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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD) 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 MCSD over the 3 months to 4 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Location
3 months to
4 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank204191
Rank change on same period last yearDown-13
Matching permanent IT job ads2435
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.013 %0.015 %
As % of the category below1.423 %1.960 %
Salaries quoted2332
Average minimum salary£33,308£37,813
Average salary£37,115£39,016
% change on same period last year-4.87 %
Average maximum salary£40,923£40,219
UK excluding London average salary£38,718£38,672
% change on same period last year+0.12 %
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads16871786
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.929 %0.757 %
Salaries quoted14651555
Average minimum salary£31,872£34,670
Average salary£34,752£37,337
% change on same period last year-6.92 %
Average maximum salary£37,632£40,004
UK excluding London average salary£37,950£38,568
% change on same period last year-1.60 %
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands MCSD Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 September 2008.

West Midlands MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the West Midlands region over the 3 months to 4 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
CoventryDown-139£34,944-13.71 %
WarwickshireUp+47£34,929-10.82 %
BirminghamDown-86£43,667+18.73 %
StaffordshireDown-12£37,500+7.14 %
MCSD EnglandMCSD
England

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

177 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
274 (96.10 %).NET
369 (89.61 %)ASP.NET
455 (71.43 %)MCAD
547 (61.04 %)SQL Server
646 (59.74 %)XML
745 (58.44 %)C#
842 (54.55 %)Microsoft
937 (48.05 %)SQL
1036 (46.75 %)VB.NET
1135 (45.45 %)OO
1230 (38.96 %)JavaScript
1328 (36.36 %)Finance
1427 (35.06 %)SQL Server 2000
1524 (31.17 %)HTML
1621 (27.27 %)WebServices
1720 (25.97 %)SQL Server 2005
1819 (24.68 %)Windows
1917 (22.08 %)XSLT
2016 (20.78 %)Transact-SQL
2115 (19.48 %)MS Excel
2214 (18.18 %)MCP
2313 (16.88 %)XPath
2313 (16.88 %)Degree
2412 (15.58 %)VB
2511 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
2511 (14.29 %)Scrum
2610 (12.99 %)Web Development
2610 (12.99 %)Oracle
279 (11.69 %)PL/SQL

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 4 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Midlands IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
174 (96.10 %).NET
269 (89.61 %)ASP.NET
346 (59.74 %)XML
424 (31.17 %)HTML
521 (27.27 %)WebServices
617 (22.08 %)XSLT
79 (11.69 %)AJAX
79 (11.69 %).NET Framework
87 (9.091 %)ASP
93 (3.896 %)CSS
102 (2.597 %)COM+
102 (2.597 %)XHTML
111 (1.299 %)WinForms
111 (1.299 %)Spring
West Midlands IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
19 (11.69 %)BizTalk Server
28 (10.39 %)SharePoint
37 (9.091 %)SharePoint Server 2007
42 (2.597 %)IIS
West Midlands IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
115 (19.48 %)MS Excel
West Midlands IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
12 (2.597 %)Internet
21 (1.299 %)Intranet
West Midlands IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
147 (61.04 %)SQL Server
227 (35.06 %)SQL Server 2000
320 (25.97 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (5.195 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
44 (5.195 %)SQL Server 2008
52 (2.597 %)RDBMS
61 (1.299 %)SQL Server 7
61 (1.299 %)DTS
61 (1.299 %)SQL Server Integration Services
West Midlands IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
111 (14.29 %)Visual Studio
22 (2.597 %)VSS/SourceSafe
22 (2.597 %)NUnit
West Midlands IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
128 (36.36 %)Finance
27 (9.091 %)Insurance
34 (5.195 %)Construction
43 (3.896 %)Retail
43 (3.896 %)Billing
52 (2.597 %)Pensions
61 (1.299 %)Financial Institution
61 (1.299 %)Automotive
61 (1.299 %)Education
61 (1.299 %)Government
61 (1.299 %)Games
61 (1.299 %)Banking
West Midlands IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
157 (74.03 %)Developer
238 (49.35 %).NET Developer
318 (23.38 %)Team Leader
414 (18.18 %).NET Team Leader
512 (15.58 %)ASP.NET Developer
69 (11.69 %)Software Developer
77 (9.091 %)Programmer
77 (9.091 %).NET Designer
77 (9.091 %)Microsoft Developer
86 (7.792 %)C# Developer
95 (6.494 %)Web Developer
95 (6.494 %)Software Programmer
104 (5.195 %).NET Web Developer
104 (5.195 %)Applications Developer
104 (5.195 %)VB.NET Developer
104 (5.195 %)VB Developer
104 (5.195 %)Development Team Leader
112 (2.597 %)Web Applications Developer
112 (2.597 %)VB6 Developer
112 (2.597 %).NET Applications Developer
West Midlands IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
13 (3.896 %)N-Tier
13 (3.896 %)EPoS
22 (2.597 %)Client/Server
31 (1.299 %)Management Information System
West Midlands IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
119 (24.68 %)Windows
West Midlands IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
135 (45.45 %)OO
211 (14.29 %)Scrum
310 (12.99 %)Web Development
48 (10.39 %)Agile Software Development
55 (6.494 %)Project Management
64 (5.195 %)UML
73 (3.896 %)OOD
82 (2.597 %)User Acceptance Testing
91 (1.299 %)Operations Management
91 (1.299 %)Service Delivery
91 (1.299 %)RUP
91 (1.299 %)ITIL
91 (1.299 %)PRINCE2
West Midlands IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
145 (58.44 %)C#
237 (48.05 %)SQL
336 (46.75 %)VB.NET
430 (38.96 %)JavaScript
516 (20.78 %)Transact-SQL
613 (16.88 %)XPath
712 (15.58 %)VB
89 (11.69 %)PL/SQL
95 (6.494 %)VB6
104 (5.195 %)C
104 (5.195 %)Java
104 (5.195 %)C++
113 (3.896 %)Delphi
122 (2.597 %)DHTML
122 (2.597 %)PHP
West Midlands IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
177 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
255 (71.43 %)MCAD
314 (18.18 %)MCP
413 (16.88 %)Degree
57 (9.091 %)MCTS
62 (2.597 %)MCPD
71 (1.299 %)MCITP
71 (1.299 %)MCSE
71 (1.299 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Midlands IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
13 (3.896 %)MSMQ
West Midlands IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
142 (54.55 %)Microsoft
210 (12.99 %)Oracle