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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Wakefield 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank3034
Rank change on same period last yearUp+4
Matching permanent IT job ads51
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.000 %
As % of the category below9.434 %2.703 %
Salaries quoted51
Average minimum salary£17,600£41,500
Average salary£19,800£41,500
% change on same period last year-52.28 %
Average maximum salary£22,000£41,500
UK excluding London average salary£28,615£28,984
% change on same period last year-1.27 %
Wakefield IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Wakefield
Matching permanent IT job ads5337
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.029 %0.016 %
Salaries quoted4835
Average minimum salary£26,757£37,411
Average salary£30,041£39,506
% change on same period last year-23.95 %
Average maximum salary£33,324£41,600
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
MCP West YorkshireMCP
West Yorkshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Wakefield 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 Wakefield region.

Wakefield MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Wakefield region over the 3 months to 5 September 2008.

Wakefield MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield 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.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Citrix
25 (83.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
34 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
43 (50.00 %)Network+ Certification
43 (50.00 %)MCSA
43 (50.00 %)Active Directory
43 (50.00 %)A+ Certification
43 (50.00 %)LAN
43 (50.00 %)WAN
43 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
52 (33.33 %)MCSE
52 (33.33 %)SQL Server
52 (33.33 %)IIS
52 (33.33 %)MS Office
52 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
52 (33.33 %)Cisco
52 (33.33 %)Microsoft
52 (33.33 %)VERITAS
52 (33.33 %)MetaFrame
52 (33.33 %)Firewall
52 (33.33 %)ISA Server
52 (33.33 %)Symantec
52 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
52 (33.33 %)Windows Vista

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the Wakefield 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.

Wakefield IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
16 (100.00 %)MS Exchange
25 (83.33 %)Exchange Server 2003
34 (66.67 %)Exchange Server 2000
42 (33.33 %)IIS
Wakefield IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
12 (33.33 %)MS Office
Wakefield IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
13 (50.00 %)LAN
13 (50.00 %)WAN
22 (33.33 %)TCP/IP
22 (33.33 %)Firewall
22 (33.33 %)Cisco PIX
Wakefield IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
12 (33.33 %)SQL Server
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2000
21 (16.67 %)SQL Server 2005
Wakefield IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
11 (16.67 %)Back Office
Wakefield IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)2nd Line Support
22 (33.33 %)Desktop Support
22 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Support Specialist
31 (16.67 %)Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Server Support
31 (16.67 %)Support Analyst
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Network Support
31 (16.67 %)Desktop Support Specialist
31 (16.67 %)2nd Line Support Analyst
Wakefield IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)Windows Server 2003
25 (83.33 %)Windows 2000 Server
33 (50.00 %)Windows 2000
42 (33.33 %)Windows Vista
Wakefield IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
12 (33.33 %)Migration
Wakefield IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (50.00 %)A+ Certification
23 (50.00 %)Network+ Certification
23 (50.00 %)MCSA
32 (33.33 %)MCSE
Wakefield IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (50.00 %)Active Directory
22 (33.33 %)MetaFrame
22 (33.33 %)ISA Server
22 (33.33 %)Backup Exec
22 (33.33 %)Citrix Presentation Server
Wakefield IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
15 (83.33 %)Citrix
22 (33.33 %)VERITAS
22 (33.33 %)Symantec
22 (33.33 %)Cisco
22 (33.33 %)Microsoft