The first table below looks at the demand for Microsoft Certification in IT jobs advertised for the Wolverhampton region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Microsoft Certification over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Qualifications for the Wolverhampton region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certification
Rank 16 21 -
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -
Permanent jobs citing Microsoft Certification 6 1 0
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 9.231% 1.429% -
As % of the Qualifications category 33.33% 5.882% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 1 0
Average salary £41,250 £38,500 -
Average salary % change year-on-year
+7.14% -
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year
- +7.14%
All Qualifications
Wolverhampton
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
18 17 8
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Wolverhampton 27.69% 24.29% 13.11%
Number of salaries quoted 17 14 8
Average salary £40,000 £32,500 £24,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+23.07% +35.41%
90% offered a salary of more than £22,500 £19,200 £20,100
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £33,600 £38,500
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
Microsoft Certification
West Midlands

Microsoft Certification
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Wolverhampton region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Wolverhampton Microsoft Certification Jobs Demand Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Trend

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

Wolverhampton Microsoft Certification Salary Trend

Microsoft Certification
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Microsoft Certification across the Wolverhampton region over the 3 months to 17 May 2013.

Wolverhampton Microsoft Certification Salary Histogram

Microsoft Certification
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 6 (85.71%) MCITP
3 5 (71.43%) Exchange Server 2007
3 5 (71.43%) MCSE
3 5 (71.43%) MS Excel
3 5 (71.43%) MS Exchange
3 5 (71.43%) Active Directory
4 4 (57.14%) SAN
4 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2003
4 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
4 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2008
4 4 (57.14%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (57.14%) Exchange Server 2003
4 4 (57.14%) VMware
4 4 (57.14%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (42.86%) Cisco
5 3 (42.86%) VMware ESX
5 3 (42.86%) vSphere
5 3 (42.86%) Hyper-V
5 3 (42.86%) NAS
5 3 (42.86%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (42.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 3 (42.86%) MCTS
5 3 (42.86%) LAN
5 3 (42.86%) WAN
5 3 (42.86%) SQL
5 3 (42.86%) Veritas
5 3 (42.86%) ARCserve
5 3 (42.86%) Symantec
5 3 (42.86%) McAfee

Microsoft Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Wolverhampton 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.

Application Platforms
1 5 (71.43%) Exchange Server 2007
1 5 (71.43%) MS Exchange
2 4 (57.14%) Exchange Server 2003
2 4 (57.14%) Exchange Server 2010
3 1 (14.29%) Lync
3 1 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (71.43%) MS Excel
2 1 (14.29%) MS Office
Communications & Networking
1 4 (57.14%) SAN
2 3 (42.86%) NAS
2 3 (42.86%) LAN
2 3 (42.86%) WAN
3 2 (28.57%) Internet
3 2 (28.57%) VPN
3 2 (28.57%) DNS
4 1 (14.29%) Firewall
4 1 (14.29%) Unified Communications
4 1 (14.29%) xDSL
4 1 (14.29%) DHCP
4 1 (14.29%) TCP/IP
4 1 (14.29%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
General
1 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (42.86%) Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Virtualisation Specialist
2 2 (28.57%) Systems Analyst
2 2 (28.57%) Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Messaging Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Specialist
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) Support Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) 3rd Line Support
3 1 (14.29%) Technical Consultant
3 1 (14.29%) Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (14.29%) VMware Specialist
3 1 (14.29%) Desktop Support
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) iPhone
1 1 (14.29%) Blackberry
Operating Systems
1 7 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2003
2 4 (57.14%) Windows Server 2008
3 2 (28.57%) Windows 7
4 1 (14.29%) UNIX
4 1 (14.29%) Linux
4 1 (14.29%) Windows Phone
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) ITIL
2 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Project Management
2 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (85.71%) MCITP
2 5 (71.43%) MCSE
3 3 (42.86%) VERITAS Certified Professional (VCP)
3 3 (42.86%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
3 3 (42.86%) MCTS
4 2 (28.57%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) CCNA
5 1 (14.29%) CCA
5 1 (14.29%) Citrix Certification
5 1 (14.29%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (14.29%) CCEE
5 1 (14.29%) CCAA
5 1 (14.29%) CCIA
System Software
1 5 (71.43%) Active Directory
2 4 (57.14%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (42.86%) VMware ESX
3 3 (42.86%) vSphere
3 3 (42.86%) Hyper-V
4 2 (28.57%) Terminal Services
5 1 (14.29%) XenApp
5 1 (14.29%) XenServer
5 1 (14.29%) XenDesktop
5 1 (14.29%) ISA Server
Systems Management
1 3 (42.86%) ARCserve
1 3 (42.86%) Norton AntiVirus
2 1 (14.29%) SCOM
Vendors
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft
1 4 (57.14%) VMware
2 3 (42.86%) Cisco
2 3 (42.86%) Veritas
2 3 (42.86%) Symantec
2 3 (42.86%) McAfee
3 1 (14.29%) Mitel
3 1 (14.29%) HP
3 1 (14.29%) Nortel
3 1 (14.29%) Citrix
3 1 (14.29%) Avaya
3 1 (14.29%) Dialogic