The first table below looks at the demand for MCTS in IT jobs advertised for the West Bromwich region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCTS over the 3 months to 23 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the West Bromwich region.

Location
3 months to
23 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS)
Rank - 6 -
Permanent jobs citing MCTS 0 11 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Bromwich - 35.48% -
As % of the Qualifications category - 78.57% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 11 0
Average salary - £35,000 -
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
All Qualifications
West Bromwich
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
7 14 12
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in West Bromwich 20.00% 45.16% 52.17%
Number of salaries quoted 7 14 10
Average salary £30,000 £35,000 £37,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-14.28% -6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than £24,400 £35,000 £31,500
10% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £40,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,000
% change year-on-year
- +5.26%
MCTS
West Midlands

MCTS
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing MCTS across the West Bromwich region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

West Bromwich MCTS Jobs Demand Trend

MCTS
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCTS across the West Bromwich region.

West Bromwich MCTS Salary Trend

MCTS
Top 9 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Bromwich region 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.

1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science

MCTS
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 23 May 2013, IT jobs across the West Bromwich region 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.

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) SQL Server
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Test Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Software Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Logistics
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) ISEB
1 1 (100.00%) ISTQB
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft