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This section looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 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 MCSE over the last 3 months to 22 May 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to 22 May 2008Same period last year
Rank5456
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching permanent IT job ads319246
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.158 %0.109 %
As % of the category below16.96 %14.78 %
Salaries quoted301205
Average minimum salary£27,298£29,940
Average salary£29,009£32,009
% change on same period last year-9.37 %
Average maximum salary£30,720£34,078
UK excluding London average salary£34,056£33,515
% change on same period last year+1.61 %
Qualifications West MidlandsQualifications
West Midlands
Matching permanent IT job ads18811664
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.930 %0.734 %
Salaries quoted15691343
Average minimum salary£30,396£34,612
Average salary£32,812£37,105
% change on same period last year-11.56 %
Average maximum salary£35,227£39,597
UK excluding London average salary£37,518£38,372
% change on same period last year-2.22 %
MCSE EnglandMCSE
England

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

West Midlands MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

West Midlands MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSE across the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

West Midlands MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Job Locations

This section looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the West Midlands region over the past 3 months.

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
BirminghamDown-13102£29,400-10.14 %
SolihullUp+2262£24,591-23.55 %
HerefordshireUp+662£34,414-8.86 %
StaffordshireDown-329£27,917-0.43 %
WarwickshireUp+322£23,432-21.09 %
CoventryDown-1315£29,767+13.69 %
WolverhamptonUp+110£25,600+0.39 %
ShropshireDown-18£32,250+4.31 %
WorcestershireDown-352£17,500-36.03 %
MCSE EnglandMCSE
England

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MCSE also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MCSE.

1662 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2461 (69.64 %)Windows
3453 (68.43 %)Microsoft
4376 (56.80 %)Active Directory
5345 (52.11 %)MS Exchange
6328 (49.55 %)MCP
7262 (39.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
8239 (36.10 %)MS Excel
9192 (29.00 %)MCSA
10191 (28.85 %)Exchange Server 2000
11174 (26.28 %)TCP/IP
12127 (19.18 %)Citrix
13126 (19.03 %)WAN
14125 (18.88 %)Windows 2000
15124 (18.73 %)LAN
15124 (18.73 %)Cisco
16120 (18.13 %)SQL Server
17116 (17.52 %)SQL
18110 (16.62 %)Windows XP
19102 (15.41 %)Pensions
2098 (14.80 %)Firewall
2196 (14.50 %)DNS
2294 (14.20 %)MS Office
2393 (14.05 %)VPN
2492 (13.90 %)Windows Server 2003
2575 (11.33 %)Health
2663 (9.517 %)Linux
2760 (9.063 %)Cisco Certification
2760 (9.063 %)Citrix Certification
2857 (8.610 %)CCNA

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

Over the past 6 months permanent IT jobs across the West Midlands region citing MCSE also mentioned the following skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled citing MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
122 (3.323 %).NET
219 (2.870 %)Application Packaging
318 (2.719 %)XML
47 (1.057 %)HTML
52 (0.302 %)ASP.NET
52 (0.302 %)WebServices
61 (0.151 %)WAP
61 (0.151 %).NET Framework
61 (0.151 %)WCF
Application Platforms
1345 (52.11 %)MS Exchange
2262 (39.58 %)Exchange Server 2003
3191 (28.85 %)Exchange Server 2000
457 (8.610 %)Exchange Server 2007
542 (6.344 %)IIS
629 (4.381 %)SharePoint
727 (4.079 %)Exchange Server 5.5
814 (2.115 %)Lotus Domino
913 (1.964 %)Apache
108 (1.208 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
115 (0.755 %)Lotus Notes
124 (0.604 %)GroupWise
132 (0.302 %)Live Communications Server
132 (0.302 %)Office Project Server
Applications
1239 (36.10 %)MS Excel
294 (14.20 %)MS Office
34 (0.604 %)MS Project
41 (0.151 %)MS Visio
Business Applications
17 (1.057 %)Microsoft CRM
Communications & Networking
1174 (26.28 %)TCP/IP
2126 (19.03 %)WAN
3124 (18.73 %)LAN
498 (14.80 %)Firewall
596 (14.50 %)DNS
693 (14.05 %)VPN
741 (6.193 %)Internet
827 (4.079 %)DHCP
926 (3.927 %)SAN
1013 (1.964 %)VoIP
1013 (1.964 %)Intranet
1013 (1.964 %)DDNS
1013 (1.964 %)Cisco IOS
1111 (1.662 %)SMTP
1210 (1.511 %)WINS
138 (1.208 %)ADSL
146 (0.906 %)Network Security
146 (0.906 %)Wireless
146 (0.906 %)WLAN
155 (0.755 %)HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1120 (18.13 %)SQL Server
228 (4.230 %)SQL Server 2000
36 (0.906 %)SQL Server 2005
44 (0.604 %)Crystal Reports
51 (0.151 %)SQL Server 7
Development Applications
118 (2.719 %)InstallShield
25 (0.755 %)Flash
32 (0.302 %)Visual Studio
41 (0.151 %)Ant
41 (0.151 %)Eclipse
General
1102 (15.41 %)Pensions
275 (11.33 %)Health
339 (5.891 %)Insurance
419 (2.870 %)Education
515 (2.266 %)Telecoms
611 (1.662 %)Finance
78 (1.208 %)Back Office
86 (0.906 %)Construction
94 (0.604 %)Retail
103 (0.453 %)Government
103 (0.453 %)Banking
112 (0.302 %)Investment Banking
112 (0.302 %)Marketing
112 (0.302 %)Publishing
112 (0.302 %)Legal
112 (0.302 %)Manufacturing
121 (0.151 %)Advertising
121 (0.151 %)Chemicals
121 (0.151 %)Multimedia
Job Titles
1151 (22.81 %)Analyst
2133 (20.09 %)Support Engineer
3109 (16.47 %)Support Analyst
456 (8.459 %)Consultant
550 (7.553 %)Technical Analyst
550 (7.553 %)IT Support Analyst
649 (7.402 %)IT Support Engineer
743 (6.495 %)Exchange Specialist
838 (5.740 %)Technical Support
935 (5.287 %)2nd Line Support
1031 (4.683 %)Network Engineer
1130 (4.532 %)Technical Engineer
1229 (4.381 %)Technical Support Engineer
1229 (4.381 %)Server Support
1328 (4.230 %)3rd Line Support
1328 (4.230 %)Field Engineer
1427 (4.079 %)Administrator
1427 (4.079 %)Trainer
1524 (3.625 %)IT Trainer
1621 (3.172 %)Server Engineer
Miscellaneous
130 (4.532 %)Clustering
218 (2.719 %)EPoS
310 (1.511 %)Blackberry
49 (1.360 %)Asset Management
57 (1.057 %)Thin Client
57 (1.057 %)Fat Client
57 (1.057 %)German Language
63 (0.453 %)Client/Server
63 (0.453 %)Management Information System
72 (0.302 %)BBC
72 (0.302 %)NHS
81 (0.151 %)Firmware
81 (0.151 %)Computer Science
Operating Systems
1461 (69.64 %)Windows
2125 (18.88 %)Windows 2000
3110 (16.62 %)Windows XP
492 (13.90 %)Windows Server 2003
563 (9.517 %)Linux
648 (7.251 %)Windows NT
737 (5.589 %)Unix
87 (1.057 %)Windows Vista
95 (0.755 %)NetWare
95 (0.755 %)Solaris
102 (0.302 %)AIX
Processes & Methodologies
154 (8.157 %)ITIL
224 (3.625 %)Migration
314 (2.115 %)Service Delivery
314 (2.115 %)Project Management
411 (1.662 %)Disaster Recovery
411 (1.662 %)PRINCE2
510 (1.511 %)Configuration Management
68 (1.208 %)Security Cleared
77 (1.057 %)CRM
86 (0.906 %)Performance Management
95 (0.755 %)Security Management
95 (0.755 %)Business Continuity
95 (0.755 %)Information Security
95 (0.755 %)Incident Management
95 (0.755 %)Load Balancing
95 (0.755 %)Network Design
104 (0.604 %)Technical Architecture
104 (0.604 %)Service Management
113 (0.453 %)ITSM
113 (0.453 %)Information Security Management
Programming Languages
1116 (17.52 %)SQL
221 (3.172 %)Java
319 (2.870 %)Transact-SQL
319 (2.870 %)VB.NET
418 (2.719 %)VBScript
57 (1.057 %)C
64 (0.604 %)C#
72 (0.302 %)FoxPro (VFP)
Qualifications
1662 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2328 (49.55 %)MCP
3192 (29.00 %)MCSA
460 (9.063 %)Cisco Certification
460 (9.063 %)Citrix Certification
557 (8.610 %)CCNA
653 (8.006 %)Degree
744 (6.647 %)MCDST
842 (6.344 %)CCA
925 (3.776 %)CCEA
1021 (3.172 %)A+ Certification
1115 (2.266 %)CIW
1214 (2.115 %)HND
139 (1.360 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
148 (1.208 %)Network+ Certification
157 (1.057 %)MCT
157 (1.057 %)CCDA
157 (1.057 %)CCNP
166 (0.906 %)CISSP
175 (0.755 %)ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
126 (3.927 %)SLA
23 (0.453 %)ISO27001
31 (0.151 %)ISO9001
System Software
1376 (56.80 %)Active Directory
237 (5.589 %)MetaFrame
334 (5.136 %)ISA Server
420 (3.021 %)VMware ESX
519 (2.870 %)Terminal Services
613 (1.964 %)Citrix Presentation Server
711 (1.662 %)Terminal Server
89 (1.360 %)Backup Exec
Systems Management
141 (6.193 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
217 (2.568 %)OpenView
313 (1.964 %)MOM
412 (1.813 %)HP Data Protector
55 (0.755 %)ZENworks
55 (0.755 %)CiscoWorks
55 (0.755 %)DameWare
55 (0.755 %)SCOM
64 (0.604 %)MAILsweeper
64 (0.604 %)Norton AntiVirus
73 (0.453 %)WSUS
73 (0.453 %)SCCM
82 (0.302 %)BMC Marimba
91 (0.151 %)ARCserve
Vendors
1453 (68.43 %)Microsoft
2127 (19.18 %)Citrix
3124 (18.73 %)Cisco
455 (8.308 %)HP
551 (7.704 %)VMware
625 (3.776 %)VERITAS
625 (3.776 %)Remedy
723 (3.474 %)LANDesk
818 (2.719 %)Mitel
915 (2.266 %)Dell
1014 (2.115 %)3Com
1113 (1.964 %)Symantec
128 (1.208 %)CheckPoint
136 (0.906 %)Avaya
136 (0.906 %)IBM
136 (0.906 %)Compaq
136 (0.906 %)Novell
136 (0.906 %)NetApp
145 (0.755 %)Lotus
154 (0.604 %)Alcatel
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