Desktop Analyst
42 (9.091 %)Exchange Engineer
42 (9.091 %)Software Analyst
51 (4.545 %)Break Fix Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Security Analyst
51 (4.545 %).NET Developer
51 (4.545 %)Service Desk Analyst
51 (4.545 %)IT Administrator
51 (4.545 %)Web Applications Developer
51 (4.545 %)Support Engineer
51 (4.545 %)Service Analyst
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
114 (63.64 %)Windows
210 (45.45 %)Windows Server 2003
35 (22.73 %)Windows XP
43 (13.64 %)UNIX
43 (13.64 %)Linux
43 (13.64 %)Windows 2000
43 (13.64 %)Windows 2000 Server
51 (4.545 %)Windows Vista
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (13.64 %)Disaster Recovery
13 (13.64 %)Software Testing
22 (9.091 %)Time Management
31 (4.545 %)Security Cleared
31 (4.545 %)Scrum
31 (4.545 %)Extreme Programming
31 (4.545 %)TDD
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (36.36 %)C#
24 (18.18 %)JavaScript
24 (18.18 %)SQL
24 (18.18 %)Transact-SQL
33 (13.64 %)C++
41 (4.545 %)VB
41 (4.545 %)VB.NET
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
122 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
27 (31.82 %)MCSE
35 (22.73 %)Degree
43 (13.64 %)MCSA
43 (13.64 %)HND
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
13 (13.64 %)QA
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
16 (27.27 %)Active Directory
Tyne and Wear IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
112 (54.55 %)Microsoft
24 (18.18 %)Citrix
32 (9.091 %)Oracle
32 (9.091 %)Cisco