Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) 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 MCSA over the 3 months to 18 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
18 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank6061
Rank change on same period last yearUp+1
Matching permanent IT job ads22
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.001 %0.001 %
As % of the category below1.754 %1.471 %
Salaries quoted22
Average minimum salary£19,000£35,000
Average salary£22,250£36,500
% change on same period last year-39.04 %
Average maximum salary£25,500£38,000
UK excluding London average salary£28,538£29,027
% change on same period last year-1.68 %
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Watford
Matching permanent IT job ads114136
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.061 %
Salaries quoted107121
Average minimum salary£38,765£34,208
Average salary£42,910£36,125
% change on same period last year+18.78 %
Average maximum salary£47,054£38,042
UK excluding London average salary£37,919£38,095
% change on same period last year-0.46 %
MCSA HertfordshireMCSA
Hertfordshire

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

Watford MCSA Demand Trend

MCSA
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCSA across the Watford region.

Watford MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Top 12 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region citing MCSA 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 MCSA.

16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
23 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
23 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
32 (33.33 %)Firewall
32 (33.33 %)Microsoft
32 (33.33 %)Active Directory
32 (33.33 %)MCSE
32 (33.33 %)MCP
41 (16.67 %)SQL
41 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 18 November 2008, IT jobs across the Watford region citing MCSA 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 MCSA. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Watford IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (33.33 %)Firewall
Watford IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
13 (50.00 %)Administrator
13 (50.00 %)Systems Administrator
22 (33.33 %)Support Engineer
31 (16.67 %)Network Support
31 (16.67 %)Systems Support
Watford IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
16 (100.00 %)Windows
16 (100.00 %)Windows XP
23 (50.00 %)Windows Vista
31 (16.67 %)Windows Server 2003
Watford IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
13 (50.00 %)Service Delivery
Watford IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
11 (16.67 %)SQL
Watford IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
16 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
22 (33.33 %)MCSE
22 (33.33 %)MCP
Watford IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
12 (33.33 %)Active Directory
Watford IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
12 (33.33 %)Microsoft