Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) in IT jobs within the West Yorkshire 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 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Professional (MCP)
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank122111
Rank change on same period last yearDown-11
Matching permanent IT job ads5184
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.034 %0.037 %
As % of the category below5.478 %7.381 %
Salaries quoted4874
Average minimum salary£23,009£24,482
Average salary£25,509£25,173
% change on same period last year+1.33 %
Average maximum salary£28,009£25,863
UK excluding London average salary£28,614£28,290
% change on same period last year+1.14 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads9311138
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.623 %0.508 %
Salaries quoted772945
Average minimum salary£31,453£31,128
Average salary£34,155£33,236
% change on same period last year+2.76 %
Average maximum salary£36,858£35,344
UK excluding London average salary£37,946£37,910
% change on same period last year+0.09 %
MCP YorkshireMCP
Yorkshire

MCP
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region.

West Yorkshire MCP Salary Trend

MCP
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCP across the West Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 2008.

West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire region over the 3 months to 2 December 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
LeedsUp+837£25,686+5.08 %
BradfordDown-244£26,500-8.62 %
HalifaxDown-64£26,875+49.30 %
WakefieldUp+104£21,500-0.76 %
BatleyNew entry-1£30,000-
LiversedgeNew entry-1£22,500-
MCP YorkshireMCP
Yorkshire

MCP
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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.

1113 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
280 (70.80 %)Windows
376 (67.26 %)Microsoft
452 (46.02 %)Windows XP
551 (45.13 %)Windows Server 2003
646 (40.71 %)Active Directory
743 (38.05 %)MCSE
841 (36.28 %)SQL Server
934 (30.09 %)MS Excel
1030 (26.55 %)Firewall
1129 (25.66 %)MS Exchange
1227 (23.89 %).NET
1227 (23.89 %)Degree
1325 (22.12 %)Citrix
1423 (20.35 %)SQL
1423 (20.35 %)IIS
1423 (20.35 %)MCSA
1522 (19.47 %)Windows 2000
1619 (16.81 %)Microsoft CRM
1619 (16.81 %)CRM
1619 (16.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
1718 (15.93 %)WAN
1817 (15.04 %)LAN
1915 (13.27 %)VMware
2014 (12.39 %)SQL Server 2000
2014 (12.39 %)SQL Server 2005
2113 (11.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
2113 (11.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
2113 (11.50 %)Cisco
2212 (10.62 %)Computer Science

MCP
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire 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 Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
127 (23.89 %).NET
28 (7.080 %)XML
36 (5.310 %)ASP.NET
45 (4.425 %)WebServices
54 (3.540 %)Application Packaging
54 (3.540 %)ADO.NET
62 (1.770 %)CSS
62 (1.770 %)HTML
71 (0.885 %)STL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
129 (25.66 %)MS Exchange
223 (20.35 %)IIS
313 (11.50 %)Exchange Server 2000
313 (11.50 %)Exchange Server 2003
43 (2.655 %)Exchange Server 2007
43 (2.655 %)SharePoint
52 (1.770 %)Exchange Server 5.5
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
134 (30.09 %)MS Excel
210 (8.850 %)MS Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
119 (16.81 %)Microsoft CRM
21 (0.885 %)Line 500
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
130 (26.55 %)Firewall
218 (15.93 %)WAN
317 (15.04 %)LAN
411 (9.735 %)TCP/IP
510 (8.850 %)SAN
69 (7.965 %)Internet
77 (6.195 %)VoIP
83 (2.655 %)Cisco PIX
92 (1.770 %)VPN
92 (1.770 %)PBX
101 (0.885 %)DHCP
101 (0.885 %)DNS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
141 (36.28 %)SQL Server
214 (12.39 %)SQL Server 2000
214 (12.39 %)SQL Server 2005
35 (4.425 %)SQL Server Integration Services
43 (2.655 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
51 (0.885 %)DTS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
16 (5.310 %)Visual Studio
22 (1.770 %)PowerBuilder
22 (1.770 %)Subversion
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
110 (8.850 %)Health
25 (4.425 %)Pensions
34 (3.540 %)Education
34 (3.540 %)Retail
34 (3.540 %)Telecoms
42 (1.770 %)Finance
42 (1.770 %)Law
42 (1.770 %)Legal
51 (0.885 %)Marketing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
123 (20.35 %)2nd Line Support
217 (15.04 %)Analyst
314 (12.39 %)Desktop Support
314 (12.39 %)Helpdesk Support
413 (11.50 %)Support Analyst
512 (10.62 %)Consultant
611 (9.735 %)Technical Support
710 (8.850 %)Developer
89 (7.965 %)Support Engineer
96 (5.310 %)Software Developer
105 (4.425 %)Trainer
105 (4.425 %)Network Engineer
105 (4.425 %)Team Leader
105 (4.425 %)Network Support
114 (3.540 %)Technical Consultant
114 (3.540 %)Technical Engineer
114 (3.540 %)Junior Software Developer
114 (3.540 %)SQL Developer
114 (3.540 %)Junior Developer
114 (3.540 %)Technical Analyst
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
112 (10.62 %)Computer Science
25 (4.425 %)Clustering
33 (2.655 %)Client/Server
42 (1.770 %)Management Information System
42 (1.770 %)iSeries
51 (0.885 %)AS400
51 (0.885 %)Blackberry
51 (0.885 %)Mathematics
51 (0.885 %)Video Conferencing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
180 (70.80 %)Windows
252 (46.02 %)Windows XP
351 (45.13 %)Windows Server 2003
422 (19.47 %)Windows 2000
519 (16.81 %)Windows 2000 Server
69 (7.965 %)Windows Vista
75 (4.425 %)UNIX
84 (3.540 %)Linux
92 (1.770 %)Windows NT
101 (0.885 %)Solaris
101 (0.885 %)Windows Server 2008
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
119 (16.81 %)CRM
27 (6.195 %)ITIL
33 (2.655 %)Migration
33 (2.655 %)Software Testing
33 (2.655 %)Data Protection
42 (1.770 %)Service Management
51 (0.885 %)Change Management
51 (0.885 %)Data Security
51 (0.885 %)PRINCE2
51 (0.885 %)ERP
51 (0.885 %)B2B
51 (0.885 %)CAD
51 (0.885 %)Business Development
51 (0.885 %)Problem Management
51 (0.885 %)Time Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
123 (20.35 %)SQL
210 (8.850 %)Transact-SQL
36 (5.310 %)C#
42 (1.770 %)Java
51 (0.885 %)C
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1113 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
243 (38.05 %)MCSE
327 (23.89 %)Degree
423 (20.35 %)MCSA
512 (10.62 %)MCDST
69 (7.965 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
69 (7.965 %)A+ Certification
78 (7.080 %)HND
87 (6.195 %)Cisco Certification
87 (6.195 %)Network+ Certification
96 (5.310 %)ECDL
105 (4.425 %)MCTS
105 (4.425 %)MCT
105 (4.425 %)CCNA
114 (3.540 %)MOS
123 (2.655 %)CCA
123 (2.655 %)Citrix Certification
131 (0.885 %)CCEA
131 (0.885 %)ITIL Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
15 (4.425 %)QA
23 (2.655 %)SLA
31 (0.885 %)ISO27001
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
146 (40.71 %)Active Directory
29 (7.965 %)VMware Infrastructure
38 (7.080 %)VMware ESX
44 (3.540 %)ISA Server
53 (2.655 %)Backup Exec
53 (2.655 %)Citrix Presentation Server
53 (2.655 %)MetaFrame
61 (0.885 %)NetBackup
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (0.885 %)OpenView
11 (0.885 %)HP Data Protector
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
176 (67.26 %)Microsoft
225 (22.12 %)Citrix
315 (13.27 %)VMware
413 (11.50 %)Cisco
57 (6.195 %)VERITAS
63 (2.655 %)HP
63 (2.655 %)Symantec
72 (1.770 %)LANDesk
72 (1.770 %)Sybase
81 (0.885 %)Oracle
81 (0.885 %)IBM
81 (0.885 %)Sage
81 (0.885 %)WatchGuard
81 (0.885 %)Sophos
81 (0.885 %)Laserform