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The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) 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 MCSE over the 3 months to 5 September 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Location
3 months to
5 Sep 2008
Same period last year
Rank6438
Rank change on same period last yearDown-26
Matching permanent IT job ads149283
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.082 %0.119 %
As % of the category below14.34 %21.74 %
Salaries quoted136231
Average minimum salary£31,352£28,506
Average salary£33,510£29,932
% change on same period last year+11.95 %
Average maximum salary£35,668£31,359
UK excluding London average salary£34,079£33,550
% change on same period last year+1.57 %
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
West Yorkshire
Matching permanent IT job ads10391302
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.575 %0.546 %
Salaries quoted8611012
Average minimum salary£30,209£31,544
Average salary£33,125£33,503
% change on same period last year-1.12 %
Average maximum salary£36,042£35,462
UK excluding London average salary£37,894£38,547
% change on same period last year-1.69 %
MCSE YorkshireMCSE
Yorkshire

MCSE
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire MCSE Demand Trend

MCSE
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire MCSE Salary Trend

MCSE
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire MCSE Salary Histogram

MCSE
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSE within the West Yorkshire 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
LeedsDown-4080£31,720+7.23 %
BradfordDown-1721£30,329+8.80 %
WetherbyDown-1217£31,883+8.25 %
HalifaxNew entry-14£36,250-
HuddersfieldUp+126£37,500-31.81 %
WakefieldDown-12£22,500-26.63 %
LiversedgeNew entry-1£23,500-
MCSE YorkshireMCSE
Yorkshire

MCSE
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE.

1291 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
2200 (68.73 %)Microsoft
3165 (56.70 %)Windows
4107 (36.77 %)Active Directory
597 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
692 (31.62 %)MS Exchange
789 (30.58 %)MS Excel
879 (27.15 %)Citrix
971 (24.40 %)Cisco
971 (24.40 %)MCSA
971 (24.40 %)ITIL
1069 (23.71 %)Cisco Certification
1164 (21.99 %)CCNA
1262 (21.31 %)WAN
1262 (21.31 %)LAN
1262 (21.31 %)Firewall
1262 (21.31 %)Exchange Server 2003
1359 (20.27 %)MCP
1455 (18.90 %)VMware
1546 (15.81 %)Finance
1643 (14.78 %)SQL
1643 (14.78 %)Windows 2000
1741 (14.09 %)Windows XP
1840 (13.75 %)Exchange Server 2000
1840 (13.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
1938 (13.06 %)IIS
2037 (12.71 %)Citrix Certification
2136 (12.37 %)SQL Server
2235 (12.03 %)HP
2331 (10.65 %)VoIP

MCSE
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 5 September 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing MCSE 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 MCSE. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
117 (5.842 %).NET
215 (5.155 %)ASP.NET
32 (0.687 %)STL
32 (0.687 %)Java RMI
32 (0.687 %).NET Framework
32 (0.687 %)Application Packaging
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
192 (31.62 %)MS Exchange
262 (21.31 %)Exchange Server 2003
340 (13.75 %)Exchange Server 2000
438 (13.06 %)IIS
517 (5.842 %)SharePoint
616 (5.498 %)Lotus Notes
714 (4.811 %)Exchange Server 2007
84 (1.375 %)GroupWise
84 (1.375 %)Exchange Server 5.5
92 (0.687 %)Office Communications Server
92 (0.687 %)WorkSite
101 (0.344 %)SharePoint Server 2007
101 (0.344 %)Blackberry Enterprise Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
189 (30.58 %)MS Excel
221 (7.216 %)MS Office
31 (0.344 %)MS PowerPoint
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
12 (0.687 %)e-Work
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
162 (21.31 %)LAN
162 (21.31 %)WAN
162 (21.31 %)Firewall
231 (10.65 %)VoIP
329 (9.966 %)VPN
417 (5.842 %)TCP/IP
515 (5.155 %)SAN
611 (3.780 %)Internet
611 (3.780 %)Wireless
710 (3.436 %)DNS
710 (3.436 %)DHCP
84 (1.375 %)MPLS
84 (1.375 %)Cisco PIX
93 (1.031 %)Network Security
93 (1.031 %)PBX
102 (0.687 %)SMTP
111 (0.344 %)IP Telephony
111 (0.344 %)Intrusion Detection
111 (0.344 %)VLAN
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
136 (12.37 %)SQL Server
28 (2.749 %)SQL Server 2000
28 (2.749 %)SQL Server 2005
31 (0.344 %)UniData
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
146 (15.81 %)Finance
227 (9.278 %)Pensions
311 (3.780 %)Health
410 (3.436 %)Law
59 (3.093 %)Legal
59 (3.093 %)Education
68 (2.749 %)Insurance
76 (2.062 %)Retail
85 (1.718 %)Telecoms
93 (1.031 %)Banking
93 (1.031 %)Investment Banking
101 (0.344 %)Financial Institution
101 (0.344 %)Back Office
101 (0.344 %)Games
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
136 (12.37 %)Consultant
232 (11.00 %)Analyst
325 (8.591 %)Team Leader
423 (7.904 %)Technical Engineer
518 (6.186 %)Support Engineer
617 (5.842 %)Technical Support
617 (5.842 %)Developer
617 (5.842 %)3rd Line Support
716 (5.498 %)C# Developer
716 (5.498 %)Infrastructure Manager
815 (5.155 %)Project Engineer
815 (5.155 %)Technical Consultant
815 (5.155 %)Network Engineer
815 (5.155 %)Support Analyst
914 (4.811 %)Technical Manager
1013 (4.467 %)Systems Engineer
1013 (4.467 %)Architect
1112 (4.124 %).NET Developer
1211 (3.780 %)Infrastructure Engineer
1211 (3.780 %)Support Manager
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
126 (8.935 %)Clustering
26 (2.062 %)AS400
34 (1.375 %)Management Information System
42 (0.687 %)Blackberry
51 (0.344 %)Client/Server
51 (0.344 %)CCTV
51 (0.344 %)Computer Science
51 (0.344 %)Video Conferencing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1165 (56.70 %)Windows
297 (33.33 %)Windows Server 2003
343 (14.78 %)Windows 2000
441 (14.09 %)Windows XP
540 (13.75 %)Windows 2000 Server
617 (5.842 %)Windows Vista
713 (4.467 %)Solaris
713 (4.467 %)UNIX
84 (1.375 %)Linux
84 (1.375 %)Windows Server 2008
92 (0.687 %)Mac OS X
92 (0.687 %)Windows NT
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
171 (24.40 %)ITIL
227 (9.278 %)Information Security
322 (7.560 %)Project Management
418 (6.186 %)Risk Management
515 (5.155 %)PRINCE2
612 (4.124 %)Problem Management
710 (3.436 %)CRM
89 (3.093 %)Migration
89 (3.093 %)Penetration Testing
97 (2.405 %)Service Delivery
106 (2.062 %)Disaster Recovery
106 (2.062 %)Asset Management
106 (2.062 %)Time Management
115 (1.718 %)Network Load Balancing
115 (1.718 %)Data Security
123 (1.031 %)OO
132 (0.687 %)Performance Management
132 (0.687 %)Data Protection
132 (0.687 %)E-Commerce
132 (0.687 %)UML
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
143 (14.78 %)SQL
217 (5.842 %)C#
39 (3.093 %)VB.NET
44 (1.375 %)C
51 (0.344 %)VB
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1291 (100.00 %)Microsoft Certification
271 (24.40 %)MCSA
369 (23.71 %)Cisco Certification
464 (21.99 %)CCNA
559 (20.27 %)MCP
637 (12.71 %)Citrix Certification
726 (8.935 %)CISSP
822 (7.560 %)CCNP
822 (7.560 %)CCA
919 (6.529 %)CEH
1018 (6.186 %)Degree
1117 (5.842 %)CISM
1117 (5.842 %)CCEA
1216 (5.498 %)MCTS
1314 (4.811 %)MCDST
1411 (3.780 %)SCSA
156 (2.062 %)MOS
165 (1.718 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
165 (1.718 %)ITIL Certification
174 (1.375 %)PRINCE2 Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
115 (5.155 %)ISO27001
214 (4.811 %)COBIT
39 (3.093 %)SLA
44 (1.375 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
51 (0.344 %)BS7799
51 (0.344 %)PCI DSS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1107 (36.77 %)Active Directory
225 (8.591 %)VMware Infrastructure
311 (3.780 %)ISA Server
48 (2.749 %)Citrix Presentation Server
56 (2.062 %)VMware ESX
56 (2.062 %)NetBackup
65 (1.718 %)MetaFrame
65 (1.718 %)Terminal Services
74 (1.375 %)Terminal Server
81 (0.344 %)MSMQ
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
110 (3.436 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
22 (0.687 %)Norton AntiVirus
22 (0.687 %)OpenView
31 (0.344 %)MOM
31 (0.344 %)SCCM
31 (0.344 %)SCOM
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1200 (68.73 %)Microsoft
279 (27.15 %)Citrix
371 (24.40 %)Cisco
455 (18.90 %)VMware
535 (12.03 %)HP
617 (5.842 %)Oracle
716 (5.498 %)Lotus
812 (4.124 %)Novell
99 (3.093 %)VERITAS
99 (3.093 %)Symantec
106 (2.062 %)Sage
106 (2.062 %)IBM
115 (1.718 %)Sun
115 (1.718 %)CheckPoint
124 (1.375 %)Dell
133 (1.031 %)WatchGuard
142 (0.687 %)LANDesk
142 (0.687 %)Wyse
142 (0.687 %)Metastorm
142 (0.687 %)Apple