Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table looks at the demand for MCP IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 with a comparison to the same period last year. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
3 Jul 2009
Same period last year
Rank144140
Rank change on the same period last yearDown-4
Matching permanent IT job ads9312805
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK1.367 %1.406 %
As % of the Qualifications category6.039 %6.296 %
Salaries quoted8652600
Average salary£30,000£29,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year+1.690 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£20,000£20,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£50,000£45,000
UK excluding London average salary£27,500£27,500
IT Job Market, QualificationsAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
1541744550
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK22.64 %22.33 %
Salaries quoted1300837006
Average salary£37,500£38,500
Average salary % change on the same period last year-2.590 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£24,500£24,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£35,000£35,000

MCP
Demand Trend

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

MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCP within the UK.

MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP over the 3 months to 3 July 2009 within the UK.

MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 3 July 2009. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandDown-5901£30,000+3.44 %
LondonUp+11389£35,000+7.69 %
South EastDown-11201£30,000-
City of LondonUp+112171£40,000+23.07 %
South WestUp+7574£25,750-14.16 %
East of EnglandUp+4172£27,500+10.00 %
SurreyUp+1864£40,000+35.59 %
East MidlandsUp+564£24,000-4.00 %
West MidlandsDown-2945£30,000+20.00 %
BuckinghamshireUp+3438£28,250-5.83 %
YorkshireUp+2238£23,500-6.00 %
NottinghamshireUp+2137£20,690-13.79 %
HertfordshireUp+6335£26,000-25.71 %
BerkshireUp+834£32,000+3.22 %
NottinghamUp+2427£19,000-13.63 %
North WestUp+1327£22,500-10.00 %
BristolUp+4924£19,240-29.39 %
HampshireUp+2224£30,000-
OxfordshireUp+923£27,000-18.18 %
ScotlandUp+6021£31,250-2.34 %
South YorkshireUp+5519£29,000+31.81 %
BirminghamUp+419£35,000+44.32 %
CambridgeshireUp+3718£37,500+50.00 %
WiltshireUp+2017£31,500-5.97 %
West YorkshireUp+1717£16,500-38.88 %
LeatherheadUp+2316£28,500-24.00 %
GloucestershireUp+4515£25,000-12.28 %
OxfordUp+2014£27,000-18.18 %
DerbyshireDown-1913£27,500+1.85 %
SheffieldUp+4212£24,000+20.00 %

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

12113 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21333 (63.09 %)Windows
31011 (47.85 %)Microsoft
4912 (43.16 %)SQL Server
5830 (39.28 %)MCSE
6725 (34.31 %).NET
7690 (32.65 %)Active Directory
8679 (32.13 %)C#
9618 (29.25 %)ASP.NET
10608 (28.77 %)MCSD
11587 (27.78 %)MCAD
12586 (27.73 %)Windows Server 2003
13514 (24.33 %)SQL Server 2005
14492 (23.28 %)MS Excel
15449 (21.25 %)MS Exchange
16435 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
17429 (20.30 %)XML
18426 (20.16 %)Windows XP
19405 (19.17 %)SQL
20350 (16.56 %)MS Office
21327 (15.48 %)MCSA
22315 (14.91 %)WCF
23301 (14.25 %)AJAX
24298 (14.10 %)WPF
25296 (14.01 %)SharePoint
26265 (12.54 %)Exchange Server 2003
27263 (12.45 %)LAN
28259 (12.26 %)MCTS
29239 (11.31 %)Windows 2000
30229 (10.84 %)Cisco Certification

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 3 July 2009, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1725 (34.31 %).NET
2618 (29.25 %)ASP.NET
3429 (20.30 %)XML
4315 (14.91 %)WCF
5301 (14.25 %)AJAX
6298 (14.10 %)WPF
7209 (9.891 %)HTML
8198 (9.371 %)WinForms
9171 (8.093 %)WF
10159 (7.525 %)CSS
11131 (6.200 %)WebServices
12129 (6.105 %)Silverlight
1379 (3.739 %)MonoRail
1379 (3.739 %)NHibernate
1472 (3.407 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1558 (2.745 %)XHTML
1558 (2.745 %).NET Framework
1637 (1.751 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1731 (1.467 %)ASP
1828 (1.325 %)MVC
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1449 (21.25 %)MS Exchange
2296 (14.01 %)SharePoint
3265 (12.54 %)Exchange Server 2003
4153 (7.241 %)SharePoint Server 2007
5141 (6.673 %)Exchange Server 2007
6108 (5.111 %)IIS
7102 (4.827 %)BizTalk Server
853 (2.508 %)CMS
949 (2.319 %)Exchange Server 2000
1038 (1.798 %)Lotus Notes
1134 (1.609 %)Commerce Server
1221 (0.994 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
1221 (0.994 %)Commerce Server 2007
1315 (0.710 %)Content Management Server
1315 (0.710 %)Lotus Domino
1414 (0.663 %)SharePoint Portal Server
158 (0.379 %)Apache
165 (0.237 %)Exchange Server 5.5
173 (0.142 %)QuickPlace
173 (0.142 %)WebSphere Application Server
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1492 (23.28 %)MS Excel
2350 (16.56 %)MS Office
332 (1.514 %)MS PowerPoint
425 (1.183 %)MS Visio
512 (0.568 %)MS Project
68 (0.379 %)Windchill
71 (0.047 %)Spreadsheet
71 (0.047 %)CA Clarity
71 (0.047 %)Photoshop
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
171 (3.360 %)Dynamics CRM
253 (2.508 %)Microsoft CRM
320 (0.947 %)Dynamics GP
320 (0.947 %)Great Plains
419 (0.899 %)Navision
518 (0.852 %)Dynamics AX
614 (0.663 %)Dynamics NAV
614 (0.663 %)Axapta
78 (0.379 %)Teamcenter
84 (0.189 %)Pegasus Opera
84 (0.189 %)Exchequer
93 (0.142 %)Summit
101 (0.047 %)assyst
101 (0.047 %)SalesLogix
101 (0.047 %)Academy Housing
101 (0.047 %)SoftGrid
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1435 (20.59 %)TCP/IP
2263 (12.45 %)LAN
3210 (9.938 %)WAN
4189 (8.945 %)DNS
5181 (8.566 %)Internet
6140 (6.626 %)Firewall
791 (4.307 %)VPN
865 (3.076 %)DHCP
865 (3.076 %)VoIP
937 (1.751 %)Broadband
1033 (1.562 %)Wireless
1129 (1.372 %)SAN
1228 (1.325 %)SMTP
1316 (0.757 %)NAS
1415 (0.710 %)Network Security
1512 (0.568 %)VLAN
1512 (0.568 %)SSL
1512 (0.568 %)HTTP
169 (0.426 %)Ethernet
169 (0.426 %)ADSL
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1912 (43.16 %)SQL Server
2514 (24.33 %)SQL Server 2005
3212 (10.03 %)SQL Server 2000
4181 (8.566 %)SQL Server 2008
528 (1.325 %)Crystal Reports
619 (0.899 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
619 (0.899 %)RDBMS
718 (0.852 %)SQL Server Integration Services
718 (0.852 %)MySQL
817 (0.805 %)MS Access
914 (0.663 %)Oracle 8/8i
106 (0.284 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
113 (0.142 %)DB2
121 (0.047 %)PerformancePoint
121 (0.047 %)BusinessObjects
121 (0.047 %)ETL
121 (0.047 %)Datawarehouse
121 (0.047 %)DTS
121 (0.047 %)Informix
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
186 (4.070 %)NUnit
244 (2.082 %)Visual Studio
313 (0.615 %)TestDirector
43 (0.142 %)Team Foundation Server
52 (0.095 %)Ant
61 (0.047 %)Dreamweaver
61 (0.047 %)VSS/SourceSafe
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1188 (8.897 %)Finance
285 (4.023 %)Insurance
380 (3.786 %)Retail
474 (3.502 %)Telecoms
573 (3.455 %)Health
669 (3.265 %)Pensions
763 (2.982 %)Banking
844 (2.082 %)Music
938 (1.798 %)Education
1025 (1.183 %)Games
1121 (0.994 %)Investment Banking
1220 (0.947 %)Government
1318 (0.852 %)Electronics
1416 (0.757 %)Music Industry
1515 (0.710 %)Legal
1515 (0.710 %)Back Office
1613 (0.615 %)Law
1613 (0.615 %)Automotive
1613 (0.615 %)Marketing
1711 (0.521 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1625 (29.58 %)Developer
2449 (21.25 %).NET Developer
3381 (18.03 %)Analyst
4266 (12.59 %)C# Developer
5258 (12.21 %)Support Analyst
6225 (10.65 %)Support Engineer
7174 (8.235 %)ASP.NET Developer
8141 (6.673 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
9134 (6.342 %)2nd Line Support
10119 (5.632 %)Desktop Support
11115 (5.442 %)Systems Engineer
12113 (5.348 %)Administrator
13104 (4.922 %)Graduate
1485 (4.023 %)Consultant
1584 (3.975 %)Helpdesk Support
1679 (3.739 %)1st Line Support
1777 (3.644 %)IT Support Engineer
1873 (3.455 %)Technical Support
1964 (3.029 %)Desktop Support Analyst
1964 (3.029 %)Desktop Analyst
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1136 (6.436 %)Blackberry
264 (3.029 %)Tandem
264 (3.029 %)Computer Science
342 (1.988 %)Clustering
434 (1.609 %)Social Network
526 (1.230 %)French Language
621 (0.994 %)Management Information System
621 (0.994 %)Replication
719 (0.899 %)Thin Client
719 (0.899 %)Fat Client
719 (0.899 %)German Language
818 (0.852 %)Client/Server
917 (0.805 %)N-Tier
917 (0.805 %)Video Conferencing
917 (0.805 %)Mathematics
1016 (0.757 %)EPoS
1115 (0.710 %)W3C
1115 (0.710 %)PDA
1115 (0.710 %)Spanish Language
1214 (0.663 %)DTV
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
11333 (63.09 %)Windows
2586 (27.73 %)Windows Server 2003
3426 (20.16 %)Windows XP
4239 (11.31 %)Windows 2000
5211 (9.986 %)Windows Vista
6199 (9.418 %)Windows 2000 Server
794 (4.449 %)Linux
883 (3.928 %)Windows Server 2008
957 (2.698 %)UNIX
1011 (0.521 %)NetWare
119 (0.426 %)Mac OS X
119 (0.426 %)Windows NT
119 (0.426 %)Solaris
127 (0.331 %)Mac OS
133 (0.142 %)Red Hat Linux
133 (0.142 %)Windows Mobile
133 (0.142 %)Fedora
133 (0.142 %)Gentoo
141 (0.047 %)AIX
141 (0.047 %)HPUX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1191 (9.039 %)Scrum
2168 (7.951 %)ITIL
3144 (6.815 %)TDD
4128 (6.058 %)CRM
5123 (5.821 %)E-Commerce
696 (4.543 %)Extreme Programming
769 (3.265 %)OO
855 (2.603 %)Business Intelligence
938 (1.798 %)Asset Management
1033 (1.562 %)Disaster Recovery
1033 (1.562 %)Web Development
1129 (1.372 %)Content Management
1228 (1.325 %)Document Management
1327 (1.278 %)Incident Management
1423 (1.088 %)Service Delivery
1521 (0.994 %)Project Management
1619 (0.899 %)Service Management
1619 (0.899 %)Problem Management
1718 (0.852 %)Performance Testing
1718 (0.852 %)PRINCE2
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1679 (32.13 %)C#
2405 (19.17 %)SQL
3212 (10.03 %)JavaScript
4179 (8.471 %)VB.NET
5151 (7.146 %)T-SQL
6149 (7.052 %)VB
781 (3.833 %)C++
845 (2.130 %)Java
940 (1.893 %)C
1021 (0.994 %)VB6
1117 (0.805 %)PL/SQL
1214 (0.663 %)VBScript
1214 (0.663 %)VBA
1311 (0.521 %)PHP
144 (0.189 %)VC++
152 (0.095 %)Shell Script
152 (0.095 %)XPath
152 (0.095 %)PowerShell
161 (0.047 %)Python
161 (0.047 %)ActionScript
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
12113 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2830 (39.28 %)MCSE
3608 (28.77 %)MCSD
4587 (27.78 %)MCAD
5327 (15.48 %)MCSA
6259 (12.26 %)MCTS
7229 (10.84 %)Cisco Certification
8224 (10.60 %)Degree
9210 (9.938 %)CCNA
10120 (5.679 %)MCDST
1184 (3.975 %)A+ Certification
1257 (2.698 %)Security Cleared
1352 (2.461 %)Citrix Certification
1451 (2.414 %)MCPD
1540 (1.893 %)CCNP
1634 (1.609 %)Network+ Certification
1730 (1.420 %)SC Cleared
1829 (1.372 %)CCEA
1928 (1.325 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2026 (1.230 %)CCA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
189 (4.212 %)SLA
29 (0.426 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
38 (0.379 %)QA
47 (0.331 %)ISO9001
53 (0.142 %)ISO27001
62 (0.095 %)TickIT
62 (0.095 %)ISO14001
62 (0.095 %)COBIT
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1690 (32.65 %)Active Directory
269 (3.265 %)VMware Infrastructure
346 (2.177 %)VMware ESX
434 (1.609 %)Backup Exec
521 (0.994 %)Terminal Services
615 (0.710 %)Xen
615 (0.710 %)Citrix Presentation Server
710 (0.473 %)ISA Server
710 (0.473 %)XenApp
89 (0.426 %)MetaFrame
97 (0.331 %)VMware Server
106 (0.284 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
115 (0.237 %)Terminal Server
123 (0.142 %)Hyper-V
123 (0.142 %)NetBackup
132 (0.095 %)Intellisync
141 (0.047 %)qmail
141 (0.047 %)Postfix
141 (0.047 %)SRDF
141 (0.047 %)VMware Workstation
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
124 (1.136 %)MOM
210 (0.473 %)DameWare
39 (0.426 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
39 (0.426 %)Norton AntiVirus
48 (0.379 %)Legato
48 (0.379 %)MIMEsweeper
57 (0.331 %)OpenView
66 (0.284 %)EMC NetWorker
66 (0.284 %)WSUS
66 (0.284 %)HP Data Protector
75 (0.237 %)Unicenter
82 (0.095 %)ARCserve
82 (0.095 %)Cisco IPCC
91 (0.047 %)SCOM
91 (0.047 %)EMC TimeFinder
91 (0.047 %)EMC Navisphere
91 (0.047 %)ZENworks
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
11011 (47.85 %)Microsoft
2195 (9.229 %)Cisco
3185 (8.755 %)Citrix
4129 (6.105 %)VMware
5107 (5.064 %)HP
662 (2.934 %)IBM
755 (2.603 %)Oracle
851 (2.414 %)Symantec
946 (2.177 %)Lotus
1039 (1.846 %)Veritas
1136 (1.704 %)Dell
1226 (1.230 %)Novell
1320 (0.947 %)Nortel
1419 (0.899 %)Remedy
1517 (0.805 %)Avaya
1517 (0.805 %)Apple
1614 (0.663 %)WatchGuard
1614 (0.663 %)Sophos
1713 (0.615 %)Altiris
1713 (0.615 %)LANDesk