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The table below looks at the demand for the Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant role in IT jobs across the UK compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank918996
Rank change on same period last yearUp+78
Matching permanent IT job ads514
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.006 %
As % of the category below0.003 %0.006 %
Salaries quoted513
Average minimum salary£51,667£43,846
Average salary£53,750£49,615
% change on same period last year+8.33 %
Average maximum salary£55,833£55,385
UK excluding London average salary£45,000£53,571
% change on same period last year-15.99 %
IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
UK
Matching permanent IT job ads163101222186
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled90.25 %93.18 %
Salaries quoted134852176152
Average minimum salary£39,056£40,884
Average salary£42,679£44,658
% change on same period last year-4.43 %
Average maximum salary£46,301£48,433
UK excluding London average salary£38,058£39,448
% change on same period last year-3.52 %

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant Demand Trend

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant Salary Trend

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 within the UK.

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant Salary Histogram

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Top 5 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 5 September 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+885£53,750+8.33 %
LondonUp+894£58,125+29.16 %
StaffordshireNew entry-1£45,000-
MidlandsNew entry-1£45,000-
West MidlandsNew entry-1£45,000-

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant in their job title 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 with Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant in their job title.

114 (100.00 %)Microsoft
114 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (78.57 %)MCSE
310 (71.43 %)VMware
49 (64.29 %)Finance
49 (64.29 %)Active Directory
49 (64.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
58 (57.14 %)Citrix
58 (57.14 %)Windows
67 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
76 (42.86 %)SQL
76 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2008
76 (42.86 %)Retail
76 (42.86 %)SCOM
85 (35.71 %)Office Communications Server
85 (35.71 %)SQL Server
85 (35.71 %)SharePoint
85 (35.71 %)MOM
85 (35.71 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
94 (28.57 %)ISA Server
94 (28.57 %)Migration
94 (28.57 %)CCA
94 (28.57 %)Citrix Certification
94 (28.57 %)IIS
94 (28.57 %)MS Excel
103 (21.43 %)CCEA
103 (21.43 %)Cisco Certification
103 (21.43 %)SOA
103 (21.43 %)Cisco
103 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003

Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs within the UK that cited Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant in their job title 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 with Microsoft Infrastructure Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
17 (50.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (35.71 %)SharePoint
25 (35.71 %)Office Communications Server
34 (28.57 %)IIS
43 (21.43 %)Exchange Server 2007
52 (14.29 %)Exchange Server 2003
IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
14 (28.57 %)MS Excel
IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (7.143 %)SAN
IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
15 (35.71 %)SQL Server
IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
19 (64.29 %)Finance
26 (42.86 %)Retail
33 (21.43 %)Local Government
33 (21.43 %)Construction
33 (21.43 %)Government
33 (21.43 %)Manufacturing
IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (7.143 %)Thin Client
11 (7.143 %)Clustering
11 (7.143 %)Fat Client
IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
18 (57.14 %)Windows
26 (42.86 %)Windows Server 2008
33 (21.43 %)Windows Server 2003
41 (7.143 %)Windows Vista
41 (7.143 %)Linux
41 (7.143 %)Windows XP
41 (7.143 %)UNIX
IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (28.57 %)Migration
23 (21.43 %)SOA
23 (21.43 %)SC Cleared
23 (21.43 %)Security Cleared
32 (14.29 %)Business Desktop Deployment
41 (7.143 %)Change Management
IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
16 (42.86 %)SQL
IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
114 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (78.57 %)MCSE
34 (28.57 %)CCA
34 (28.57 %)Citrix Certification
43 (21.43 %)CCEA
43 (21.43 %)Cisco Certification
43 (21.43 %)CCNA
IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
19 (64.29 %)Active Directory
19 (64.29 %)VMware Infrastructure
24 (28.57 %)ISA Server
31 (7.143 %)Xen
31 (7.143 %)Citrix Presentation Server
IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
16 (42.86 %)SCOM
25 (35.71 %)MOM
25 (35.71 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
33 (21.43 %)SCCM
42 (14.29 %)SCVMM
IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
114 (100.00 %)Microsoft
210 (71.43 %)VMware
38 (57.14 %)Citrix
43 (21.43 %)Cisco