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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) in IT jobs within the West Midlands 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 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank173166
Rank change on same period last yearDown-7
Matching permanent IT job ads4958
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.027 %0.024 %
As % of the category below2.915 %3.219 %
Salaries quoted4452
Average minimum salary£24,098£23,357
Average salary£26,302£25,134
% change on same period last year+4.64 %
Average maximum salary£28,506£26,911
UK excluding London average salary£29,997£29,904
% change on same period last year+0.31 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads16811802
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.756 %
Salaries quoted14551568
Average minimum salary£31,858£34,656
Average salary£34,733£37,329
% change on same period last year-6.95 %
Average maximum salary£37,609£40,002
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
MCSA EnglandMCSA
England

MCSA
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands 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 West Midlands region.

West Midlands MCSA Salary Trend

MCSA
Salary Histogram

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

West Midlands MCSA Salary Histogram

MCSA
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSA within the West Midlands region 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
BirminghamUp+223£28,673+5.70 %
WarwickshireUp+58£21,000-22.93 %
HerefordshireNew entry-4£31,375-
WorcestershireNew entry-4£23,688-
ShropshireDown-154£21,750+1.16 %
CoventryDown-113£27,333-3.67 %
StaffordshireDown-82£24,000-4.00 %
MCSA EnglandMCSA
England

MCSA
Top 30 Related IT Skills

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

1131 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2120 (91.60 %)MCSE
394 (71.76 %)Microsoft
487 (66.41 %)Windows
585 (64.89 %)MCP
660 (45.80 %)MS Excel
758 (44.27 %)Active Directory
849 (37.40 %)Pensions
939 (29.77 %)SQL
1035 (26.72 %)MS Exchange
1035 (26.72 %)Windows Server 2003
1130 (22.90 %)Windows XP
1229 (22.14 %)Health
1326 (19.85 %)Linux
1425 (19.08 %)Exchange Server 2003
1425 (19.08 %)Degree
1524 (18.32 %)Insurance
1524 (18.32 %)MS Office
1621 (16.03 %)SQL Server
1720 (15.27 %)UNIX
1819 (14.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
1918 (13.74 %)Java
1918 (13.74 %)VB.NET
1918 (13.74 %).NET
1918 (13.74 %)WAN
2017 (12.98 %)Cisco Certification
2017 (12.98 %)CCNA
2017 (12.98 %)Windows Vista
2116 (12.21 %)LANDesk
2116 (12.21 %)LAN

MCSA
Top Related IT Skills by Category

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

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
118 (13.74 %).NET
215 (11.45 %)Application Packaging
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
135 (26.72 %)MS Exchange
225 (19.08 %)Exchange Server 2003
312 (9.160 %)Exchange Server 2000
411 (8.397 %)IIS
53 (2.290 %)Apache
53 (2.290 %)Exchange Server 2007
62 (1.527 %)Lotus Domino
71 (0.763 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
71 (0.763 %)Tomcat
71 (0.763 %)SharePoint
71 (0.763 %)Lotus Notes
71 (0.763 %)Office Communications Server
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
160 (45.80 %)MS Excel
224 (18.32 %)MS Office
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
118 (13.74 %)WAN
216 (12.21 %)LAN
313 (9.924 %)TCP/IP
411 (8.397 %)Firewall
56 (4.580 %)SAN
63 (2.290 %)DNS
63 (2.290 %)VoIP
72 (1.527 %)VPN
72 (1.527 %)DHCP
72 (1.527 %)DDNS
81 (0.763 %)SS7
81 (0.763 %)Wi-Fi
81 (0.763 %)Network Security
81 (0.763 %)ADSL
81 (0.763 %)ISDN
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
121 (16.03 %)SQL Server
23 (2.290 %)MySQL
31 (0.763 %)DB2
31 (0.763 %)SQL Server 2000
31 (0.763 %)SQL Server 2005
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
115 (11.45 %)InstallShield
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
149 (37.40 %)Pensions
229 (22.14 %)Health
324 (18.32 %)Insurance
44 (3.053 %)Construction
53 (2.290 %)Education
62 (1.527 %)Telecoms
62 (1.527 %)Manufacturing
62 (1.527 %)Publishing
62 (1.527 %)Chemicals
71 (0.763 %)Marketing
71 (0.763 %)Games
71 (0.763 %)Finance
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
130 (22.90 %)Analyst
225 (19.08 %)Technical Analyst
316 (12.21 %)Administrator
415 (11.45 %)Support Engineer
512 (9.160 %)Technical Support
512 (9.160 %)Technical Specialist
611 (8.397 %)Exchange Specialist
611 (8.397 %)Server Support
710 (7.634 %)Server Specialist
88 (6.107 %)Support Analyst
88 (6.107 %)Consultant
88 (6.107 %)Technical Consultant
97 (5.344 %)Systems Administrator
97 (5.344 %)Windows Administrator
106 (4.580 %)Architect
115 (3.817 %)Trainer
115 (3.817 %)Junior
115 (3.817 %)Technical Architect
115 (3.817 %)Support Team Leader
115 (3.817 %)Team Leader
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (2.290 %)Thin Client
13 (2.290 %)Fat Client
22 (1.527 %)NHS
22 (1.527 %)Blackberry
22 (1.527 %)Clustering
22 (1.527 %)E-Learning
31 (0.763 %)Mathematics
31 (0.763 %)Computer Science
31 (0.763 %)French Language
31 (0.763 %)Spanish Language
31 (0.763 %)Handset
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
187 (66.41 %)Windows
235 (26.72 %)Windows Server 2003
330 (22.90 %)Windows XP
426 (19.85 %)Linux
520 (15.27 %)UNIX
617 (12.98 %)Windows Vista
714 (10.69 %)Windows 2000
85 (3.817 %)Windows 2000 Server
91 (0.763 %)Windows Server 2008
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
19 (6.870 %)Disaster Recovery
28 (6.107 %)Logistics
36 (4.580 %)ITIL
45 (3.817 %)Project Management
45 (3.817 %)Technical Architecture
53 (2.290 %)Business Continuity
53 (2.290 %)Project Planning
62 (1.527 %)Migration
62 (1.527 %)CRM
71 (0.763 %)PRINCE2
71 (0.763 %)Release Management
71 (0.763 %)Security Cleared
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
139 (29.77 %)SQL
218 (13.74 %)Java
218 (13.74 %)VB.NET
315 (11.45 %)VBScript
41 (0.763 %)C
41 (0.763 %)Transact-SQL
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1131 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2120 (91.60 %)MCSE
385 (64.89 %)MCP
425 (19.08 %)Degree
517 (12.98 %)CCNA
517 (12.98 %)Cisco Certification
69 (6.870 %)MCDST
78 (6.107 %)MCDBA
85 (3.817 %)MCT
85 (3.817 %)SCSA
94 (3.053 %)A+ Certification
103 (2.290 %)Citrix Certification
112 (1.527 %)CCDA
112 (1.527 %)CCDP
112 (1.527 %)CCNP
121 (0.763 %)CCSP
121 (0.763 %)CCSE
121 (0.763 %)ITIL Certification
121 (0.763 %)Network+ Certification
121 (0.763 %)CCSA
West Midlands IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (0.763 %)SLA
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
158 (44.27 %)Active Directory
29 (6.870 %)ISA Server
32 (1.527 %)VMware ESX
32 (1.527 %)MetaFrame
41 (0.763 %)Terminal Services
41 (0.763 %)Backup Exec
West Midlands IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
119 (14.50 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (1.527 %)MOM
31 (0.763 %)WSUS
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
194 (71.76 %)Microsoft
216 (12.21 %)LANDesk
311 (8.397 %)Citrix
48 (6.107 %)Cisco
48 (6.107 %)VMware
55 (3.817 %)Oracle
64 (3.053 %)IBM
73 (2.290 %)HP
82 (1.527 %)VERITAS
82 (1.527 %)Symantec
91 (0.763 %)Remedy
91 (0.763 %)Sophos
91 (0.763 %)Blue Coat
91 (0.763 %)WatchGuard
91 (0.763 %)Lotus
91 (0.763 %)JD Edwards
91 (0.763 %)CheckPoint
91 (0.763 %)NetApp
91 (0.763 %)Nokia
91 (0.763 %)Siemens