Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 2 December 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

LinkMicrosoft Certification
Location
3 months to
2 Dec 2008
Same period last year
Rank2835
Rank change on same period last yearUp+7
Matching permanent IT job ads299291
As % of all UK permanent IT job ads sampled0.200 %0.130 %
As % of the category below32.12 %25.57 %
Salaries quoted284258
Average minimum salary£31,370£28,413
Average salary£33,584£30,186
% change on same period last year+11.25 %
Average maximum salary£35,799£31,958
UK excluding London average salary£33,460£33,218
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
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 %
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Microsoft Certification
Demand Trend

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

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

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

West Yorkshire Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification 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+6190£32,348+10.07 %
HalifaxUp+1736£35,972+69.68 %
BradfordDown-1027£35,208+16.92 %
HuddersfieldUp+1613£37,500+29.31 %
WakefieldUp+49£26,563-11.03 %
OtleyNew entry-4£24,500-
BatleyNew entry-3£27,167-
WetherbyUp+12£38,000-1.93 %
LiversedgeNew entry-1£22,500-
BingleyNew entry-1£17,000-
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Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification.

1396 (70.84 %)Microsoft
2310 (55.46 %)MCSE
3236 (42.22 %)Windows
4209 (37.39 %)SQL Server
5194 (34.70 %)Active Directory
6192 (34.35 %).NET
7163 (29.16 %)C#
8159 (28.44 %)Windows Server 2003
9158 (28.26 %)MS Exchange
10136 (24.33 %)SQL
11132 (23.61 %)Citrix
12128 (22.90 %)ASP.NET
13116 (20.75 %)MS Excel
14113 (20.21 %)MCP
15101 (18.07 %)VMware
15101 (18.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
1698 (17.53 %)Windows XP
1790 (16.10 %)Firewall
1880 (14.31 %)Pensions
1978 (13.95 %)Finance
2076 (13.60 %)WAN
2174 (13.24 %)MCSD
2272 (12.88 %)ITIL
2371 (12.70 %)Degree
2468 (12.16 %)VB.NET
2564 (11.45 %)MCSA
2663 (11.27 %)MCTS
2760 (10.73 %)LAN
2856 (10.02 %)IIS
2954 (9.660 %)Oracle

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 2 December 2008, IT jobs across the West Yorkshire region citing Microsoft Certification 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 Microsoft Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
1192 (34.35 %).NET
2128 (22.90 %)ASP.NET
334 (6.082 %)XML
420 (3.578 %)WebServices
519 (3.399 %)ASP
617 (3.041 %)HTML
617 (3.041 %)XSLT
76 (1.073 %)CSS
85 (0.894 %).NET Framework
85 (0.894 %)Application Packaging
94 (0.716 %)ADO.NET
103 (0.537 %)Windows SharePoint Services
103 (0.537 %)AJAX
112 (0.358 %)WF
112 (0.358 %)Java RMI
121 (0.179 %)WSH
121 (0.179 %)WMI
121 (0.179 %)STL
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Application PlatformsApplication Platforms
1158 (28.26 %)MS Exchange
2101 (18.07 %)Exchange Server 2003
356 (10.02 %)IIS
442 (7.513 %)Exchange Server 2000
531 (5.546 %)Exchange Server 2007
628 (5.009 %)SharePoint
721 (3.757 %)Lotus Notes
814 (2.504 %)Exchange Server 5.5
912 (2.147 %)GroupWise
103 (0.537 %)SharePoint Portal Server
103 (0.537 %)SharePoint Server 2007
111 (0.179 %)CMS
111 (0.179 %)Office Communications Server
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
1116 (20.75 %)MS Excel
235 (6.261 %)MS Office
33 (0.537 %)InfoPath
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Business ApplicationsBusiness Applications
123 (4.114 %)Microsoft CRM
24 (0.716 %)Line 500
32 (0.358 %)Movex
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
190 (16.10 %)Firewall
276 (13.60 %)WAN
360 (10.73 %)LAN
438 (6.798 %)SAN
535 (6.261 %)TCP/IP
631 (5.546 %)VoIP
730 (5.367 %)VPN
824 (4.293 %)Internet
917 (3.041 %)DNS
1013 (2.326 %)DHCP
119 (1.610 %)MPLS
125 (0.894 %)Cisco PIX
134 (0.716 %)Network Security
134 (0.716 %)Wireless
134 (0.716 %)SMS
142 (0.358 %)PBX
151 (0.179 %)SSL
151 (0.179 %)Intrusion Detection
151 (0.179 %)VLAN
151 (0.179 %)Intranet
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Database & Business IntelligenceDatabase & Business Intelligence
1209 (37.39 %)SQL Server
250 (8.945 %)SQL Server 2005
340 (7.156 %)SQL Server 2000
48 (1.431 %)DTS
57 (1.252 %)SQL Server Integration Services
65 (0.894 %)SQL Server 2008
74 (0.716 %)MySQL
83 (0.537 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
83 (0.537 %)BusinessObjects
83 (0.537 %)Oracle 8/8i
83 (0.537 %)MS Access
92 (0.358 %)DB2
101 (0.179 %)FileMaker
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Development ApplicationsDevelopment Applications
137 (6.619 %)Visual Studio
23 (0.537 %)VSS/SourceSafe
23 (0.537 %)Flash
23 (0.537 %)Dreamweaver
32 (0.358 %)PowerBuilder
32 (0.358 %)Subversion
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, GeneralGeneral
180 (14.31 %)Pensions
278 (13.95 %)Finance
335 (6.261 %)Health
418 (3.220 %)Telecoms
511 (1.968 %)Education
511 (1.968 %)Legal
610 (1.789 %)Retail
610 (1.789 %)Insurance
78 (1.431 %)Law
87 (1.252 %)Construction
93 (0.537 %)Government
93 (0.537 %)Games
102 (0.358 %)Banking
102 (0.358 %)Local Government
102 (0.358 %)Auditing
111 (0.179 %)Marketing
111 (0.179 %)Investment Banking
111 (0.179 %)Back Office
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
1158 (28.26 %)Developer
286 (15.38 %)Analyst
381 (14.49 %).NET Developer
476 (13.60 %)C# Developer
550 (8.945 %)Consultant
641 (7.335 %)Support Engineer
738 (6.798 %)Support Analyst
738 (6.798 %)Team Leader
835 (6.261 %)ASP.NET Developer
933 (5.903 %)Technical Support
1030 (5.367 %)C#/ASP.NET Developer
1128 (5.009 %).NET Programmer
1128 (5.009 %)Analyst Programmer
1128 (5.009 %)Programmer
1128 (5.009 %).NET Analyst Programmer
1227 (4.830 %)Senior Developer
1227 (4.830 %)C# Analyst Programmer
1326 (4.651 %)Software Developer
1425 (4.472 %)Architect
1425 (4.472 %)Network Engineer
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, MiscellaneousMiscellaneous
122 (3.936 %)Clustering
215 (2.683 %)Computer Science
311 (1.968 %)Management Information System
46 (1.073 %)Client/Server
55 (0.894 %)iSeries
64 (0.716 %)N-Tier
71 (0.179 %)NHS
71 (0.179 %)Blackberry
71 (0.179 %)AS400
71 (0.179 %)Mathematics
71 (0.179 %)Video Conferencing
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
1236 (42.22 %)Windows
2159 (28.44 %)Windows Server 2003
398 (17.53 %)Windows XP
452 (9.302 %)Windows 2000 Server
548 (8.587 %)Windows 2000
633 (5.903 %)Windows Vista
715 (2.683 %)Windows Server 2008
814 (2.504 %)Linux
912 (2.147 %)UNIX
1011 (1.968 %)Solaris
115 (0.894 %)Red Hat Linux
123 (0.537 %)Windows NT
132 (0.358 %)Mac OS X
141 (0.179 %)NetWare
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
172 (12.88 %)ITIL
237 (6.619 %)Project Management
334 (6.082 %)Asset Management
428 (5.009 %)CRM
527 (4.830 %)PRINCE2
626 (4.651 %)Agile Software Development
722 (3.936 %)Problem Management
816 (2.862 %)Migration
915 (2.683 %)Information Security
1012 (2.147 %)Project Planning
1012 (2.147 %)Data Security
1012 (2.147 %)Risk Management
1111 (1.968 %)Network Load Balancing
1210 (1.789 %)Time Management
139 (1.610 %)OO
147 (1.252 %)Disaster Recovery
147 (1.252 %)Service Management
155 (0.894 %)Technical Architecture
164 (0.716 %)Web Development
164 (0.716 %)Content Management
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
1163 (29.16 %)C#
2136 (24.33 %)SQL
368 (12.16 %)VB.NET
436 (6.440 %)VB
531 (5.546 %)VB6
628 (5.009 %)Transact-SQL
719 (3.399 %)C
87 (1.252 %)JavaScript
87 (1.252 %)C++
87 (1.252 %)VBScript
96 (1.073 %)VBA
105 (0.894 %)Java
112 (0.358 %)RPG
112 (0.358 %)COBOL
112 (0.358 %)Delphi
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
1310 (55.46 %)MCSE
2113 (20.21 %)MCP
374 (13.24 %)MCSD
471 (12.70 %)Degree
564 (11.45 %)MCSA
663 (11.27 %)MCTS
754 (9.660 %)Citrix Certification
844 (7.871 %)Cisco Certification
943 (7.692 %)CCA
1040 (7.156 %)CCNA
1135 (6.261 %)MCAD
1227 (4.830 %)VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
1320 (3.578 %)MCDST
1414 (2.504 %)CCEA
1414 (2.504 %)CISSP
1513 (2.326 %)CEH
1611 (1.968 %)PRINCE2 Certification
1611 (1.968 %)CISM
1611 (1.968 %)HND
179 (1.610 %)A+ Certification
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & ComplianceQuality Assurance & Compliance
19 (1.610 %)SLA
25 (0.894 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
25 (0.894 %)QA
34 (0.716 %)ISO27001
42 (0.358 %)COBIT
51 (0.179 %)BS7799
51 (0.179 %)PCI DSS
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, System SoftwareSystem Software
1194 (34.70 %)Active Directory
248 (8.587 %)VMware Infrastructure
320 (3.578 %)VMware ESX
417 (3.041 %)NetBackup
510 (1.789 %)Backup Exec
69 (1.610 %)ISA Server
76 (1.073 %)Citrix Presentation Server
85 (0.894 %)MetaFrame
94 (0.716 %)Terminal Services
102 (0.358 %)Terminal Server
111 (0.179 %)MSMQ
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
15 (0.894 %)OpenView
15 (0.894 %)HP Data Protector
23 (0.537 %)Norton AntiVirus
32 (0.358 %)Systems Management Server (SMS)
41 (0.179 %)BMC PATROL
41 (0.179 %)ARCserve
41 (0.179 %)ZENworks
West Yorkshire IT Job Market, VendorsVendors
1396 (70.84 %)Microsoft
2132 (23.61 %)Citrix
3101 (18.07 %)VMware
454 (9.660 %)Oracle
552 (9.302 %)Cisco
552 (9.302 %)HP
622 (3.936 %)VERITAS
721 (3.757 %)Lotus
820 (3.578 %)Novell
912 (2.147 %)Intel
1011 (1.968 %)IBM
118 (1.431 %)Symantec
127 (1.252 %)Sun
135 (0.894 %)Red Hat
135 (0.894 %)Apple
144 (0.716 %)Sage
144 (0.716 %)Dell
153 (0.537 %)Business Objects
153 (0.537 %)Cognos
153 (0.537 %)LANDesk