The first table below looks at the demand for MCSD in IT jobs advertised for the Worcestershire region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited MCSD over the 3 months to 24 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 Worcestershire region.

Location
3 months to
24 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD)
Rank 33 - 30
Rank change year-on-year
- 0
Permanent jobs citing MCSD 11 0 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 5.000% - 2.488%
As % of the Qualifications category 20.75% - 8.475%
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 5
Average salary £35,000 - £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £37,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
+6.66% -
All Qualifications
Worcestershire
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Qualifications category
53 59 59
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Worcestershire 24.09% 21.45% 29.35%
Number of salaries quoted 45 52 55
Average salary £40,000 £31,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+29.03% -11.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £32,500 £18,700 £21,500
10% offered a salary of more than £45,000 £60,500 £45,000
UK excluding London average salary £40,000 £40,000 £38,500
% change year-on-year
- +3.89%
MCSD
West Midlands

MCSD
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Worcestershire MCSD Jobs Demand Trend

MCSD
Salary Trend

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

Worcestershire MCSD Salary Trend

MCSD
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing MCSD across the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013.

Worcestershire MCSD Salary Histogram

MCSD
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCSD within the Worcestershire region over the 3 months to 24 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Redditch - 4 £35,000 -
Worcester - 2 £37,500 -
MCSD
West Midlands

MCSD
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD.

1 12 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (91.67%) C#
2 11 (91.67%) .NET
2 11 (91.67%) MCAD
3 7 (58.33%) MCP
4 6 (50.00%) ASP.NET
4 6 (50.00%) SQL Server
4 6 (50.00%) SQL
4 6 (50.00%) CRM
4 6 (50.00%) MVC
4 6 (50.00%) TDD
4 6 (50.00%) Music
4 6 (50.00%) WCF
4 6 (50.00%) Domain-Driven Design
4 6 (50.00%) ASP.NET MVC
4 6 (50.00%) Dependency Injection
4 6 (50.00%) Node.js
4 6 (50.00%) Ninject
4 6 (50.00%) KnockoutJS
4 6 (50.00%) Web Application Development
4 6 (50.00%) SQL Server 2012
4 6 (50.00%) ASP.NET MVC 4
4 6 (50.00%) MCTS
5 5 (41.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (41.67%) SharePoint
5 5 (41.67%) Microsoft
5 5 (41.67%) Visual Studio
5 5 (41.67%) XML
5 5 (41.67%) JavaScript
6 4 (33.33%) Telecoms

MCSD
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 24 May 2013, IT jobs across the Worcestershire region citing MCSD 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 MCSD. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (91.67%) .NET
2 6 (50.00%) ASP.NET
2 6 (50.00%) WCF
2 6 (50.00%) ASP.NET MVC
2 6 (50.00%) Node.js
2 6 (50.00%) Ninject
2 6 (50.00%) KnockoutJS
2 6 (50.00%) ASP.NET MVC 4
3 5 (41.67%) XML
4 3 (25.00%) HTML
Application Platforms
1 5 (41.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (8.333%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 4 (33.33%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (50.00%) SQL Server
1 6 (50.00%) SQL Server 2012
2 1 (8.333%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 5 (41.67%) Visual Studio
2 1 (8.333%) JIRA
General
1 6 (50.00%) Music
2 4 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 2 (16.67%) Games
4 1 (8.333%) Finance
Job Titles
1 11 (91.67%) Developer
2 6 (50.00%) .NET Developer
3 5 (41.67%) CRM Developer
4 4 (33.33%) Dynamics CRM Developer
4 4 (33.33%) Microsoft Developer
5 1 (8.333%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
5 1 (8.333%) C# Developer
5 1 (8.333%) Software Support Analyst
5 1 (8.333%) Analyst
5 1 (8.333%) Support Analyst
5 1 (8.333%) 3rd Line Support
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) iPhone
1 2 (16.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (8.333%) Mathematics
2 1 (8.333%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Android
2 1 (8.333%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) CRM
1 6 (50.00%) MVC
1 6 (50.00%) TDD
1 6 (50.00%) Domain-Driven Design
1 6 (50.00%) Dependency Injection
1 6 (50.00%) Web Application Development
2 1 (8.333%) Data Analysis
2 1 (8.333%) Software Engineering
2 1 (8.333%) ERP
2 1 (8.333%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 11 (91.67%) C#
2 6 (50.00%) SQL
3 5 (41.67%) JavaScript
4 2 (16.67%) VB
4 2 (16.67%) VB.NET
5 1 (8.333%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 11 (91.67%) MCAD
3 7 (58.33%) MCP
4 6 (50.00%) MCTS
5 1 (8.333%) HND
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) Citrix
2 3 (25.00%) SAP
3 2 (16.67%) Google
Redditch, Worcestershire
My client can provide training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4,SQL Server 2012, WCF, KnockoutJS, T4 Template, Dependency Injection, Ninject, Node.js, Agile, TDD and...
Dawson & Walsh
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Redditch, West Midlands
My client can provide training in: .NET 4.5, ASP.NET MVC 4,SQL Server 2012, WCF, KnockoutJS, T4 Template, Dependency Injection, Ninject, Node.js, Agile, TDD and...
Noir Consulting
Salary: £30000 - £40000 per annum + Bonus + Pension + Benefits
Posted: 22 May 2013