MCP Jobs in the South East

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East with a requirement for MCP qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered over the 3 months to 22 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) England / South East
Location	3 months to 22 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	272	309	219
Rank change year-on-year	+37	-90
Permanent jobs citing MCP	124	127	285
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East	0.85%	0.69%	1.34%
As % of the Qualifications category	3.00%	2.20%	4.25%
Number of salaries quoted	104	112	233
Median salary	£26,250	£32,500	£27,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-19.23%	+18.18%
90% offered a salary of more than	£22,500	£20,000	£21,400
10% offered a salary of more than	£44,250	£49,500	£47,500
UK excluding London median salary	£30,000	£30,000	£29,950
% change year-on-year	-	+0.16%

MCP is in the academic qualifications and professional certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all academic qualifications and professional certifications cited in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East.

Academic & Professional Certification South East
Permanent job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications	4134	5779	6709
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East	28.33%	31.42%	31.43%
Number of salaries quoted	3367	4662	5145
Median salary	£44,000	£45,000	£44,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-2.22%	+1.12%
90% offered a salary of more than	£25,000	£26,500	£25,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£62,500	£65,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£42,500	£41,500
% change year-on-year	-	+2.40%

MCP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in the South East citing MCP as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Qualifications category.

Job vacancy trend for MCP in the South East

MCP
Salary Trend in the South East

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing MCP in the South East.

MCP
Salary Histogram in the South East

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing MCP in the South East over the 3 months to 22 June 2017.

Salary histogram for MCP in the South East

MCP
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing MCP within the South East region over the 3 months to 22 June 2017. 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	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Kent	+32	30	£25,000	+19.04%
Hampshire	+21	23	£23,500	-21.66%	2
Berkshire	+29	22	£25,500	-30.13%	1
Surrey	+28	20	£32,000	-4.47%	4
Buckinghamshire	-7	12	£33,250	-18.40%
West Sussex	+12	9	£20,250	-56.45%
Oxfordshire	+13	4	£50,000	+73.91%	1
Middlesex	+5	3	£37,500	-
East Sussex	+14	1	£28,750	-7.25%
MCP England

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Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in the South East

For the 6 months to 22 June 2017, IT jobs citing MCP also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the South East region with a requirement for MCP.

1	200 (79.68%)	Microsoft Certification
2	189 (75.30%)	Windows
3	185 (73.71%)	Microsoft
4	154 (61.35%)	Active Directory
5	135 (53.78%)	MCSE
6	96 (38.25%)	Microsoft Office
7	95 (37.85%)	Windows Server
8	78 (31.08%)	MS Exchange
9	72 (28.69%)	Windows Server 2008
10	71 (28.29%)	ITIL
11	70 (27.89%)	VMware
12	67 (26.69%)	Office 365
13	64 (25.50%)	MCSA
14	62 (24.70%)	WAN
15	59 (23.51%)	Windows 7

16	58 (23.11%)	LAN
17	57 (22.71%)	Hyper-V
18	51 (20.32%)	CCNA
18	51 (20.32%)	Cisco Certification
19	50 (19.92%)	VMware Infrastructure
20	47 (18.73%)	Citrix
21	45 (17.93%)	Windows Server 2012
22	44 (17.53%)	MCITP
22	44 (17.53%)	SQL
23	39 (15.54%)	TCP/IP
24	38 (15.14%)	DHCP
25	37 (14.74%)	DNS
25	37 (14.74%)	Cisco
26	36 (14.34%)	Firewall
27	34 (13.55%)	SQL Server

MCP
Co-occurring IT Skills in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	78 (31.08%)	MS Exchange
2	31 (12.35%)	Exchange Server 2013
3	30 (11.95%)	Exchange Server 2010
4	24 (9.56%)	SharePoint
5	23 (9.16%)	Exchange Server 2007
6	16 (6.37%)	IIS
7	12 (4.78%)	Skype for Business
8	10 (3.98%)	Blackberry Enterprise Server
9	7 (2.79%)	Elasticsearch
9	7 (2.79%)	SharePoint 2013
10	5 (1.99%)	IBM Notes
11	4 (1.59%)	BizTalk Server
12	3 (1.20%)	Oracle Workflow
12	3 (1.20%)	SharePoint 2010
13	2 (0.80%)	IBM Domino
13	2 (0.80%)	NServiceBus
13	2 (0.80%)	SAS
13	2 (0.80%)	SharePoint Server

Applications
1	96 (38.25%)	Microsoft Office
2	19 (7.57%)	Microsoft Excel
3	8 (3.19%)	Microsoft PowerPoint
4	6 (2.39%)	MS Visio
5	4 (1.59%)	Final Cut Pro
5	4 (1.59%)	QuarkXPress
6	3 (1.20%)	Siemens NX
7	2 (0.80%)	InfoPath

Business Applications
1	3 (1.20%)	Teamcenter
2	2 (0.80%)	Dynamics CRM

Cloud Services
1	67 (26.69%)	Office 365
2	24 (9.56%)	Microsoft Azure
3	5 (1.99%)	Amazon AWS
4	2 (0.80%)	Amazon CloudWatch
4	2 (0.80%)	Amazon EC2
4	2 (0.80%)	Amazon ELB
4	2 (0.80%)	Amazon S3
4	2 (0.80%)	AWS CloudFormation
4	2 (0.80%)	Virtual Private Cloud

Communications & Networking
1	62 (24.70%)	WAN
2	58 (23.11%)	LAN
3	39 (15.54%)	TCP/IP
4	38 (15.14%)	DHCP
5	37 (14.74%)	DNS
6	36 (14.34%)	Firewall
7	26 (10.36%)	VPN
8	16 (6.37%)	SAN
9	11 (4.38%)	Network Security
10	10 (3.98%)	Remote Desktop
11	9 (3.59%)	VoIP
11	9 (3.59%)	WebEx
11	9 (3.59%)	Wireless
12	8 (3.19%)	Internet
12	8 (3.19%)	Skype
13	6 (2.39%)	MPLS
14	5 (1.99%)	Cisco ASA
14	5 (1.99%)	PBX
15	4 (1.59%)	Cisco PIX
15	4 (1.59%)	Unified Communications

Database & Business Intelligence
1	34 (13.55%)	SQL Server
2	8 (3.19%)	SQL Server 2008
3	6 (2.39%)	SQL Server 2012
3	6 (2.39%)	SQL Server Integration Services
4	5 (1.99%)	Relational Database
5	4 (1.59%)	Data Warehouse
6	3 (1.20%)	Oracle Database
6	3 (1.20%)	Oracle Database 11g
6	3 (1.20%)	Oracle Reports
6	3 (1.20%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
7	2 (0.80%)	Amazon RDS
7	2 (0.80%)	Crystal Reports
7	2 (0.80%)	MySQL
7	2 (0.80%)	Power BI
7	2 (0.80%)	SAP BW
7	2 (0.80%)	SQL Server 2005
7	2 (0.80%)	SQL Server 2014
7	2 (0.80%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
7	2 (0.80%)	SSDT
8	1 (0.40%)	InfluxDB

Development Applications
1	8 (3.19%)	Visual Studio
2	5 (1.99%)	Team Foundation Server
3	4 (1.59%)	MSI
4	2 (0.80%)	HP UFT
4	2 (0.80%)	LoadRunner
4	2 (0.80%)	ReSharper
5	1 (0.40%)	Subversion

General
1	18 (7.17%)	Finance
2	7 (2.79%)	Retail
3	6 (2.39%)	Back Office
3	6 (2.39%)	Games
3	6 (2.39%)	Legal
4	5 (1.99%)	Local Government
5	4 (1.59%)	French Language
6	3 (1.20%)	Advertising
6	3 (1.20%)	Dutch Language
6	3 (1.20%)	German Language
6	3 (1.20%)	Polish Language
6	3 (1.20%)	Spanish Language
7	2 (0.80%)	Automotive
7	2 (0.80%)	Banking
7	2 (0.80%)	Manufacturing
7	2 (0.80%)	Pharmaceutical
7	2 (0.80%)	Telecoms
8	1 (0.40%)	Front Office
8	1 (0.40%)	Italian Language
8	1 (0.40%)	Publishing

Job Titles
1	67 (26.69%)	Analyst
2	50 (19.92%)	IT Support
3	46 (18.33%)	2nd Line Support
3	46 (18.33%)	Support Engineer
4	36 (14.34%)	Service Analyst
5	34 (13.55%)	Service Desk Analyst
6	29 (11.55%)	IT Engineer
7	27 (10.76%)	Support Analyst
8	21 (8.37%)	2nd Line Engineer
8	21 (8.37%)	2nd Line Support Engineer
8	21 (8.37%)	Consultant
8	21 (8.37%)	Desktop Support
8	21 (8.37%)	IT Support Engineer
9	16 (6.37%)	Administrator
10	14 (5.58%)	1st Line Service Desk Analyst
10	14 (5.58%)	IT Consultant
11	13 (5.18%)	3rd Line Engineer
11	13 (5.18%)	IT Analyst
11	13 (5.18%)	IT Technician
12	11 (4.38%)	Senior IT Support

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	19 (7.57%)	CSS
2	15 (5.98%)	HTML
3	13 (5.18%)	.NET
4	10 (3.98%)	ASP.NET
5	9 (3.59%)	jQuery
6	7 (2.79%)	HTML5
7	6 (2.39%)	Regular Expression
7	6 (2.39%)	Web Services
8	5 (1.99%)	.NET Framework
8	5 (1.99%)	Ajax
8	5 (1.99%)	CSS3
8	5 (1.99%)	Kendo UI
9	4 (1.59%)	Software Packaging
10	3 (1.20%)	ASP.NET Web API
10	3 (1.20%)	Entity Framework
10	3 (1.20%)	Itk
10	3 (1.20%)	Windows SharePoint Services
10	3 (1.20%)	XML
11	2 (0.80%)	ASP.NET Web Forms
11	2 (0.80%)	XSLT

Miscellaneous
1	34 (13.55%)	Driving Licence
2	25 (9.96%)	Analytical Skills
3	16 (6.37%)	Blackberry
4	14 (5.58%)	Management Information System
5	12 (4.78%)	Data Centre
6	9 (3.59%)	Clustering
7	7 (2.79%)	AS400
7	7 (2.79%)	Cyberthreat
7	7 (2.79%)	Microsoft Licensing
7	7 (2.79%)	Virtual Team
8	6 (2.39%)	Fat Client
8	6 (2.39%)	iPhone
8	6 (2.39%)	Thin Client
9	5 (1.99%)	PDA
9	5 (1.99%)	Replication
10	4 (1.59%)	Computer Science
11	2 (0.80%)	CMDB
11	2 (0.80%)	Fintech
11	2 (0.80%)	PKI
11	2 (0.80%)	User Experience

Operating Systems
1	189 (75.30%)	Windows
2	95 (37.85%)	Windows Server
3	72 (28.69%)	Windows Server 2008
4	59 (23.51%)	Windows 7
5	45 (17.93%)	Windows Server 2012
6	19 (7.57%)	Windows Server 2003
7	18 (7.17%)	Windows 10
8	11 (4.38%)	Linux
8	11 (4.38%)	Windows XP
9	9 (3.59%)	Windows 8
10	8 (3.19%)	Mac OS
11	7 (2.79%)	Android
12	4 (1.59%)	Mac OS X
12	4 (1.59%)	Windows 2000
13	2 (0.80%)	Apple iOS
13	2 (0.80%)	CentOS
14	1 (0.40%)	Fedora
14	1 (0.40%)	Ubuntu
14	1 (0.40%)	Windows Phone

Processes & Methodologies
1	71 (28.29%)	ITIL
2	16 (6.37%)	High Availability
3	15 (5.98%)	Time Management
4	14 (5.58%)	Change Management
4	14 (5.58%)	Migration
5	11 (4.38%)	Disaster Recovery
5	11 (4.38%)	Problem Management
6	10 (3.98%)	Analytics
6	10 (3.98%)	Asset Management
6	10 (3.98%)	Patch Management
6	10 (3.98%)	Service Management
7	9 (3.59%)	Continuous Improvement
7	9 (3.59%)	Project Management
8	8 (3.19%)	Load Balancing
9	7 (2.79%)	Kalman Filter
9	7 (2.79%)	Network Monitoring
9	7 (2.79%)	Presales
9	7 (2.79%)	SIEM
9	7 (2.79%)	Software Asset Management
9	7 (2.79%)	Software Licensing

Programming Languages
1	44 (17.53%)	SQL
2	26 (10.36%)	PowerShell
3	21 (8.37%)	JavaScript
4	15 (5.98%)	Python
5	10 (3.98%)	C#
6	6 (2.39%)	C
6	6 (2.39%)	T-SQL
7	4 (1.59%)	C++
7	4 (1.59%)	Objective-C
7	4 (1.59%)	Ruby
8	2 (0.80%)	PL/SQL

Qualifications
1	200 (79.68%)	Microsoft Certification
2	135 (53.78%)	MCSE
3	64 (25.50%)	MCSA
4	51 (20.32%)	CCNA
4	51 (20.32%)	Cisco Certification
5	44 (17.53%)	MCITP
6	29 (11.55%)	A+ Certification
7	27 (10.76%)	Degree
7	27 (10.76%)	MCDST
8	25 (9.96%)	MCTS
9	18 (7.17%)	Security Cleared
10	16 (6.37%)	SC Cleared
11	12 (4.78%)	VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
12	8 (3.19%)	ITIL Certification
12	8 (3.19%)	Network+ Certification
13	7 (2.79%)	CISSP
14	6 (2.39%)	CompTIA Security+
14	6 (2.39%)	MCSD
14	6 (2.39%)	Security+ Certification
14	6 (2.39%)	VTSP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	33 (13.15%)	SLA
2	10 (3.98%)	QA
3	6 (2.39%)	GPG13
3	6 (2.39%)	ISO/IEC 27001

System Software
1	154 (61.35%)	Active Directory
2	57 (22.71%)	Hyper-V
3	50 (19.92%)	VMware Infrastructure
4	13 (5.18%)	XenApp
5	6 (2.39%)	vSphere
6	5 (1.99%)	BlackBerry Internet Service
7	4 (1.59%)	Terminal Services
8	2 (0.80%)	UAG
8	2 (0.80%)	Virtual Machines
8	2 (0.80%)	Virtual Servers
9	1 (0.40%)	DFS Replication
9	1 (0.40%)	Firmware
9	1 (0.40%)	Terminal Server
9	1 (0.40%)	VMware ESXi
9	1 (0.40%)	XenDesktop

Systems Management
1	29 (11.55%)	SCCM
2	9 (3.59%)	Backup Exec
3	6 (2.39%)	vCenter Server
4	4 (1.59%)	Sysprep
5	3 (1.20%)	SCOM
6	2 (0.80%)	Cisco CUCM
7	1 (0.40%)	Grafana
7	1 (0.40%)	Graphite
7	1 (0.40%)	Kibana
7	1 (0.40%)	NetVault Backup
7	1 (0.40%)	Prometheus

Vendors
1	185 (73.71%)	Microsoft
2	70 (27.89%)	VMware
3	47 (18.73%)	Citrix
4	37 (14.74%)	Cisco
5	15 (5.98%)	HP
6	12 (4.78%)	SonicWALL
7	11 (4.38%)	Apple
7	11 (4.38%)	Veeam
8	10 (3.98%)	Dell
9	9 (3.59%)	Snow
10	7 (2.79%)	Avaya
11	6 (2.39%)	Draytek
11	6 (2.39%)	LogRhythm
11	6 (2.39%)	WatchGuard
12	5 (1.99%)	Juniper
12	5 (1.99%)	LANDesk
12	5 (1.99%)	Lotus
12	5 (1.99%)	Oracle
12	5 (1.99%)	Symantec
12	5 (1.99%)	ZyXEL