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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the Watford 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 20 August 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
20 Aug 2008
Same period last year
Rank5643
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads621
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.009 %
As % of the category below4.724 %12.14 %
Salaries quoted621
Average minimum salary£25,833£29,095
Average salary£28,083£36,690
% change on same period last year-23.45 %
Average maximum salary£30,333£44,286
UK excluding London average salary£28,832£28,839
% change on same period last year-0.02 %
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads127173
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.068 %0.072 %
Salaries quoted117163
Average minimum salary£39,637£37,855
Average salary£42,279£40,861
% change on same period last year+3.46 %
Average maximum salary£44,920£43,867
UK excluding London average salary£37,833£38,491
% change on same period last year-1.70 %
MCP HertfordshireMCP
Hertfordshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

Watford 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 Watford region.

Watford MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the Watford region over the 3 months to 20 August 2008.

Watford MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

119 (100.00 %)Windows
119 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
215 (78.95 %)Microsoft
313 (68.42 %)Windows Server 2003
313 (68.42 %)MS Exchange
411 (57.89 %)MCSE
411 (57.89 %)Exchange Server 2003
510 (52.63 %)Active Directory
69 (47.37 %)Windows XP
78 (42.11 %)VERITAS
78 (42.11 %)Firewall
87 (36.84 %)Citrix
87 (36.84 %)SQL Server
96 (31.58 %)Windows Vista
96 (31.58 %)Windows 2000 Server
105 (26.32 %)MS Office
105 (26.32 %)MCSA
105 (26.32 %)MS Excel
105 (26.32 %)LAN
114 (21.05 %)VPN
114 (21.05 %)Navision
114 (21.05 %)Manufacturing
114 (21.05 %)Pensions
114 (21.05 %)Disaster Recovery
114 (21.05 %)Network Security
123 (15.79 %)SharePoint Server 2007
123 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2000
123 (15.79 %)Internet
123 (15.79 %)ISA Server
123 (15.79 %)HP

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 August 2008, IT jobs across the Watford 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.

Watford IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
113 (68.42 %)MS Exchange
211 (57.89 %)Exchange Server 2003
33 (15.79 %)SharePoint Server 2007
33 (15.79 %)Exchange Server 2000
33 (15.79 %)IIS
33 (15.79 %)SharePoint
41 (5.263 %)Exchange Server 2007
Watford IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
15 (26.32 %)MS Office
15 (26.32 %)MS Excel
22 (10.53 %)AutoCAD
Watford IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
14 (21.05 %)Navision
Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
18 (42.11 %)Firewall
25 (26.32 %)LAN
34 (21.05 %)VPN
34 (21.05 %)Network Security
43 (15.79 %)Internet
52 (10.53 %)VoIP
52 (10.53 %)WAN
Watford IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
17 (36.84 %)SQL Server
Watford IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
14 (21.05 %)Manufacturing
14 (21.05 %)Pensions
22 (10.53 %)Construction
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
15 (26.32 %)Systems Engineer
15 (26.32 %)Support Engineer
24 (21.05 %)Junior
33 (15.79 %)Administrator
33 (15.79 %)Server Engineer
33 (15.79 %)Systems Administrator
33 (15.79 %)Senior Server Engineer
42 (10.53 %)IT Administrator
51 (5.263 %)Senior Systems Administrator
51 (5.263 %)Network Analyst
51 (5.263 %)Systems Manager
51 (5.263 %)Analyst
51 (5.263 %)IT Manager
51 (5.263 %)Server Support
51 (5.263 %)Systems Support
Watford IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
11 (5.263 %)Computer Science
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (100.00 %)Windows
213 (68.42 %)Windows Server 2003
39 (47.37 %)Windows XP
46 (31.58 %)Windows Vista
46 (31.58 %)Windows 2000 Server
53 (15.79 %)Windows 2000
62 (10.53 %)UNIX
62 (10.53 %)Linux
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (21.05 %)Disaster Recovery
22 (10.53 %)Software Testing
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
119 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
211 (57.89 %)MCSE
35 (26.32 %)MCSA
42 (10.53 %)Degree
42 (10.53 %)HND
51 (5.263 %)Citrix Certification
Watford IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
12 (10.53 %)QA
Watford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
110 (52.63 %)Active Directory
23 (15.79 %)ISA Server
31 (5.263 %)NetBackup
31 (5.263 %)VMware Infrastructure
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
115 (78.95 %)Microsoft
28 (42.11 %)VERITAS
37 (36.84 %)Citrix
43 (15.79 %)HP
51 (5.263 %)Symantec
51 (5.263 %)VMware