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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) in IT jobs across the UK 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 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank343338
Rank change on same period last yearDown-5
Matching permanent IT job ads8731182
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.507 %0.509 %
As % of the category below2.468 %2.494 %
Salaries quoted8381116
Average minimum salary£35,202£37,295
Average salary£40,242£42,596
% change on same period last year-5.52 %
Average maximum salary£45,283£47,897
UK excluding London average salary£37,773£38,506
% change on same period last year-1.90 %
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads3536747402
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled20.54 %20.40 %
Salaries quoted3004638252
Average minimum salary£37,443£38,512
Average salary£40,923£41,936
% change on same period last year-2.41 %
Average maximum salary£44,404£45,361
UK excluding London average salary£37,875£38,396
% change on same period last year-1.35 %

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

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

MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 within the UK.

MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Top 30 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 UK over the 3 months to 13 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
EnglandUp+5868£40,178-6.26 %
LondonUp+21447£42,679-8.33 %
South EastDown-5224£39,826+0.10 %
City of LondonDown-462£49,050+16.32 %
SurreyUp+1351£36,967-16.46 %
East of EnglandDown-945£35,463+4.42 %
YorkshireUp+1744£31,315-11.98 %
North WestUp+4144£36,297-14.07 %
HampshireUp+543£38,929-5.40 %
West YorkshireUp+3239£30,607-15.15 %
BerkshireDown-4338£45,128+14.73 %
KentUp+2635£36,132+8.39 %
ManchesterUp+4331£37,508-16.57 %
South WestUp+3529£32,914+7.01 %
East MidlandsUp+1425£41,300-4.69 %
LeedsUp+925£28,021-20.71 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1223£40,625-1.42 %
OxfordshireDown-3322£42,978+22.02 %
West MidlandsDown-1922£38,130-2.35 %
SuffolkDown-214£29,571-26.07 %
West SussexUp+3314£40,313+18.56 %
BasingstokeDown-714£66,000+61.20 %
OldhamNew entry-13£36,942-
WinchesterNew entry-13£35,000-
DartfordNew entry-13£38,654-
OxfordUp+1013£42,591+33.09 %
BexleyheathNew entry-12£36,667-
GloucestershireUp+512£31,538+12.63 %
EssexUp+1012£41,273+22.28 %
CambridgeshireUp+1111£36,091-0.87 %

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

11935 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21782 (92.09 %).NET
31489 (76.95 %)SQL Server
41484 (76.69 %)C#
51365 (70.54 %)MCAD
61342 (69.35 %)ASP.NET
71124 (58.09 %)MCP
81021 (52.76 %)XML
9894 (46.20 %)SQL Server 2005
10877 (45.32 %)Microsoft
11797 (41.19 %)SQL
12638 (32.97 %)VB.NET
13575 (29.72 %)JavaScript
14519 (26.82 %)AJAX
15475 (24.55 %)HTML
16462 (23.88 %)Windows
17451 (23.31 %)CSS
17451 (23.31 %)SQL Server 2000
18434 (22.43 %)SharePoint
19427 (22.07 %)VB
20402 (20.78 %)WCF
21381 (19.69 %)MS Excel
22373 (19.28 %)Scrum
23362 (18.71 %)WF
24346 (17.88 %)WPF
25343 (17.73 %)WinForms
26341 (17.62 %)SharePoint Server 2007
27329 (17.00 %)Internet
28314 (16.23 %)Transact-SQL
29312 (16.12 %)WebServices

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT jobs within the UK 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.

IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
11782 (92.09 %).NET
21342 (69.35 %)ASP.NET
31021 (52.76 %)XML
4519 (26.82 %)AJAX
5475 (24.55 %)HTML
6451 (23.31 %)CSS
7402 (20.78 %)WCF
8362 (18.71 %)WF
9346 (17.88 %)WPF
10343 (17.73 %)WinForms
11312 (16.12 %)WebServices
12237 (12.25 %)Silverlight
13231 (11.94 %)XHTML
14219 (11.32 %).NET Framework
15154 (7.959 %)ASP
1668 (3.514 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1765 (3.359 %)XSLT
1852 (2.687 %)SOAP
1949 (2.532 %)Windows SharePoint Services
2046 (2.377 %)ADO.NET
IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1434 (22.43 %)SharePoint
2341 (17.62 %)SharePoint Server 2007
3310 (16.02 %)BizTalk Server
496 (4.961 %)CMS
579 (4.083 %)IIS
668 (3.514 %)SharePoint Portal Server
755 (2.842 %)Commerce Server
830 (1.550 %)Commerce Server 2007
924 (1.240 %)Content Management Server
1014 (0.724 %)MTS
1113 (0.672 %)Documentum
127 (0.362 %)ColdFusion
135 (0.258 %)Plone
143 (0.155 %)MS Exchange
152 (0.103 %)JBoss
161 (0.052 %)WebSphere Application Server
161 (0.052 %)WorkSite
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1381 (19.69 %)MS Excel
278 (4.031 %)MS Office
348 (2.481 %)MS Visio
439 (2.016 %)InfoPath
526 (1.344 %)MS Project
619 (0.982 %)Photoshop
74 (0.207 %)MATLAB
IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
141 (2.119 %)Microsoft CRM
237 (1.912 %)Dynamics CRM
39 (0.465 %)SoftGrid
47 (0.362 %)Dynamics AX
56 (0.310 %)Dynamics NAV
63 (0.155 %)SalesLogix
72 (0.103 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
81 (0.052 %)Axapta
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
1329 (17.00 %)Internet
266 (3.411 %)Intranet
331 (1.602 %)Broadband
426 (1.344 %)SMTP
515 (0.775 %)TCP/IP
515 (0.775 %)SMS
612 (0.620 %)HTTP
78 (0.413 %)DAB
87 (0.362 %)LAN
91 (0.052 %)LDAP
91 (0.052 %)Kerberos
91 (0.052 %)SSL
91 (0.052 %)Firewall
91 (0.052 %)Wireless
91 (0.052 %)Wireless Security
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
11489 (76.95 %)SQL Server
2894 (46.20 %)SQL Server 2005
3451 (23.31 %)SQL Server 2000
478 (4.031 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
577 (3.979 %)DTS
643 (2.222 %)SQL Server Integration Services
736 (1.860 %)ETL
736 (1.860 %)Crystal Reports
831 (1.602 %)SQL Server 2008
930 (1.550 %)MS Access
930 (1.550 %)RDBMS
1019 (0.982 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
1116 (0.827 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1116 (0.827 %)Informix
1215 (0.775 %)Datawarehouse
1312 (0.620 %)Oracle 9i
149 (0.465 %)EDRMS
158 (0.413 %)Oracle 10g
158 (0.413 %)BusinessObjects
166 (0.310 %)SQL Server 7
IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
1132 (6.822 %)Visual Studio
279 (4.083 %)NUnit
362 (3.204 %)Flash
430 (1.550 %)Subversion
513 (0.672 %)VSS/SourceSafe
63 (0.155 %)FrontPage
72 (0.103 %)Rational Rose
81 (0.052 %)Oracle Forms
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
1310 (16.02 %)Finance
2245 (12.66 %)Retail
3123 (6.357 %)Banking
4112 (5.788 %)Pensions
5109 (5.633 %)Insurance
698 (5.065 %)Health
776 (3.928 %)Marketing
869 (3.566 %)Music
968 (3.514 %)Games
1041 (2.119 %)Legal
1135 (1.809 %)Law
1135 (1.809 %)Telecoms
1232 (1.654 %)Investment Banking
1328 (1.447 %)Billing
1426 (1.344 %)Government
1426 (1.344 %)Pharmaceutical
1523 (1.189 %)Music Industry
1615 (0.775 %)Automotive
1615 (0.775 %)Construction
1714 (0.724 %)Education
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
11567 (80.98 %)Developer
2962 (49.72 %).NET Developer
3567 (29.30 %)C# Developer
4380 (19.64 %)ASP.NET Developer
5266 (13.75 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
6242 (12.51 %)VB.NET Developer
7163 (8.424 %)Senior Developer
8139 (7.183 %)Consultant
9129 (6.667 %)Web Developer
10117 (6.047 %)WinForms Developer
11106 (5.478 %)VB.NET/ASP.NET Developer
1291 (4.703 %)Senior .NET Developer
1386 (4.444 %)Senior C# Developer
1480 (4.134 %)Architect
1563 (3.256 %)Software Developer
1659 (3.049 %)Programmer
1758 (2.997 %).NET Web Developer
1854 (2.791 %)Junior
1949 (2.532 %)Junior Developer
1949 (2.532 %)Senior ASP.NET Developer
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
1106 (5.478 %)Tandem
262 (3.204 %)Computer Science
347 (2.429 %)N-Tier
441 (2.119 %)Client/Server
529 (1.499 %)Social Network
624 (1.240 %)DTV
719 (0.982 %)W3C
818 (0.930 %)Multithreading
914 (0.724 %)Mathematics
914 (0.724 %)Device Driver
1012 (0.620 %)PMI
1111 (0.568 %)PKI
1210 (0.517 %)Taxonomies
1210 (0.517 %)Ontologies
1210 (0.517 %)Management Information System
139 (0.465 %)Pocket PC
147 (0.362 %)Web 2.0
155 (0.258 %)NHS
155 (0.258 %)Data Integration
164 (0.207 %)EPoS
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1462 (23.88 %)Windows
291 (4.703 %)Windows Server 2003
327 (1.395 %)Windows 2000
426 (1.344 %)Windows Server 2008
519 (0.982 %)Windows NT
69 (0.465 %)Windows Mobile
76 (0.310 %)Windows Vista
84 (0.207 %)Windows 2000 Server
93 (0.155 %)Windows XP
102 (0.103 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
1373 (19.28 %)Scrum
2282 (14.57 %)E-Commerce
3272 (14.06 %)Extreme Programming
4198 (10.23 %)OO
5153 (7.907 %)TDD
6134 (6.925 %)Web Development
7127 (6.563 %)UML
8103 (5.323 %)CRM
983 (4.289 %)Business Intelligence
1082 (4.238 %)OOD
1176 (3.928 %)Project Management
1253 (2.739 %)RUP
1349 (2.532 %)Asset Management
1349 (2.532 %)Content Management
1448 (2.481 %)Agile Software Development
1545 (2.326 %)OOP
1644 (2.274 %)PRINCE2
1743 (2.222 %)Unit Testing
1838 (1.964 %)Data Modelling
1933 (1.705 %)Workflow
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11484 (76.69 %)C#
2797 (41.19 %)SQL
3638 (32.97 %)VB.NET
4575 (29.72 %)JavaScript
5427 (22.07 %)VB
6314 (16.23 %)Transact-SQL
7160 (8.269 %)C++
8135 (6.977 %)VB6
979 (4.083 %)Java
1058 (2.997 %)PHP
1147 (2.429 %)VBA
1238 (1.964 %)ActionScript
1333 (1.705 %)VBScript
1429 (1.499 %)C
1521 (1.085 %)Perl
1618 (0.930 %)Python
1713 (0.672 %)PL/SQL
189 (0.465 %)Delphi
198 (0.413 %)XPath
206 (0.310 %)DHTML
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11935 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
21365 (70.54 %)MCAD
31124 (58.09 %)MCP
4287 (14.83 %)Degree
5234 (12.09 %)MCTS
6130 (6.718 %)MCPD
759 (3.049 %)MCDBA
846 (2.377 %)MCSE
936 (1.860 %)MCITP
1010 (0.517 %)MCSA
1010 (0.517 %)PMP
1010 (0.517 %)PMI Certification
119 (0.465 %)MCT
119 (0.465 %)HND
124 (0.207 %)PRINCE2 Certification
132 (0.103 %)HNC
141 (0.052 %)CCDA
141 (0.052 %)CISSP
141 (0.052 %)Cisco Certification
141 (0.052 %)GIAC
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
126 (1.344 %)QA
24 (0.207 %)WAI
24 (0.207 %)21 CFR Part 11
31 (0.052 %)ISO9001
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
163 (3.256 %)Active Directory
26 (0.310 %)MetaFrame
26 (0.310 %)Terminal Services
35 (0.258 %)ISA Server
44 (0.207 %)MSMQ
51 (0.052 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
51 (0.052 %)VMware Infrastructure
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (0.155 %)MOM
21 (0.052 %)Norton AntiVirus
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1877 (45.32 %)Microsoft
279 (4.083 %)Oracle
341 (2.119 %)Hummingbird
418 (0.930 %)Adobe
515 (0.775 %)FileNet
614 (0.724 %)ProClarity
713 (0.672 %)Meridio
713 (0.672 %)Dundas
89 (0.465 %)VMware
89 (0.465 %)Cognos
89 (0.465 %)Citrix
98 (0.413 %)Business Objects
98 (0.413 %)Kofax
107 (0.362 %)Kalido
115 (0.258 %)Sitecore
115 (0.258 %)Macromedia
124 (0.207 %)Interwoven
133 (0.155 %)Sage
133 (0.155 %)Metastorm
142 (0.103 %)SAP