Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the West Sussex region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCP over the 3 months to 15 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
15 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank6993
Rank change on same period last yearUp+24
Matching permanent IT job ads1413
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.008 %0.006 %
As % of the category below5.147 %3.963 %
Salaries quoted149
Average minimum salary£27,533£27,000
Average salary£31,067£27,944
% change on same period last year+11.17 %
Average maximum salary£34,600£28,889
UK excluding London average salary£28,745£29,020
% change on same period last year-0.94 %
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Sussex
Matching permanent IT job ads272328
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.159 %0.144 %
Salaries quoted242253
Average minimum salary£38,074£36,608
Average salary£40,752£37,935
% change on same period last year+7.42 %
Average maximum salary£43,430£39,263
UK excluding London average salary£37,899£38,417
% change on same period last year-1.35 %
MCP South EastMCP
South East

MCP
Demand Trend

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

West Sussex MCP Demand Trend

MCP
Salary Trend

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

West Sussex MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 October 2008.

West Sussex MCP Salary Histogram

MCP
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the West Sussex region over the 3 months to 15 October 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
East GrinsteadNew entry-7£35,000-
CrawleyUp+163£20,000-31.62 %
HorshamNo change01£35,000+40.00 %
WorthingNew entry-1£35,000-
MCP South EastMCP
South East

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex region citing MCP 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 MCP.

150 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
240 (80.00 %)Windows
324 (48.00 %)Windows Server 2003
422 (44.00 %)MS Exchange
521 (42.00 %)Microsoft
620 (40.00 %)MCSE
719 (38.00 %)Active Directory
818 (36.00 %)MCSA
916 (32.00 %)MS Office
916 (32.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
1015 (30.00 %)Windows XP
1111 (22.00 %)Blackberry
1210 (20.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
1210 (20.00 %)VERITAS
1210 (20.00 %)Terminal Server
1210 (20.00 %)MS Excel
1210 (20.00 %)VPN
1210 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
139 (18.00 %)DNS
139 (18.00 %)DHCP
148 (16.00 %).NET
148 (16.00 %)SQL Server
148 (16.00 %)MCSD
148 (16.00 %)ASP.NET
157 (14.00 %)Scrum
157 (14.00 %)Extreme Programming
157 (14.00 %).NET Framework
157 (14.00 %)AJAX
157 (14.00 %)SQL Server 2005
157 (14.00 %)WCF

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 15 October 2008, IT jobs across the West Sussex region citing MCP 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 MCP. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Sussex IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
18 (16.00 %).NET
18 (16.00 %)ASP.NET
27 (14.00 %)CSS
27 (14.00 %)AJAX
27 (14.00 %).NET Framework
27 (14.00 %)WCF
27 (14.00 %)WPF
27 (14.00 %)WF
27 (14.00 %)Silverlight
27 (14.00 %)HTML
31 (2.000 %)XML
31 (2.000 %)ADO.NET
West Sussex IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
122 (44.00 %)MS Exchange
216 (32.00 %)Exchange Server 2003
310 (20.00 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
West Sussex IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
116 (32.00 %)MS Office
210 (20.00 %)MS Excel
32 (4.000 %)MS PowerPoint
West Sussex IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
110 (20.00 %)VPN
29 (18.00 %)DNS
29 (18.00 %)DHCP
36 (12.00 %)Network Security
45 (10.00 %)TCP/IP
45 (10.00 %)ADSL
54 (8.000 %)LAN
54 (8.000 %)Wireless
63 (6.000 %)WAN
72 (4.000 %)VoIP
81 (2.000 %)Internet
81 (2.000 %)Wi-Fi
81 (2.000 %)IP Telephony
West Sussex IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
18 (16.00 %)SQL Server
27 (14.00 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (2.000 %)SQL Server 2000
West Sussex IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
13 (6.000 %)Law
22 (4.000 %)Legal
22 (4.000 %)Back Office
31 (2.000 %)Telecoms
31 (2.000 %)Health
31 (2.000 %)Insurance
West Sussex IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (46.00 %)Support Engineer
219 (38.00 %)IT Support Engineer
311 (22.00 %)Analyst
48 (16.00 %)Developer
48 (16.00 %).NET Developer
57 (14.00 %)C# Developer
57 (14.00 %)Support Analyst
57 (14.00 %)ASP.NET Developer
57 (14.00 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
66 (12.00 %)IT Support Analyst
75 (10.00 %)Senior Support Engineer
84 (8.000 %)2nd Line Support
84 (8.000 %)Helpdesk Support
93 (6.000 %)Desktop Support
93 (6.000 %)3rd Line Support
93 (6.000 %)Service Analyst
102 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Analyst
102 (4.000 %)Service Desk Analyst
102 (4.000 %)Helpdesk Technician
111 (2.000 %)Network Support Technician
West Sussex IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
111 (22.00 %)Blackberry
West Sussex IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
140 (80.00 %)Windows
224 (48.00 %)Windows Server 2003
315 (30.00 %)Windows XP
410 (20.00 %)Windows 2000 Server
52 (4.000 %)Windows 2000
61 (2.000 %)Linux
West Sussex IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
17 (14.00 %)Scrum
17 (14.00 %)Extreme Programming
22 (4.000 %)ITIL
22 (4.000 %)Service Management
31 (2.000 %)Data Security
West Sussex IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
17 (14.00 %)C#
17 (14.00 %)JavaScript
21 (2.000 %)SQL
21 (2.000 %)VB.NET
West Sussex IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
150 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
220 (40.00 %)MCSE
318 (36.00 %)MCSA
48 (16.00 %)MCSD
57 (14.00 %)MCAD
65 (10.00 %)A+ Certification
73 (6.000 %)MCTS
73 (6.000 %)Degree
82 (4.000 %)CCNA
82 (4.000 %)Cisco Certification
91 (2.000 %)CNE
91 (2.000 %)Novell Certification
91 (2.000 %)MCDBA
91 (2.000 %)MCDST
West Sussex IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
11 (2.000 %)SLA
West Sussex IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
119 (38.00 %)Active Directory
210 (20.00 %)Terminal Server
32 (4.000 %)Backup Exec
West Sussex IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
13 (6.000 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
West Sussex IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
121 (42.00 %)Microsoft
210 (20.00 %)VERITAS
35 (10.00 %)WatchGuard
35 (10.00 %)Symantec
35 (10.00 %)Sophos
42 (4.000 %)HP
42 (4.000 %)Dell
42 (4.000 %)Interwoven
42 (4.000 %)Cisco
51 (2.000 %)Lotus
51 (2.000 %)Apple
51 (2.000 %)CA
51 (2.000 %)VMware
51 (2.000 %)Mitel