Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The first part of the table below looks at the demand for MCTS in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCTS over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications currently tracked.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Location
3 months to
19 Mar 2010
Same period 2009Same period 2008
Rank281479840
Rank change year-on-year
Up+198Up+361
Matching permanent IT job ads547195124
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.637 %0.230 %0.061 %
As % of the Qualifications category3.068 %0.981 %0.283 %
Salaries quoted517164114
Average salary£40,000£40,000£40,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£28,500£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£55,000£52,500£52,500
UK excluding London average salary£40,000£40,000£39,500
% change year-on-year
-+1.260 %
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryAll Qualifications
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
178321988343743
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK20.75 %23.44 %21.43 %
Salaries quoted148911663436465
Average salary£40,000£37,500£40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.660 %-6.250 %
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£25,000£25,000£24,500
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£65,000£62,500£60,000
UK excluding London average salary£37,500£35,000£35,000
% change year-on-year
+7.140 %-

MCTS
Demand Trend

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

MCTS Demand Trend

MCTS
Salary Trend

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

MCTS Salary Trend

MCTS
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCTS over the 3 months to 19 March 2010 within the UK.

MCTS Salary Histogram

MCTS
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCTS within the UK over the 3 months to 19 March 2010. 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
EnglandUp+200531£40,000-
LondonUp+108256£40,000+6.66 %
City of LondonUp+97199£40,000-15.78 %
South EastUp+121172£40,000-11.11 %
SurreyUp+5449£40,000-11.11 %
East of EnglandUp+4148£40,000-
OxfordshireUp+2836£40,000-
BerkshireUp+831£40,000-11.11 %
AbingdonUp+230£40,000-
EssexUp+3720£40,000-13.51 %
HertfordshireUp+2620£40,000-
KentUp+1117£35,000-12.50 %
ScotlandUp+2614£37,500-9.09 %
BuckinghamshireNew entry-14£40,000-
South WestUp+913£35,000-12.50 %
HampshireUp+3711£35,000-12.50 %
West MidlandsUp+2311£34,000+13.33 %
YorkshireUp+811£31,500-1.19 %
ChelmsfordNew entry-10£40,000-
Tunbridge WellsNew entry-10£35,000-
North WestUp+129£33,250+10.83 %
WarwickshireUp+218£26,500+6.00 %
EdinburghDown-78£37,500-34.78 %
GuildfordUp+377£52,500+10.52 %
East MidlandsNo change07£37,500-3.22 %
Bishop's StortfordNew entry-7£40,000-
St AlbansNew entry-7£55,000-
WokinghamNew entry-7£40,000-
LeedsUp+186£29,575-3.05 %
West YorkshireUp+86£29,575-7.23 %

MCTS
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing MCTS 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 MCTS.

1831 (86.11 %)Microsoft Certification
2789 (81.76 %)SQL Server
3730 (75.65 %).NET
4660 (68.39 %)C#
5572 (59.27 %)MCSD
6559 (57.93 %)MCAD
7549 (56.89 %)MCP
8540 (55.96 %)ASP.NET
9423 (43.83 %)SQL Server 2008
10409 (42.38 %)Microsoft
11404 (41.87 %)SQL Server 2005
12391 (40.52 %)XML
13365 (37.82 %)Windows
14350 (36.27 %)WCF
15320 (33.16 %)WPF
16297 (30.78 %)TDD
17272 (28.19 %)NHibernate
18271 (28.08 %)SQL
19255 (26.42 %)AJAX
20245 (25.39 %)MVC
21241 (24.97 %)NUnit
22225 (23.32 %)Scrum
23213 (22.07 %)MonoRail
24212 (21.97 %)SharePoint
25209 (21.66 %)JavaScript
26204 (21.14 %)Finance
27189 (19.59 %)HTML
28188 (19.48 %)WinForms
29152 (15.75 %)CSS
29152 (15.75 %)SharePoint Server 2007

MCTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 March 2010, IT jobs within the UK citing MCTS 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 MCTS. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1730 (75.65 %).NET
2540 (55.96 %)ASP.NET
3391 (40.52 %)XML
4350 (36.27 %)WCF
5320 (33.16 %)WPF
6272 (28.19 %)NHibernate
7255 (26.42 %)AJAX
8213 (22.07 %)MonoRail
9189 (19.59 %)HTML
10188 (19.48 %)WinForms
11152 (15.75 %)CSS
12122 (12.64 %)Silverlight
13101 (10.47 %)Web Services
1452 (5.389 %).NET Framework
1528 (2.902 %)Windows SharePoint Services
1624 (2.487 %)ASP.NET 2.0
1717 (1.762 %)XHTML
1815 (1.554 %)LINQ
1913 (1.347 %)XSLT
2011 (1.140 %)WF
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
1212 (21.97 %)SharePoint
2152 (15.75 %)SharePoint Server 2007
389 (9.223 %)MS Exchange
469 (7.150 %)BizTalk Server
560 (6.218 %)Exchange Server 2007
649 (5.078 %)IIS
747 (4.870 %)Exchange Server 2003
837 (3.834 %)CMS
920 (2.073 %)EPiServer
1016 (1.658 %)Documentum
1016 (1.658 %)Sitecore CMS
1115 (1.554 %)Immediacy CMS
1212 (1.244 %)Office Communications Server
138 (0.829 %)Confluence
147 (0.725 %)DotNetNuke
147 (0.725 %)SharePoint Portal Server
156 (0.622 %)SAS
164 (0.415 %)Tomcat
164 (0.415 %)Zimbra
173 (0.311 %)Office Project Server
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1136 (14.09 %)MS Excel
225 (2.591 %)MS Office
225 (2.591 %)InfoPath
32 (0.207 %)Photoshop
41 (0.104 %)MS Visio
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
142 (4.352 %)Microsoft CRM
29 (0.933 %)Dynamics CRM
38 (0.829 %)SoftGrid
42 (0.207 %)Summit
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
169 (7.150 %)Internet
264 (6.632 %)SAN
332 (3.316 %)Broadband
430 (3.109 %)TCP/IP
529 (3.005 %)Firewall
624 (2.487 %)WAN
717 (1.762 %)DNS
816 (1.658 %)DHCP
915 (1.554 %)LAN
1013 (1.347 %)VPN
1110 (1.036 %)Intranet
129 (0.933 %)Cisco PIX
136 (0.622 %)iSCSI
144 (0.415 %)Cisco IOS
144 (0.415 %)Wireless
153 (0.311 %)VoIP
162 (0.207 %)NAS
171 (0.104 %)IP Telephony
171 (0.104 %)Extranet
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1789 (81.76 %)SQL Server
2423 (43.83 %)SQL Server 2008
3404 (41.87 %)SQL Server 2005
467 (6.943 %)SQL Server Integration Services
566 (6.839 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
652 (5.389 %)SQL Server 2000
743 (4.456 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
833 (3.420 %)Datawarehouse
929 (3.005 %)ETL
1022 (2.280 %)OLAP
1121 (2.176 %)PerformancePoint
1215 (1.554 %)RDBMS
1312 (1.244 %)Oracle 8/8i
1312 (1.244 %)Microsoft Analysis Services
1410 (1.036 %)DTS
157 (0.725 %)Oracle 10g
165 (0.518 %)MySQL
165 (0.518 %)Oracle BI EE
174 (0.415 %)Oracle OLAP
183 (0.311 %)Crystal Reports
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
1241 (24.97 %)NUnit
2120 (12.44 %)Subversion
310 (1.036 %)InstallShield
310 (1.036 %)AdminStudio
48 (0.829 %)Visual Studio
52 (0.207 %)VSS/SourceSafe
61 (0.104 %)Dreamweaver
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1204 (21.14 %)Finance
2103 (10.67 %)Banking
347 (4.870 %)Insurance
446 (4.767 %)Music
541 (4.249 %)Pensions
541 (4.249 %)Telecoms
640 (4.145 %)Investment Banking
732 (3.316 %)Games
826 (2.694 %)Retail
922 (2.280 %)Education
1020 (2.073 %)Government
1118 (1.865 %)Health
1214 (1.451 %)Music Industry
139 (0.933 %)Front Office
147 (0.725 %)Legal
156 (0.622 %)Criminal Justice
165 (0.518 %)Marketing
173 (0.311 %)Back Office
182 (0.207 %)Publishing
191 (0.104 %)Automotive
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1632 (65.49 %)Developer
2425 (44.04 %).NET Developer
3263 (27.25 %)C# Developer
4167 (17.31 %)ASP.NET Developer
5147 (15.23 %)C# ASP.NET Developer
6102 (10.57 %)Consultant
755 (5.699 %)WinForms Developer
844 (4.560 %)DBA
940 (4.145 %)Analyst
940 (4.145 %)Software Developer
1036 (3.731 %)Systems Engineer
1134 (3.523 %)Junior
1134 (3.523 %)VB.NET Developer
1233 (3.420 %)Junior Developer
1332 (3.316 %)SQL Developer
1431 (3.212 %)SQL DBA
1529 (3.005 %)Senior Developer
1627 (2.798 %)Architect
1726 (2.694 %)Administrator
1726 (2.694 %)SQL Server Developer
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
178 (8.083 %)Tandem
227 (2.798 %)Replication
322 (2.280 %)Derivative
421 (2.176 %)Social Network
515 (1.554 %)Computer Science
515 (1.554 %)Clustering
614 (1.451 %)DTV
711 (1.140 %)Foreign Exchange (FX)
810 (1.036 %)Fixed Income
810 (1.036 %)Credit Derivative
810 (1.036 %)Equity Derivative
99 (0.933 %)Visualisation
107 (0.725 %)N-Tier
114 (0.415 %)Thin Client
114 (0.415 %)Blackberry
114 (0.415 %)Pocket PC
114 (0.415 %)Fat Client
123 (0.311 %)NHS
131 (0.104 %)Client/Server
131 (0.104 %)Spread Betting
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1365 (37.82 %)Windows
2103 (10.67 %)Windows Server 2003
379 (8.187 %)Windows Server 2008
419 (1.969 %)Linux
518 (1.865 %)Windows 7
69 (0.933 %)Windows Vista
69 (0.933 %)Windows XP
78 (0.829 %)UNIX
86 (0.622 %)Solaris
94 (0.415 %)Mac OS X
94 (0.415 %)Windows CE
94 (0.415 %)Mac OS X Server
94 (0.415 %)Windows Mobile
103 (0.311 %)Windows 2000
111 (0.104 %)NetWare
111 (0.104 %)Windows 2000 Server
111 (0.104 %)Red Hat Linux
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1297 (30.78 %)TDD
2245 (25.39 %)MVC
3225 (23.32 %)Scrum
4113 (11.71 %)Business Intelligence
598 (10.16 %)Extreme Programming
674 (7.668 %)OO
769 (7.150 %)Project Management
863 (6.528 %)E-Commerce
958 (6.010 %)CRM
1030 (3.109 %)Software Architecture
1129 (3.005 %)Workflow
1228 (2.902 %)PRINCE2
1327 (2.798 %)Investment Management
1425 (2.591 %)Disaster Recovery
1523 (2.383 %)Asset Management
1620 (2.073 %)ITIL
1719 (1.969 %)Technical Architecture
1815 (1.554 %)OOD
1815 (1.554 %)Content Management
1914 (1.451 %)Migration
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1660 (68.39 %)C#
2271 (28.08 %)SQL
3209 (21.66 %)JavaScript
4135 (13.99 %)T-SQL
5116 (12.02 %)VB.NET
658 (6.010 %)VB
748 (4.974 %)C++
818 (1.865 %)Shell Script
915 (1.554 %)C
1012 (1.244 %)Java
119 (0.933 %)VBA
128 (0.829 %)VB6
136 (0.622 %)VBScript
144 (0.415 %)Ruby
152 (0.207 %)PHP
161 (0.104 %)Delphi
161 (0.104 %)FoxPro (VFP)
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1831 (86.11 %)Microsoft Certification
2572 (59.27 %)MCSD
3559 (57.93 %)MCAD
4549 (56.89 %)MCP
5150 (15.54 %)MCSE
6114 (11.81 %)MCITP
793 (9.637 %)MCPD
871 (7.358 %)Degree
962 (6.425 %)MCSA
1041 (4.249 %)MCDBA
1134 (3.523 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1217 (1.762 %)Citrix Certification
1316 (1.658 %)Security Cleared
1415 (1.554 %)CCA
1514 (1.451 %)CCEA
1612 (1.244 %)Cisco Certification
1710 (1.036 %)MCDST
189 (0.933 %)CCNA
197 (0.725 %)VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
206 (0.622 %)RHCA
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
18 (0.829 %)SLA
18 (0.829 %)QA
23 (0.311 %)ISO27001
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
1101 (10.47 %)Active Directory
257 (5.907 %)VMware Infrastructure
324 (2.487 %)Hyper-V
418 (1.865 %)Microsoft Virtual Server
517 (1.762 %)ISA Server
615 (1.554 %)XenApp
714 (1.451 %)XenServer
714 (1.451 %)XenDesktop
811 (1.140 %)VMware ESX
95 (0.518 %)vSphere
104 (0.415 %)Samba
112 (0.207 %)Terminal Services
121 (0.104 %)Citrix Presentation Server
121 (0.104 %)Terminal Server
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
116 (1.658 %)Backup Exec
29 (0.933 %)SCCM
29 (0.933 %)SCOM
29 (0.933 %)Norton AntiVirus
29 (0.933 %)NetBackup
37 (0.725 %)Tivoli
46 (0.622 %)SCVMM
52 (0.207 %)MOM
52 (0.207 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
61 (0.104 %)HP Operations Orchestration
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1409 (42.38 %)Microsoft
2112 (11.61 %)VMware
352 (5.389 %)Citrix
443 (4.456 %)Cisco
530 (3.109 %)Oracle
625 (2.591 %)Symantec
723 (2.383 %)Altiris
817 (1.762 %)NetApp
916 (1.658 %)Plumtree
916 (1.658 %)HP
916 (1.658 %)AppSense
916 (1.658 %)Sitecore
1013 (1.347 %)IBM
119 (0.933 %)Veritas
128 (0.829 %)Tridion
128 (0.829 %)Atlassian
136 (0.622 %)Blue Coat
136 (0.622 %)Websense
136 (0.622 %)Hyperion
136 (0.622 %)Informatica